The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-11
GOINGS ON IN FLORIDA.

enne pineapples are going out from
Orlando daily.
The Carlton building, occupied as
saloon, was burned at Ft. Pierce
Sunday night.
Marion county farmers, according
70 the Ocala Star, are raising a good
share of their own hay.
Henry Davis of River Junction
lost his life by being overcome by
gas while down in well.
Florida had 2,056 manufacturing
establishments of all kinds in 1901
and the total value of the products
was $36,8l0,243.
Jack Madden, an official in the
Tampa teamsters union, has been ar
rested charged with embeZzling
$53.45 of the Unions money.
Orange buyers at Ft. Meyers are
| Offering 81 20 per box for oranges and
So per box for grape fruit, but grow
ers are holding out for more.
Middle Florida counties are mar
keting their cotton rapidly now.
The corn and cotton crops are both
better than was earlier reported.
Miss Glen Hampton, popular
school teacher of Gainesville who
| fell down stairs last week and re-
ceived injuries, is rapidly recovering.
Tallahassee is preparing for the
meeting of the Legislature. At least
the Anheuser- Busch Brewing Asso-
citation is putting up another cold
storage plant in which to store beer.
The Tampa Bay Hotel and Realty
company with an authorized capital
of 81 100000 was Incorporated under
the laws of New Jersey, at Trenton
on Monday. The company is author
lied to develop real estate.
A carload of Mormon converts has
left Taylor and Madison county for
the northwest territory (Canada
where they expect to be allowed to
worship as they 'darn please.
They are mostly ignorant people.
r. Lawrence Parramore, % years
Of age and a native of Madison, Fla,
committed suicide in Central Park
New York, last Saturday. The
young man chose the carbolic acid
route. His family is one of the most
prominent in Florida.
Rev. F. M. Sprague, sensational
preacher of Tampa has been deposed
from the ministry of the Congrega-
tional church and denied the right
hand of fellowship, whatever that is
by the state Congregational associa-
tion in session at New Smyrna, last
week.
Henry M. Flagler has given three
lots to the city of Miami on which tC
erect municipal buildings, and has
authorized his agent to reserve three
more adjoining lots on which he has
placed a nominal value, and which
the city can purchase later on its
own terms.
Major /. G Huffman, the well.
known journalist of Gainesville, dice
on Thursday of last week. He was
an able man, whose talents Were
used in leading the work of building
up his particular section of the state
His death is distinct loss to the
state.
The Second Congressional distric
republican convention met in Gaines
vile last week and passed some reso
lutions. 1t is not stated whether
there will be a republican candidate
this fall or not. w. q. Robinson
(white) is chairman of the commit
tee and John r. Scott negro) is the
secretary.
Chas. S. Partridge, postmaster a
Sanford, fell down the back outsid
stairway of the building in which h'
roomed, and his neck was broken by
the fall He was dead when picket
up. Partridge had been the efficien
postmaster of Sanford for six years
and was popular. He was singh
man and mas no relatives in Florida
Edwin Tate, a Jacksonville lette
carrier under arrest for taking a let
ter, has been discharged for lack o
evidence. Some of the best men il
, the city testified to his good charaC
> ter, and the testimony went to shoN
that the decoy letter which figure
, in the case was left to Tait's enem
: in the post-Office, who was too anS
iOus for a conviction.
: jamie Skipper skipped with Evar
5 Duncan at Chaires, and was marrle
G by justice of the peace, who ha
: hardly gotten the knot tied befor
t the irate father appeared. Like
sensible man he made up with hi
new sOn-in-law and invited him
call and bring his bride wheneve
o convenient. Here endeth the fir
k lesson.
An old man committed suicide
: the court house yard at Dade Cit
II the other day by taking a dose
: laudanum. In note he signed h
! name as Larkin, and stated that /
II II was an old confederate soldier fro
v Tennessee. He had lived in Po
= Co. The old man was sick and brol
and concluded to die. He asked Il
people of Dade City to forgive hi
for his rash act.
5 Gen. John b. Gordon, command
e of the United Confederate Veteran
J. paws the following tribute to the la
Gen. j. J. Dickson: at is the pal
lie full duty of the general cOmmandil
,r to announce to his comrades that
is the 23d ult., at his home in Ocal
IS Fla, another old Confederate hel
r as noble, as brave, as gallant,
I'd chiValrOus, as ever drew blade
e. any cause or in any land, truly cf
9s Waller without fear and without
Id proach; Maior-General J. j. Dicl
as son, ex-captain and colonel of cav
IT, ry i'm the Confederate army, and {
m maior-general of the Florida div
RS ion, United Confederate Veteran
es ioined the silent ranks of Confed
IN ate heroes who have assembled
fe the white tents of peace, around
great white throne. He was so vi
rs liant, active and true and his mo-
to ments were so rapid and results
ir. brilliant in the defense of his beloN
a State of Florida, at Palatka, Gam
,e- Vile, Middleburg, in and around
nd dar Key, st. Augustine, Jacks