The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-02-18
STATE sEws.

me0t1DHeQ ID entfesy oua " e---s~-s
ting along all right
or.~.hur~ Es,es. In some Transactions with
IL. FInr;da southern Railway, We have found II
promps and Just We take pleasure 10 saying
sood word for this driving. corporation when We
can.
-Apopka Bud,a. Captain Robert W. Davis.
the eloquent Young orator, shrewd politician and
successful lawyer-Speaker of the last fior'da
Assemby-passed through Apopka City to-day,
en- route home from Orlando, where he han been
attending the Circuit Court
Orkney Herald: Hon. d. W. Miller and
Miss Maggie Bell were united in marriage IN
Copcnrd on Wednesday, February 10th, by The
Rev. W G. Booshe The marriage ceremony
took place at the resb1e.ice Of the brides motnef
after = blch The bridal party repaired TO Judge
4 Aiiler's, where they were RECALLED Win
samp.uOus repast-
-Kissimmee Leader John VI. Lee tells Us
,ha, T E Wha.ey's grove across the lake Is IN
tuH sIooa anil i one IF the handsomest sights
he ever saw That shows just the effect oi the
late fseeze just as We gv TO press We learn o.
In. pr ~rrion of arrangements which assures Us
500 900 sugar refinery, capable OF turning our
II 40 ounds OF sugar per day.
Orlando Reporter Grading has oommenced
on the extension Of the Sanford & In.-ian River
r,ilr.,ad from Oviedo to Lake Charm. We
learn that i, il the intention Of the company 10
Pat In ,pur Ia run into the fine grove OF Dr.
U-arg F.ssicr which lis 10 the nosth"ard 81
Lake Charm We are glad 10 know that this
extension is progressing. and hope SON to hear
that irains are running 10 Lake charm
Lake City Reporter The Florida Industrial
and Normal College, located in our town. was
formally opened last Tuesday, by Mr.. C. r
King president OF The board Of trustees. Thl-
INSTITUTION is under The control Of TIE Congrega
ito ial denomination. and together with the
sc ,ooI at Winter park is intended 10 equip The
negro for z. eater usefulness to his race. ID. W.
Culp il President Of the college, and we. learn
that its prospects are very promising.
Barlow Informnnt From a private fele-
gram to Col John Hancock, We learn that the
inter ment Of his brother, Major General w. ).
Hancock is TO take place on Saturday, ITO dayl,
February 18th, 1886 at Norrisfown, Penn, the
place Of his birth Mrs Gen. Hancock CO Item
plated coming to Polk county 20 spend the bal
ance of the winter with Col. Hancock and fam
ily near Barlow, and would have arrived next
week The death Of her husband will doubtless
prevent her coming.
Sanford Journni Having occasion recer ~
10 90 to DeLand We local determined TO return
via The p IL l. r. X r. We did 81 and were III :
D isei al its evenne.s and smooth running. We
made the run from DeLand to En- erprise in
thirty minutes FMS is not rs fast time will
be made later N when the road bed settles.
This line will be fine thing for South Florida
and Sanford giving US as il does, quick through
line to the North. and ii cannot bur do bfg bus-
ness The business man Can nov leave Sanford
after breakfast, have fifty Minutes in Jackson =
vile for business and return I" Sanford Ia lime
tor supper, all on the same day.
-Palatka .Ne,cs The burnt out district on
the Florida Southern property will soon be re-
built with excellent new brick ho1--s and w u
ter street will present an appearance more beau
tiful than ever before Another evidence that
to every cloud there is silver lining. The
business Of shipping fish 10 the northern mar
keis il in furnishing condition on the 81.
Johns river and some remarkably big catches
have been made during the season. Mr.. W. &.
Cross, whose fishing camp is located at Buffalo
Bluff during the last week 10 January shipped
more than five thousand shad, which brought
good prices and gave our friends Of the colder
cline most delicious winter decacy.
Green Cove Spring Mr. John g. Borden
has offered to all the colorcd people who will
make a successful effort 10 whilewash their
premises, a gift OF 800 and the necessary lime
Ten dollars is the prize f.. the first man, and
five dollars for the second man. ill.,. Mr. John
G.. Borden has purchased 2 900 acres Of land on
the B4yard tract, taking in considerable river
from age, including the noted Bayard Point with
the old Spanish Fort Boppa, and running wet
nearly 10 three mile swamp. We learn that OPP
eralOns for The improvement o. The property
will ~. commenced soon as The plans .nr
work oi such importance Can be well ma
tured.
-Fernendna Mrr>r The binding a, the
t;n' O.; Beech street, formerly occupied hy tie
lic gehessl ofsce- OF the Fiofd. R4ila ay
aod Navigation COmpanY lophs deseried since
tc r.ii val Ut their offer 10 J4fk-0nyiIse ihi-
w,ck. Nh john HeGges the only one tf.is
vee. wi.r IL lonesome solitude, a.,lfquiz. i
Dt.r be departr'i glory of ilie Oh building 10
,cf 'ne fafnc. pal 1ti-ne-- Ol lh,s sa-i =y.isn
Ia .-s-f earned sIEce ~ eaflit-i u cipeEcy
= U-a = eXcuF=iOn rsts-- iDE iOHrI-f= ana prfys-
E,eetst@ 3,.y, E,een arranged b. 4. o. McD"nell
e.r,rsi p,-~enger agent OF the Florida Railway
ana NJ. CATION Company. b.i.e-n Jsck-nn-
sai aaH Tallahassee and Monticello Thes@
fs'- - % Tor The TOund irpy ale 10 effect every
Wednesday.
Live Oak Babettn We now chronicle HE
death 0f one beloved VIM. Forsyth Bynnm,
Jr 1as called away from hi- probationary state
on earth Ia an everlasting life IN the elrTnal be.
yond. at 217 O'clock on Monday, the 9Th int
In honor, and out oil respect 10 the decca-e.i all
the business houses OF The town were c!nsed du-
ring TUESDAY His funeral sermon was preached
by Rev r. J. Euan, of the VI. K church. al The
Baptist church in this place and his remains
were followed by long train Of friends TO The
Antioch burying ground, where he was inferred
with masonic bpnors by Barrett Lpdgc No AZ,
F. & A. NJ Of which he a strict member
In our next suitable memorial, approved By
the lodge, will appear.
Orange City 7imes. Col. Duval. State en-.
gineer, was in town Thursday and Friday sor
the purpose Of inspecting and receiving the
SOC & 4. X. r. as far as completed He
went over the road Thursday, and pronounced
the road bed as being one OF the finest and with.
out an equal in the State. He left documents al
the railroad Office that the roads officials are
very proud Of As we have before stated the
company is giving US one Of The best equipped
roads IN Florida, and its president, Mr.. Thwing
has that vim and energy that ASSURES the early
completion Of track laying TO New Smyrna
Success to our fine standard gauge railroad.
Callahan Record.' The new Union depot.
mentioned recently In the Nesss is nearing com
pIetiop. II is large, convenient and quite a
neat building, with ladies' and genIlemen's
waiting rooms, toilets, etc, ticket and telegraph
Offices. baggage and express rooms. and has 400
feet OF covered platform on either side. The
building occupies the entire space between the
Savannah, Florida and Western railway and
Florida Railway and Navigation main tracks
90. Our public schools closed yesterday with
considerable eclat in the way of a fine literary
entertainment addresses, etc. Nc orange trees
were killed in this section by the now "celebrat-
ed cold wave" The shipments oforanges from
this place during December were 563 crates, and
these from three or four young groves.
Orlando SenGnet' The Florida Midland
Railroad, which will run from Apopka to Lake
Jessup. received its first lot of iron Mt Apop-
Ia Monday by the T. o. &. A. X R..
Will L. Church, Of New York, thas arrived
At Altamonie with the boat he is going
to run on the Clay Springs Run and the
Wekiva Both streams were Dayigated success
fully, and the little steamer finally reached Clay