The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-11-21
FLORIDA HAPPENINGS.
NEWS AND COMMENT IN BRIEF PARA
GRAPHS
STATE PRESS CLIPPINGS.
THE BUSY HUM OF PROGRESS WAITED
NOTES ABOUT THRIFTY TOWNS

Jacksonville's back taxes are over S145,-
0C0.
grist mill is to be added to the canning
factory at Lakeland.
The "wet and dry" election in Polk
county comes off December 30.
Nine hundred punches of Apalachicola
sponges were sold at Key West for 81 1875
1t is said that Milwaukee, Wis, capital
lists will start another saw mill at Apa-
lachicola.
The ice factory at Fernandna is ship
ping twenty-five tons of ice to Cedar Key
every week.
S. P. Crews reports fne twenty-pound
watermelon now ripe at his place near
Starke and ready for the table.
Mr.. John NJ. Caldwell, recently editor
OF the Jasper News, is touring in South
Florida looking for place to locate.
G. W. Hyde of Gainesville will put up a
two-story brick building on his lot on The
north side of the square about January /.
Lighthouse Keeper Suydam of Fernan-
dina has sent in his resignation, on account
of growing infrmities, after twenty years
service.
F. NJ. Rogers, who was last year chief
clerk at the Everett hotel, at Jacksonville,
has gone to Sanford, where he will prepare
the Brock house for a winter opening
under his management
The Nassau Packing Company COM
menced operations Monday. Accommoda-
tions for the shuckers are not yet ready,
but the company is preparing tents, ETC.,
and expects TO soon have large force at
work.
Col. Max Myerson of the Uniform Rank
Knights of Pythias, has completed the in
specton of the Florida divisions, and re-
ports the rahk in the stale in a most
prosperous and fourshing condition and
increasing in numbers rapidly.
Mayor Hiliard of Pensacola, sssited by
Marshal Wilkins and the officers of the
police force, have been unremittiug in their
efforts to find ex-Policeman John Yelver-
on, who is wanted on charge of seduc-
ton. Thus far they have been unable 10
obtain any correct knowledge of Yelver-
tons whereabouts, and it looks as if he ha!
made good his escape from the CITY
Tampa Tribune: Work has commenced
ai the Tampa Bay hotel on number oi
improvements which Mr. Plant desires to
have made before that great hostelry is
hrown open 10 the public A large force
Of brickmasons, carpenters and unskllled
aborers were set 70 work Tuesday morn
ing, and the improvements contemplated
will be pushed to early completion. A
number Of Improvements will be made in
the dining-room, billiardroom and bar
while the plumbing work on the basement
and on the first floor will be increased
This work will be done under the super
vision OF j. A. Wood, the architect who
designed the hotel.
More than / COO people attended the fifth
anniversary celebration OF Oakland Satur-
day The exercises were opened with a
prayer by Rev. j. A. Richardson. An ad
dress OF welcome by Hon. T. W. Shine OF
Orlando was responded to by Col. G.. E.
Merrill lAddrscsses were also made by
Hon. George B. Dickinson and Judge j.
L. Bryant Of Orlando. The athletic sports,
horse racing, etc.. were a complete success.
The Mascottes won The base bali match by
The festivities were wound up bv
a grand ball and concert by the Knights OF
Honor.
ST. Augustine News: A gentleman in
this city wishing a mosquito to examine
under his microscope clapped his hands at
two be saw fighting in the air in front of
him. The conclusion of air between his
followed hands brought down the game
without injury TO its anatomy, and he then
placed the "pesky varmints' under the
glass, when he discovered something lit
tie remarkable. One of the birds had been
out and obtained good dinner, while the
other was SO poor that he would hardly
make a shadow, but he was armed and
equipped for business all the same, and in
the fight with the other "skeeter" he had
perforated his aldermanic proportions by
driving his bill half through him.
Pensacola News: The British schooner
Willing Irving, now in this port, has been
chartered to carry 5000 kegs of blasting
powder to Vera Cruz, Mexico The pow.
der is being shipped from Chicago by the
Etna Powder Company of that city, and
is consigned to the Mexican government,
which will use it for mining purposes. The
stuff has already left Chicago and way bills
for it have already been received in this
city. The Irving will haul into Muscogee
wharf and begin loading as soon as the
powder arrives. The Etna company has
been shipping powder to the Mexicans for
some time past. the stuff heretofore going
via New Orleans, and to the extent Of FIVE
or six cargoes year. They were induced
TO try this route, which, if it proves supe-
rior to the other, will be used in future
shipments.
We cannot afford to deceive you. Con-
fidence iS bepOtten nv honesty De.