The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-10-17
FLORIDA HAPPENINGS.
NEWS AND COMMENT IN >BRLEFPARA'
GRAPHS.
THE BUSY HUM OF PROGRESS WAITED
FROM ALL QUARTERS OF FAIR FLORIDA
NOTES ABOUT THRIFTY TOWNS.

The first story of the new court house at
Tampa is now up.
At Tampa, George Booker, for shooting
BROOKS, was discharged on the ground OF
self defense.
The state institute for Hind mutes has
opened for the new term with bright pros
pecis for the pupils.
Hon. r. T. Young of Manatee has cold
bis lemons for 50 per crate, the buyer to
furnish crates and pack them.
1t is said that j. T.. Clarke has been
given the contract f. a. the erection of the
new university building at DeLand.
Contrary to expectation there will be a
larger crop of vegetables put in this year
In the vicinity of Eustis than last.
Seven thousand one hundred and fifty.
seven boxes Of oranges have been shipped
from the wharf at Manstee in The past
two weeks.
The Lake City Agricultural College at
Lake City bids fair to have at least $50
students before December, and the num-
Der will continue to grow.
Every Leon county farmer who planted
tobacco this year is so well pleased with
the result that he will plant largely in
creaS ed acreage naEt season.
West Hilsboroug Times: j. Ell. Drew
has the contract for the erection IF a.cot-
tage for John A. Duncan upon bis place
adjoining the Clear WateEARrseries
Gainesville Sun: &. KyBf61me is hav
ing two story dwelling etee{ed on the lot
repainting and repairing his own residence.
At Starke, Thursday, Frank Foster
(colored) on trial for the murder of Sheriff
Epperson, was found guilty OF murder in
The first degree and will undoubtedly hang.
Crawford Brothers have purchased 1000
acres more of Columbia county land.
They will also shortly establish three
more turpeptine stills in Alachua county.
Frank Davis, mailing clerk in the post
office at Tampa, has resigned and
reiu ned to his home at Thonetns 4ssa -
sr roestodice IS Deing kfie4s55j
George Crilley.
Acme is name OF a new town at the
United States and Massachusetts phosphate
works about four miles below Fort Meade
on the Florida Southern railroad. A depot
and store are TO be erected there.
The negroes of Suwannee county have
bilty of emigrating TO Liberia. They
seem to be in earnest about going if the il =
ducements offered are found to be real.
Tavares Herald There is school out
in the Dreggors settlement with twenty
one schol IT'S, all carrying the same sur
name-Dreggors. Aunt Tabitha Dreg-
g"rs is the grandmother of the entire lot
The schooner California, Capt W. C.
Lewis, which arrived at Key West a few
days ago, from Apalachicola, with 60, 900
cypress shingles and nearly 1000 punches
of sheep.wool sponge, discharged her
cargo Saturday on the market wharf.
Juno Tropical Sun: Mr.. Poppleton, a
bee keeper, of Hawks Park, Volusia coun-
ty, brought down twenty colonies of bees
TO winter here, and has gone back for an.
other load. He says the ST. Lucie river
country is an excellent winter pasture for
bees.
E. w. Bond of Willougby, O., who built
the first railroad in Volusia county,
Wednesdy, gave contracts for the erection
of fine brick block on the boulevard at
DeLand, between Haven's and Miller's
blocks. 1t will be used as clothing store
by Maynard Bond.
A geologist under the government en-
ploy has been making observations in por-
tions Of Madison county for several days.
He discovered limited supply of ph0s-
phate on the banks of Coffee prairie, within
q mile of Madison. and has said that the
indications about Lee point to rich deposits.
Osceola Gazette: The Florida Sugar
Manufacturing Campany are getting ev-
erylhing ready to build tram road from
kHo k0 <xua lie
tsnt. The company has the best crop of
cane this year than heretofore. They
will commence making sugar this year
about December 1.
A thirty-two- acre pineapple plantation.
in one field, Is one OF the sights that may
be seen on the St. Lucie river. 1t is situ
ated at the mouth OF the river, on the Han
som grant, and owned by Messrs. Sewell,
Winans and Egan. The latter gentleman
intends building fine residence in the
near future, and making q very attractive
place.
A stranger was busy in the suburbs of
Jacksonville Monday writing on the va
rious fences, "God Is Love-" Come TO
Jesus" etc. He generally turns up al the
beginning of every winter and as he dresses
we'll it puzzles every one to know where
he secures his pay for such work. He
gives his name as II. Harris and halls from
Cincinnati.
The trustees of the Arcadia school report
81, 200 on hand, money collected by special
tax and school improvement fund. They
have decided to build school house which
will cost about $1,000 This will leave
about 97. 0to be raised by public subscrip-
tion 10 finish the school and about $500 %
purchase lot, besides purchasing desks,
etc. The house will, when built, have a
seating capacity tor $40 scholars The
house will be 30xH and be divided into
tour rooms 80x80.
Key West Equator: Col. E. Q. Locke,