The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-03-11

smoked bacon. brought In by worthy widow
lady Mira Nancy Clemmons, OF 6Cpch0ppy. Our
sheriff tells rs Il Is the second load that Mrs u
has brought in this seasun. and again on MON.
day another cart load from ocKiockonee Ai''eu
by Mr. VIM. Strickland.
Orlando SsntiaA The committee consist
ing OF Messrs. w. H.Davidson. of Pensacola,
John Bradford, Of Leon county, and j. J. Dan
lei, of jacksonville, appointed by Governor
Perry to examine and report upon The progress
and results Of the Drainage Comranys opera
tons, arrived at Kisslmmee last week. ihey
chartered the steamer Coonist and departed on
their tour of inspection. The Home Insui-
ance Company, Of New York, after the iaie
freeze, having seen the many false reports OF the
extent of the damage to the State, issued uncon-
ditional orders to take up all policies IN TINS sec
ton. The company then sent Mr. john w.
Pearce, a special agent, to investigate and ascer
tain the true condition OF affairs The nrst OF
this week Mr. Pearce sent from Orlando the fol-
lowing telegram to l.. Minis, Manager OF the
Southern Department of the Home Company, at
Atlanta: Situation greatly exaggerated.
Would not withdraw. Will write you.
Tampa Tribune Last week, after desper-
ate struggle, Joe Bethel killed 4 wild boar on
Brokers' Creek near PIT Pinellas, which
weighed 455 pounds. The boar fought desper
aiely for four hours killed two dogs and tore up
Joe's clothes so badly that there wasn't enough
of his coat or pants lett TO make gun waddlng.
A companion VINO WAS Will JOc toOh w n dSS
but unfortunately lost his gun and could only
look agonizingly on while Joe and the dogs
were wrestling with the mad boar. Hon
Duff Post, who went to Nashville week before
last to receive the degree OF Doctor OF Dentai
Surgery which has been conferred upon him Dy
| the Denial Department of the University OF len
| nessee, returned on Tuesday night Amy time
| during the day almost the ground under the
China berry trees about town is covered with ln-
| ioxicated birds which have become so from the
effects of eating too many berries. They can get
as drunk off OF China berries as an Old topper can
| off of whiskey
-Starke 7sleqraph.. The friends of Colonel
MacWiams appear more determined than ever
| to send him to Congress from this District next
| time From present appearances the orange
crop of Bradford county this year will not be lar
behind the crop last season, If any. .besloes
| Colonel Martins large brick hotel Starke can
| soon boast of six first-class boarding houses.
| Mrs. A. H. Callen of New Orleans, who is said
| to be the Queen of all Southern land-ladles,
| will occupy the large two-stOry building now
| being erected by Colonel w. w. Moore, on
| Thompson street, next season. Mrs. G. is a lady
| of most pleasing manners and has large expert
| ence in hotel keeping. She has hotel in Selma
Ala. and also one in New Orleans. Her ambl-
| ton is now 10 have one in Florida and she has
| selected Starke on account OF its superior health
| fullness excellent schools aud central location,
on the F. II. & n. Cos line. Mrs c. will be ac-
| companied to Florida by party OF some fifteen
| Louisianiaus, who will spend the winter with
| her in this city.
| bronson Times. The workmen are busy
putting the steel cells in the jail when the Jail
is completed the building will be strong enough
| 20 hold the most desperate criminal. MIR. Is.
B. Lowman, living in the Shell Pond neghbor-
hood, killed trout last week that tipped the
beam at 1Sf pounds, and on Saturday Mr. James
Smith brought in Lake Churkahaha trout one
| SO lac oil iati.S hat ut.IP
He said il would have been a large fish if he had
not pulled it too soon" Next -. The County
Commissioners were in session Monday, and did
a good days work for the county They let Out
a contract for building a fence around the court
house, and ordered 900 pound fire-proof safe
TO keep the county records 10. This is the most
important act that this body has done lately
| The records, that every one in the county has an
interest in, have been subject 10 burglary, tre OIL
ANYTHING that chose to damage them, but will
now be kept safe from all these things.
-Titusvle STR. The track for the regular
| trains is being laid to day on the railroad dock
r | and tomorrow the locomotives will move Ove
| the waters of Indian river. In few days the
| mail from Jacksonville will come through direc
| to Titusville by a regular system OF the Railway
Mail Service and we will escape the delay nov
occasioned at Enterprise. The preliminar!
| steps are being taken towards ncOi porallng on
town and we hope il will not prove failur
this time. II is something that has been needed
for some time past Mrs. Z. a. Hentz is ava.
on a visit TO relatives at and near Quincy, Fla
her old home The OLD homr like old friends
may be followed by new and pleasant ones, We
our hearts burn within us when We come II
/, | sight of the home of our CHILDHOOD and we one
| again greet the associates az cnldnood's goloe
I hours. .Titu.ville is certainly on boom
We can stand at our Office and count nine new
buildings that have been built in the last tire
r months. For, 10. the winter of adversely
past the rain of discomfort is over and gone
] The flowers of prosperity appear the earth
a | the time for the noise of saw and hammer
e come, and the voice Of the locomotive is hear,
| in our land