The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-03-05
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-Micanopy Gazette A herd oil jersey
ca: tie arrived from Louisiana last week
for Major Schlautre. They were nine
days on the road and were considerably
the worse for the trip.
-Sumterville Times. Several more
frosts have occurred since our last issue,
without any perceptible damage, except
to beans, watermelons, etc, which in
some places were killed The weather
moderated on Tuesday, and has since
been very pleasant.
Orange City Times Mark our predic-
ton: Five years hence the X. X. between
this place and the coast will be the most
important railway in South Florida. -.
During residence of nine years IN Flor
ida we never saw mere changea5le or
disagreeable weather than we haV had
the past eight weeks.
Fort Myers Press: In Mr.. Miguel
Moralese's yard, there stands a pawpaw
tree that elcits the wonder of al! who
see it. The tree has been planted, there
hardly one year, aud is not more than
II feet high. From about 3 feet from the
ground its trunk is completely eoaded
with fruit There are not less thar so or
60 of the pawpaws, some Of which would
probably weigh to pounds, and:at the
top still more blooms are coming cut.
Quincy Herald: We learn that log
gers are again at work on the Apslachi
cola river, and that timber now brings
good prices. 1t will net be long Before
ti,nbered lands along the river will be
greatly increased in value, as logs a9e be-
coming scarce. Save your timberi until
the rise in price, which is sure to come.
-. The fight between the Central and
Peoples line of steamers Oil the Chatta-
hoochee and Apalachicols rivers, against
the other boats on those rivers, has been
vigorously re-opened again
Green Cove Spring: We hear Of
calculations being made AMI of prepare
tions being commenced for the construc-
ton of number of houses in Green! Cove
and vicinity within the next few months.
The more the better. -. One of The most
productive stalks of cotton on record was
grown last year on the lot belonging TO
Mr.. Skinner, on the hill The plant was
more than seven. feet high, and the clean
cotton lint picked from it weighs0 one
pound and SIX ounces. Tie cottou: was
weighed and gnned by Messrs. Butter 4
Ardern.
-Apalachcola Tribune: Mr.. Ionn,
who has been confined in Jail for several
months, for the killing, or supposed muir
der Of Mrs. Crum, of Carrabelle last ear,
was removed to the residence of Mrs
Campbell. on account OF extremely ill
health. On Sunday after: IN at FIVE
O'Clock he died We are II rmed that
he said repeatedly, previous to his demise,
"Tll tell it, I'll tell it now," but he did
not reveal the secret of the foul murder
and it is buried with him. Mr.. Dykes
who is now in Jail as an accomplice, will
be tried at the next term of court, and we
hope the matter will be settled, as the
case is costing the county great deal
of money.
-Apalachicola Tribune: Mr. Michaux
Of Liberty county brought a raj; of
thir,y-nine cypress logs to market last
week which surveyed thirty five thousand
feet. 1t was the most excellent quality
of timber. -, AT the Cypress Lumber
COmpany's mill last SATURDAY afternoon
while there was being sawed ave~v l4rge
cypress log, the large cirouar saw was s.orn
10 pieces in the centre, ,he meta around
the axe being wrenchei and The saw
split in various directions. The saw, r
thinks it was fortunate that the saw vas
thus made to run upon the spindle, a. they
sometimes fy to pieces, cutting every
thing it comes in contact with. No one
was hurt.
Tampa Tribune: We are very much
gratiied to learn of the good iortunc
that has fallen 10 our old friend Dave Viii
son, in his appointment 10 the response
BILE and highly lucretive office of Clerk of
the Supreme Court. He is entirely com
petent to fill the position to the satisfac-
ton of all and is in every way deserving
of this good luck We congratulate hIm
heartily. Mr.. n. H. Fleagle, who
resides about miles north of town,
showed us on yesterday rare and curi,us
owl that he had just killed at Rocky
Point on Old Tampa Bav. The under
part of the body is pure white, and the
back and wings soft buff shading of
into silver gray. 1t is a beautiful bird,
and exceedingly rare. We remember TO
have seen only one other specimen, which
was also killed near this place.
-Palatka Herald: Years ago the flats
Of Palatka, much of which overlooked
with water In the wet season. was regard
ed as almost worthless When the Lard
came into market these lots sold at very
low figure, some of them as low AS fifty
dollars and some at twenty-five dollars
Now many of them are settled up and
that section drained. A gentleman paid
eight hundred dollars for one OF these
lots two weeks ago, and is now building
two-stOry house on it. Five or six
years ago we would not have given fifty
dollars for the same lot So it goes
Cypress lumber is coming into general
use. We have millions of it on The ST.
Johns river; it would pay to let it stand
just where 1t is; no trouble IN the future
about the demand.
Wildwood Orange Leaf: The In
corporators Of the Wildwood, Lady
Lake, Witblacoocliee & Guf Railroad
are to hold a meeting in the Withlacoo-
chez House here on Tuesday, March 10th.
All who are interested in the road are in
vited to attend the meeting. importan,
business will be transacted The talk
of building the Wildwood, Lady Lake,
Withlacoochee & Gulf Railroad, has ex-
cited degree of enthusiasm that is sur
prising. We had expected ehe people
TO show lively interest in the matter, but
wo oro not DroDo rod for tho So+b.s;osx