The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-12-18
STATE NE w s.

at BrOOksVtlle was quite success.
John d. Robertson has been elected
mayor Of Ocala.
The business of the United States
land office in Gainesville for November
exceeded any month of the same period
for years, which is evidence that the
people are rapidly taking up the govern
ment land throughout the State. Many
tracts are valuable for farming, while
the virtue of others lies in the deposits
of minerals and growth of timber.
A hunting party near Pensacola killed
407 ducks in six hours.
A movement is on foot among owners
of fine horses in Tampa to organize a
driving club, with the idea of giving
matinee races through the year at stated
intervals.
Florida now pays $3.50, 900 annually
as pensions TO Confederate veterans
and their widows.
General conditions in the orange trade
have slumped badly within the past
week or so, due to the indiscriminate
shipments of all Orts Of fruit without
system or method.
The first shipment of steel for the
ten story building Of the American Ma
tiOnal Bank in Pensacola has heen re-
ceived and work, which has been some
what delayed, has been started with
vim.
A party Of hunters from Plant City
who recently returned from a trip to
the Everglades reported that they found
a postmaster down there who enquired
of them as to who was running for
president.
Fred. E. Gibson, foreman of the De-
Funiak Breeze, committed suicide by
cutting his throat with a razor.
The Baptist State Convention of Flor
ida will meet with the Baptist church in
DeFuniak Springs on January 26. 1909.
Governor Gilchrist will preside ,as
tosstmaster2at the Bryan banquet in
Tampa.
Much attention is being direc ted to
Polk county on account Of the recent
wise expenditure IN advertising.
The State Educational Association
will convene in Gainesville in annual
session on December %, 80, 81 and jan
uary l, and il is expected to make this
-
of the educators of the
State ever held in the history OF the or
ganization.
News has reached Apalachicola that
a white man by the name of Grace,
who owned the river warehouse at
Ochesee, was recently murdered by UNI
known parties and his body thrown into
The Apalachicola river. When the body
was fished from the river the head
showed signs Of having received several
blows with blunt instrument, probably
4 billet OF wood. Two negro men are
said to be under arrest charged with
The murder.
Gabriel CoIOssimo is at last TO stand
trial in st. Augustine for murder COM
nitted more than twelve years ago.
An explosion wrecked the Celery City |
laundry at Sanford, causing a Gre and |
The destruction Of about $50, 900 worth |
IF property,
The Polk county fair will be held in
Lakeland. in January.
The Daughters Of the Confederacy of |
Madison are working hard to secure
funds sufficient to erect monument in
nat loWu W uVnoI OF luOSc VINO IOuRuJ Il
Tor the cause that was lost. They have |
low in hand 500.
There is a sweet potato at the Gould
'eal estate Office in DeLand that weighs /
thirty pounds. They don't grow much
arger than. this; IN fact, this is the
argest potato we have yet seen in
Florida, and Florida Is great on sweet
,otatoes, This monster was grown on
he Webster place 1t Camp Cassanaga.
Miami Is becoming interested in a
lew industry that Of growing castor
beams
Plant City Is to have boiler works.
Jacksonyille's latest city directory
rives II population OF a8 .520
A preparation called tarvia Is being
IaeQ on one 81 Miami's principalstreets
g an experiment 10 test IFS value as q
lnst DESTROYER and to lessen the glare
4 The Ooda county rock pavement.
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Pecana Tor sale BY E. W.