The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-12-12
FLORIDA HAPPENINGS.
NEWS AND C0AMENT IN BREPPARA.
GRAPHS.
srArE PRESS CLIPPINGS.
THE BUSY HUN OF PRoeREss WAITED
PRoMALL QUARTERS OF FAIR FLORIDA
-NoTEs ABOUT THRIFTY TOWNS.

5-NVHMS AnVUT TRINITY TOWNS.
Mrs. Gen. s. @. Williams of st. Peters
burg will have q scene on the west coast
painted by woman artist and place it ia
the woman's exhibit at the Worlds Fair.
Joe Scraggs, who killed Alonzo Clark
last winter and made his escape from the
jail at Ocala during the summer, has
been recaptured.
Miss Jessie M. Goode, daughter Of Geo.
F. Goode, proprietor of the Tropical ho-
tel at Kissimmee, died Tuesday morning
of consumption, at the age of % years.
The board of public instruction OF Yo-
lusia county has borrowed 81, 600 from q
Jacksonville bank until the collector
turns in a sufficient sum to keep the
school teachers paid up.
The firm OF Williams s. Tucker of Chu-
luOta have bought out the business Of G..
0. Swanson, established at that place one
chants of Chuluots.
The Knights of Pythias will give busi-
ness mems carnival at the exposition
building at Ocala, December Is. Over
fifty young ladies have enlisted in the
cause to represent the different industries
and firms, including railroads, who will
run excursions on that occasion.
Rev. j. A. Doll of Pasco county has a
Testament printed in 1869 at Atlanta, by
Wood, Haulsiter, Rice & Co., under the
auspices of the Augusta Confederate States
Bible Society.
The telegraph wire between Melbourne
and City Point is much obstructed by the
growth of morning glory vines. These
vines run up the poles and cover the wires
and make operation very difficult.
The Florida Worlds Fair directory have
requested the following named gentlemen
to act az a committee from Washington
county, viz: Hon. 8. M. Robertson, Hon.
G. w. Cooke. j. III. Hamilton, w. III.
Parker, L. M. Ware, A. g. Chandlee, a.
w. Weeks and N. Emmons.
There is no end to the growth of grape
culture in Florida, and among the latest
ldeyelOpments In this direceioq the
stabIsbment in Lake county Of sS60.
acre vineyard near Grand Island by Emile
Dubois of the famous San Luis and An
dalusia vineyards, which have long been
among the sights Of Tallahassee. AS the
ripe experience of Mr.. Dubois will in his
800, 600 the result is not difficult to
foresee.
Hon. Geo. w. Allen of Key West has
been in New York for the past week Or
ganizing the First National Bank of Key
West Fifty thousand dollars was sub
scribed there, chiefly by the following
The Southern National Bank of New
York, Seidenberg & Co., ]. Ellinger s.
Co., P. Polhaski & Co., Ferdinand
Hirsch Company, William Wick Com
pany, Perea Bros. and others, including
large grocery houses and New Workers
generally who do business in Key West,
and is meeting with good success.
Tampa Tribune: We learn through Hon.
B. N. Mathes of the alliance store of q
phosphate deal on Turkey Creek. George
w. Durant sold his place to the Alfalfa
River Mineral Land company for $l5, 900
Mr.. English, just across the creek from
| Durant, sold to the same company 14O
acres of his 100 acres, reserving his grove
land improvements, for $4,000. Charles
Worth and Mr.. Durant owned forty acres
in the creek swamp for which they paid
$50 two and a half years ago, and have
sold to the company, sometimes known al
The Lighthall company, for 81 900. A
profit OF $3.50 In two and half years is q
satisfactory profit.
| Gainesville Sun: On Wednesday -yhile
DR.. j. D. Cromwell, P. M. Oliver and Fay.
etfe Beville were ont hunting in San
Felaske hammock, about eight miles from
this city, Mr.. Beyille came across human
skeleton, around the neck Of which was q
rope attached, TO a chain and near by was q
bar of iron which would weigh perhaps
twenty pounds. The name Of the victim
and who caused his death are wrapped Ia
profound mystery. 1t is said that where
| the skeleton was discovered was the camp
ing ground Of the notorious Harmon
Murray, and possibly he may had some
thing to do with the deed which ended the
| life Of the unknown man. Mr.. Oliver hRt
the skeleton, rope, chain and iron bar 10
his possession.
Palatka Herald: Palatka Heights is said
| to have band of trRmps who are fixed ur
| for the winter, and 1t is said they wintered
there last season. Their place of rendez-
vous ID described as being In Jungle and
also III palmetto thicket They hare
made clearing about fifteen feet square
which is well protected from the winds By
| timber and brush. In the center OF The
clearing they hare q big Gre 10 keep warm
at night. They also hayea sentinel. a
party who stumbled upon their hiding
place the other day described Il as ahOV6
Among other things, he saya he fonnd
| about two barrels Of orange peelingA, wal
tnaixed With tnuReFipes aud REnge ikuil
Ehnkter cnkeS. ffied lxiph pOtnt aoId hcIn.
Ein1 ond shout 4 lxTel Of li0ht geed, n3n.
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