The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-11-26

Fresh News Items from all Ov er
the state.

DeFuniak is to have a Universalist
church.
The export coal trade from Pensacola
is booming.
Large numbers of winter residents have
arrived in Orlando.
Fifty Italians have arrived to go to work
on the grading OF the Orlando and Oviedo
railroad.
One branch of conch pea vine 200 feet
in length was exhibited in Barlow few
days ago.
Apalachcola needs Q bank, a board Of
trade, more saw-mills, a fire department,
and first class hotel
b. J. Edwards, Of Charlotte Harbor, is
shipping large quantities OF green turtles 10
the northern markets.
Capt. Us. Stone was in Apalachicola Que
day this week, and reported that the river
had overlooked the entire country above
The people Of Orlando are now feasting
upon fresh Irish potatoes, garden peas ana
snap beans, all raised within her borders.
\ freight train of forty three cars came io
to Sanford Sunday morning from the south,
nearly ali OF which were loaded with or
anges.
Cad BRYAN is said to be the orange king
of The East Coast. lie has already shipped
ten cars, and has contracted for fifty cars
more.
The jefferson county grand jury in their
presentment recommended the sale OF tn
Old jail and the purchase of more suita
Die lot for the building OF new one.
Collector Dromgoole, OF Gainesville, WAS
instructed by the City Council Friday
morning TO add three mills TO the present
tax, Tor the purpose OF boring an artesian
well.
An original invalid pension certificate
has been issued to Jonathan Ellis, Rock
Spring, and a reissue and increase to An
drew J. Butler, Orange Park, and Cyrus
Wjllord, Hawthorn.
Metropolis: Nh Walker Anderson and
bride, nee Miss Lille Murray, Of Mobile,
are IN the city on their wedding rip MI
Anderson is q prominent insurance nal Of
Pensacola, and very popular there.
The following changes Aave been made in
F.oliGa po,imastets: Mrs +. J. Flanders,
appointed at Nashua, Purman county. vice
Il. ". Brady. removed; W. j. Shinc al
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Woodward, removed.
T.e~ are being gotten out for The ex,cn
SION oi lh- ), Johns and Halifax RIVER
railroad 70 New Smyrna. This extension
has long bcen needed, ana viii make the
time between that place and j ickspnyile
a few hours shorter.
A. $. Willard returned to Pal4tka
Wednesday atler thorough canvas, ..
DcSoto and Lee counties procuring sigma
lures to the petition TOR Tie pardon Of his
brother. tie succeeded in securing a large
number Ci signatures.
Lakeland Advoca -: Mr. L. w Max
well residing five mics northwest Of town,
says that he viii have large number Of
cncumberS to ship in about two weeks
"Cukcs are now quoted in New York III
from 81 to So per crate.
A. c. Philips, OF Palalka, has hen
which is AS tame as Il cat. The hen never
Eocs about with the Other chickens in the
yard, hut follows the children, who take
pains and pleasure in pctl!ug her One Of
he chlcl Sports oi the howl IS to jump upon
the 3,c!: oi the family dog, scratch it and
pick ou' t,c fea-.
William T. lIcnry', thrcc-hor~c farm
cieh' A}lts south 81 |. ke Cl,Y, yielded tls
-c"sen ~ follows: Fine c:gar tobacco.
800 pounds, "oI,h 500 five babes q. ~ea
i~.aca cotton. Wo.lh $500 oranges, cs'i
ms'rd Al SD total, $3.50 Ia addition
| 10 I'll" infc going estimates he has com, DO-
! tatoc-, sugar, syrup, hogs, &c, more lhan
SUI: ,lr1s' to meet all demands OF the farm
for ncAl year
TAMPA Tribune Up to last Saturday
night the cigar makers OF Ybor City had
sent 81 800 in cash and $500 worth of gro
ccIies To their striking brothers in Key
West. Ninety additional hands came in
| on TUESDAY evening to work on the f. {.
& L. Mr.. Walker will be ready to put on
five hundred more at "A days notice.
Fernal dina Mirror: The +. G. & p. rail
way has arranged 10 provide the extra
transportation from Live Oak to Fernando
"a, demanded by the saw mills ON The line
81 The GcOrgia Southern railroad, and oar
lumber merchants ale preparing 10 handle
the large out put Of said mills through tins
port. This Will give stcadv employment
to the laboring classes and must add yer,
materially 10 the already heavy shipment:
~ lumber over Onr Wharvts
Orlando sentinel Orlando. The rccognizet
hub OF Orange county, is putting in HE tw,
ana points in The eastern portion OF TN.
county and the one 10 Oakland in III,
western end. Both these division are un
der process of construction and the work il
progressing every day, and ere long al The
remote sections of the county will be on
next door neighbors, firmly bound together
by railroad lies and iron bands. Then Or
lando will illustrate how beautiful il is Il
live together in unity with her sister towns
Tampa Tribune: Eleven years ago this
winter Rev. w. w. Messer, on the Alfalfa
planted lot OF orange seed, and two years
later he set out 240 of them in a grove
This year he has sold his crop of orange.
for $1,000. Last year he received abou
/ $500 for his crop There is about fou
{ acres in the grove, and each succeeding
year with fair prices he can confidently ex
pect an increase of income as the trees
grow older Three thousand dollars al
acre would not buy that grove. 1t is NOR,
, valuable than town lois in TAMPA. VIVA
f Mr. Messer has done others can do will
? proper care and attention. No othe: Stat,
1 in the Union can assure such returns o.
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