The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-02-14
FLORIDA.
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State News Boiled Down, Scissored
and Pasted.
The real estate business of Tampa Is
reported to be flourishing.
The business men OF Eustis are trying
to build up a wholesale trade for that sec
ton, and will erect large warehouse al
that place for grain, hay. feed and fertil-
izers.
Afr. Perry Culbreat presented the Tam
pa Tribune with a fine basket of oranges
from his grove on Old Tampa bay,
which were untouched by the cold.
They vert sweet, juicy and delicious.
Rev. 6. p. Thackara, for many years
the esteemed rector of St. Peters parish
in Fernandina, has resigned on account
of his continued i'll health and feeble
condition. His resignation has been ac-
cepted by the parish.
Colonel s. M. Sparkman, of Tampa,
state attorney for the Seventh Judicial
circuit, made pleasant call on the Flor
idian last Monday. 1t wouldn't surprise
US to hear of Col. Sparkman making
pleasant call to the halls of next congress.
Wakulla Sun.
We should not allow our interest in the
Arbor Day to be confined to one day
only in the twelvemonth. 1t should be
borne in mind and acted upon with vigor
throughout the proper season. 1t is pro-
gressive, and il is self defense.-Jack-
sonville Herald.
The construction of the Mosquito inlet
lighthouse is quite slow, as is usual
with government work. only two brick
layers at work on it. The walls will be
two feet eight inches thick at the base
and two feet at the top, and they will
require /, 200, COO brick. The light will
be $50 feet above the ground.
A surveying party commenced Friday
to make a preliminary survey Of the Tai |
iahassee and Thomasville railroad. |
Three OF the trustees of the Tallahassee I
railroad fund viii, leave shortly for Sa- |
vannah to discuss measures and means !
for an early beginning of the work on
the road.
We stand ready to knife any galoot of |
a Middle Florida editor who tries to make |
the public believe that more damage was |
trees By the cold than in that section.
For good liars OF the effects of the cold |
they can't be heat. The whole Of them
would make good real estate agents.
Tampa Tribune.
The Levy Times says that DIR. S. F.
Davis, of Lancaster, Pa, will begin
off the land and planting an
orange grove near Pine Grove, in the
western part OF the county, next week.
Tie Doctor has selected a place in the
center of one of the best sections of the
rouutry, and will have plenty of neigh
bors soon.
We are ourselves somewhat surprised
% looking over our files of January, 1883
20 observe that the freeze of January 6,
1894, occasioned the same anxiety as the
recent cold weather, and that the tenn
perature was down to 90 degrees, the
rees north of Orange Lake shed
heir leaves, and much fruit was frozen.
The thermometer on Orange Lake stood
It % degrees, and it was freezieg time
In six months all traces Of
he freeze had DISAPPEARED. So We pre-
lict it will be the present year, and the
great freeze will be thing of the past.
Mirror.
The Sanford Argus of the 10th says
that Mr. Higgins shows the sales report
'or carload of oranges shipped by him
rom Belair grove to Porter Borthers'
Company, Chicago. They said the fruit
vas received January 18th with the mer-
Jury below zero, and was, consequently,
,,dly frozen. They placed the entire
ar load in their cellar, surrounded the
'luit with pals of water. and thus grad
lally drew the frost out, after which
hey placed it on sale. The net returns
. Mr. Higgins of the ESQ boxes was
1858 SO, or &2.24 per box. The loss in
epacking the $50 boxes was only two
md one-half boxes, which, under the cir
is remarkable. The firm
.,atcd in the letter, however, that the I,
market was now crowded, and prices
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