The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-01-19

came down last November. This win be an ele-
CANT sulncisney fbr him an summer.
-ocAla Fss Rssa. Ths cucumber crop
promises % e . big oue One man bought six.
~ pounds Of seed last week. The orange crop
i nearing its end The season was good one
0ambh. the popular cord stFescher Of the Flor-
Ida Southern, Is TO marry to-day beautiful young
lady Of Enterprise. Nay happiness be yours
and yourn, Bob. ID the wish Of the Fras Press
Fort Myers Pnsa. Capt r. A. Hendry will
send several bales Of hay 10 the Sub-Tropical
Exposition. We were honored with call
from Me@s 8. NJ. Chandler and H. G. Morgan.
Of Fort. Basinger, Monday evening. They are
working for q mail route from Bassinger to ks
simmee, and We hope they will succeed. That
route established IL 10 but step to connect with
our route which ends at Fort Thompson.
Live Oak Banner. Hon. B. F. Umstead
taught school six hours day and plowed three
during last summer, and the result is plenty oil
hog and n:Rs S' o o ss
public school, having resigned the trustees have
secured the services OF Prof. Geo. B. Mcclellan.
to ill out the unexpired term. The school VIII
open as usual on Monday morning ut the Sper-
ring building.
Mariana Courier. Capt. l. N. Ware and
Hon. J. A Brown, OF 81 Andrews Bay, were In
town last Friday They came up on ., psospe ,Ss
country and taking In the town generally were
much pleased. Capt Ware, we al know, is the
pleasant and affable Duke of st. Andrews, and
MrlBrown Is manager of the st. Andrews Bay
Railroad and Land Company at Cincinnati
Lakeland Cracker. Gen. w. II. Sebring OF
the proposed j. N. & G. R'y, was in the city q
few days since In the interest OF his company
The read will certainly be built. IT am get
ting big boy now" Dick Green was 81 years
old Tuesday, here's TO you Dick. May you
stil be in the ring when you pass the four score
post, and when the grand rush begins on the
home stretch, may you be neck and neck with
the best of them. One more vote for Grover.
Cedar Key Gulf Vieso.' Large quantities of
cedar pencil wood are constantly arriving by
rail Over 1900 sticks containing about 10 Gu.
bic feet each) now at the depot to be drayed
to the mill. The Smelling of Second street, re-
Gently done, was accomplished through The lib
eraliiy and public spirit Of Mr.. Jas E. Richards,
man who did the hauling. II seems to reflect on
the city government that they should have al
lowed this.
-Punta Gorda Beacon They are stirring up
matters quite briskIy down at Naples, il seems
The new hotel lie nearing completion, and il will
be taken charge OF as soon as posi- Bile by T. T.
Stuart, of Chicago. AS soon as the hotel is
ready for occupancy, an excursion OF fifty peO-
pie will start from Chicago for Naples. where
they will spend the winter. There is a brisk
demand for Naples lots, Notwithstanding the
increase in prices and large transfers will be
made this winter.
Pensacola Adrance- Gazette If some enter
prising individuals would take the trouble to bed
and cultivate Pensacola and Escambia bay oys-
tiers they would find more money in the business
than the average lumber dealer does in his. :.
From reliable sources we learn that Mr.. s. T.
Walker, formerly of the Santa Rosa Neacs, has
returned 10 Milton and will soon resume the
publication Of his paper We congratulate our
Deghbors on the prospect of again having pa
per of their own.
-Leesburg Commercial At their meeting
this month, the De Soto County Commissioners
paid $138 for the scalps of 26 wild cats and II
bears, wolves and panthers. The Leesburg
Rifles left yesterday for the Sub Tropical al
Jacksonville They go in full uniform and will
doubtless have a royal time. Major Walpole's
pretty young wife assists him in the mechanical
department Of the Sumterville Times, while ours
has to WELD the slippers at home, where the fes-
tive baby capereth and, anon, howleth vocfer-
ously.
-Chipley Times Good many of our citizens
will raise several varieties OF vegetable and will
ship direct north. We have secured good rates
and trust that all will be successful in this new
enterprise. Everybody is planting oats. Oats
is very much needed for early feed, and after
cutting your oats you can raise one or two more
potatoes. Our sister city Mariana is on
big boom. Their new $4,000 hotel is going
up rapidly, and every business house is crowded
from daylight to dark. Much success to old
Mary-ann, and may she continue to grow. as she
has for the last three years. il she does hurrah for
Florida
Madison Recorder Coming from Quitman
Yesterday morning we noticed many wagons
laden with cotton travelling towards Madison
while those going TO Qutman were not to be
seen. Bro. Perham, has @. lost her grip on the
cotton businessi. Mr.. John w. Williams has
at last completed his grist mill and put the same
in operation. This is the third one now in opera
found. Ii was raised by Mr.. John Candy, Of
this county, was recently killed at the age of "a
months, and tipped the beam at sos pounds net
II was from the stock Of Candy & Gillen, near
Greenville 1t certainly takes the dilapidated
linen from the shrubbeTy.
DE Funiak Critic De Funiak will be well
advertised at the Snb-Tropical. The committee
are having 10000 pamphlets printed for free dis
uibution. They will be ready in about two
weeks. C. G. Banfll is going to have all the
furniture possible for his mansion made in De
Funiak, and out of our native woods. This is
90. The surprise party at Mrs Daniel Banfill's
last night was a success. Everything passed off
very pleasantly. Our people are bent on enjoy.
ing themselves. Our enterprising mill men,
Jones & Mcdonald, are building tramway
from their mill TO our city. 1t is now within
mile of the city, and they will soon be deliver
ing lumber over the road Success to them.
Plant City Oburier.. A little after o'clock
on Tuesday evening our people were shocked
by the sudden intelligence that Col. Calvin Gal
boun, attorney at law, of this place, was dead.
Wednesday night he was ut prayer meeting and
complaining some Of headache. Thursday morn
ing be was still complaining Of pains in his head
and some pressure about his chest, but in other
respects was thought 10 be in his usual health
About three O'Clock he was lying in his bed and
talking to his wife, when all al once she noticed
the pipe drop from his mouth and in q few mo-
ments Of time he ceased TO breath. Physicians
were summoned ct once, but he was pronounced
beyond the aid Of human skill, and his death
decided to have been caused by some disease OF
the heart
Green Cove Spring. When the capacity Of
our growing industries is considered, 1t may be
readily seen that Green Cove is pushing rapidly
ahead With the Western Ry. of Florida bring
saw mill cutting 1000 feet, the car factory turn.
ing out two cars per day and the manufacture of
brick summing up $1,000 per day, one can easily
see that the town 10 growing In importance. +. .
Ned E Farrell h heart and soul In the Waldo
cold storage house. The building IL inclosed
and the machinery 10 being rapidly put up
About $4,000 worth OF machinery arrived on
Friday. Twenty tons of asbestos are being used
in the building; 10000 feet Of lumber have al
ready gone In, and the ice machinery. will fur.
nish twenty tons Of ice per day. The storage
house will hold $50 carloads Of fruit, or 80, 900
boxeL
new works 10 creating perfect satisfaction BY it's
al rvhifanana and n,,rifv II uknlu