The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-12-05

The tot1l number OF deaths At fer4e-
cola daring the epidemic was 1911. I;
The Franklin county pamphlet win
BE ready for distribution in few days.
The Esv Era proposes to print an
immigration pamphlet for Madison caan-
~ i
Hon Z Rumley, late Of Illinois, has
Joined the editorial staff Of the Palatta
yOswnaL
The publication of the Pensacola
semi-~eekly AdcGnce- Gazette was resam-
ed on the 26th nit. i
Major b. w. Bellamy. of jefferson
county, recently rold in one day, at Qant-
man, Ca, l02 bales of cotton.
An old shell has been picked up near
s. Augustine, supposed to have been
6red from Fort St. Marco in I74O.
Jasper Times: Rev. j. N Reid dag
\ potato last week that measured two
feet and SIX inches in circumference"
Mr.. John Ransom, of Washington, d.
c, has arrived at Jacksonville, To assume
the duties Of Night and News editos of
the Times.
The Mariana Courier says Pensa-
cOlsis market garden will next year be
located in Jackson county, along the p.
&A-RR
The publication Of the Gulf Coast
Progress has been resumed at Braidef-
town, Msnatee county, with Nj. S. G.
CDham As editor and Mr.. o. J. Andrea
- Publisher
Jasper Times, Nov. 25th: "a rail
road IL 10 be built from the main line Of
the : r. & w. Railway to the Suwannce
Sulphur Springs, and is expected to he
completed in ten days"
The Madison Ne,c Era says Mr.. E.
5 Tyner Of that place gathered 32s bush
els Of sweet potatoes from three-quarters
Of an acre Of land, and left enough in ;he
Pstsh 20 fatten twenty hogs
The ST Augustine Weekly learus
that DIR J. J. Harris and Mr. Chas f.
DOngherfy have been placed in the field
for the SPeakership of the next Assembly.
Both have handled the gavel before and
either would make an excellent Speaker
Madison Neac Era, Nov 29th: There
we're shipped by Mr. Bitch last Monday
night from Madison for the jacksonville
market tEenty-four head beef cattle, tlrir-
" bead pork hogs, and from sevent, five
20 one hundred head Of different kinds of
Poultry-turkeys, ducks, chickens, etr.
Jacksonville Union, 30th ult Last
evening the most brilliant event of The
past twelve months in Hebrew circles Was
celebrated at the Jewish Synagogue and
NJ James Hotel, in this city. Miss Car
ne Baer, Of Philadelphia, was united in
marriage with Mr.. Albert H. Leon, of Balm
bridge, Ga"
Madison Recorder: " 4 number Of
our young business and professional gents
are preparing TO 60 into raising vegeta-
bles for the northern markets on large
scale. There is small fortune for every
one who undertakes it and carries on the
work with necessary diligence We v'ish
them all success"
The BrOOksyille Crescent says lille
girl has solved the problem of the coE:art.
The parents Of three little children awake
them several nights ago to see the comet.
They were asked to guess what it Has.
One little girl said she "reckoned that
the moon had taken off her back hair sud
hung II on a star"
Mariana Courier " We are rtlia-
bly, informed that the cars will be abb: TO
run from Pensacola TO within ten milcS Of
Mariana by the time of the fair. 9'i;e
entire road will be completed to Mariansia
by Christmas day, at which time allah
contractors viii take dinner in our tos D.
That's what all the contractors say"
Jasper Times, 25th ult: A train: Of
I've wagons, containing three families,
from Polk county, Ga, passed through
town last Thursday, on their way to IcIk
county, Fla Upon inquiry we learaed
that they emigrsted from Hillsborosgh
county, Fla, FIVE years ago, and are Itow
returning. "There is no place like
home" =;
The Jefferson County Truck Farmers
Association met at Monticello on the 9Th
ult, adopted constitution and by-ls.ws,
and elected the following permanent :'fii-
GERS President, Col w. c. Bird Wee.
Presidents, DIR. r. Scott and Mr.. j f.
Girardeau; Secretary and Treasurer, Sir
7. NJ Puleston. The Association will
hold another meeting on the 18th.
Barlow Informant: "We are: in
formed that i. .. Keen has dug thirt9sen
rows Of sweet potatoes, thirty yards in
length, from which he measured severity
Eve bushels Of potatoes. This is at The
rate Of 300 bushels to the acre. Who
can equal this in the United States? al
SSf cents per bushei, this would bt' a
tsOOerop per acre, and FIVE such acres
would buy q good farm. Polk countt j.
the land Of promise for the newcomer y
-Pensacola Aduance- Gazette. The