The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-08-21

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-JGcksOnuiue Herald ::
Gainesville. Bee :: Six hundred lolktrs
hare been obtained for the louisville Ex-
position display, and car ioa4l Of ARTICLES
will be forwarded on the 25tfi
The Green Cove SPRING, post office
has done more than double tae business
during the past four or five ,,lonths than
it ever did within the same months pre-
Eiously.
-DeLand Echo: Mr. R,>sx informs as
that be is in need of skilled ,;echsnics in
his wagon and carriage faet!ry. Three
or four such could find pe'snanent esn-
Ployment. !
Travel North over thes Peninsuiar
road from Ocala and SoutIi Florida lis
very large. The baggage car,s have lat,sly
been filed to the ceiling witls Saratog1s
-Lees5urg Ne'rs
The Starke 7tLgr.v.t yh,ars tis.t
Bradford county possesses cwo o5ahgc
treez larger, although younger. than TIE
celebrated tree at Fort Harry, and pio-
poses To investigate the matts.-
-Gaines,ille Bee: Mr.. Blown, a c.ln-
duetOr on the Transit Railrosl, made me
rum from Fernandina to cedar Kay,
Tuesday, i4th inst, and that; night 'lSa,l
at the latter place of a con&cstive cl.si.
Up to the time Of his deaths he enjoyed
excellent health. !
st. Augustine Press although tsi"
season is far advanced, the rush IL tue
Ancient City continues \ party iram
Minnesota arrived early iir the week,
and on Wednesday one "f our lrariing
hotels was obliged t. refus.. accomrao,Fa-
tiOns TO % persons
Quincy Herald: Last Thursday Il
iernOon Mr. W. s. Bitch oa'lrd u c..lr
with thirty-fve head of ia, ,attle for The
jacksonville market He will soon be
here again, and those having ,attleAo &,ll
viii do we'll to await his coming, n l,c
pays top prices. in cash.
Cedar Key Enterprise Che ti>h bus
mess at Cedar Keys promises; this ~@a,<n
20 assume larger proportions shan hereto
fore Extensive preparations have befn
made 10y the fishermen. Two stcamtrs
viii bring fish from the Clearwater fi.;i-
cries, besides several sail vessels ;
Enterprise Herald: Malcolm !iak,r
Is hard at work on a contract clearing
and planting in trees a tract IF han.moci
seven miles northeast of Eousia far thr
Count of Toulouse, a Frencnman We
plain, untitled citizens must take care.
lest nobility grow up am'ngst' ~ and
the purity Of our simple Democracy bc
corrupted.
Milton 4Ne,cs: A deliberate attempt
was made last Friday night to buyn ;bc
stOrehouse of T. NJ Wicr d Co. Seem
ingly every precaution was taken To in
sure success in the fiendish undertaking.
but the fire was fortunately discovered in
time TO prevent what would have been
one Of the most destructive burnings for
years in this place Postmaster CarI3vitz
and Captain Charles Miller, we bsiicye,
were the first parties on the yroundy and
by rapid kicking and singing $uJIuel
the flames.
Halifax .Jo.rn0i: We tried our first
cassava cakes yesterday. They ware
good Another good thing about the
cassaya i, a small patch Will furnish food
for large family Their a foir year
old lemon tree on friend King 4ton'e place
whose branches cover "A diameter af 20
feet. Ii is the same tree referred 10 else
where a. burdened with frDit . Slnirnls
abound in the river and re have been
TRYING 70 persuade our better half that
they are eatable, but sha considers the
taste for them Of the sane character as
that Of a Pi-Utc for gras-polpers.
-Apalachicola Iftbunf : Mr. j. {.
Brayton owns place short distance
from the city, near Mr.. W, :. Turner'S,
that abOunds in hickory trees. Some
time ago Mr.. Brayton grated the pecan
into these hickory trees a.. an experiment.
The experiment thus far has proven en-
tiTely successful. The tr..ef at present
are having magnificent foliage, and they
promise to bear pecans IN large quaint.
ties The country in this section abnunds
IN hickory, and as Mr. Brayton has made
such a success of his grating, it might
prove profitable for others To follow suit.
-Alachua Adcocote F'rossl r. i. Ohm
stead, Esq, who was in the city on Mon
day, We learn that the engine is now run
ming on the {. H. & L. FIR. X. ~ far
as Fort White. Grading il completed as
lar a. the Santa Fe river and \ large force
Of hands are at work on lh's side .. the
river. 1t is believed that ZIG a'S,ve road
and the Florida Southern viii both reach
Hewnansville about the saIoe time The
Southern is within about four miles Of the
old town. The balance o; the money
required for the constructing sf the Mic
anopy branch Of the Florida Southern
Railway has been subscribed and The work
will now be pushed to compsetop
Tampa Tribune: The County Com
missiOners at their meeting on last Mon