The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-04-29

AbIed Confederate Soldiers at Richmond,
Va Nearly every community in Florida
10 interesting itself in this noble charity
All those desiring to make contributions
to this worthy fund can leave them with
Captain c. E. L. Allison, who will for
ward them to the proper authorities.
--Micanopy Gazette While in Gaines
vile last Saturday We were informed by
Mr.. Rawlins, one Of the incorporators Of
the Gainesville Rocky Point and Mica
nopy Railroad Company, that the CON-
pany had a way provided for building the
road within the next twelve months and
that surveying corps would be on the
route within ten days. The route as pro-
posed is to run from Gainesville to Rocky
Point, thence across Paine's Prairie to
Mills, thence via Tacoma to Micauopy.
There is also talk among the officials of
the Florida Southern Of extending the
Micanopy branch in a southwest direction
TO point on the coast at or near Crystal
River, a distance of about seventy miles.
The citizens of Gainesville propose giving
the Savannah road grand welcome as
soon as it is completed. This road will
Iun through refrigerator cars another sea-
son via the Atlantic coast line for the
transportation of fruit and vegetables
without breaking bulk to Portsmouth,
where the steamers will take them to the
leading cities, thereby reducing the time
in transit very materially.
Monticello Constitution The first
Republican meeting of the season in this
town was held in Longs Hall on last
Thursday ght All the Statesmen
wanted to attend the County Convention,
and said fact caused great deal of clam
or. The Mills faction was whipped.
In the vicinity of Monticello are located
the largest truck faruIs i'll the State OF
Florida Some of the melon patches en-
brace hundreds of acres; ten, twenty and
forty acre fields of potatoes are not I'M
common. We have also a large acreage
planted in cabbage, beets, beans, cucum-
beers, &c, &c, and all these crops give
evidence of an abundant yield :. During
the past week it has been demonstrated
that land can be made exceedingly valu-
! able by the planting of the wonderful Lee
Conte pear tree, for Mr. S. Puleston sold
one Of his orchards, containing seven
acres, and planted in two and four year
| old trees, for the sum of one thousand dol
| lars cash. The purchaser was Mr.. ]. Lin
| ton Marvin, of Jacksonville, who has a
! high appreciation of Jefferson county land
and the advantages to be derived from the
cultivation of the LeConte pear tree.
This is the first grove that have been sold
and PANIED out :" well-$l4285 per
acre.
Live Oak Bulletin On last Sunday,
while Mr.. W. H. Redding and family
i (wao lives a few miles west of town.
were at church, his house was entered by
1 Richard Crewell and robbed of about
81 SO in cash, watch and chain, double
barrel gun and suit of clothes belong
ing to Mr.. Redding. The robber ex-
changed clothing in the house leaving his
own old suit, and wearing off those of
Mr.. Redding. Crewell bad been in the
employ of Mr.. Redding about a month.
i He said he came from near Tallahassee,
where his mother was living. He made
his escape with his booty and has not yet
been captured He is described as a
/ young, medium sized negro man, very
4 black, and about feet or inches high
lie very probably will make his way back
to Tallahassee, that is, if he told the truth
about his mother living in that vicinity.
We learn from private sources that or
last Friday night some one tried to sci
! fire to the Borum House in our neighbor
town, Lake City, by saturati 6 bundle
of paper and lightwood splinters with
kerosene oil and setting fire TO it on the
floor of the second piazza The fire was
discovered and e1tinguished before any
damage was done. On the same night
4 the houses of Mr.. Honaker, Lower, Tillis
and Moncrief, in the same city, were at
tempted to be burglarized. The one that
attempted to enter the house of MIR
Lower was seen, but he wore mask
J. and could not be identified. Thus it
1 seems that burglars and incendiaries are
abroad in the land, and it might be wei
] for cur citizens to keep a sharp watchout
Lon suspicious looking strangers that come
I; among u.s.