Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-04-20
ApaIachIcOla II Booming.


ApaIachIcOla II Booming.
Apalschicols is preparing to get on
boom, according to Captain Fred G.
Wilhelm, prominent citizen OF that
town.
"Apalachicola is on q BOOM" said
Captain Wilhelm, enthusiastically.
THE town is moving forward rs never
before. The work Of laying the cable
from East Point there has just been
finished. This will be the first public
telegraph line that ApaIachicols has
had. There has been a private one
from Apalachicola to Mari1ans, but
the rates have been stiff. The new
line will go from East Point to Cara
belle.
"a great improvement is being
made in the channel at our town, {"
said Captain Wilhelm. 1.-THE govern
ment is dredging the channel which
now has q depth of twenty-four to
twenty-six feet. Mobile has steamer
which makes two trips a month to us.
She is loaded down every time. do
not think that regular weekly sched-
ule to Apslachicola from Mobile could
be put on with Just one steamer. You
see. sometimes the steamer gets stuck
just outside the town, and the river
steamers think it is little risky to go
out to her. This makes connection
somewhat uncertain"
Captain Wilhelm said that the two
canning factories at Apslachicola were
doing splendid business. They are
shipping oysters all over the country.
A now enterprise has been started by
. Mr.. Freer, who is shipping fish from
Apalschicola to the west. He went to
Florida from the great lakes, aud
rented the Cypress Lumber Company's
boat house. he is shipping catfish to
Kansas City in great Quantities. The
fish are skinned and their heads are
cut of. Mr.. Freer also ships great
quantities Of sturgeon.
The people of st. Petersburg are
getting ready to entertain the teach
ers who will attend the State Summer
Normal school for Florida, which will
begin on May 7th and continue for
two months. There will be two depart
ments, one for white aud one for col
Ored teachers, and large attendance
is expected.
At the annual meeting Of the st. Au-
gustine Humane Society satisfactory
reports of the work of the past year
were made, showing considerable &C
complished in the way of protecting
birds, securing better treatment for
sore and lame horses, etc. The fol-
lowing officers we're elected for the
ensuing year: President, Ward G.
Foster; vice president, Dr.. Dewitt
Webb; second vice president, Louis
Colee; treasurer, o. p. Stevens.
During the month Of May Adjutant
General HoustouD, accompanied by
members of the governors staff and
field officers Of the two Florida regi-
ments, will visit and inspect, at their
several armories, the various compa-
MES OF the state troops and the divis-
ion of the naval militia.
Joseph Duncan, of Tallahassee, has
received $5,000.91 insurance on the
life of the late John Bufkhardt; So, 900
being paid by the Woodmen Of the
World and the balance by the Frater-
nal Union, both settling within three
weeks after the appointment of a
guardian for the minor children.
Mr.. 8. NJ. Hampton, now of Pea
cock Postoffice, near Chadbourn, n.
c., demonstrates his intention to re-
turn to Florida some day by purchas-
ing a small nursery of triioliata trees
at Buffum, where he will have them
budded with the Satsuma orange.
They will be cared for at Buffum, and
later removed to the Silver Lake farm
and set to grove.
The Carrabelle, Tallahassee and
Georgia Railroad Company has elected
the following directors for the current
year: @. N. Zeh, s. D. CrittendeD, W.
Campbell Clark, John P. Coutrell and
Fred T. Myers.