The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-09-27


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Ne = 4 b = oins . our - l6issds have
bad very snpls Assnt disappointments dur
ing the past three weeks. refer partic-
ulss1y u Our stsamboaf fsiIure. to make
connection It ST. MaSkA h the frss in
ssanos severe blow in our harbor pre-
vsassd bost sssrsing out, the next trip
Our piIot Ms taken REX and as1he was
The only licensed one here Il was necessa-
~ 70 secure another, which was done.
then We supposed everything was IN
right, bat on reaching St Marks on tie
third trip We found some leaky places IN
the boiler, and Ave days instead Of ~
many hours, were used up on that trip;
but the repairs have been made and We
are ready 70 start in again bound to win
IL perseverance will do it. 1t is laid down
Id our programme that the Curtis must
run regularly. We intend 70 run her.
i Notices have been posted according TO
law and we propose incorporating our
town on the LIST of October. The day for
inangurating the officers has not been
set, but we now propose tohave that par
~ of our friends present on that occasion,
and then we win try to make up ten-fold
Of pleasure TO cover their disappointment
in mot reaching rs on the FIRST Of the
month. The rough weather will be over
BY that time and there will be no risk 70
run ia getting around South Cape; wewill
also have our arrangements for the boat
better systematized, and the weather viii
be more comfortable, for it has really been
two hot during the past three weeks for
any outdoor rambles.
We are now contemplating the estab-
lishment of . newspaper here, to start
with the christening our town, and we
have several other projects on foot, but
wont food you with too many at this
time.
We have considerable amusement with
the shot gun quarantine at Apalach., and
the last brilliant move Of the County Com
missioners, was the appointment of .
Health Officer here who was instructed
to put q yellow flag At the mouth of our
river by which they actually quaraDtined
us dg0ina osrselves. As soon as we get
our town incorporated we will run our
own quarantine, and also have something
definite to say relative to Sour hsrbor"
which has SO long been claimed by Apa-
lachicola, twenty-five miles distant. As
our election precinct can now show about
one hundred and thirty voters, we are In
clined to think another election will show
us double that number. And we propose
to increase in greater ratio the coming
twelve months. Possibly by that time
we may be inclined to suggest to our good
friends in Apalach., that we will share
with them in Legislative honors. For
the coming term send our candidate and
at the next vote for their nominee. Then
again perhaps they will kindly consent to
allow rs one or two County Commissions
ers. and maybe deputy sheriff, and per
haps we may want some little work done
on our roads, for when an old county
like Franklin, begins to grow lively 1t
one end, it's very apt to wake up the
whole Of it. You will observe that our
end is decidedly lively. During the past
six months upwards of forty dwellings
have been erected in our settlement and
there is not q vacant house, and if you can
show any other town in Florida that has
been built up as rapidly and can furnish
the same quantity of lumber daily from
its mills a. we can, please point it out, it
is certainly not in Florida.
Three years ago there were but four In
habitants here, to-day we number between
five and six hundred souls. By and by
we intend to unite those in grand cho-
rus and let the world know that we are
not asleep. @ O. H KHLY