The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-08-16

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satisfadtorilY Bos tho sonpany. New po-
tatces have been brought 70 town this
week and selling for 90 cents per bushel.
We call the attention of the people
Of Punta RassA, Fort Myers, and the sur
rounding cou ntry to the fact that the
Postmaster at Punta Raaap has resigned.
A letter has been received at the Post
Office Depart ent, Washington, calling
upon the citizens of the shove places %
select and recommend some at and proper
person for the Office. If steps are not
taken In this direction at once the Office
will be aboli shed, and the citizens now
benefited by the mail route via Punta
Rassa will be deprived of the facilities of
the mail, which may, work serious detri-
ment to their interese-List Of exports
from Key West ending July 80: $4,000
cigars, 1000 pounds of sponge, 20 pack
ages OF junk, 10 barrels of pine apples
and 10 barrels of cocoanuts.-Kev West
Key.
Sometime since a party wanted a
horse, asked all his friends that he thought
would know, if they knew of one for sale
none knew Of any. One ten cent line in
THIS paper brought seven horses IN three
days, and one was bought at moderate
price. Fodder was scarce in Jasper and
the surrounding section-nearly every one
was wanting fodder, but no one knew
where to get it. A small "ad" put in by
one man made him able to keep supply
sufficient for his own need and the demand
of others-Mr. J. D. Tuten has brought
us two stalks of corn, of the old gourd
seed variety, which has been grown sue
cessively on his fathers and his own place
since 1889, and challenges the State to
show anything to beat it. One stalk has
sec ears and fhe other eight, grown on
blackjack land which never has been ma
nured, and this being the ninth crop.
Now, say old Hamilton does not rank
with the best farming lands in the STATED
Jasper Times
we are not going it strong on or
anges this year, because the cold last win
ter was too severe for the trees in this
locality. Still we have seen some orange
blooms this week and some fine fruit
growing, and if the people will make
good effort at the next State Fair this
county may take the premium again on
the finest specimens of that fruit.-By the
first Tuesday in September the tax book
will be complete. We hope that real
estate, particul arly in town, will be valued
more carefully by the Assessor than for
merly. Some property is not valued at
more than one-sixth its cash price, accord
ing to the books of lssO.-An Orange
county gentlema spent a day here this
week, and after looking around expressed
his admiration for Lake City and its back
country, and, what is more, is about to
give practical proof of that admiration
by the purchase of house and lot. He
is pleased with our schools and churches.
and is satisfied to strike his tent right
here among US. His principal object is
to get away from malaria.-Lake City
Reporter.
Capt. G. W. Keep of Orange Lake,
and one OF the largest orange growers in
Florida, spent last Tuesday in our town.
He was looking for lands on which to
plant fruit an start sheep farm. He
left Wednesday morning for Tennessee,
but will be here again in the early Fall
He thinks Gadsden the finest county in
Florida.-Messrs. Howard, Walker &
Co., have gon to work in earnest. Mr..
Howard left for Louisville, KY, last Sat-
urday to lay in a supply of tools, provis-
ions etc., and Mr.. Walker has started
with crowd of hands to cutting the
right away for the new railroad. This
is strong company and stirring one
and we have no doubt will complete the
road in the stated time.-We read letter
yesterday from William J.. Mosely, for
merly of this place in which he stated
that Mr.. John Balo, (who left here the
first of this year for Tampa) and all of
his family were down sick, and have been
for some time; he has lost one of his chill
dren and is in very destitute circum-
stances. Mr.. Balo left Quincy although
he was prevailed upon by many of our
citizens to remain. We are sorry for
him.-Qui'acy Herald
The courteous and efficient agent OF
the j. p. & M. r. r. here, Mr. w. S.
Jordan informs US that the able manager
of the road, Maj. G. H. Allen, was here
on Wednesday last Maj. Allen proposes
to move the car shed which was built
some months ago in Tallahassee, and turn
il into ware house 45x50 feet. This will
not be put on the site of the old warehouse
but will occupy the place which was used
as cattle pen several hundred feet from
the old site. Mr.. Allen contemplates
erecting the small building only for the
purposes of the Fall business as it is too
late to commence building the warehouse
proper which he expects to construct of