The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-08-09

tiquity of st. Marks as city.
Mr.. E. F. Dickinson, of Madison, was
married to Miss Ella M. Sawyers, of New
Market, Tenn, on the 2sth ult.
White Spring, suwannee county, is
becoming favorite wate1ng-place and
the hotel there has been full thus far this
season.
The Sun and Bee wants to have the
name Of Gainesville changed to Alsohua,
thinking perhaps thus to capture the cap
ital next time.
Florida coffee weeds are said to be
an excellent green fertilizer for orange
groves; besides they will not attract
stock and make them break into the en-
closure. One planting is all that is nee
essary.-Tampa Tribune.
Judge Hayden, of Atlanta, Ga, who
has place in Orange county, is there try
ing the French system of ensilage. His
experiments will be watched with interest
by many agriculturists in the State, who
prove successful in this climate.
The Semi Tropical is the name of
new paper just started at Lake Eustis,
Orange county, by John A. Macdonald
and Benz. ii. Vogt. 1t is sprightly little
sheet, full of Florida information and is
destined to do good work in the interest
of immigration and development.
We learn that on Monday last during
the prevalence of thunder storm, near
Fort Dade in fernando county, Mrs.
Pearce, the mother of q. G. Pearce, one
of onr stage drivers between Tampa and
Brooksville, with her daughter and hired
man were in the field planting potatoes,
when a stroke OF lightning Frustrated them
all, killing Mrs. Pearce instantly and stun
ming all the others.-Idmpa Progress.
We saw beautiful sight few days
ago in Quitman. 1t was large LeConte
pear tree ten years old with not less than
5000 pears on it. This tree will grow in
this soil equally as well as there, and can
be made source of great revenue to this
county. We learn that the pear crop is
unusually short this season and had the
late frosts not injured the young fruit this
tree would have been full.-MddiSon Re
cOrOer.
Lake City has an annual trade in Sea
Island cotton alone of about three hun
dred thousand dollars, add to this the
lumber, fruit, vegetables, poultry and 9th
er products which find market here, and
it will be seen that quite sum of money
is required to conduct the business of this
place. Banking facilities are needed, and
We often wonder why capitalists have not
given the matter their consideration. Our
public-spirited citizens would give their
encouragement to any such enterprise, and
its necessity would naturally bring it
prominently before the public. Reporter.
AN old citizen who was little hilari.
Gus last Saturday night was taken and tied
to the piazza post of building on Front
stroOf and there left in tho dronching raiI
by certain unknown parties. The old
gent when he found that the rain was de-
scendlng with such force as to make hin
uncomfortable, set up yells and shouts or
assistance. Assistance came in the shape
OF one OF the guardians Of the city's yeace,
and walked the old man off to jail. This
was adding insult to injury We doubt
not that this was done by some mischiev-
Gus young men as a joke; but it was car
rled too far. Such jokes ought not to be
INDUCED in.-Key West Key.
Several young men left for st. Mary's
in small sail boat on Sunday last, and all
went well until on the homeward journey.
When they reached the sound, dead
calm prevailed, and strong ebb tide was
flowing, in consequence of which they
found themselves being borne rapidly
seward. An anchor was thrown out,
but as they were in deep water, the only
effect of the move was to part the cables.
After various casualties of like nature.
the young gentlemen decided to abandon
the craft and swim ashore. They accor-
dinghy Invested themselves of clothing,
and committed themselves to the deep,
leaving boat and clothes to their fate, and
fortunately all reached shore. How they
reached home, deponent sayeth not, but
it is certain that when the boat was found
next day, there were just six complete
suits of clothes in it. Fig leaves were
probably in high demand. -Fsrmandimd
Express
Geo. NJ. Barbour has drawn plans,
specifications and elevations of a forty
room hotelfor Geo. E. Sawyer, of Sanford.
AS an architect, Mr.. Barbour is quite as
skillful as the majority of the profession
als.-J. Woford Tucker, Ii. D., of San
ford, has been elected delegate to the
Ecumenical Conference of Methodism
which will meet in London, England
Engineers are at work upon q preliminary
survey of the Sanford and Lake Eustis
Railroad. Report says there is wealthy
company behind this enterprise, and that
the early. building Of the road is as
sured.-Chief Engineer Trafford has been