The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-12-24
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.,spiaai Cisy 0ssssa Another cold wsvt
s~ept over me Shte Monday and drove the
thermometer down to freezing point. giving 10 :
Tuesday morning. A white frost on Wednes-
day morning ended the cold snap.
Green Cove SprsAg The owners OF the ].
Tx w. road have purchased the Jacksonville,
81. Augustine snd Indian River road. On the
surface this move seems 70 have been made In
order 10 prevent the extension Of the latter road
TO Indian River. and thus tn compete for the
trade oil that section with the ]. T. d Z. w.
--Ocala Banner : All the brick blocks in
course of erection in Ocala are progressing finely
and several of them will soon be ready for occu-
patton. The iron picket fence around the
court house yard is partly completed, and like
all Of the numerous Improvements being made IN
Ocala, will be substantial and ornamental when
finished.
Cedar Key Journal: Captain J. B. john
stou the talented editor of the Waldo advertiser,
was 10 the city on Wednesday night Captain
Johnston is one of the applicants for the Collec
torship Of this port. "A dance was rendered
theScotcb immigrants ct the Suwannee Hotel on
W ednesday, which was participated in by large
number of our citizens. The occasion was quite
enjoyable.
-Apalachicola Herald Last Monday we re-
ceived the first visit of the new boat recently
built at Columbus. The Aid Is first rate freight
boat runs light and makes fair time; she was
built for The upper river, and is prepared to carry
a good freight ON very low water. She is lO9
tons. has tea state rooms carries fifty passengers,
twenty cabin, and thirty deck and Storage.
J. B. Roper was licensed master on her first trip.
5-Micandpy Gazette We are glad to be able
To announce this week the addition Of a moss
factory TO the industries of Mcanopy. Mr..
Mussman is the name of the gentleman who will
conduct II. The factory will be located at DIR.
Mrntgomery's mill, and IL is expected enough
machinery will be received by the middle Of
next week TO commence operations. This will
give employment 10 persons Of all ages, and be q
source of ready money not heretofore felt in the
community.
Lake City Guide Among the best pleased
visitors at the Fair were the citizens of adjoining
counties; they were surprised and delighted To
see what Columbia county could do. Baker,
Bradford and Suwannee counties were originally
part of Columbia, and old Columbia is indeed
fine section. Mr. Lewis Osteen, Of Wilson, has
made $40 gallons of syrup from one acre-half of
which was stubble, 1856 to the acre; he will sell
5000 pounds of pork this season; he made good
corn and cotton crops beside.
-Daytona Journal Wednesday morning
Henry Pacetti pioted a schooner loaded with
brick for the lighthouse into the Inlet. In an
choring near the lighthouse landing his foot was
caught in a coil Of cable as ii paid out, dragged
into the hawse hole and torn of at the ankle,
the lower part of the leg being so lacerated as TO
render amputaton necessary. His friends
brought him to Daytona where in the afternoon
Drs. Mayer and Wallace performed the opera
ton.
Orlando Reporter Capt Cook and Hempy
are about starting very important industry for
Southern Florida that of boat building They
will build steam yachts, yachts propelled by the
Brayton oil motor up 10 ten horse power, with
out steam or boiler, which be started in three
minutes by simply lighting wick with match
They will also build all kinds of small boats
with white oak frames, with cherry trimmings
and furnishings copper fastened throughout,
both carvel buiE aud lap streak Also the
Springfield club canoe. Yachts Of all sizes and
rigs
Gainesville I:alg News In last weeks issue
of the Micanpy Gazette it was alleged that per-
sonal encounter had taken place in the court
room here between presiding Judge T. F. King
and F. E Hughes ESQ. The report was wholly
false, and we are pleased to see correction of it
in this weeks issue of the Gazette also in yester
DAYS Times Union, as that paper had made note
of the Gassttss hrat statement. There was lit
tie unpleasantness in the court room which re-
suited in Mr. Hughes being fined for contempt
of court; but In Justice to all parties, we state
that there was no belligerent action on the part
of anybody.
-Palatka Herald. The Jacksonville, Tam
pa and Key West has new double. ender !"
engine of the Baldwin make. II is a curiosity
in this part of thecountry, and the first We have
SEEN The water tank is on top of the boiler. =.
One month more and the Putnam Hotel will be
ready, every department of the great building is
receiving the finishing stroke. 1t will be glor-
GUS for Palatka to witness the gay and busy
scenes as of old We are not yet complete, but
will be About this time the rural editor sits
on his hind legs in front of a cold stove, and
bowls mournfully for wood. He is amazed al
the alacrity with which the delinquent subscrib-
er don't bring it in.
Gainesville Daily Ns,cs : The rice crop of
Alachua county is growing in proportions each
succeeding year. We learn that the acreage OF
rice this year is more than double that OF last
year. The production Of rice is said to pay a
handsome profit, and We are glad to know that
our farmers are likely to become extensively en-
gagged in raising rice Heretofore there has not
been sufficient amount of rice produced in this
region to justify the building of first-ciass rice
mill, but we are informed that parties are now
almost ready TO engage in such an enterprise.
When the rice is produced the mill will be forth
coming
Quincy Herald Colonel W. II. Gibson
has purchased the machinery of the McFarlin
mill, which was burned near the depot last
year, and will move il to his home. "A great
deal of cotton is being hauled to Hutchinson
Ferry, on Flint river, to be shipped North by
the Central Line of boats. The wagons come
back loaded with merchandise. "A project is
on foot to build a tram road from Quincy TO
Faceville, on the 8. F. & w. r r., and meet
ing will soon be held to complete arrangements.
Such road would greatly benefit this part of
the county, as well as our town, and our people
are tired of paying exorbitant rates for freight.
Hurrah for the tram road.
Monticello Constitution 1t is said that the
great Laurence Townly estate of England is
soon 10 be divided among great army of heirs.
The estate amounts to $500 900 600 and 400,
600 acres of land-much OF which is city prop
erty Among the heirs there are . number of
Florida citizens Aquilla Chase, formerly resi-
dent of Monticello, but now a compassion in
jacksonville, is one of them. The Herald says
that Aquilla has received many circulars, state
ments etc, which he considered as trash, and
has NOT the least idea OF ever handling nickel
Of the big pile. At any rate, the thought of be-
ing an heir to the estate has not dist urbed his
equilibrium one bit"
Lake City Reporter We learn that the
Pres byterians of our city intend building new
church. Their pres ent building is old and IN
slightly, and their purpose is to erect n neat and
pretty modern structure, at an early day. We
are glad to know this, and trust they may soon
begin the work. Formerly, this was good
market for drovers, but in the past few years
our farmers have been raising their own stock,
and consequently but little inducement has been
offered for travelling dealem We are grati6ed
that our farmers are becoming more self-sustain.
ing, and believe that the secret Of success On The
farm is TO raise all you need at home. The colt
show at the fair demonstrates the fact that our
farmers are doing well In this respect
-palatka Tlr;lA Ne,as In one month from