The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-07-01

gan set his wits 10 work, with the result OF get
ting out skids, hiring cattle and pulling her out
far enough 10 permit him TO patch the hole sum-
cient to enable her 10 make the trip home, where
she now lies on the dry dock undergoing more
thorough repairs. Captain Grogan seems to be
one of the few men whose ingenuity and persc
verance are sufficient to extricate him from any
dilemma he may be placed in.
-Sumterville Times: 1t is supposed that
| trains will be running into Sumterville by the
first of July. What say our citizens to grand
barbecue or picnic on that day Excursion rates
en- be had on all railroads. We regret 10
learn that Mr.. Daniel Caruthers. who lived near
Wildwood, committed suicide last week, by TAX
ing 25 grains of morphine No cause is assigned
for Che desperate act.
| Orlando Reporter Through the cxertions
of MIR. Baird, of the T., o. & A. r. r, the excur-
sion tickets from this point TO Toronto, on the Oc-
casiOn of the meeting of the Supreme Lodge,
Knights of Pythas, of the World, have been
placed at the astonishingly low figure OF 800 for
| the round trip. The route will be through Ma
con, Atlanta, Chattano oga, Cincinnati, Cleve-
lend, Buffalo, across the suspension bridget to
form division have pledged themselves TO go,
and the probabilities are that the party which
| will leave here on the morning of the ninth OF
July will be twice as large.
| -Daytona Journal. 1t takes a great many
| years to grow o e of the large turtles, and
while their fecundity as to eggs is marvellous but
veiy few of them are allowed to produce full
grown turtle. They should, therefore, not be
killed if their determination is to be avoided.
Turtle eggs are ripe and the boys have been har-
| vesting them successfully. Recently Willie
NASH Will Darlington and Hardin Russell, the
two former small boys, sailed up the river in the
Arde and came back the next day with about
five hundred, securing them during the night on
the beach. :. In May one-hat an inch of rain
only fell. Up TO the 10Th of June, in which
| ly how 6un or moi n
RAINFALL only three-fourths of an inch fell, but
since then in single one of our daily rains more
water has fallen and there is fair promise that
the usual quantity will be literally given all in
heap.
Madison Recorder Complaints are made
that the heavy wind of Sunday and Monday
last did considerable damage to the growing
crops in the county. The corn crops are just
now in a condition to be easily blown down or
broken off, and the cotton is fruiting finely and
is also susceptible OF injury I'VE have been in
formed hat there is lady in town, who has cot
ton patch who will give cotton picking match
in the fall. The young ladies will pick during
the afternoon, and the young men at six O'Clock
After the cotton picking all hands will take part
in an elegant supper. This lady will also give
prize to the lady or gent who picks the cleanest
and largest quantity Mr. 7. T. Ellison, the
efficient Tax Collector of this county, requests
us TO state that his books will be closed on June
Both. after which time all lands not assessed will
, whose lands are not yet assessed should govern
themselves accordingly. Mr. Ellison informs US
there will be greater amount of " unknown ="
lands than ever before
> Tampa Tribune: We were shown by Pur
ser Hurst, of the Margaret, few days ago fine
= specimen of phosphate rock which he assures us
is found in large quantities in the vicinity of Ell
lenton. This is something which could be work
r ed up to pay handsomely and may in the near
u future prove one of the leading industries of that
i favored section. Work on DIR. H. T. Lykes'
building on the northeast corner OF Franklin and
y | Washington streets will commence very shortly.
1t will be three stories high and require in its
q construction 100000 feet of lumber and 100000
brick Stepping into the First National Bank
y Yesterday Mr. T. c. Taliaferro the very efficient
u and courteous cashier, exhibited before our aston
shed gaze pile of bright, new, crisp bank notes
IS -four on a sheet and piled up several feet high
d which had just been received from the Treas
e ury Department at Washington, for use by his
/ bank. AT first we thought he intended 10 make
is us present of a few sheets, but that illusion
o was soon dspeed. All they lacked to make
II them legal tender was the signature of himself
o and Mr.. Jno. N. G. Stockton, the President OF
o the bank. Success to the First National Bank.
}. Pensacola Adoance- Gazette. : Our Masonic
J." friends took advantage of yesterdays being ST
|, Johns Day to dedicate their new building
K corner of Zarragossa and Commencement streets
d The dedicatory services took place at five O'Clock
h p NJ, and were conducted by George S. Hall
a mark, NJ. w. G. NJ, assisted by w. E. Ander
IF son, d. G. NJ, w. H. Knowles, S. G. NJ, A. NJ
e. Avery, j. G. W., j. T. Crona, G. s.; S. B. Hutch
d il On, 6. T., Rev. ]. j. Scott, G. c., and Othe
le officers. At s o'clock P NJ, banquet was
l. given by Escambia Lodge when fiaternal greet
5, ings were exchanged and Congratulatory
spe :hes were made. Our shOOtists reached
=, home las, Tuesday night, all jubant over the
success at Tallahassee, and loud in their praise:
Il of the kind treatment which they received. AZ
= matter of course, the Dixies wore the first hon
~ ors, as winners of the State Badge, but the Pen
: sacolas, though they only had half team ant
i did not take part in the team shoot, made
-, splendid record in the Sweepstakes, Borrell:
~ shoot 'g being fully up 10 the score OF old ex
- perts. The Dixes also maintained their re
W cords in the sweepstakes. AS Tony Riera says
"whenever they cut pie the DiXies got a slice,
; Gaming that they always came in for part o
the money.
N San ord Journal. Last Monday morning
e our merchants on First street, between Palmetto
and Sanford avenues, were surprised to see MIR
4 O. 81 elenbergers jewelry store closed and OF
re looking through the glass doors and windows t.
Al th;.t the entire stock had been removed. In
sc qniry ELECTED the following facts in the case. Mr.
d Shellenberger left Sunday morning on the excur
6 sion train on the j. T. & X w. Ry., but did no
u stop at De Leon Springs. Before leaving hi
+ sold his household furniture to J. f. Lang anC
is his show cases to Theo. Miller. His goods were
packed in trunks and boxes, and some of then
r taken to the steamboat wharf Mr.. Sheenbcr-
i, ger left quite number of little bills unpaid
Ii among them one to Mr.. Gumpert for rent Mr.
al Gumpert and several other parties attached five
s. Packages at the wharf, which had been sen
Il e-e by Mr.. Sheenberger. In addition TO hi
es unpaid Indebtedness Mr.. Shellenberger carried
rl off between 8 900 and 81 200 worth of jewery
G which had been left with him TO repair. III
a left money with the drayman who hauled hi
al things, to pay the re 1t on his dwelling house
IS and late Saturday night he returned a golt
er watch to Mr.. Barrett which he had in hand fo
t. repair but carried off four watches belonging tc
,e Mr.. Cohen, and a watch and ring belonging Il
Mr.. Altree, and quite number of watches be
n longing 10 o''ler parties.
IS Fort Meade Pioneer A wealthy nursery
is man, from Indian Spr gs. near Eustis, in Orange
N county, came down to Meade through the cOun
II try in hack, accompanied by his wife, to see
D Sunny Side Nursery, and to purchase 100000
RS year old sour seedlings. While they had the
n stock the order was 30 large that Messrs Hester
" and livery were afaid to fill it, without confer
4 ring with the proprietor. The couple were
p greatly delighted with the Meade country and
!, "charmed with the village They said while
,r they are pleased with Orange county, if they
n were to sell out there they would come directly
I, to Fort Meade. Our usually quiet Office wa.
20 thrown into confusion last Wednesday, abou
~ noon, by the ugly noise of deceildl mule neal
our window, with which Mr.. Harris favoritt
horse-the faithful old cream, was innocently
ie fondling. when unprovoked and at an unexpect
- ed moment this treacherOus beast dealt thu
=. playful horse a deadly blow on the forehead
~ which knocked him TO the ground, where ate
re an hours intense suffering he died. Much svm