Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-05-10
THE FLORIDA SEASON ABOUT'
ENDED.

I
| Conn Times, writing from 81 Angus
tine, Fla, under date of April i3, says
| II seems odd to see tho fashionable
season reversed and the crowd OF no
tcl plcasure-scckers leaving for, instead
Of setting out from, their homes, now
when Summer is just fairly beginning
The hotels OF Florida are now practi
caily empty and are closing "The
season" is about ended. Every day
witnesses the departure Of the belated
ones, whose baggage on the hotel piaz'
zas awaits the omnibus Tor the cars
The few who are now lott are few in
deed and they are gong. Another
week and "tho Ancient City will be
given over to its long Summer browse
And yet the inhabitants all say they
enjoy the Summer most. III IS long,
but not an intensely hot season and
the resident population, leit 10 itseifi
gives itself up to the quiet Summer en-.
Iioyment which its fine situation and
climate afford. They have sailing and
boating on this beautiful bay, by moon
light as well us in the breezy alter
noons-and cool, fresh breeze springs
up nearly every day the summer
through. Other parts oil Florida have
had the same story to teli-that the
Summer is as pleasant as the winter
It seems TO be a TACT that the climate
OF Florida is the best, on the whole, TO
DC iound IN inc united STATES no
wonder II Is becoming. popular with
northern winter tourists, pleasure
seekers and invalIds. 10 the sports
man, Florida oilers the ilncst held In
the Union Tor hunting ana hshing-as
the increasing crowd OF sportsmen,
every Winter, sufficiently attests.-
Down ON the Indian river-a lagoon
OF the sea, on the Atlantic SIDE, extend
ing nearly 200 miles up and down the
coast-the three or four tavcrns now
existing are full, every Winter, with
sportsmen irsm the North, whose tales
OF camping and sporting adventures IN
fishing and hunting are enough 10
arouse the enthusiasm OF everybody
The climate down there is such as to
render that region, what is safe here
TO predict it will become, the best sani-
tarium in the world. Already a good
many sufferers from pulmonary COM
plants are trying il, being willing TO
brave its drawbacks in the shape OF
loneliness and rude ways OF living, for
the sake Of its balmy and unrivaled
wintry air 1t has n Winter climate
which is probably quite equal to that
of Nassau and 1t will in due time be-
come known for its Winter fruits and
vegetables. t fn
This calls TO mind the fact that a
grower of strawberries of whom | pur.
Chased a basketful for breakfast this
morning has shown what this climate
can do FOR fruit even in this region
This man. an immigrant from Georgia
has A place eighteen miles South Of st
Augustine where he il raising A bio
croD Of children and strawberries. He
drove to this city with his first lot Of
strawberrics last Christmas and he sold
them nj the fancy price Of $3.50 per
ouart On the III Of January he came
with bis tirst regular load and sold tbe
trnit at 81 n ouart--coming | believe
twice a week About the 1st Of Feb.
mary bis nricc was 75 CENTS II i
now o5 cents and the strawberry sea.
son is about over ~ -
Bnt other fruit Il coming on Block.
hcrries have bcen rinc for some time
and some ,,ums arc rcady to n;cL
Annles do not eonr;sh in Flo,;da TI,
G.rpl, for a lsr,,e sec,,on Of ,h;s s,a,c
"a no oronre Nowhoro olss No, evor
IN ,ho Wass Ind;os 40 such del;c;ons
oranges @ ern,r MS tbose which con be
raised in Florida. And thousands ' are re