The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-29
SEwBERRY CELEBRATES.
A Great Day for Our Florida Namesake-
What Two Newberrians are Doing
In the Land Of Flowers.
From the Ocala Banner.

From the Ocala Banner.
Wednesday quite & respectable delega-
ton of Ocalians in numbers, headed by
the Towering Piue" of Lady Lake
and Ocals, Samuel w. league, took a
special train for Newterry, Alachua
county, to assist those good people 10
officially celebrate its birth and pros
porous commercial career.
That portion of Alachua county,
through which the new Plant short
cut passes, between Archer and High
Springs is new country, sparcely SET
tied, and until phosphate was discov.
cred aud the road built, it was entirely
given over to the cow neil.
Within the past six months, New
berry, from pine forest, has grown
into the most prosperous village III
west Alschua. Six months ago 1t had
no existence on the map, now 1t boasts
of three large stores, doing the most
prosperous trade of any mercantile
houses in the country, two hotels, 3
number OF residences, lumber or the
ground for more houses, the finest de-
Dot on the Plant short cut road and
tributary to it the trade of sixteen
phosphate mines =. with total or 90
miners, which makes it the most i'm
potant output of phosphates for number
of persons at work and tons mined of
any point in the State.
With these facts before one it is not
difficult TO account for NeWberry's
prosperity and phenomenal growth.
So important has Newberry become as
q commercial po:ut and the magnitude
of the mining operations around it that
yery sanguine persons predict in few
wears it will become the commercial
rival of Gainesville as well as compet-
ing county site, havea railroad running
to the historic SuwaDnee river ten miles
to the west and have direct water
transportation with Mobile and New
Orleans.
To encourage every one In believing
Newberry is a town of destiny and will
grow to large proportions one need but
be reminded of the fact that no portion
of Florida has shown finer, richer or
more abundant phosphate deposits,
their development being in its infancy
and the fine timber and farming land
flapking it on every side.
It is pleasant to reflect that this i'm
portant center of trade is the creation
of Ocaia boys, the league brothers,
Frank and Sam, ably seconded by j.
M. Slater, one of Alachua's pioneer
settlers, and Messrs. Hodge and
Knight, also residents of that section.
One hundred and sixty acres OF land
have been laid off in lots and when
the proper time comes they will be put
on the market, which will be next
winter, through parties anxious to
buy are being accommodated weekly.
Most, of our readers remember the
fact that the leagues are South Caro-
linlans by birth aud the place OF their
nativity Newb berry, and with lauda-
bic local pride they gave to their new
town the name of their birthplace and
intended that the name Of the postothce
should bear the same name, which was
temporarily frustrated by postohce
near by being created and called New
burg, but this place having been over
shadewed and eclipsed by the new
town of Newberry, Newburg postoftlce
has been discontinued and through the
efforts of Senator Call NewtoWn post
office will be changed to New berry ana
all parties interested have been mace
very happy by the prospective change.
The Messrs. leagues feel very CRATE
full to Florida's senior senator for tax
ing such an interest in the place with
out their special solicitation, but later
DEVELOPMENTS have disclosed the fact
that Senator Call has an especial liking
for the name of Newberry, having Sc
cured nis wife near that place IN the
old Palmetto State many years ago.
We had almost forgotten to mention
the wonderful and phenomenal SINKS
and erottoes in and around NeWbe1ry
and the fact that the nearest river to
that section is the Wacasassa.
It is not difficult to note why New
berry's live merchants enjoy so pros
porous a trade when it is stated it IS
the only point nearly midway between
Archer and High Springs, q distance of
twenty-five miles to the east.
The leaders in trade at that point are
the Williams brothers, who operate the
largest general store in Alachua Coun-
ty, and anything from a cambria
needle to steam dredge can be found,
while G. Easterl:n not only sells goods,
keeps hotel and runs livery but is
said to be the lest "hoedown" fiddler in
Alachua County and is always IN de-
n,and at barbecaes and dances.
But We must not forget to sayor that
day among the drawing cards at New
berry was genuine barbecued dinner,
the presence of Senator Call who made
the best speech we ever heard him
speak, Strengthening ties of old friends
and making new ones, and body
guard Of Alachua aspirants for Offices,
numbering eighteen good, stalWart
Democrats.
The day was 8 pleasant one, the
shower of the previous evening COOL
ing the air, while the arbor and seats
prepared for the audience made listen
ing comfortable.
It was the largest audience ever
gathered in west Alachua and estina-
ted at 1000 persons. The men strong
and fine looking, the women we'll
dressed and many of them decidedly
handsome, while the crop of babies
was so abundant that we did not see
one of the many candidates hardy
enough to perform the delightful
oscillating task on the "tootsy-pootsies"
present.
Jack Williams ca,'ed the meeting to
order and as compliment to the
Ocala delegation, he, aided by Mr.:
Sam w. league, requested the local
editor of the Banner to open the
oratorical ball, which be did by saying
the people Of Marion were glad to
meet with their sister county OF
Alachua and extended congratulations
on Newbsrry's birth and bright COM
mercial prospects and wished them
we'll in all her undertakings and
without further ado introduced Sena-
tor Call, who spoke for an hour and a
quarter, commanding the closest at
tention.
1t was a great day for Newberry.
Colonel Adam Eichelberger, the
pioneer aud veteran oraRge grower, was
present, and met Alachua friends he
had not seen in 4 quarter Of century.
Sleeper.
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