The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-06-25

80. 1t will not take us long To tell what
we know about railroad matters. A fol-
lows: The owners of the B. S, o. c. &
A. Ry. agreed to build q line from the j.,
T. & X. w. Ry. through our town, con-
Meeting with the line southeast Of town
If the citizens of our town would subscribe
$4,000. The money has been subscribed
and contracts have been signed. The
road will be in operation by January LIST,
1885.
Orlando Sentinel: The last remain.
ing landmark Of the Orlando Of bygone
days is now being pulled down; it is the
old unsightly log shanty belonging to
N. J. Mathes and adjacent to his store
This building was built nineteen years
ago by VIM. Whited for store, and was
at that time the finest and best finished
house in Orlando. Only a few years
since, oxen were mostly used and fine
horse was curiosity; but fancy horse
team never collected as large and curious
q crowd as was gathered one day last
week to see ten "steers" drawing heavy
wagon through the streets with Hammond
Il Johnson's big iron rafe on it.
-Fernandna Mirror: A terrific thun-
der storm, accompanied by very heavy
rain, passed over the city Thursday after
noon. The storm commenced shortly be-
fore two o'clock, the wind blowing per
feet gale from the northwest, from whence
it shifted due east, and almost as rapidly
changed again to the southwest, making
a complete circle in less than an hour.
The lightning, which was accompanied
by loud peals of thunder, was very vivid,
and played havoc with the telegraph wires
throughout the city. On Beech street
several telegraph poles were struck by
the electric fluid and set on fire, the heavy
rain, however, fortunately prevented their
destruction, while the wires were strewn
about the sidewalk in every direction.
The citizens in that neighborhood were
badly scared by the electric sparks which
flew in profusion, but so far we have
heard of no serious casualties.
Sanford .4rgus: W. L. Michael, of
Longwood, says he planted sweet potatoes
last year June % he dug them Sept. 90,
and many of them weighed 10 lbs each.
From 100 hills he dug 40 bushels. Who
has done better 2. We learn that Judge
Means, of Micanopy, has been shipping
Peen-To peaches at the rate Of ten to if
teen bushels day of late. He ships most
ly to Southern points, and his returns
have SO far been satisfactory, most of
them netting him $3.50 per bushel crate.
lie expects to ship 500 bushels this year
49,. .Stretchit was telling Gawley about
an alligator he saw in Florida last winter.
"That alligator measured 63 feet inches
from the end of his nose to the tip of his
tail. What do you think of that, Cav
ley? An alligator 60 feet inches long.
Doesn't that astonish you?" "No,"
said Gawley, quietly, "Pm liar my
self"
Cedar Key Journal: We have had
considerable rain for the past two or three
weeks. The low country on mainland,
few miles from Cedar Key, is filled with
water. All the ponds and law places on
the Island are also filled. Col. Cottrell
took charge of the Custom house on We'd
nesday and appointed Mr.. James Cottrel
his deputy. The Ice factory is prov
delivered at your door at one cent per
pound. Messrs. c. r. Rogers & Co. de-
serve great deal of credit for this enter
prise. Gainesville and Palatka have
some beautiful brick buildings, but the
Cedar Key concrete is a desirable local
popularity, and is as durable and can be
made as good in every way as brick
hence we see no reason why our city
should not continue in the concrete bus
mess.
-Daytona Journal: We now have
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tuneful Levites who blew Jericho down.
They pay all their own expenses, furnish
their own horns and wind and are liberal
with their free concerts. 1t is composed
of the most skillful natural musicians
tree toads and frogs. j.. O.. Monday during
the rain storm a thunderbolt fell in DR..
Garrison's yard striking a palmetto tree
and killing the bud. 1t ran around an
other tearing up the ground and making
the smoke fly. The Doctor declares he
thought from the "Odor it had certainly
knocked hole into Sheol" From
sunrise until or 10 o'clock is the hottest
and most languid portion of the day.
The river CLOVIS like mirror and the sun
does some tall shining. After the sea
breeze comes it is delightful and you
uOII lccl IthC SclIliIS Vic CuStOul vi wear
ing garments at defiance, by wearing only
an umbrella and pair of slippers.
Clear Water Times The S. S. O.
& G. X. X. Company are now at work on
the road to our point, and we hear that
another road is seeking terminus on our
western shore We can soon furnish bust
ness for both. The Ocala Free Press
claims that "Ocala hasn't had a drunk in
several weeks, all on account of the work
of temperance" The same paper states
that the Sons of Temperance IN that town
have over one hundred members. Pretty
fair, for town Of only $500 inhabitants
but Clear Water boasts of a Temperance
Society of over $50 members. We are
not going to boast about this matter, for
Ocala is a growing town and may get
ahead Of us yet. In our notice of the
District Conference last week we failed
to mention one important event-the
dedication of the new church at Clear
Water. A debt of one hundred and fifty
dollars was liqudated by the generous
collection on Sunday, and the donation
made by large-souled Christian Of this
community, and at the l | o'clock service
on Monday following the church was
formally dedicated.