The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-05-06
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-Eustis Semi Tropical: Tbe nsa sa.9fsof
rived by them from the immense isam Esr
Of blackbirds found around the sfthr s,f
the lake at all seasons, aud whose s9rg
resembles it in syllable pronunciation. =,
--Apalachicola Tribune: The Sir Ef,-
ward Reed lands in Calhoun dolntS haze
been sold to Lord Huntington who WIFI
proceed to bring out colony Of Euglikh-
men to settle upon them Captain r. il.
Moore and Mr.. Ed. Butler have sold their
orange grove on the Dead LAkes u Mr.
Bush, of North Carolina, for p ,5on +:
--Braidentown Progress ). s. t;rsand,
of Terraceia Island, planted Aalf sn anae
in cucumbers, from which ha vii realise
a net profit of five hundred dollars. BE
has shipped up to the present.tlme about
two hundred crates, some Of (which sold
for two dollars a dozen, tRa remainder
Melted him eight dollars cr'se. fe stfll
has about $50 crates to ship. !.
Barlow Informant Tho rams have
been general and plentiful for , few weeks
past, but the weather is UNREASONABLE eoel
for the season, though crops are looking
we'll Captain Cassiday has completed
the bridge across Saddle creek, :Ind has
moved his forces and teams to the north
side of Mckinney branch. a. soon Is
this bridge is built the branch road will
be ready for the iron and ties.
Waldo 4Idrertiser The truck tarta-
ers and vegetable growers along Lakes
Alto and Santa Fe will bring sheir pro
ducts to Waldo for shipmentlby barge
until new steamer is built RD1 placed
upon Sante Fe Canal. Major F. b.
PApy, the efficient G. F. Agent of the r.
r. 4 n. r. r., was in Waldo during
the week AS General Freight Agent,
Major Papy has no equal in the State,
and by his courteous and prompt dis.
charge of duty he is rendering both hith.
self and his company very poprlar
-Fernandina Mirror. Another schoon.
er, the Sarah Potter, arrived skis week
with a cargo of steel rails for the Florida
Railway Il Navigation Co. yrhe Nal
lory Line has achieved an excellent repu-
tation for the careful handling Of perisha
BILE freights and the firm order in which
it has been delivering fruit and Vegetables
in New York The Right Rev. .lohn
Freeman Young, S. T. d., Bishop of the
Diocese of Florida, administered the rite
of confirmation at the new st. Fetefss
Episcopal Church on Sunday morning.
last A very large congregation was pre-
sent, and the services were very impress.
sive and interesting. The Bishorb PREACHED
an admirable discourse approximate to
the Easter season. Five persons we're
confirmed.
Monticello Constitution: The Memo.
rial services at our cemetery on last Satiir-
day evening were attended hYs a large
number of citizens, and Mr.. i. mes H.
Broome delivered a most excellent al,
dress, which received the close .attentioh
of his audience and was highly apprecs-
ated Mrs. Scott, the President OF the
Memorial Association, assisted by otha
ladies, had artistically decorated the sol.
diers' graves, and they presented bearf
tiful appearance. Mrs. Scott is entitled
to great deal of credit, and the tnank9
of the entire community for this falior d
love contributed annually; and now that
a substantial iron fence encloscst the re-:
mains of the dead heroes, she will take 4
greater interest than ever, if tiht were
possible, in identifying the graIes and
keeping green to memory the deeds Of
those who died in defence Of TN * LOST
cause"
Waldo -Adrertiser: 1t is a painful duty
to announce the death of Mr.. w y. Buch.
anan, which occurred WednesdayIthe sd
inst, from congestion of the brain. Mr.;
Buchanan was An upright, honoraE le man,
devout Christian, Superintendent of our
Baptist Sunday school, and respected and
esteemed by all who knew him, Urfot,
tunately he was poor, leaving widow and
five helpless children penniless We,
however, believe the railway company he
served so long and so faithfully y. and in
whose service he contracted the fatal i'll
ness, are both too Just and too generous
not to make some provision to relieve the
temporary wants OF the bereaved N~idow
and helpless little ones. The vineyards
of d. Renault and Baron de Luttickau are
full of large and numerous clusters Of
Black Hamburg and other variaiies Of
grapes. !
Tampa Tribune Messrs. j. j, Wall
and S. B. Turman, attorneys at laN have
formed a partnership for the p1aciice oil
their profession. These gentlemen arc
too well and widely known for ".prtf :
from us to be necessary Isn't it about
time for the Democratic Executive Com
mittee of this county to meet an4 take
steps looking toward thorough orgniza
tion for the coming campaign? TIE ne,
cessity for an immediate meeting will be
seen by reading the letter from the Chair.
man of the State Committee, published on
another page . . Our friends Of the fsnaes-
Union implicitly condemn Col. DAY idscn
for working to secure appropriations for
localities in his own District, and sscn to
think that his efforts should be objected
to the furtherance of Jacksonville'slh
ests at the expense Of those of hit own
constituents. He doubtless, hohever,
remembers which District he Represents
and whose votes placed him in the; posi-
ton he occupies. /.
Quincy Herald: The dematsI for
mulberry leaves is constantly incrs asing
as the silk-worms grow older. Tbs lit
dustry is becoming quite populae with
some of our lady friends. We ape re-
quested to announce that the C0Dsader-
ate monument will be unveiled a. the