Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-07-14
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Lake Weir Notes.

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Lake Weir Notes.
Rain every day.
TOlerably warm weather.
Pleasant airs from the Atlantic.
Refreshing breezes from the Gulf.
The GAINESVILLE delegation at the
, settlement is doing well.
Harvey and Ed. are the boss or
ange growers.
George Dick is beginning to look
like cracker.
w. II. TURNKEY has moved on to
his homestead.
Ned and Fay are two interesting
jewels.
Misses Fannie and Mamie are
very fascinating young ladies.
Davis seasons his law studies with
pony and pillow.
Morton is very nearly related to
Peck's Sun.
Mr.. Turnkey has received some
fine hound pups from Kentucky.
Florida fleas and gnats will fur
nish them occupation for the sum.
mer.
Indications are that they will
give good mouths in pursuing the
deer.
| Davis Il. started fawn when GO
ing to the pioneer Club" on the
east side.
A very interesting lady is a men,
Der of that club.
Ed. T. saw fine doe while driv-
ing to the station yesterday.
1t is said that lady on the east
side wears a jett pin.
Mr.. Ferd Jet and one of the Pho
neers were "mashed" on each other
at the picnic.
Ferd thinks he has golden spoon
in his reach. He was taken for
New York drummer.
Raph. Jett is building houses for
Mr.. TURNKEY and Mr.. Streator.
Raph thinks it is time he was
looking around for life partner.
Rev. Mr.. Scott, formerly of Green
wood cemetery. expects to produce
bearing grove in four years.
The roof on George Dicks home
stead house produces good shade.
George does not recommend it for
the rainy season.
Tandy Smith, a Mississippian
and cracker are trying to hold the
grove in the slow pressure" against
the weeds.
We were all glad to learn that
the sickness of Miss Emma Lyman,
which was the cause of her brother
Sans sudden exit from Florida,
was of short duration, and that she
was able to take part In the gradua-
ting exercises.
Capt. Carney, brother-in-law of
Mr.. Poidexter and Mr.. Mack Whit
field, has one of the finest locations
on the lake.
Mr.. Eph. Carney's grove will
yield large crop. Pity 'tis that
only two feet rest on Mr.. Eph's fen
der.
Fred CasOn is improving in
health; is outstanding his strength
for the fall service, when he ex-
poets to handle a hoe as we'll as
ever.
The young men are all smiles
since Miss Carney and the Misses
Eagleton returned from school.
Congratulations to the ones who
smile last.
Mr.. Streator breaches on the east
side, in Perrins saw mill, on next
Sunday. "
Alligator stew, gopher soup, and
rattlesnake eggs, scrambled, are oc-
casiOnally found on our bills of fare.
Come to Lake Weir, when our
$50, 900 hotel is built.
The Florida Southern, narrow
guage, is coming.
The Transit thinks of providing
us with a switch.
1t is rumored that the Interna-
tional will not give us the Ego. by"
There are many beautiful and |
healthy locations in Florida, but |
none rivalIng our lake of the MOON
beams, in the county of Marion,
midway between the ocean and the
gulf. Not only have we health AMI
the beautiful, but orange groves in
their natural state, and some young
groves beginning to bear, and
many in a fine state of cultivation,
which, in few years, will be filed
with OGDEN fruit and give ample
returns for years of toll and eXpec-
tation. If you wish to live without
work and self-denial, do not come
Florida, If you want to live where
labor is honorable, come to Lake
Weir; here everybody works and
idleness is the detested thing.
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