The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-05-28
FLORIDA HAPPENINGS.
NEWS AND CONTENT IN RRIEFPARA.
GRAPHS.
STATE PRESS CLIPPINGS.
THE BUSY HUM OF PROGRESS WAITED
FROM ALL QUARTERS OF FAIR FLORIDA
MOTIFS ABOUT THRIFTY TOWNS.

The courthouse 81 Jasper ID nearly
finished.
The mill at Ellaville will shut
down on June Is.
Mrs. A. r. Seabrook Of Milton
has corn in her garden which is
tasseling and stands from seven to
ten feet in height.
The Gainesville bar met Wednes-
day and paid tribute to the memory
of their late brother attorney, Judge
John w. Ashby.
1t is said that Putnam county will
present the name Of ex-StateT IRE asurer
E. 8. Grill to the Tampa convention
for the nomination ex-governor.
The Key West Equator-Democrat
used some plain English in referring
editorially to one of the hotels OF
that city, and has $4,000 libel
suit on hand in consequence.
In the circuit court at Gainesville
Friday Sam Ingram was sentenced
to seven years in the penitentiary, bat
got up and cursed the court and
resisted the officers. The Judge
added three years more to the
sentence.
The Florida Loan and Trust
Company, who own the intervening
space between the bank building
aud Budge's hardware store at
Titusviile, have decided to put in
three fine brick stores between these
buildings at an early date. The
order for material has all gone in,
and work of building the brick walls
will commence in a few days.
A gentleman at Winter Haven put
in twenty acres in tomatoes. Up to
date he has shipped 5000 crates and
received returns on | 500 crates, on
which he realized 81 per crate or ST.
500 with half of his shipment not
Jet heard from, and half OF his
tomatoes yet to pick.
Judge Boone has granted a per-
manent injunction against the city
council of DeLand and II. III. and J.
B. Clough in the shell.road matter.
In this case the council had awarded
to the Cloughs to she'll one and a
quarter miles of New York avenue
at cost to the city Of $5,s32. This
ends municipal fight that has been
on for over a month.
S. M. Stephens of Lakeland has
shipped over {, 700 grape fruit within
the lest seven weeks.
A party of gentlemen is organizing
at Titusville to start for the south
ernmost point Of Florida to locate
town to be called "Zee."
James Campbell of Oviedo re-
ceived returns for twenty barrels of
Irish potatoes last week, for which
the gross sales were $40.
The postoffice at Campbell will be
discontinued on May 81. All mail
matter for that Office should be ad-
dressed to Kissimmee, aud parties
heretofore getting mail at Campbell,
will receive it from the Kissimmee
Office.
Taken altogether the droughts in
Nassau county this spring have been
more prolonged than any within the
memory Of the oldest inhabitant.
The last rain, nearly two weeks
since, though quite heavy in some
sections, was hardly sufficient to
wet the soil.
An interesting and some VI at rare
blossom is now open in the grounds
Of Col. Mahlon Gore, in the south
ern part of Orlando. It is the bloom
of the sago palm. In color it is q
rich, creamy yellow, while in size it
is marvel, being about one foot in
diameter.
Friday while J. E. Arnout was
unloading an engine for Judge Butts
fertilizer factory at Orlando, in some
way his hand got caught under the
heavy machinery and the end of his
first finger and the under side of the
second, on the right hand, were torn
off, making very painful wound.
Candidates are coming out in Polk
in lively fashion. s. s.
Niblack announces himself for re-
election to the office of county super
intendent of public instruction. w.
H johnson is candidate for re cleo
ton as clerk of the circuit court.
George s Durrance is an aspirant for
re election to the office Of county
Judge. Hiram d. Ballard is an
nounced by =" Many Voters" as a
for reelection to the
Office Of sheriff. j. D. Tillis will
again serve the people in the capac-
ity Of tax collector, if elected.
Francis A. Wolf would like another