The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-07-19
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towards the cost Of Publishing > county
pamphlet
The B0rtOsc Informant has made
diligent hnt fruitless -cuquiry for she
weeviI-proof comwhich was reported a
having been grown in that region.
-BllaviIle had real, genuine, old
fashioned Fourth of July celebration,
with reading Of the Declaration of indie
Pendence, basket dinner" and all the
other indisPensables and eoncomitants-
Sorry they didn't invite the FLoRIDIAS.
Mayor Lutterloh has had two mem
bers Of the new Board of Health before
him f0r keeping their premises in bad con-
dition and fined them both The Mayor
Is determined to impress upon all, high
aud low, the Importance of keeping their
premises Clean Cedar Key Journal
Mr.. Wilson, two sons and female
members Of the family reached Pensacola
on Tuesday, bound for Monticello. These
people are from Names county in the
Lone Star State They speak of Texas
a great farming country, but think it
impossible for a man to preserve his
health.-PensdcOLd AdoG,sce
The Beach Hotel company are now
agitating a street railway to the beach,
and in our opinion should be encouraged
in the project. Centre street is broad
enough TO admit of railway from the
beach direct to the depot. The right
men are at the head Of this enterprise and
We may confidently expect 70 see it sue
cessfnlly carried out-FernGndinG Err
press.
The tax salex advertised to come off
on the 9Th Of July, have been postponed
to the first Monday in September, by or
der Of the Board of County Commits
sioners. This act of clemency on the part
Of the Board will doubtless be apprecia-
ted by the delinquents as it gives
them two months more to arrange with
the revenue officer and they ought to feel
thankful.-.&drke Telegraph.
Every now and then We see state
ment in some of our exchanges that such
and such place is beyond frost line.
What do they mean? There is no place
in South Florida but what has more or
less frost at some time during the winter
Even in Cuba, we are told, there are
years in which frost occurs. As general
thing, the frosts in South Florida are
light, and do but little Baritone
Informant.
- Those weighty editorials of the
average country editor upon the newly
discovered comet, were suddenly cut short
by the sad news from Washington. Most
Of them, however, got chance to locate
the comet in different place"
The above squib, from the Union item
man, We take to be a slur upon every
State paper edited outside of the city of
jacksonville 1t amounts t. nothing, but
shows degree OF ill-breeding and ego
tIsm that is really remarkable.-.&. A,G-
g'astine Weekly.
Our citizens, true and intelligent men
a. we knew them TO be, have obligated
the right of way from the point of en-
trance TO Milton and FIVE miles beyond
with two acres Of land for depot purposes,
and telegram from Vice-President Chip
ley is To the effect that Milton is to be on
this grand trunk way. Now, citizens
why stand idle any longer. Let every
man, woman and child prepare for the
new and busy life that this happy con-
summation will inauguratc. - Milton
Standard
One of the peculiarities Of the Key
West ladies, is their general desire to
visit other points during the summer
months. Our acquaintance with them is
extensive, yet we do not know Of one
who does not wish to visit Tampa, Mana
tee, Clear Water, Miami, or other places
just now; while those living on the
Islands or mainland adjoining us, are de
lighted at the thought of spending the
summer with u.s. At this time, there arc
not less than fifty or seventy-five families
sojOuEnisg here, that belong TO some
other piace.-Key Of the Gulf
The taxes TO be collected the present
year. in Jefferson county, are as follows
State taxes, 8 mills; County tax proper
4 mills; building and bridges, mills
school purposes, Fl mills; for county
bonds, 81 mills. Making a total of q
mills, or 800 on each one hundred dol
lars worth Of property. Last year thu
tax amounted to % mills.-In this county
the present year a considerable quantity
Of long staple cotton was planted, and w
are happy to learn that it is looking re
markablv well. Some of our planter
believe that il will yield az much, pc
acre, as the short staple cotton Monti
cello Constit,tion. . >
We fear that the fine undulatinl
country reported by the q. s. Surveyor
Capt DnvAl, a. existing east Of Choco
IiskA win prove : myth Thatportion o
the peninsula is rs well known 10 most o
the army as that surrounding Tampa Bay
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