The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-06-10
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bMNCli JdNhNOuN hilN ItN~NAON&C tNuA-
ing, small light draught steamer. The
steamer draws only twenty inches tight
and will run, we are told, the year round
In the ward of the Tropical House
are some very fine samples of Indian
River products. We noticed among
them three-year old rubber tree, wild
pawpaw tree about twenty-five feet high,
and several banana plants that are $ls of
fifteen feet highland never have been
fortified. !,
--Ocala Banner: About three Ran
bred railroad hands went soath the LATER
part OF last week to extend the Florida
southern south of Leesbuip. The CON
struction train with iron and tools passed
through Ocala " ednesday ,. The OcAla
Rifles have had their measures taksni and
ordered forty uniforms. The suits will
be made bv Jacob Reds Sons, Phila-
delphia They will be made of gray
cloth, gold trimmings and black edgh.gs.
Helmets will be worn instead of the old
fashioned soldier cap About July ,st
our boys will be fully equipped and yeady
for inspection by the Adja'ant- General
Cedar Key Enterprise A staueeh
and swift vessel, capable of making lhe
run from here to Clearwater within si& pr
seven hours, is contracted to- be built in
readiness tor the fall trade. This boaa.is
to hc named the Governor Stafford, IN
cost So 100, and of this amount $l2410
goes into the engines. The building Ct
this steamer with a special fitness for ,-he
Gulf coast trade must inaugnrate IN era
Of substantial progress for Cedar hey
AMI the coast country tributary, and viii
doubtless be of great benefit, particularly
To }he Clearwater region, enabling tlSIit
ana vegetable growers there to reach
market, promptly, and gvn traveEh,s
direct and speedy access to an attractive
section.
Monticello Constitution SiXt,,sn
hundred barrels Of potatoes and NO
hundred and sixty crates OF vegetables
have been shipped from this depot: %
date. We are inclined to the belief
that If parties who have idle capital Afll
erect "A number of cottages liz this toe n,
Tor the bcnctit of renters, they can realize
a handsome return for their investm,tnr.
There is not vacant dwelling in fhe
place .dn response to several inquiries
Is to rheu work on our new and elegant
hotel will commence we will state lhe
old buildings are now being removed
from the acre lot it is to occupy, and tht
contractor will commence the building
about the first of July and complete ,Fhe
same hv the first of November
Lake City R,porter:: \ new wa IA
Drain the tlatwood9 has been Iiscovel;'u
~ a Georgian 1t is to Bore holes
through tie hard pan underlying the M
lace, and llu> let the surplus water h0l1
upon tie hard strata sink below il. Ii y
said To be cheaper than ditchifsj
What a revolution in farming it will
cause in Florida But for the harl
pan ,he tlatwoods would be lssqe-
ivrrcl Tor agricultural purposes -:
On Tuesday the County Commission ers
appropriated one-third of the cost Of Al,
arte>ian well in Lake City, OH basis,ei
"A COS, of TWO thousand dollars The y6st
vi which sum is expected to bt raised sls
contributions by the citizens aud propdrtt
holders of the town. The coAlrnltte,s or,
be halt OF the fire company asking for.tise
appropriation, were Messrs. Baya, story,
Wood ana Watts. ~
LAX Der unlak GuJ' ChG,auu1ukn
Tie 1ail Ice Company of Pensacola ~5l
deliNcl ice regularly to the patrons along
the line Of the II. Il \. Road We
have the promise of large excursion
party from Burlington, Iowa, about the
list Of June Last Friday dog and "a
Swapping turtle joined noses AMI engaged
ii the liycliest kind of waltz. The dog
furnished the music and swung his. pAii
her with great animation The GUT
thautauquan grounds are fifty acres in es
tent. Choice, fresh honey in eur market
ut six cents pound 1t would pay Il
make a business of bee culture and send
honey to distant markets . d. NJ. a. CaW.
thon's warehouse is being we'll filled with
wool Of this seasons clip. 1t Is estifns
ted that there are 10000 sheep withi5
twenty-five miles of Lake peFunlak
This is an excellent point for wooaesl
mill. Raw material, both wool and cot
ton can be supplied in the greatest abuh
dance
Quincy Xeraid.: We under> and thai
the second nine of this place, e: 500,
- pay a visit to Tallahassee, i cross
The bat with the boys of that place :.
General y. X. Allison has planted a cros
of fine Cuba tobacco upon the land from
which he has just taken a splerdid yield
oi Irish potato,' We can keep she lands
of Gadsdcn county always employed
From three to five crops can be raised on
the same land during the thirteen lunar
months. =. We hear the summer head
quarters OF the employees of the several
railroads, at Chattahoochee, wild be al
Quincy. This is as it should be. Quincy
is the healthiest place in the world. Ths
magnificent skies of sunny Italy, the purs
and cool waters of the free stone foug
tans of the north, combined with Thu
most refined and hospitable society of ths
world are our attractions. RAILROAD EN-
ployees, tourists and people generally are
invited to come and Join us. We ali SAY
come. ,
Monticello Constitution "A nan
named Samuel A. Martin, a travelling rep;
resentative of lIerring's Safe Company, OF
New lork-a base-hearted and dirty.
tongued villain-who has made two or
three visits to this town lately on last
Monday was detected in an attempt at
the preparation of crime that IN some
communities would have insured his exit
from this world at the end of rope Our
citizens, however, were lenient. Late in
the evening the scoundrel was escorted
to the depot, there laid across cfoss-tie,