The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-03-20
GoINGs ON IN FLORIDA.

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connected by telephone.
Frank A. Walpole of Palmetto will
take charge of the Tampa Herald.
The Tampa Brewing company is
now in the control of the Ybor heirs
The recent grand jury at Arcadia
found number of true bills against
"blind tiger" operators.
Joshua Mizell has been appointed
postmaster at Punta Gorda, and he
is, of course, quite happy.
Logmen on the Apalachicola river
have had a very successful season,
and the harbor of Apalachicola is
now full of logs.
The Plant System is enlarging it's
depot at Webster. Had to do it be-
cause of increased vegetable ship
ments from that town.
T. A. Spivy of Belleair shipped 1900
quarts of strawberries on the 18th,
about the same number on the 18th,
and over 1000 on the 18th.
Fernandina had an election on
Monday and the proposition to bond
the city for $4,000 for improvements
was carried by big majority.
The Dade county Fair opened at
Miami yesterday and will continue
till Saturday. The premium offers
are sc. liberal as to make a magnifi-
cent exhibit possible.
Sheriff Smith of Escambia county,
who was in debt to the county, and
who was ordered by Gov. Jennings
to pay up by March 18th, has com
piled with the order.
Joseph H. Redding on trial at
Madison last week for the murder of
A. G.. Hardy, has been acquitted.
Both were prominent business men
of Greenville, Madison Co.
The United States revenue officers
are doing quite rushing business on
the north gulf coast in breaking up
Illicit stills, spilling moonshine bug
juice and arresting the moonshiners.
The society for the prevention of
cruelty to animals in Jacksonville
does something to let
the state know it is still alive, and
make other towns long for Il similar
jamie Young, scarlet woman of
Tampa committed suicide last week
by taking chloral. She was found
beside her bed as if in
prayer; she left a note saying she
was weary of life.
The government appropriation for
the Tampa public building is $685. |
900, but the lowest bid for its con-
is $l7 900 in excess of that |
Congress will be asked to
pony up" another $4,000.
John w. Garwood has again been
commissioned by the president post
master Mt Monticello. Mr.. Garwood
has held the Office since the days of
and the people of the town
don't want any better man.
The municipal league of Gaines
Vile has nominated a city ticket
with Major w. r. Thomas for may
Or. There will be no opposition for
jhe office of mayor, but there will be
4 contest over one or two aldermen.
Talk is so really inexpensive that
here is again talk of building troll
ey line to connect Sanford, Orlando
md Kissimmee. 1t will be easy to
10 when the business warrants it,
Until that time it will end in : talk.
The Osceola County Signal is the
lame of new democratic paper
aunched at Kissimmee last week by
Magee & Sears, with Mr.. w. J. Sears
Is editor. The paper is in new dress
ind makes an excellent initial show
ng.
The sheriff of Clay county found
Inc steel saw in the cell of one of his
prisoners while making his round of
one morning last week.
lie took the saw, and the prisoner,
Who is in Jail awaiting trial for Grim
nal assault, will "better bide a Vice."
Richard p. Marks has been ap-
pointed assistant United States dis
rict attorney ut Jacksonville under
dr. STRIPPING. He is democrat,
md has been clerk for some time
n Mr.. Striplings office. He is a
roung man and formerly came from
orlando.
The state convention of Christian
in Tallahassee at a bus
ness session last Saturday elected
he following officers: President, E.
J. Upham, South Lake Weir; vice.
resident, o. R. Lyman, Milburn;
ecretary, Mrs. Grace "A. Townsend,
Avon Park; treasurer, H. r. Ferran,
Eustis; missionary superintendent,
Mrs. w. V. Knott, city; superintend-
mt, w. G. Norton, Crescent City;
unior superintendent, Miss Eta
Nelson, Coleman; secretary of out
ide territory, Mrs. Knott. The Eus-
is Lake Region was continued as
he official state organ, and the state
Christian Endeavor officials were de-
ignated as associate editors. The
lext annual meeting will be held in
)cala. A vote OF thanks was given
" the convention to tie reception
to former Governor
for his address to the city;
o Mrs. W. M. Mcintosh Jr.; to the
and to the newspapers.
Whenever colored Methodist
Preacher gets into debt the man
whom he owes simply bides his time
or getting even. When the preacher
,oes to conference the creditor sends
he bill to his bishop. At the A. NJ.
:. Conference at Gainesville the
'ther day Bishop Handy said: "My
church elected me a bishop, and not
sheriff to collect debts" then the
bishop stated that "a number of bills
lad been sent in against ministers
n the conference, and that they
would have to pay their debts or
cave the conference, for he was not
sheriff, and did not intend to have