The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-11-07
FLORIDA HAPPENINGS.
NEWS AND COMMENT IN BRLEFPARA
GRAPHS.
STATE PRESS CLIPPINGS.
THE BUSY HUM OF PROGRESS WAITED
FROM ALL QUARTERS OF FAIR FLORIDA
NOTES ABOUT THRIFTY TOWNS.

DR.. E. B. Fleece of Wildwood has a
horse that is Is years old.
Florida oranges were quoted in Liver
pool on October "a, at So. .25 per box.
AT Fernandina the value of lumber and
phosphate shipments in October was $101,-
800.
There is not a empty house in Fort
Myers, and it is impossible now to rent
place.
Charles and Fred Groves have sold their
place on Lake Conway to Mr.. Dodge for
$4,000.
There are at the present time twelve
daily papers in Florida. In the winter
there are half dozen more.
Mr.. Leavitt, son-in-law of DR.. French of
Sanford has sold his big crop of 5000
boxes of oranges at fair price.
The supply of orange packers has been
greatly in excess of the demand, but this
condition of affairs will not last long.
There is rumor that the Plant line will
between Fort Myers aud Punta Gorda.
The Florida Central and Peninsular rail-
way has given the contract to Cash
Thomas for the erection of a passenger
depot at Ocala.
Charles T. King has secured the position
as superintendent of the Norris grove at
Spring Garden, the largest bearing grove
in the state, consisting of 800 acres in one
body.
The United States government dredge
boat has arrived at Long Bar, and will be-
gin work to make more navigable the in
side passage from Casey's Pass to the Man
atee river.
The Jasper News has changed hands
John II. Caldwell having sold the paper to
A. B. and B. Small. They propose to in
vest additional capital in the paper and i'm
proveit.
Capt j. G. Lauther of the steamer Active
has brought down from Sanford from
Geneva in the last three trips over 9, 400
boxes of oranges. He reports an immense
crop in that region.
Capt. w. 81. Edwards of Lake Butler, on
less than three-Quarters OF an acre of land,
shipped eight barrels of roasting ears and
gathered sixty bushels of sound corn.
Maj. E. B. VanDeman of Jacksonville
was in Green Cove Monday and talked
Odd Fellowship 10 number of citizens.
A lodge will be organized within couple
OF weeks.
The Lake Apopka fisheries are new in.
stitution at Oakland. Over fifteen hun
dred pounds of fresh water fish were caught
last Thursday, and the catch never falls
under 1000 pounds.
8. P. Crews of Starke raised this year on
II acres of land corn enough to feed three
head of stock two weeks and furnish one
milling and then he gathered sixty barrels
of corn from the same land.
The grand jury at Orlando failed to find
a bill against Myra Fancher for killing her
seducer, A. c. Jones, at Zellwood. A mum
ber of witnesses were closely examined
and proved the killing beyond doubt.
Sheriff Shelly of Palatka has received
a telegram from Judge Finley ordering him
to draw no jury for the November term OF
the circuit court, and saying that he will
himself order q venire on the first day OF
the term In other words ii is extremely
probable that no grand jury will be re-
ouired for the preservation Of law and
order in the county OF Putnam, fact
which testifles to the intelligence and So
briefly of that community.
Tampa Tribune: At q camp-meeting
recently held near Tampa, which wound
up as usual with love feast, where every
body was called on to give their expert
ence. converted Jew took the cake.
When called upon lie said: mine friends,
I be not much on the speak, but if yon will
give me your addentions sings for you
DO: putif,l song called 'Don't it peat HI
how Chesus lufs me-" 1t Is needless to
add that he was muzzled before he tackled
the second line.
One of the cooks in Charles Britz's res
taurant at Jacksonville. Friday made q
strange find in the stomach of fresh
water mullet. Upon disembowelling the
fish, preparatory to serving 1t up to order
for hungry customer, hard, oblong
substance fell to the floor. An examination
of the substance in question revealed
handsome diamond ring incrusted In dirt,
which, when washed of proved 10 be
very valuable. The ring contains circle
Of 1ine stones about the size Of No: 4
the inner part of the band OF tho ring were
engraved the letters @. e. L L.
w. Mailing of Kissimmee 10 distinguished
holder OF the only Victoria Gross decoration
ever granted In solid gold. It was won by
his distinguished bravery at the storming
of hill fort in New Zealand. Mr.. Mailing
was serving ct the In the local press acting
as auxiliaries TO- the British regular troops;
and as the Victoria Gross with its inscrip-
ton ''For Valour'') had never been awarded
to any but regular soldiers, the case one Of
such brilliant courage that 1t could not be
passed by, created some perplexity for
want OF q precedent. The British authori
ties eventually decided upon awarding 70
Mr.. Mailing the coveted cross In pure gold
instead of, a. In other cases, In the bronze
of Russian gums captured at 6ebastopol.
Mr.. MailinR's last active service was In
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