The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-10-15
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Work is progressing at the Experimcr-
tai Fam at Dc Funlak
Lake Butler expects the new railroad
completed to that place IN 30 days
Mr.. William A Pratt has been elected
Lieutenant OF the Letsbury Rifles
The father OF Surgeon General Uamilion
is pastor OF the San Maleo Bapusl church.
The Leesburg Commercial has moyed
into It's new quarters opposite Union
hotel.
Two thousand salt mullet were sold by
fishermen in Monticello IN one day last
week.
The Euslis Cornet Band proposes to give
concert on The evening oil Friday, October
IS, Tor then own benefit.
The Sanford journal says: 1t is proba-
BILE that two Sl>tcl, ct Charity will soon be
engaged as muses. al The SOuih Florida hos
pllal.
Oglesby Bros, OF New Smyrna, captured
on TUESDAY evening 1870 pounds OF sea
bass, The weight OF eacn fish ranging lIom
5 TO 20 pounds.
Colonel ". d. Chipley has, ior the fourth
consecutive time, been chosen Mayor 81
Pensacola. Mr.. W. A. Blount was elected
City Attorney.
The managing editor of The Gainesville
Advocate, Nj. l.. ;. Shtrcy, has abandoned
office wolK temporarily and is travelling III
the interest OF The paper
j. ID. BrOOme, Jr., OF DeLand, is now
connected with The FLORIDA Southern law
department, holding the position that w.
b. Wilkinson formerly had
Prot. F. r. Baker, Orlando, has been
chosen 10 till the char Of chemistry in
Rollln College, vice Prot Norman Robin
son appointed State chemist
Geo. w. Nipple & Co., Of Fernandina,
have contracted 10 furnish 10000 900 feet OF
lumber, to be used in The construction OF d
mammoth wharf at Rosario, 5. A.
The State Farmers Alliance will have a
meeting and grand barbecue at Ocala DC,
tOber "a Farmers from all over the State
Wiil be present, and The Ocallans will give
mem u royal welcome.
The Peace River Improvement Compa-
ny, having Tor its object the growing OF
oranges and other citrus fruits, vegetables
and tobacco on large Gale. has been or
sAnized in Polk county. T. w. Anderson,
o. Homeland, is president
A corps OF engineers is engaged in sur
zeyiug route from Dade City TO Tampa
via Lake ThOnOt0sassa, for the +. Il. Il n
Z r Co. The Tampa News says that il
found advisable and IN The interest Of the
company TO do SO, this route will be subsii
tuted Tor the Plant City route.
Apopka City Union: 1t is evident tha
The era OF manufacturing enterprise is dawn
ing on Florida. We hear of new indusiric:
being p jected on every side-tobacco fac
tories, furniture factories, railroad machine
shops, etc. This is "a most hopeful sign o
tho times.
For the quarter ending Oct. l. the gov
eminent land Office al Gait csville had EN-
tered under The homestead law, % $40 g.
acres OF band; number of acres 10 which
Ana! proof has been made, 2S, 49061 dis
posed OF at cash sale, 50 054 II, ana amoun
received from same, 50, 552 AZ.
j. J. Sullivan of Savannah, who has beer
carrying on an extensive fishery, has beeI
arrested at Punta GoFdA for fishing II
FLORIDA waters contrary to the HCcnA,
law for non-resi9enls enacted at the las
sessiOn 0i The legislature 5. Arthur,
North CarClnIan, was also arrested, ant
was released on 81 600 bail.
Orlando Correspondent Times Union
Dir. L. +. Haynes, OF Haynes. Young Il Bail
ey's vineyard, has returned from triI
among the vineyards OF The North He say
that there is so much interest IN Ford,
grape growing that special train OF wine
yardjsls" is coming down this winter to loci
over the situation with Il view of invest
ing.
Metropolist, 10th: Information reache
us 10 day that body OF disguised men wen
aboard the east bound passenger train O
the &C. & p. r. X. at Houston in Suwan
nee county, last night, and searched it.
was said they were looking for IN escape,
convict from the prison camp known IL
spanish" who had murdered guard q
the prison.
Warrington Correspond ut Times Union
The bow and Stern dock which is bein,
built here is very well under way Tn
woTkmen have taken II sub-contract from
the New York company HAT made In
contract with tie government so the
are of course, pushing ahead rapidly Il
addition to the dock, there will be bull
large float. This dock is to bc used il
repairing United States ships Texas AM
Maine. When completed it will be IN
largest of its kind in existence, and will b
used at Key West