The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-08-02
STATE NEWS
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Ter. j. talk OF establishing liquor
4-.i r. a, jacksonville.
-Ta.- Railroad depot At Co,tondsle
"a - ,i.-'royei ~ fire last week.
y NJ more car loads OF rails for The
: gar Bit Railway have arrived.
4 pension has been granted TO Mr.
Z gene \. Smith, Of Winuemissett.
-Th~ sunday afternoon concerts. % the
Darty~ band are growing in popularity.
Tar loads Of sheep are being shipped
ron Miiile Florida to South Florida
t.NI-.
Tie next session Of the Fort Meade
lii.h >cnool will begin on the first Mon
lay IN August.
The time for closing the tax books
il Noia-ia county has been extended
= SEPTEMBER /.
-Ferty-two hundred red snappers and
- 80 pounds OF blue fish were received
a Pensacola Friday.
The corner stone Of Tampa's new and
elegant hotel was laid la-t Thursday
~iit grand and impressive ceremonies.
A. o ala the immense and powerful
engines of the water-works were put in
motion this week, and water has been at
-, Sec red out Of drive well. suAcien,
- ii. tie reservoir and tanks
The fir~t shipment Of new Florida
ranges were received al jacksonville last
X. They were from tie grove OF
'rreenieai i Poineroy, on Dayton Island,
and "tre fully grown and Of bright color.
Mr.. l.. /. Stephens, Of jacksonville,
Gains TO b. gifted with the power Of
fne-merizing alligators, causing them to
= finio scuud sleep, whenever he SO
wil... 10 matter how ferocious the gator
may be-
Mr.. King. Of Kissimmee, sent one Of
those much talked of South Florida bugs
- mule killer" or Grampus to the
Smithsonian Institute, for examination,
and they announce that its bite is not
rr4-onous.
-Gentlemen from Georgia who were
u Palatka last week spoke in very en-
couta-iug terms Of the progress in the
buildlng Of the Georgia Southern and
Florida railroad, and its early completion
Il I'alatka.
The TT. Ogden 4Neecs says that gen
'le'nau Just from the Everglades reports
tie accidental poisoning, with plume
fEnler-' arsenic, Of party Of twenty
three Seminole Indians, and at last ac-
counts several had died.
Lake City 7oJacco Punt. Mr.. O.
r. Geer left some leaves from his Sumatra
crop Win IL Saturday that measured 20
=: 5g niche. and yet We're fine and silky.
" tafi.-d them over 10 Webb's Florida
on 'leel-, 10 a-tonlsh the Dutch growers
when ~ get up among them again.
-'Iainesvi.le Ueo.ocrat 1t is ex-
I-ecte.i that the moss business in this city
Al -son be clas>ed among the leading
Industries -. 1t l. claimed BY many Of
or citi,ens that thorough system Of
= a-efwork> aud sewerage would cause
~ doubling Of GaiueSvil!e's population
IL three YEAR,.
Madison Recorder: The present cot
tn crop OF Madison county Is said to be
the ilne-t grown for years, and if the
Ire--i.t weather continues and the cater
l'-4T- delay their visit for reasonable
.ens'A OF time the crop will be the lar
g.-t ever gathered for many years
-Ocala Banner: Will Hopkins, the
ripple nickle plated agent Of the Ger
man silver r. X. d n, took run up 70
Orange Lake Saturday evening and on a
turn with the rod landed thirty-six
pound trout. He is the piscatorial Cen
era Ledwith Of Marion county.
Lake Weir Independent 1t is said
that country editors wear belt to hold
up their pants instead of suspenders.
When they get word from home that
there i nothing for dinner, they simply
tighten up one hole, and feel too iul for
utterance.
Pensacola Commercidt: A resolution
was adopted by the city commissioners
Oh the 23d inst, to urge the senators
from this state to use their influence in
getting the $4,000 for survey Of the
gulf coast for naval dry dock.
-O.iedo Chronicle Federal Point
Ia. a learned blacksmith second only to
tie celebrated Elihu Burritt. His sign
reads ''Thurston Hollingsworth, general
repairing and jobbing in all materials
neatly and promptly done. Specialties
Surveying and photography. Infor-
nation given on scientific and mechani-
cal subjects"
-l1eesburg Commercials We are en-
phatically opposed to sending to the Leg
I-lature men who are without a proper
appreciation Of the great work which the
newspapers have accomplished for the
STATE. If there are any aspirants for
legislative nomination here in Lake coun-
u, We wish To hear from them on the
subject Of just and fair printing bill.
-Times- Union Tie Florida Railway
and Navigation Company have taken
possession OF the pavilion and bath
houses at Amelia Beach, Fernandina, and
cay that hereafter they will be under first
class management, in charge Of competent
and wellinformed attendants, who can
give all necessary information and atten-
ton to the wants Of visitors at Hotel
Strathmore.
-Chattahoochee Adcdnce One day
last week, while some young ladies were
out on the river rowing, front of consid
cradle size jumped from the water and
landed safely into one Of their laps. The
attraction of thst lovely group, SO our re-
porter says, was 50 great, that even the
innocent little trout fain would sacrifice
It's noble life for one moments pleasure
in such good company.
Orlando Reporter: Mrs. j. NJ. Will
son is certainly the champion pineapple
grower of Orlando. On Saturday last
she brought in three apples of the Trin,
dad variety which weighed respectively