Bartow and Fort Meade, Florida News of March 1883

Bartow and Fort Meade, Florida News Of March 1883

Edited by Spessard Stone from the Bartow Informant of Saturday, March 10, 1883.



Bartow--Town Directory

Religious Services. Preaching by Elder J. M. Hayman, Baptist on the 1st Sunday in each month.

Preaching by the Rev. W. C. Jordan, Methodist, on the 2d and 4th Sundays of each month.

Sunday-school every Sunday morning.

Post-Office-Mrs. N. C. Gresham, P. M. Tampa mail arrives Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 8 P. M., leaves Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at 6 A. M. Fort Meade mail arrives on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at 10 A. M., and leaves on the same day at 1 P. M. Office hours from 8 A. M. to 12 M., and 1 to 5 P. M. No mail delivered on Sunday.

Fort Meade Items

The damage to Hayman's mill by the fire of last week was about $75, but as the main belt was burnt, it will be a week or two before any sawing can be done. Had the fire not been discovered in time, the mill and lumber yard would have been destroyed.

At the M. E. church, South, on Thursday evening of last week, by the Rev. C. E. Pelot, Mr. L. V. Tillis and Miss Sallie McKinney were joined together as husband and wife. Congratulations are now in order from friends, and the writer joins them in wishing the happy couple long years and happiness.

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony, late of Palmetto, are residing in the Roberts home, and we hope they may be so well pleased with our little town as to make it their permanent home.

S. H. Robeson and family haved moved into their new cottage, Magnolia terrace, and are at home once more to their friends.

Mr. McMurray and son of Indianapolis, Ind. are among the late arrivals at the McKinney house. These gentlemen are in search of a location for grove and future home, and think they have found the place.

C. C. Wilson is in Tampa, and during his absence Monroe Scott and "Doc" Lightsey attend to business at the store.

Dr. French, with several other gentlemen, have been prospecting here for some days past, and from the way they have been moving about, evidently mean business of some kind.

No need to say anything about rain, or rather the need for it, for I presume crops all over the country are suffering from the effects of the drought as much as they are here.



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