The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-11-11
STATE news.

Col Tom Harris, of the Ocala Free
Press, showed his patriotism by travelling
ffty-fou miles to vote on the I'd.
-Marianna needs frst-class hotel,
and Mr.. J. H. Lloyds, of Baltimore, thinks
he has found the man to build it.
Brother Burke, of the Levy county
Times, offers q box of oranges to every
person sending him q club of five subscri-
berA
Bronson Times: Bury the Ratchet,
and forget all political differences, and all
pull together for the upbuilding of our
country.
The Directors of the South Florida
Exhibition meet at Orlando to-day to ar
range for q South Florida Fair during
the winter.
j. W. VanBuskirk and J. W. Ed
wards will erect the new court house at
MacClenny. 1t will be 36x39 feet,
hipped-roofed building.
-Titusville Star: Uuncle Sam Brown,
the faithful janitor at the court house
and we say it to his credit-has voted
the Democratic ticket for So years.
-Ocala Rural Free Press: The force
OF working men on the Florida Railway
and Navigation Tampa extension will be
largely increased on Monday next. There
will be over thousand hands after the
increase
The Mariana Enquirer learns that
the Holmes county courthouse, at Cerro
Gordo, with records and all the county
property, was burned Monday night of
last week. The fire is supposed to be the
work of an incendiary.
-Palatka Daily Ne,es A few days
ago the skeleton of an Indian was plowed
up In the grove of Mr.. Samuel Parker,
on Drayton Island. The skeleton was
perfect and remarkably we'll preserved,
even all the teeth, which were sound and
white, being in place and in a perfect state
of preservation
Tampa Tribune: Mr. W. A. Givens,
Clerk of the Circuit Court, receives daily
from one to one dozen inquiries in regard
to the building of the court house, and
about the issuing of county bonds. This
surely is good evidence of prosperity, to
have Northern capitalists seeking to in
vest in Hillsborough county securities
Orlando Daily Record: The popu-
lation of Orlando, as just given to this
Office from a careful canvass of the city
By Mr.. Wanton s. Webb, the compiler
of the city's directory, is FIVE thousand
and ninety-two-an increase Of one thou
sand FIVE hundred and sixty -four over last
year.
-Wakulla TINES: We sincerely hope
that the many hard inuendoes and insidu-
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cal campaign is now over and that peace
and equanimity will prevail. "Kind
words turneth away wrath, harsh words
stirreth up anger" Therefore let the
past be buried, and let our future acts be
for the best interest of a COMMON cause,
our country"
Orlando Exporter: We are informed
that H. HI. Berry will shortly commence
the erection of large addition to bis
carriage and wagon works at the corner
o. Church and Main streets The addi-
building constructed of corrugated iron,
and will be used as a wareroom and re-
pository for a large stock of carriages,
buggies, phaetons, harness, etc.
-Starke Telegraph: Nassau county
went Democratic on Tuesday last for the
first time since the close of the war and
Col VIM. MacWilliams got married on
the following day The election is DOW
over and life is altogether too short TO
feel bad about it. Every voter no doubt
can find something in the result to rejoice
over and something to regret so let ali sub
NIT as gracefully as possible to the newt :,
Oh nd 10 oh ho
asperities of the campaign.
-Ocala Banner Mr.. Elisha P. Dis
mukes, a retired and wealthy merchant of
Quincy, has bought an interest in the
Bank OF Ocala, and the capital stock has
been largely increased, and the new firm
will Immediately erect handsome brick
building on the north side of the public
square The combined assets of the firm,
as now composed. is between $350,0O0
and s400, 900, making it as strong as any
banking institution in the State.
Lake City Reporter: The farmers of
our county should remember that one
acre in tobacco, well attended to, will
yield more profit than FIVE or six acres in
cotton. Besides the labor is more than
half finished when warm weather sets in.
....Mr. A. c. Lang, Of our city, will set
out q number of acres in ever-bearing
mulberTies and plum trees. He intends
feeding hogs with the fruit Farmers
should by all means plant orchards. Our
climate is one of the best in the world for
them
Madison Recorder: The county has
been saved once more, and Madison has
contributed her share TO the saving Of
good and honest government and forever
downed the Republicans. The many
friends of Col B. F. Wardlaw will note
with pleasure bis improved condition of
The past few days He is one Of our best
citizens, who numbers his friends wher-
ever he is known, and has had our heart
felt sympathies in bis severe illness. We
trust soon TO see him on our streets again.
%. Only one district in the county
Hickstown) gave Republican majority
in the recent election. 1t surely seems
At the most opportune time.
Waldo Adces4iser: The completion
of the Waldo and Lake City Railroad
viii open up and develop one Of the best
sections In Florida. 1t will also lend an
impetus TO the onward and upward pro-
gress Of Waldo. Some Of our would-be
prominent Democrats became obliyious
20 the needs Of the regular ticket In their
oyerweaning zeal to secure a majority for
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