Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-12-02

"A new Gorman colony ID DeaD8 oPenoo |
mp in Leon county and Eve thousand
acres of choice fruit and truck lands are |
now in progress of colonization.
Bob Matthews, who has been held here
for several months and who left here
Tuesday morning for Pensacola, did not
make the entire trip as the plans Of the
officers were broken when they reached
small town near Pensacola. A large
number Of masked men boarded the
train at this point and overpowered tho
officers and took the negro from them
and lynched him shortly after. This
negro has been held in the Jail at this
place for safe keeping and was on the
way to Pensacola for hearing in a case
Of assault which be was alleged to have
committed. Breeze.
In Daytona and vicinity all vegetable
growers who replanted Immediately aft
er the tropical storm of October. have
now splendid prospects and early vege-
tables will be forthcoming almost as
soon as had been expected. Fall let
tuce, raddishes, onions, etc., are now In
the market and the prospects for fine
crops are excellent.
Representatives of District 16, Fedora
ton OF Railway Employees of the Sea-
board Air Line, at a meeting held in
Jacksonville Last week, adopted drastic
articles condemning the citizens for aid
ing in making Tampa q non.nnion town,
Offering sympathy and aid to the strik-
ers, and asked all Union men to purchase
only such cigars as bear the Union blue
label
Col. 7. J. Watkins of Orlando, accom-
panied BY Col. W. 81. Cody, state agent
of the American Agricultural Chemical
Co., visited the compauy's famous or
snge grove at SCOTS Siding recently.
Although Col. Watkins is the largest
orange grower in Orange county, and
has the finest grove in that county, and
formerly owned the famous Nocatee
grove, which he sold for one hundred
thousand dollars, he did not hesitate to
say that the Scott grove was the pretti-
est thing he ever saw in the way Of an
orange grove; and made an offer Of forty
thousand dollars for the property. Six
years ago the company offered this prop
erty for forty-flve hundred dollars, but
under the supervision Of Col. Cody and
the care Of A. J. Bsrdin it has been rap
idly built up. Last year 1t had about
5000 boxes Of fruit and the year before
it produced 5000. This season it Is esti-
mated that IL has been more than $4,000
boxes.-Wsuohula Advocate.
The Live Oak Democrat says: Fully
thIrty miles Of the Florida Railway have
been graded this side of jacksonville.
A large force 10 engaged In the work and
We are told by next March the graders
viii be 1t work between here and White
Sulphur Springs with probability Of .
connection with the hne here In July &C
the fsrthest. The Florida Railway ex-
Tension viii prove to be no dream, but Q
reality, and within . few months the
entire road between Perry, Jacksonville
and Fernandins, viii be built.
W. W. Grant, o delivery man for the
Standard Oil 90. was killed by hls own
gun near Perry last week. While driv-
ing. with the gun between his legs, he
reached over 20 fix the harness and the
gun, In some way, was discharged, the
load lodging in the region Of his heart.
Mr.. Flaelsr's Thanksgiving gift to
Miami was deed to the magnificent
Presbyterian church, manse and beauti-
full grounds, valued ct over 800, 900.
For years Mr.. FlagIsr has been keeping
mp the property and providing for the
pastor.
About 100 Indians Of o Wild West
show which was IL Pensacola Last week
held peace pow WOW. They had q
COW butchered and IL was cooked and
eaten in true Indian style.
The city council Of Orlando delivered
the solar plexus blow to DR.. Axline'a
tigat lid ordinance. Not because the
members Of the council arc not in favor
Of enforcing the laws to prevent descra-
ton Of the Sabbath, perhaps, but BE-
cause the proposed ordinance was con-
trsry to the state statutory law. When
1t undertook to make exceptions as to
occupations it rendered itself unconsti-
tutional.
The Burns Cigar Co.'S. cigar factory in
Brooksville 10 said to be one Of the most
successful and growing enterprises ever
started In that town. The pay roll Of
the company Ii between $3.50 and $500 q
week.
The county commissioners Of Gadsdeu
county are advertising for bids for the
erection Of nsw court house. The old
bnilding ~ Quincy 10 said 70 be Trade
Quate for the present demand. The cosi
| Of the new building, fully furnished and
equipped, II not 10 exceed fifty thous
i and dnllnrn