The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-06-25
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johnson brought to our Office rattoon
sugar cane stalk last Tuesday about II
feet long, inches in diameter and with
81 matured joints. Can any Of eur neigh
boring towns beat that for this years
GROWTH
Pine Level Times: lightning re-
Gently struck seven calves in Mr.. Joel
Addison's cow pen, and for the gratifca-
ton of the exceedingly curious we will
add that, as a matter of course. it killed
every one Of them, and electrified veal
was plentiful.
-Dade City Observer: The construc-
ton train on the p. |. road ia steadily
moving down the line and will reach
Elerslie in day or two We expect in
a few weeks more that connection will be
made with the S. F. X. r., ut Lakeland,
when a grand jubilee will be held.
Waldo advertiser Waldo is on a
divide midway between the waters of the
Gulf and those of the Atlantic ocean. All
main drains and sewers of the west side OF
town flow through the new drainage
ditch now nearly completed and South
west and finally flow into the Ocklawaha
and St. Johns River. On the east and
north of town the waters find their way
to the Santa Fe River, and to the Gulf of
Mexico.
Orange City Times: On the 18th
dav of June, 1885, work commenced on a
broaI gauge road connecting Blue Spring
and Orange City with Mosquito Inlet on
the Atlantic coast. One hundred and
twenty hands commenced work on the
railroad Thursday, commencing at the
Benson store and going easl. About 200
hands will be at work on the railroad by
the middle of next week.
PLANT City Courier: 1t seems the
colored citizens of Tampa have entered
on a war of determination among them
selves. At one of their churches on last
Tuesday night two men JUS oHtside of
the building became involved in quar-
rel and dispute which led to a tight, in
which one of them was seriously, prob
ably fatally, cut in the side, and che other
was stabbed in the head, the knife pene-
trating the skull bone and breaking off.
1t is thought both negroes will die.
st. Augustine Press: We notice by
our exchanges that many cases OF sick
ness are caused by impure cistern water,
and in one case two persons were SO badly
poisoned that they died. In Jacksonville
the order has gone forth for all TO cleanse
their cisterns. This should be attended
to here, and where You are not sure your
supply of water is pure yon should use
artesian water, which can be relied on AS
absolutely pure and good.
Quincy Herald: y streak Of lightning
rent in twain water oak tree near Mrs.
Gilbert's residence on Monday last, and
killed ten hogs under it seeking shelter
from rain. . /. Elisha Bradshaw died on
Bear Greek, in the SoutheasterH part of
this county, on the 9th inst, at the ripe
age of eighty-fou years. He was origi-
nallv from South Carolina, but has been
in the neighborhood where he died for
the last half century. 1t isnot an unu-
sual thing in our healthy county to hear
of such extreme longevity.
Orlando Reporter: The regular
election for city officers, and determine
the matter of bonding the city {or $780,
900 to provide water works, etc. will be
held on the Goth of next month. Major
p. A. Foster has been presenting his
friends with delicious Peen-To peaches
grown on Seeding trees planted by him
three years ago Although small, the
trees are bearing quite freely this year,
and in wear or two more he hopes to
have them in abundance. The Peen-To
thrives in this section.
Live Oak Bulletin We lave had
enough rain this season to 90 for three or
four seasons and it still CONTINUES. The
farmers either have feast Or famine in
this direction Major A. L. Woodward
the efficient agent of the Florida Roilroad
and Navigation Company at this place,
is having cosy little sitting room fixed
up for the exclusive use of white ladies
and children who may be travelling; to and
fro. 1t will have toilet coma eniences and
fills long-felt want. Major Woodward
deserves much credit for bis kindly con-
sideration of the travelling public.
Sanford Journal :: The j., T. IL X.
w. road is graded to withip few miles
of Sanford, and the staterpent seems to
be we'll founded that the laying of iron
in this direction will soon begin. A road
from Sanford due west, to some eligible
point of connection with the great sys-
TENS leading into the State from the
North and West, gives hopeful promise
of early construction, while the rich and
prosperous country to the south and east
of Lake Jesup is waiting to. be instigated
to increased prosperity by she whistle Of
the locomotive. No one doabls that such
a road will soon be built.
-Titusville Star: Progress on the
railroad seems to be booming. Up to
last Friday evening three hundred har Is
were engaged working the road and v
enty-tve more arrived at Enterprise last
Saturday. The leveling and stalking
corps of engineers are now k,cates! in the
vicinity of Gainesville, just beyond La
Grange The road-bed IL completed
ready for the ties and iron as far as Os-
teen and force of hands il now on this
side of the halfway house grading and
the bridges across Cow creek and Deep
creek have been built. This is cheering
news.
Lake City Reporter: The F. r. &
n. r. r. is winning golden opinions from
the people on it's line of road. If the
young men in the country would labor as
hard in the field, the workshop and other
business callings as they do OH the base
ball ground, what a prosperous nation
ours would be. Mr.. J. T. Goodbread
has fine prospect for peaches. The