The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-05-31

-&TAnQ Issy1si: The cnalrae papsn have
heen siEned b. he city asthosistss asd the
Kisg Isos Dsidgc Company Of CleselaDd. Ohio,
III ihe erection a The bridge oser ihe Hi.lshnr.
oqgh river. beginning ~ the western terminal Of
Lafayette street aud abuiting On IN avenue,
which . to besurveyed in West T~mpa- The
avenue will be The southern b0und.iy Of the
new hotel tract The sum IN b. paid fnT this
bridge d 9l3J0o0 .Nessn G. r Calhoun and
W. 8. Csihoan. arrived from MatcD Last night.
Thes< Eeniiemen had q very thrilling experience
shorf time ago On the Gull. aad narrowly e.
capped w.tery grsves. They With Other parties
we're making . voyage in = 10 ton bat were
oves1ak~u by q seveFe storm. Everything was
sw~ra clear from the deck OF the vessel A0d 'b~~
scudded with great speed b~iUre the ter mic
gale. They vef. oct 100 h"urs he.''se assis-
iaD~e was received. Their suErrings were
scnie. several Of the party were ladies, and
Tits fact added more misery 10 the geo,lemsr,
who for Q long time reg carried their SIN ,;ion Sc
roosly.
-Leesburg Commercsai: The frst watermei-
on OF the season N ode their APPEARANCE in this
market lxst week. the big saw grass. one
mile south ri t0wn. caught fire one day last
wesk and burned for two days, filling the air
With immense volumes Of sm.,ke and rinders-
The origin OF the FIRE b unknown. Cottages
in Leesburg reat nj Is to 10 per cent. on the
@ 81 Of building them We know Of several
xhirh did nh cost over $300 each 10 isuild.
CENT 90 the cst Of building. An "ffice
Main street. that did not csrsi over 500. has
been renting for $12 q month From this it
would seem that il paws 10 build 10 Leeshurg.
-. Mai Rocks showed US Saturday some
o1nges, lemons. mangoeH, sap.dillo+s and other
fruits that bad been irea'ed With ,he Holland
pres rving process on March Isl. The fruit Was
all 10 perfect condition One Of the oranges
came from the Roberts grove; 1t Was thorough
" ripe when treated, and yet at the end of
nearly three months tasted as fresh and delicious
as if it had jus; come from the tree. A ripe
tomato treated six weeks ago was found 10 per
feet preservation. Undoubtedly this process
solves 40 important problem and insures the
future OF fruit raising in Florida.
oakland Sun: A monster cucumber was
shown uS the other day at MAscOtte, which
weighed one pound and ten ounces Il was
raised by Robert Stone, on high pine land, and
without the use Of fertilizer. This week
marks the wlne Of the vegetable season The
shipments. though heavy, shov q marked de-
CREASE. Still they will proba oily no, entirely
erase before the middle of next month. -.
While at Mascotte, on Tuesday last. Mr.. j. K
Foster showed Us Q tomato of the Gen. Grant"
variety that weighed 10t ounces. 1t was ten in
ches in circumference one way and twelve the
other There were nine m IRE on the same vine
that were about OF the same siZ. and weight
Now, We want to see some other section. ifit
can, beai this record 10 the tomato line. On
Tuesday night last, burglars effected an en-
trance TO the store of Wylie & Baker 10 this
place. where they took fine English navy re-
yolver but appeared to have taken nothing else
They next visited the store of Davies & Co.,
where they stole Two revolvers and two knives,
as well as q common watch-German make
The burglary occurred between 10 O'Clock al
night ard O'Clock the following morning They
also broke into the warehouse OF Ml.hOlla1d g.
Tiiden. but evidently found nothing there tina,
suited them.
-Ocala Banner Mr.. u. Eichelberger shipped
of his cuke patch last week over 600 crates and
with the splendid rains we have had the past
few days he will now 60 ii by the Car load.
Our new market house is completed and is
credit 70 those who originated it, planned il and
built il, and gives universal satisfaction. II will
be Of advantage 10 the town 10 many ways II
will cause market men 10 keep their stalls nea,
and clean and show the best produce and articles
of feod that can be had. II will create emula-
ton and friendly rivalry among the occupants OF
the market, because the dealer making the finest
display and keeping on hand the most tempting
edbles will reach the largest sales. Mr.. c.
Consgan, with a party OF seven others from.
Gambler, visited Hea,h( Island on the Ockla-
across lots and penetrate 1.-The jungle lying along
Dead river. For severA hundred yards il was
q desperate struggle with the densest growth of
underbrush Of all kinds in which brier bushes
and bramble stalks, we're formidable obstacles
With clippers knives, hatcheis, saws, scythes
and axes path was hewn down and the task
accomplished. but taking nearly two hours for
the work. The channel of Dead river was found
TO be as dry As an upland prairie, but Mr.. Dunn's
and other groves were found IN splendid state
of prosperity The jungle was supposed 10 be
impenetrable.
Madison Recorder Last Friday night the
residence of Mr.. ). s. Smith was broken into
who came up the hall way and into the sleep
ing apartment OF Mr. s. and rif,ng his pockets
took his watch aud chain and knife iherefrem
Nr. and Mrs. s. were sleeping in the rom ami
lamp was burning at the time bur 81 stealthly
did the thief creep about that they were not
aroused from their slumbers. The money ill
ct the Central Park Hotel was also broken into
that night and several dollars extracted there
from and the residence Of Mr.. J. w. Williams
and the kitchen of Mr.. T. j Fesrnsde ais, enter
ed presumably by the same party. SO well were
the tracks covered up that no clue can be had
10 the perpetrstOr. 1t would be we'll 10 guard
against q recurrence Of this thing and he pre-
pared to give the thief warm reception, should
the performance be repeated. Last Monday
as Messrs. G. 3. Church and II. c. Henderson
were fishing in pond on the Cason place dog
swan to them from the bank. Just as be was
about TO climb into the boat an immense alliga-
tor arose near by and made for il. The fisher
men endeavOred to protect the dog with the
paddles but despite their endesvors his gatorsIip
was successful 10 getting the dog 10 his mouth
and sank in the murky depths below. When he
caught the dog he was close enough TO the boat
tor the gentlemen to touch him with their hands
They say the gator was about IL ieet long and
had a mouth like -four barrel.
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