The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-12-04
STATE NEWS.

AHGIscS OehNcty WASOu WA tWtzr'. WV
from Ross factory last Friday Itsleoks
businesslike and reminds ene of lity.
The ice factory will soon be I'm operation.
-Brooksvile Crescent =. If nothing
happens to prevent, Brooksyilie will be
able to show handsome academy oext
year. Then for professor and corps
of handsome cadets BY all means Let us
have them "A move is ott foot among
some Of our enterprising citizens to es-
tablish Geographic communication with
the rest of the world The outlook is
very promising.
Monticello Constitutions. MIR. TX r.
Simkin' Jersey bull has arrived. and Il is
a little beauty. Our stock raisers can
now have all opportunity to iuprove,their
stock, as the Jerseys do we'll in this conn
try and are fine mixers e.. Nearly all
the grist-mills in the lower portion Of
this county have been forced to cease
grinding in consequence of the scarcity
OF water That of Mr. J. w Edwards,
near Waukeenah, however, has an mex
haustible supply of water, and is kept
busy. Mr.. Edwards has one of the best
water powers in Middle Florida.
Key West Democrat We under
stand that the cocoanuts planted upon
the keys are doing remarkably well.
There is no doubt hut VIVA. in a short
time they Will grow into large industry
... The election for the Alderman TO ill
the vacancy caused by the resignation Of
r. y. Monsalvatge, passed off very
quietly last Tuesday, Mr. Peter II.
Knight ontstripping his oppo'ents by y
fair majority =. Schooner Mary Jane ar
rived last Monday from Nassau With fruit
aud passengers. The Captain reports
that of Sombrero light he discovered
cotton drifting up the Gull. lie imfnetai
ately hauled to, and succeeded in saving
Sc bales
Tampa Tribune: Byron Phillips,
Esqr., Of Paris, Texas, arrived i'll Tampa
with his family last week, with the nten-
ton of making this his home and prac-
ticing his profession, that of he law. lie
has already purchased 10, IL town aall
also owns tract of land in the country
We heartily welcome Mr. Phillips. !. j.
Mr.. J. J. Mcclure, OF Pensacola, reached
Tampa on Thursday last. He comes Tor
the purpose of experimenting the ergo
ton Of ii. A. Snodgrass' ice factory H..
The track-laying force on the South Flor
ida Railroad, under the superintendent
of Captain George Baker, laid on last
Friday one mile and three quarters! of
track. This is the tastes. work Of the
kind ever done in Florida.
Lake City Columbia Star, We learn
that an accident occurred last Sundaygin
the lower part of the county, near Mikes
vile, by which Claude Weeks, sged ABOUT
20, son of Mr.. Jonathan Weeks, lost his
life. Young Weeks had taken his a,ofse
to water, and, on his return, started ia a
full run, the horse SHE'D, throwing W edks
against a tree inficting injuries, from the
effects of which he died in two hours i
Though we have excellent mills il this
comfy, and quantity of the finest tin
Der in the State, we daily hear the cont
plant OF want of lumber for bailding pair
poses. Everywhere throughout orr go'.1l-
ty there seems to be a building boost,
-
farmers are building better houses. aha
barns. In our towns number of nes~
buildings are going up.
Lake City Reporter Mr. NJ IL.
Scarborough bought one day during tie
week 5000 oranges from gentleman r.
siding a short distance in the country, fSr
which he paid him $50. Eight years ago
friend gave this gentleman, who. was
then settling in the woods, titteen very
small seeding sprouts, which he imlneSi
ately planted in the ground he was just
in the act of clearing up preparatory 10
cultivation. He succeeded in saving al
but two, and the 5000 oranges sold 10
Mr.. Scarborough the other day are paft
of the result. There are a great many.
still on the trees, and the owner now saya:
Sand IF had only planted ten acres IN
oranges at the same time-only eight
years agop And~n the ears of those
who are still delaying, echo answers:
"And if-and if" The moral is appsf
ent. Let it bear fruit. IS.
Tampa Guardian. Sweet POTATOES
bring fifty cents per bushel. Oranges
are selling for fifty cents per hundred.
-. THAT is not much more than fifty
cents per bushel for the golden apples,s'
is H.. Judge Buff commenced work
last Monday on his hotel on Folk street.
just one block from the Gstdrtlia,s build
ing The hotel will contain one h;indreJ
rooms. DIR. II. NJ Bruce has purcbaseit
several lots on Franklin street, from Mr.
E. A. Clarke, and will erect building
With fifty rooms to be used as a sanitarinm
for invalids. The fine staunch steamer
Eliza Hancox will leave Jacksonvflle
about the 2Sth instant for Cedar Key,
where she will be placed on = iue bea
tween that place and Tampa, RAINING in
connection with the steamer Caddo Belle:
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