The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-08-29

Jacksonville is said to be distress
ingly healthy.
1t is said that Gainesville will have
Republican paper.
Funds are being raised to build an
Episcopal Church at Tampa.
"A telegraph line is proposed from
APalachicola to Mariana.
Large quantities of lines and lemons
are being shipped from Tampa
The Herald says it is probable that
Quincy will soon have bank.
The people of Volusia propose to
hold county fair about Christmas.
The merchants of Lake CITY ship
'ver 1000 pounds of hides weekly.
MIR. Angus Nicholson, of Gadsden
'ounty, is exhibiting four-pound potatoes.
1t is said that the mechanics of
gainesville have not had an idle dav this
year.
All the brick buildings in Live Oak
we're built of brick made in Suwannee
.ounty.
Only eight miles remain to be graded
n the Jacksonville and St. Augustine
.ailroad.
The Cracker thinks the growth of
NJ aldo demands bank for that prosper
rs town.
The taxable property Of St. Johns
."unty has increased 100000 within the
asst year.
DR. w. F. Bynum is spoken of as a
andidate for State Senator from Suwan-
.ce county.
Major w. H. Milton, of Jackson
ounty, is mentioned a. a candidate for
he Legislature
"A party of Georgians are prospect
ing in Jackson county for location for a
:urpentine farm.
Several carloads of iron for the Live
Oak and Rowland's Bluff Railroad were
ceived at Live Oak last week.
The steamer Alabama has made TWEEN
ty-one trips to Cuba this season, CARRYING
10000 beef cattle, worth *l6s 900
The Pensacola Loan and Building
Association has proved such success
that another one is TO be organized.
MIR. a. L. Eichelberger, of Marion
county, is shipping lemons and will com
mence shipping oranges early next month
The real and personal property as
sessed for taxation in Monroe county
shows an increase of $lO9,07l over last
year.
Prof. Eastman will observe the tran
sit of Venus at Cedar Key. The French
will also make observations from the same
place.
Report says that engineers are survey
ing the route for railroad from Live
Oak, via Lake Butter and Starke, to some
point on the Gulf
The Tribune says that Captain ohm
I. Lesley, of Tampa, had several haw
trees grated last year with apple buds.
which are now bearing.
Live Oak Bulletin: "People who
think that there is no boom in Live Oak
re susperlatively mistaken. They don't
know anything about it"
"A sweet potatoe 4I4 inches in cir
conference, raised in the sandy soil of
iiillsborough county, is on exhibition at
the Progress Office, Tampa.
New churches, school houses. bust
less houses, dwellings and a new hotel
are among the present and prospective
improvements at BroOksyilIe.
A Jackson county man, who was ap-
pointed, and failed to qualify and dis.
charge the duties of road commissioner
was fined s25 by Justice of the Peace
Mr. George W. Wilson, editor and
Proprietor of the LdcOn, has purchased
ne OcaId runner. ana the TWO papers
will be consolidated under one manage
nent, with Mr.. Wilson as editor.
"A number of the public schools Of
Putnam county will open next Monday
The remaining schools will begin on the
first Monday in October, but all will bt
kept open for the same length of time. (
Atlanta (Ga.) Post-Appeat; "With
twenty new railroads in process of build
ing, and additions to the passenger and
freight steamers on her rivers, Florida
boasts a remarkable season of prosper
ity."
The walking match at Pensacola wa
discontinued on the goth on account O
rain. One Of the parties had made forty
two miles and three laps and the othel
forty-one miles and six laps. The match
was to have been resumed on the 27th.
The Waldo and Santa Fee lax,
steamboat canal is nearing completion
The Gainesville AdcOcate says it will play
no small part in bringing the Lake Re
gion" into notice and adding ten-fold to it,
present energetic and prosperous popula
fi0n