The Florida agriculturist., 1881-07-20
FLORIDlANA
Geographioal piviaions Of FlOrida.

Levy. Baker, Nassau, Duval, Bradford
. Clay, St. Johns, Putnam and Marion.
WEST FLoRDA-Is composed OF the coun-
ties of Escambia. Santa Rosa, Washington
Walton. Holmes, Jackson ana Calhouh'
MIDDLE FLORIDA-Is composed of the
counties of Gadsden, Liberty, Frank lin
Leon, Wakulla, Jefferson, M"'tlson' 1ayIoE
Lafayette and Hamilton
SOUTH FLoRIDA-Is composed OF the
counties of fernando. sumter Ol5ESe'
Volusia, ,Brevard, Polk, Hillsborough, Man
atee. Monroe and Dade
We were presented on Monday
by Mrs. w. G. Ferris, with two
mancoes from the trees in her yard.
AS nice and large as those raised
any where else.-Gulf Coast Pro-
greSS.
There is actually sufficient tomatoes
decaying in our county TO supply
half the State if they were canned,
and still no one will undertake the
profitable enterprise. An exper-
fenced man in the business would res
alize a handsome profit.-Ldhe Ctty
Reporter.
Mr.. r. 7. Stockton, agent in charge
of the Southern Express Company's
office in this city, has just received
schedule OF greatly reduced rates on
packages shipped via the route be
tween this city and Baltimore, Phil>
adelphia and New York. On small
packages the rate in most instances
is cheaper than the postage which
would be required to transmit them
throuyh the United States mails. For
example, on one pound or less to any
one of the above named points the
rate by express now is only 20 cents
(old rate rs cents)over one pound to
Two, 30 cents, two pounds to three
only 45 cents, while five pound
package may be sent Tor IS cents.
Through the mails, at l cent ler
ounce, the charge would be 80 cents
on this last.-JdchSOn0iHe UnlOn
{: Lcesburg is improving very rapidly |
this summer, and if improvements
continue at the present rate, in a !
Years time it will be twice the size !
it is now. New buildings are not !
only being erected, but old ones are
being remodeled, and our citizens
are improving the looks 'of their
residences generally. We hope this
spirit OF improvement will be instlll-
I'd into the Town Council. Our
thorougbfares need improving. The
bushes. weeds and stumps should be
cut out OF the side streets, and many |
streets now closed should be opened. |
Main street, by all means, should be
by placing sawdust on the
street which would eventually make
it hard and tirm.-Sanater County |
AdU07lce.
On Sunday night, between the
hours Of twelve and one o'clock, the
Heights were or seemed to be the
locality ON which occurred one of the
strangest phenomena we have ever
been called on to chronicle. At the |
hour above stated large ball OF fire
was seen to seemingly rise out Of the
North end of the hill and move along
its brow, i'll Southerly direction,
gaining in velocity as it moved. AT
intervals 1t was seen to shoot out
streaks OF fire accompanied by his
sing noise, while in its wake appear.
Cd long line OF blue light that grad
ually faded away. When it reached
the vicinity Of Uis ge~gal and was
going at great speed, the fiery ball
suddenly shot into the air and eXpIod-
Cd with a loud noise. We are unable
10 account for this strange phenome-
non and therefore leave the problem
tor wiser heads to solve.-P0tdtkd
Uerold.
We hear good deal just now about
enlarged transportation facilities on
the St. Johns the coming winter. II
halt the expectations circulated by
the various rumors arc realized by the
,ublic, We will have such fleet of
boats on the st. Johns as was never
before seen on navigable river. The
very latest rumor is that the Ways
cross Railroad Company, will put on
three new and elegant boats to rUn
between Jacksonville and Sanford,
and that Tyson&Smith are going 10
follow suit with a companion piece 70
the Fred de Barry. Ot course all tEAs
is rumor. Nothing, as Tar as the pub,
lie can know at present, having as
sumed a tangible shape.-The most
tanoihle assurance OF an additional
Loaf comes from De Barry, the owner
nf the merchant line. He has cons
,r,nulated a new and elegant boat, TO
rnn in connection with the FREQ de-