The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-03-12
STATE NEWS.

a. new CUSTOM
be r ~he grading on the Apopka and
~i Strings railroad is progressing very
S'S ~ name of the DeLand University
/ln U changed to the "John B. Stet-
70 University, &c. ,,:,,. 1884,.
~ - 400 mounds of frst-class sugar in
a' , ts' hours one day recently.
''r Tho members Of the Episcopal church
r ir are building an elegant resi-
SsD'J Cor the accommodation of their
S'' , cuban cattle buyer has contracted
10 purchase of one thousand head of
t0r little at Sanford, to be shipped to
pm NJ T. n. Hopkins, of Thomasville,
"a Miss jamie Mcdonald OF Monticello,
sDu ~ married at the latter town on Mon
dw OiIast week, -,
u.d;sop. and they have pledged their
as.nmous support to the r. Il. u N.
o aD;Id and Clyde Line of Steamers.
W. Capt. B. f. Whitner has sold his en-
ardn of oranges at Gee Hammock
ps Oy;edo. estimated at 1000 boxes,
e e'.o 10 a box delivered on the cars.
The Georgia Southern and Florida
o.;road have let the contract to Messrs.
v ur,e and Reynolds, and work will be
AVS1 Of once from ValdOsta to
Iske City.
The Spring Garden otter hunters have
hs.O unusually successful this season, the
"t amounting to fully one thousand
S0s which are worth IS apiece in the
market
The Punta Gorda Beacon speaks Of
most curiously grown root OF an oak
noe on exhibit at that place. 1t is an
.rbsheticsl monogram. All the letters
dthe alphabet can be seen in its twisted
and crossed roots.
Sunday afternoon, Capt. J. G. Terry,
ofLeesburg, completed his trip in sail
ho,t from Lake Harris to Lake Panasotf-
lee thus demonstrating his claim that
there is continuous water route across
tho Peninsula from Jacksonville to Cedar
Keys
The Duke of Sutherland was married
to the widow of Captain Arthur Blair on
March 4th, at the Episcopal church at
Dunedin. The ceremony was performed
BY Bishop Weed, of Jacksonville, as
sisted bv Rev. w. Noyle, rector of Dune
din church.
Fell, Davidson & Co., of Kissimmee,
sold last week to Hamilton Disston 1000
acres of lands in the vicinity of Lake
Hart. These lands lie along the new
road from Orlando to Runnymede and
Mr.. Disston will at once have them
drained and improved.
-DeLand Record: Florida is a land
Of flowers, Of bowers, Of trees, of roses
IN bloom; it is also the home of the wise,
the unwise, and others who have plenty
OF room for the tourist, the invalid, the
settler all these may have their say, and
all, when they once arrive here, will surely
have come to stay.
"A deer farm, several hundred acres
In extent, for the purpose of furnishing
venison for the market, is the bright
dream OF several Of the prominent citizens
OF Charlotte Harbor and Tampa They
say they can fence in three hundred acres
mat they know of, and can enclose from
NIFTY to seventy-6ve deer to start on,
without having to catch them.
Jacksonville Times-Union The Gu
ban giants Of New jersey are now visit
ing st. Augustine, and the managers of
lne Jacksonville Base Ball Association
are Trying TO arrange match between
.le t and the Phillles," to take place in
'sg c'y.... The report of the Collector
" III internal Revenue for the District of
TiOnda shows that for the wear ending
december 81, 1858, the number of cigars
manufactured in Florida was ll8,579,77O.
Inc number OF pounds of tobacco used
a, me manufacture of these cigars was
n1,''oslo, and the amount of Internal
. .s'' tax paid upon these cigars WAS
~ nnApalachicola Times: The railroad
WIN De built from Cara belle to Talla-
IAssee IN less than twelve months. :.
~, less tnan two years Franklin county
sui DC dotted with thousand prosper
i; S1 !. uuck farms. This is not a prediction
"n . TACT. A gentleman from Michi-
Si so o IL negotiating tor the purchase of
.ov'uVo acres Of land situated in the
;.'gaoorhood of Lake Wimnico. :. 1t
n nasuaoralttively reported that Pattison,
owning d Co., will loca.e naval store
N.Y. nsp0' al Apalachicola the coming sum-
a. .'' There is not better point in Flor
M ' = Apalachicola with her inexhaust-
is.s supply of pine and cypress, is the
tns '' pace IN the country for the manufac-
. ANY VI sash, doors. blinds and furniture.