The Polk County News from Bartow, Florida • 7

interred in the cemetery here Wednes FLORIDA STATE NEWS, day afternoon. She was recently a pupil in the Lake City Institute, and her II. Douglas and wife celebrated thi ir silver wedding on Tuesday night. -Quite a number of friends were present and the occasion was a very pleawunt on Mrs. DougUa was arrayed in the dret she wore at her wedding twenty-five years ngo.

IN this city, died near his home at Round lake last Friday about 11 o'clock a. m. A burglar giving his name as Jack Denton was captured by Marshal Preston and Policeman Carter last Sunday night in this city. He was dieovered in Rogers' gun bhop on Church street death ia greatly deplored by many CULLED FROM OUR EXCHANGES CONDENSED FORM- friends here. TUunville Advocate.

ing. The officers of the Arcadia Street llailway and Improvement Company for the first year are F. C. Peters, president; Anthony Peters, treasurer and manager Paul A. Peters, general superintendent, The object of the company Is to build houses, both of brick and of wood, for lease or to sell.

The company owns large tracts of land within the corporate limits of Arcadia and many choice business and residence lots in The body of Robert 2IcCollough of II rs UUUtnn)jh Time. Turnbull, who, in company with Mose The rooms over the new Alliance that aiiended him in the capital city. Tim Connell, lorme-rly of Jefferson county, now of Metcalfe, had the misfortune to get hi- leg broken last Thursday. In removing a small building a part of it fell on liim. Uromim Tm-lhmicrit.

Messrs. II. A. Bachelor, of SagN naw, and J. J.

McLochlin, of Bay City, who own 10.000 acres of fine timber land in this county, were in town several days the past week. They left Monday on a tour of inspection, with George Maxwell, who is superintendent of their land, to guide them. We hope before long Thompson, Sunday week for Mr. Vann's place at Clifton, on the Mosquito Lagoon, was recovered Saturday last, en ton are to bo converted into bu i ties offices, and five or nix have already been engaged by the different professional men of our community, about 0 o'clock, and made a big iTort to obtain his liberty. He gave the Ijoj-s a lively race, during whiivi several pistol 6hots were discharged, one.

and prulab-ly two, of which took effect and brought him down. Messrs. D. S. Shine, J.

A. McDowell and J. C. Anderson have associated tangled or lashed to the rigging of the sail boat. We are told the body was re Mr.

Rufus Sumiiierlin, au old-time covered near Black Point. Parties have resident of the West I now of Mat toon. 111., is calling on friends in been hunting for the body of Mose Thomson, but up to this date we have not heard of its being recovered. Clear Water vicinity. He is in Florida Items ol Little or no Interest liutllappn-Irgs "A 'it the Nitine," From Different l'artsofthe State Prepared by Editor The K.

of. P. of Ocala number over ninety. One of the street railroads of Jacksonville have adapted the new gas motor to propel their cars. Tlu residence of Dr.

A. A. Alston, Ocala, was burned down Wednesday morning. Three men in the house came near being burned also. General Bullock appeared on the streets to-day for the first time since his return home from Washington, and looked Anything but well, having fallen away very much in flesh.

Ocala Ban- ner. Mr. W. J. Brazeil, who resides near Pablo Creek, found a Manatee or sea-cow weiarning about two hnndred and fiftv uounds.

dead and floating in the on a visit to his daughter. Mrs. Jamen Lieut. Jas. A.

Swift, chief of the U. the original survey, which survey the town has long since outgrown. The purchases have been made quietly and cash paid for The com-any i now ready to go to work, having secured about all the lands it wishes to improve. In order to carry out its plans on an economical basis they have purchased the Arcadia saw and planing mills from C. G.

Johnson, paying for same, with lum S. Signal Service in this section, was nominated on theOLh inst. by President to see some large saw mills dot this section. We learn with regret of the death of S. Quincey, sorfc of Samuel Quincey, His short life was one of suffering, but thanks be to God there is no pain in heaven.

R. McMullen, of Bay View. Clear Water circuit has been transferred from the Tampa to th Orlando district, with Rev. W. F.

Norton presiding elder. While this appear to somewhat disconnect Rev. Norton's territory, it is an arrangement by which the work can be more conveniently apooiuplit.hed than hereto fore. themselves together under the firm name of D. S.

Shine for the purpose of conducting a general grocery business in this city. They have leased the Lart-igue block to bo vacated by R. N. Mene-fee and are daily expecting their g'Vla which were ordered several days since direct from New York. Capt.

J. W. Wiimoti, superintendent and general manager of the Virginia and Florida Phosphate the capital stock of which is $120,000, left Wednesday for the company's mines in Polk county to begin the erection a $50,000 plant at once. This company has some of the most valuable phosphate land in South Florida and will develop it themselves, none of the stock being for sale, although Harrison as lieutenant of cavalry from Nov. 1, 187S, and is assigned to the 7th Cavalry the famous fighting regiment of that arm of the service, and widen took such a prominent part in the recent Indian outbreak, the most noted being the action at Wounded Knee creek, in which it lost two of its offi creek, a lew days ago.

It is probable that the late cold weather killed it. J. B. Epperson had shipped from this point, up to last week, 200,000 pounds of seed cotton and 5 bales of lint; also 1,300 crates of oranges. We think this a good shov ing for one firm, and give it as proof that the Levy county farmer is not asleep.

Manatee River Journal, The Braidentown cigar factory has Metropolis- The writer while on a visit to Ocala, ber, logs, carts, stock, The Arcadia mills have a sawing capacity of from 15,000 to 20,000 feet of merchantable lumber a day, can turn out a steady steam of flooring, ceiling, weatheiboacding, ai.d are fitted for scroll sawing and turning. The mill property is located on Peace river, near the foot of Hickory street, and has the whole upper portion of the county tributary to Peace river to draw on for its supply of saw logs. The engine boiler and ma the home of Congressman Bullock, was told that while he was slowly improving in health, he was still a very sick man, and the slightest backset would place him in a very serious condition. offers of 150 have been made. The lanu is located about nine miles south of Bartow, near Ft.

Meade, directly on the line of the Florida Southern railroad. Halifax Journal, Daxnona. Pratt owners and publishers of the Palatka (Fla.) HKRAU), the oldest and one of the l'st papers in Florida, are tilling a long felt want. They hav put in a 10, 0 stock of printers' supplies, Inch they are wiling remarkably cheap for lie quality. Pratt Bros, aro hustlers.

They are eld inters, and know exactly what the fraternity needs. Ask them for samples. Adel (Ga.) News, In the Federal Court at Jacksonville last week a final decree in the case of HerU-rt Murphy against the county Of Alachua was entered.awarding plaintiff as duo him for erecting a court house at Gainesville and supplying: material. There was an old colored man in Tallahassee Saturday who wore a somewhat worn but comfortable cloak that Maj. Robert Gamble had given him several years ago.

Maj Gamble bought that cloak in Canada in 1840. Think of cers and a number of men killed, as well as quite a number wounded. This noted regiment 13 stationed at Fort Riely, Kansas. Lieut. Purssell, who was stationed at Titusvilie some time ago, haa been assigned to the 13th Infantry, stationed in the Indian Territory.

These changes, including a num ber of others, are made pursuant to the act of congress transferring tne weather bureau and telegraph lines to the agricultural department. Although this appointed may be very satisfactoiy to Lieut. S'vift and family, our townspeople will be sorry to lose them. The Advocate wishes the Lieutenant every success in his new field of labor. Lieut.

Swith and wife have made many friends during the time they have resided among us. W. H. Longe has about 200 acres of orange groves in his care. That means an immense amount of work and care a carment having been worn for 51 leased the building next door to the Journal office, which it will shortly occupy.

The steamer Naugatuck brought a load of merchandise from PortTampa to the river last week, supplying our merchants with many needed articles. Business seems to be good with the Graham Lumber Company. They are furnishing the lumber for tne Wiggins building at Manatee and other works going on along the river. years. Floridian.

these days. The citizens of Tomkinsville, Citrus county, hearing that certain parties of chinery of John Boyd have also been purchased and will be ready for work in a lew days. The company will also keep a full line of sah, doors and blinds at the mills. Anthony Peters, manager of the new company, has been prospecting for making a good quality of bric and has sent off a dozen samples, taken from as many different localities, to a Northern i hinni-iion naci securea nceuse to bcu liouor in that nlace. held a largely atten ded indignation meeting, at which money was raised to employ an attorney to look into the legality of a bar room being; started in Touipkinsville.

Ocala Banner. Assessor McBride savs he intends to assess the property of Volusia county at its full value. If he does lira it will io Harry Wad ham has purchased brick from the Dunuedin brick company with which to construct the new clerk's office and vault. A stroll through Willemsberg and brick manufacturer to have them tested before deciding the location of the brickyard. All the samples havo been taken from the Immediate vicinity of Arcadia'.

The will be near enough to be reached by Lahaand Advocate. The pay train came out Wedne fday More sidewalks is what the people want. Last Saturday was a busy day for our merchants. The Advocate is the official of crease the taxes (which are already bur densome) 200 or oOO per cent. Mr.

Mc Bride's position in thirf matter we do not think is a correct one. The millage on Fogartyville revealed many changes which the State tax is collected cannot Lakeland and vicinity. and improvements going on among the property owners of those beauti a tramroad, thus saving railroad freight or the expense of hauling by teams. A plant with a capacity of There were forty-two guests at the for Infants and Children. ful burrs.

Cioaninar streets and Tremont House each day last week. be altered by the county commissioners. DeLand Agriculturist, Officers Florida Horticultural Society. President Dudley W. Adams, Tangerine.

First Vice-l'resident Theo. Mead, Oviedo. Second Vice-President painting old and houses seems Strawberries will soon be shipped 15,000 brick per day has been ordered for the brickyard and will be put up when a locition is decided upon. to be the order with the inhabitants. fiomliere in large quantities.

Catria cure Colic, twur SWiuim-h, IiJUThja, kj-tu-tal ion, KilU Wonus, gives sloi-p, and promo- Ji- (Ktion, VVitliuul njjurioijs medication. Caatorla is so w-U tochildr-u that I r-coininrnd it as superior to any prescription WnownAo iue." 11. A. Archkr, M. 1., Ill So.

Oxfyrd UrixAlyu, N. Y. Lake 11 ir Ac kx (tWir One hundred and twenty-eight arri Geo. L. Taber, Glen miru Vico-Vresident Geo.

H. Wright, Chu- vals at the Tremont House, and 18 at Lord F. A. R. Pemberton, of Lon Tna Css-r-ta 77 Murray 8lr, M.

Y. the Commercial last week. don. England, with his Mr, Bilbee has planted outat-wenty wile, paid our town a visit Saturday acre orange grove about one mile from and Sunday. They staid at the Lakeside.

Lord Pembortoa owns land in town. luota. Secretary W. S. Hart, Hawks Park.

Corresponding Secretary E. O. Tainter. Treasurtr J. B.

Anderson, San Mateo. The pardoning board hasparponedF Vichio, sentenced from Escambia county in 18S0 to five years at hard labor. They refused to interfere with the sentence of the court in the following cases: James sent up from St. Johns The south-bound through freight the neighborhood of South Lake Weir and is going to examine it for train on Wednesday morning consisted of about thirty cars. phosphate.

There has not been a marriage in The telegraph line between the de Lakeland in eight 'months. Wonder who will be the next lucky couple to pot and the hotel is completed and I a operation. This will prove a great venture out Florida Star. Seventy-two passengers on the down trip of the St. Sebastian last Friday.

The prices for oranges seem to be stillon the increase. A certain grower down the river has refused $3 per box for his trult. The steamer Georgiana is now running on the route from here to Melbourne, the steamer St. Augustine taking the run from Bockledge to Orrnond. The Georgiana is probably better adapted to the Ormond route than the St.

Augustine in every way except as a passenger boat One hundred and twenty-five barrels of fish were shipped from this place Monday, of which quantity George W. Scoble furnished eighty barrels, D. B. Paxton and wife, of Clinch convenience to the visitors at the ho A casava root wjs sent from Lake tel and will lend additional induce City to the Sub-Tropical Exposition ments for many ieople to spend the U. B.

WATERiAfl. Ocala, Klorlda. THE EXCLUSIVE CLOTHIER, Merchant Tailor and cnts' aTurnislier Has Now One of Tht Most Complete Stocks OcaU Affordi, Men's boys' and childrens' Clothing IN ENDLESS VARIETIES AND FURNISHING GOODS ACC0RDINGDT winter at the already popular Lake county for six month; David Padgett, sentenced from Columbia county for three years, ami Samuel Hall, sentenced for life from Orange county 189. Tallahassee Floridian. Mr.

T. Henry Anbury, president of the Enterprise Manufacturing Company, cne of the largest manufacturers of hardware specialities" in the world "at Philadelphia, is registered at the St. George llott 1 with his wife. On Sunday night last; one of his large oil warehouses, holding hundreds of barrels of oil and a part of his Philadelphia plant, was burned to the ground. One man was nearly killed." The losa however, -an slight 4beinsr about $2,000.

Mr. side Hotel. Mrs. Pattingall has bought ten acres of land just east of H. Waiting and Is having part of it cleared with recently, that measured five feet.long.

and weighed nineteen and a half pounds." Elegant parlor cars will soon b3 placed on the South Florida railroad between Jacksonville and Tampa, in connection with the Tampa 'Bay Hotel. Ocala tavitol. 'u At arneetingof thedirectors of the exposition yesterday II. W. directorgeneral, tendered his resigs a view to putting out a grove.

Capt. Fairbanks js superintending the work. Asburv is a heavy holder of Florida land about kissimmee, and is also interested in the Bucar works. He will remain in Died, on Wednesday, Jan. 2Sth, Haven, arrived here the latter part of last week to spend a few days A most complete 11m of Cloths aad Canimeres.

Send for Sanplea, Pats to erder from $4, 17 aad upward, Sulfa from $7 up. Don't by Annie, youngest daught of Mr. St. Augustine several days, and then in our town, stopping at the Indian depart for that section or tne country. Key West AeivertUcr.

River Hotel. Mr. Paxton is presi dent of the newly incorporated The bath hou3e business is dead dian River Lumber Company, and is here in the interest of his larare lum LaPalma Cigar Factory, these wintery days, but boat sailing is active. nation, on account of pressing private business, which was accepted with regrets and a set of resolutions wa3 offered for his untiring devotion and earnest work In the exposition management. C.

S. Young, of Citrus county, was chosen commissioner and ex-oflicio director-general. Miss Thomas was re- elected secretary. West Florida will retain one com- ber business. He may conclude to invest in some property here and make this hishome a part of the year.

Bartow, Florida. For the first tine in thirty-live years the seven daughters ot the late Capt M. Watlinff are now ia Key Among the numerous visitors to and Mrs. D. P.

Millholland, of South Lake Weir, at the ago of 21. After years of suffering from a throat affection she was attacked by la grippe, and had not sufficient strength to resist the attack. Although in terrible suffering she was brave and composed to the Ia-d. Oi lando Sentinel Sim Yates who sentenced to be hanged in Kissinimee yesterday, had his death sentence commuted to life imprisonment on Wednesday. It will be remembered he was convicted some time since for the killing of Mr.

Mitchell at Turkey Hammock in Orange county. Capt. S. Parramour p.nd W. L.

raimer have purchased the big Johnson orange West erjoying each others society Indian River Lake Worth dur and that of other kindred and friends. ing tie past week or so none have Ii Prepaid tha Trade Ii Havana or Domestic Cigars Aid guarantees satlslectfoB. Alt mm will receive i rimpt attentlea Iatrmtr Bessie) Some picnic party visiting Boca missioner, Middle Florida! two, Fast been more prominent in the life ol Chica fired the woods and destroyed Florida three and South Florida six, to-day than G. W.Turner, publisher under the new management. Mr of the greatest daily in the world, viz the New York World.

He re- XT- urned, with his wife, from a trip to Lake Worth last Saturday and spent The Travelers Ho quite a little while with the editor of the Star while awaiting the noon about two hundred dollars worth of Sisal plants. This was not the least damage. Cannot some remedy be found for such carelessness. Drummers visiting the different cities of this state report after can-vasing Key West that this is the best city for business in the state. Key West may be in rather an awkard shape, and needing improvements but there is always money here.

We regret to record the death on Thursday last after? a lingering, and painful illness of Mrs. G. Ayala, nee Piedad Figuereda. She was a daugh Long's presence will be greatly missed, especially by th ladies. He has been a faithful woruer and made himself popular with all.

Messrs. Brooks and Baker, of Brooksville, are in the city, and in all probability will consummate a tremendous phosphate deal. The amount will be in the neighborhood of $500,000, and involves many acre of valuable phosphate laud. The possible purchaser is a representative of an immense English syndicate. Corner Bay Cedar btreets, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA grovejust beyond the outskirts of this city, the consi Jeration Wing $10,000.

This is one of the most valuable pieces of property of the kind in the county, and the purchasers secured it at a great bargain. Geo. L. Burdette of Keen, N. has purchased the lesilence of Dr.

E. E. Jenkins on Magnolia avenua the consid A new brick hotel, having all the cornforti of tl mor erynatre. bCSpl Convenient to all depot and landiriKB. Especially adapted to trasfcBitSSCrk Elepantly furnished room, aincle or en suite.

Tabu a fc-ood tin hotel was built, furnished and operan as a $3.00 a day houBa. 5T5! duced to $2.00 a day, hi' the errkv in better than ever. Thu vear hotel, and the only f3 00 a day hotel in Jacksonville. South JHMtpecpl ere alwavs at home there. The omnil is meets all trains.

Secura rooma mtU D. F. Thompson, of theTuscawilla eration beiug Sinclair's Real Estate Agency negotiated the sale. Thio is ter of Gen. Fedro Gigueiedo, one of News, the city in the interest of his progressive paper.

The one of the prettiest houses in Orlando it teletcraph. BURTQN K. 13A.KI19, lJroprfo1 the initiators of the Hevolution.who was condemned to death and shot by the Spaniards in Saint Iago, 1871. News is published in the finest sec tion in the State and our business train to Tampa. On making his acquaintance you are at once Impressed with his plainness and unassuming manner.

Although now only a man of about thirty-four or thirty-five he occupies the most responsible position on the World, next to the editor-in-chief. He designed and also superintended the construction of the present new building occupied by the World. Eighteen years ago he was living in Florida, when Sanford was hardly known, and was a resident oi Orange county at that time. His trip to Florida is a vacation from business pressure. From Indian river he goes to Tampa, then to Havana and thence to Spain before returning to his home in New York.

ilantleello Contti'utinn. The climate of Florida has been shown to great advantage this winter. The cold ha3 been very severe in this country and in Europe, but in H. F. MARTIN GORDON 11.

KOGLKS. men will in it a medium by Fifteen mules and fifteen carts arrived on the steamship Mascotte which they can reach the people of that section. Arcadian. from Tampa on Tuesday last from Messrs. Walker Miller.

Lake City Citizen. J. Cross, the land man, Is now lo and Mr. Burdette secured it at a bargain. The Orange county Sunday school convention will be held at Apopka Feb, 19 and 20.

Every school in. the corty is requested to appoint and send friJvjdele-gates who will be entertained during the session. It ia hoped that much good may be done by the gathering together of friends of the Sunday school movement and the cause be strengthened. Mrs. Mary A.

Nutal, the wife of John Nutal, died at her home in this city Tues cated in Arcadia office in the court house. Deeds drawn and acknowl The Arcadia Street Railway and ROGERS MAR.TYN, WHOLESALE ASD ELIA1L VIM EES Of AM MALEES ii AH'D CMIEffl fines, Liquors, Cigars, Etc. Cosmopolitan Rogers Building, ORLANDO, FLO RID A We import our viws oml lipnors direi lrom Knrope, where we have special agent. "We buy in lar-w nuai.t iti for t-nth, theiefore we can ell in any quantity, large or tuiaL as cheaply us nnv in the country, and ruar-antee the QuaJity to be as 1 "I'A M'M 1AL A1TLiTIOPi TO THE JIG IK A 1K. AireiitH lor MvcrnJ exl brands oi chs in pa trues, Scotch Improvement Company has been or ganized and is now ready to begin the good work of improving Arcadia day night.

She was an old ladv. hav real estate. The capital stoek to Florida we have had nothing more ing lived beyond the alloted time to man The performing bear nuisance was very properly hustled out of town this week. Four hundred feet of hose and two more nozzles have just been' received from proceeds of the sale of, the hand engine. Next is the flooring of the engine house.

The surrounding lakes are yielding a heavy tribute of fish just now, judging from the "big luck" daily displayed by market fishermen on the streets. The remains of Miss Annie Reynolds, who died at her home in Wei bourn Tuesday of a relapse of the la grippe, were gin with is $50,000, half of which severe than a few bracing frosts. amount has been paid in, "and the balance to bo paid in when required. The corporation is a close one, and and had been in a weak condition for some time. Her funeral took place Wednesday afternoon from St.

Luke's Episcopal church, after which her remains wereenterred in the city cemetery. Ktv.H. J. Waliir, vull Ik i Rev. II.

E. Partridge, late of Tallahassee, has been In Monticello for several days visiting relatives. He leaves to-day for his new field of labor In Leesburg, where hi3 many friends wish nim the same success no stock will be put on the market. and Irish Yhikie8, and dirv5t i in po nation of Choice Ceylon Tea. Why send away for your huorr, when we can do as well lor you bate and you know ho you are aling with, and eave your express and tflfM The company ha3 all the capital It will require and will mortgage noth.