The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-02-21

ST. Augustine needs frst-class restaurant.
Florida oraages are sbeing shipped 10 Cali
forntA a. - #
The "Owl Club" is popular social club al
Palatka.
Titusville.
The Fort Ogden market is overstocked with
fine cabbage. 49, ~. -
Waldo wfll soon complete her handsome
new schOOl-h
Rev Mr.. bowman delivered . temperancs
lecture in Monticello Vs -
There are four large tnrpentine stills in
operation at Live Oak.
The grand military parade at the State Fair
will take place on Thursday. ~
-Fonea fires are still raging in Putnsm
county, and doing much damage.
The merchants OF Monticello are making ef-
forts to abolish the credit system.
The exports of Lake City last year amounted
to 1915 900, not including lumber.
in Florida there are go Sunday schools,
5000 scholars, and 4 686 teachers
There is an opening for frst-class livery
stable in the thriving town of Marianna
Mr.. L. Beynet proposes to start an olive
grove on one of the keys near Key West
An the lands sold for taxes in Suwannee
county were bought by private individuals.
One hundred and fifty quail were secured in
one day by three hunters in Alachua county
There were only three deaths in Key West
during the the thirty days ending on the nth
inst
"A Pensacola merchant has received con-
sgnment of fifty boxes of tomatoes from Key
Wes
"A gentleman of Jefferson count has pur-
chased $50 worth of melon seed to ant this
season.
Track laying on the Florida Soutl IN Rail-
roa was to have been completed to )cala on
the III.
Gorge Alfred Townsend, who is id to he
suit, ng from the govt, has come to F rida .or
his ,lth.
Tie Pensacola Commercial says ..scamba
county wants a substantial jail and j lstice of
the Peace.
"A number of fine buildings are beil ,erected
by the Town improvement Conn my" of
Cedar Key.
Boston capitalists have purchased Ids near
Live Oak for the purpose OF establishi New
England colony.
AT recent sale of lots owned by Polk
county, in the town of Barlow, Nv cniy- our lots
brought 81 ,563.79
The Jacksonville Unions boom continues
1t has orders for 900 extra copies of a single is
sue during the fair
The Young Mems Christian Association of
Pensacola enjoyed pleasant reunion ON the
evening of the 18th.
Senator Call has introduced bill in the
Senate providing for an inGFeasesof mail service
on the Florida coast
The State Sunday-schoOl Convention, held
in Jacksonville last week, closed its labors on
Wednesday evening
The editor of The Waldo Cracker has gone
intothe real estate business. He evidently thinks
there's millions in it."
The trustees of the Mariana Academy gave
agrand calico ball for the benefit of that insttu-
ton last Friday evening
A gang of bur- glars made several attempts at
robbery in Paatka last week, but they were
thwarted in every instance
The editor of the Cedar Key Journal has
been ieasiing on a turnp weighing ten and a
halt pounds, raised at Bronson
An old sheep raiser in Santa Rosa county
says that one good bell 10 every ten sheep is an
absolute protection agains, dogs.
Key West was recently deprived of mail IA
cities for whole week, which made "ye local
of the Democrat feel like swearing
-Leesburg wants hook and ladder company
and bucket brigade. Every town should have
some means of protection against fire.
In the yard Of Mr.. T. p Kennedy, OF Tampa,
are several orange trees on which ripe or
angrs, young green oranges and blossoms
We see ii stated that Mr.. Disston offers 100
acres OF land 10 the person who exhibits the
largest number of articles at the State Fair
The Hebrew congregation of Jacksonville
has purchased lot for sc 200, upon which
they will soon build a handsome synagogue
Complaints of irregularities o. mails come
from all sections ofthe State. There is evident
Iva screw or several Of them) loose somewhere
Milton has a flourishing Lodge of Good
Templars. Her matrimonial market is brisk and
much interest is manifested in religious matters
Green Cove Springs, says the Spring, should
have a loan and building association. A good
institution when properly managed and cice
Uera
Mr.. VIM. Parsons, editor of the Brooklyn
SIR ish Post, promises to settle in will ge thrifty
six lies west of Palatka, 500 swedes the inst
of Nay.
The State Press Association will I'D an an
nual meeting in Jacksonville during th, fair The
President, Mr. II. B. McCallum, desire a full al
tendance.
Three hundred and seventy pound of black
bass were taken from the Kissimmee river, by
four men, in two hours Some of then weighed
fifteen pounds.
Lieutenant Governor Bethel recently dislo.
Gated his shoulder by fall while on hoard a
schooner. He is doing well and hopes 10 be all
right in a few days.
Barlow has been visited by an evangelist
and the Informant says that he might have done
much good here had ii not been for his fondness
for passing the hat.
-The6cotch citizens OF Jacksonville have or.
ganized 1.-THE Scottish Association of Jackson
vile, Florida" The object of the association is
mutual improvement.
-Kissimmee City, on the South Florida Rail
road, at the head of the Kissimmee river, is being
rapidly built up, and is being peopled with a de.
sirable class or settlers. - ~ s
The County Commissioners of Sumter
county have generously donated lot to the Bap.
fist congregation Of Sumterville, upon which
they intend TO erect q church.
e During the past year 1905 vessels entered