The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-01-28
STATE NEWS.


Cocoa san. ;. The good effects of the new
road are already visible a Titusville The
place has no longer The air Of an inland town
but that Of . railroad point. The hotels are
crowded and business looking up.
-Apepka Otissn oh, the beautiful snow
Some Of our citizens enjoyed the rare sight Tues
day evening OF seeing the beautiful falling snow
The oldest inhabitant never saw such sight IN
these parts before Mr.. Morris. OF Boston
President Of the Florida Midland Railroad. has
arrived aud il giving personal direction to The
building Of that road.
-Sum,eryille Times magnificent new safe
has been placed in the Office Of the Circuit Clerk.
Il is a mammoth affair, weighing about 1000
pounds, and, with the two other large safes in
use furnishes ample room aud protection for the
records Of the Office. We have nothing to re
port this week concerning the railroad, excep.
that matters pertaining thereto are being pushed
TO final is-ue as fast as practicable and every
thing is progressing favorabiy.
Key West Equator We are pleased TO well
come Mr.. Kirk Munroe and wife To Key West
Mr.. Munroe Is author of several new and p"pu-
lar books for the young folks; is also editor o.
the Florida Annual and Rarper's Boys and Girl
Magazine We hear upon our streets that
Master Willie Perry. son Of DR.. X. j. Perry, has
been appointed to a cadetship Al Annapolis
We hope this is true since Key Yves, would be
represented by very intelligent and worthy
lad
Fort Meade Pioneer Jack Frost must b. a
very devotional youth. for If he likes one piacr
around here any better than another 1t Is the in
side of the church He had undisturbcd posses
sion there all of last Sunday. Next winter, We
think that all new churches as we'll as all the OH
ones will have stoves; even thos. which. like
ours are "below the frost line" Weather
permitting, the Congregational Pastor will
preach morning and nigh on next Sunday the
Nth
befo. e heard OF, or probably dreamed OF occurfet!
in town last Tuesday. About : O'Clock I.
NJ of the above named day light snow began
TO fall and continued al intervals for an hour.
The great chess tournament for the worlis
championship now in progress AT New lork re-
minds us that We have a checker player in De-
Land who is always willing to play any resident
player in Florida for 800 and the State cham
pionship. Address Echo
-Ocala Banner The leaves on Colonel
Gary's lemon trees at Weir Park were scarcely
curled by the late coone-s." We have in
our office samples of young orange trees from
quite a number of nurseries all over the county
showing indisputaby how we'll and safely they
passed through the trigidity of the cold wave,
notwithstanding that many other papers
through the State have said the nurseries and
young trees of the State were killed.
wound up the late escapade of the d-darned
frost Between 10 and IL p. NJ. Tuesday by the
aid of lantern and a black coat sleeve very
pretty flakes of snow could be seen. Sunday
Monday and Tuesday the bay was covered with
fishers in boats, while many walked along the
shores and shoals or bars picking up hundreds
of benumbed fish, especially very fine trout
which were unusually numerous and are appar-
most easily chilled.
-ApalachIcola Herald The town Of ST. An
drews receives an accession to its population OF
about fifty families Il week The schooner
Fairplay, with party of immigrants comprising
three families, eighteen persons in all, arrived
here Thursdaysfrom Grand Traverse Bay, Mich.
They are on their wayto Tampa, and have made
the journey SO far, distance OF 400, in their
own schooner. They have been on the trip
since the 10Th of October, taking in all the large
cities along the Mississippi, including 81. An
drews on the Gulf coast. They will continue
their journey as soon the weather settles.
Sanford Journal' The gradual Gonzales
cence of Ralph Smith, the son o! Major {. II.
Smith bill ArpD whose extreme illness has 50
long detained the Major and wife here, is ex-
ceedingly gratifying to their many trienis
Though delighted that the young man is recov-
eriDg we all regret that the Major and wife will
soon leave u.s.. Our friend of the Orlando
Sentinel is mistaken. q Mr. Cullen B Johnston "
is not on the argus, but the JournaL Be care
full, Bro. Vaughan, thai in the " rush of going 10
press you do not make that mistake again.
-Craw fordville WakuUa Timer Oar genial
friend, Captain Haley T. Blocker, of Tallahassee
made our office pleasant call to-day. Any in-
quiries regarding Wakulla's great natural re-
sources car and will be given by the Captain
freely d.. Mr.. w. W. Walker, one of our enter
terprising merchants, who has a mill and ginning
machinery attached, shipped Car load Of SEA-
Island seed cotton 10 Madison tor Captain J. l.
Inc IN Oil for i'm I In n
that our county different from others produces
more cotton than ii can prepare for market. W +
hope Mr.. Walker will! increase his number of gins
before another season.
Jasper Courier Col J. H. Ancrum has
sold The block on which his siorehOuse and resi-
dence are situated, including all The buildings
and Improvements On il, 10 Mr. W. \. SaDdlln,
Of Smithvle. While We will welcome Mr. Sand
lin 10 our town, We regret Col. Ancrum 5 deter
mination TO sell out and 60 elsewher HIS many
friends will be glad TO know that he will rent
from Mr. Sandin and continue business at his
old stand during The present year. He has been
and is yet OF Hamilton's most useful citizens,
and many who know him best. will regret 10 see
him leave. Our loss will be anotiier's gain.
Waldo Adcertiser. The cold snap seems to
have promoted the growth OF liars, il We are
permitted 10 form an opinion from the lnany
statements made 10 the degree oil
cold in particular paris OF Florida.
49,. The thermometers refused to be doc
tored and Indignantly spurned every effort to
monkey with them. The thermometer regis
tered the lowest degree of temperature ever
known here, falling 50 low AS Is degrees.
While ole grange trees are not injured We great
ly fear nursery stock and young udded trees
are greatly damaged. AT this writing, however,
IT is impossible 10 approximate the results OF the
recent cold.
-Palaka Daily Ne,os The steamers plying
between Palaika and Jacksonville have been
wagiDg hot rate war for the past several days
The regular rate has been cut from three dol.
lars for the round trip, coming down gradually
until yesterday the competing lines carried pas
sengers Tree of charge The war has been
watched with interest since its beginning, and
the lOokers-on will not be surprised TO day if II
chrome is offered as an nducement to patron &c
the respective lines. Rate cutting may not be
very remunerative TO the owners OF tie ST. am
ers, but 1t is a very laughable matter to the
traveller
Green Cove Spring. One OF our ster
ing old farmers, Dir. Aaron Geiger, got the jumI
on the cold snap by digging hole beneath bis
orange trees and then buryiDg his oranges. AT
ter Jack Eros; lad Departed Mr.. Gciger dug UP
his oranges and brought them into town where
he got top figures for his fruit. We have heard
of number OF others who plucked their oran-
ges when they heard that the cold wave was
coming and thinking that by simply putting
them indoors would be sufficient, were sadly dis
appointed to find their fruit frozen. Mr. Geigerf
plan 10 worth remembering, but the oranges
could not remain long beneath the surface with
out risk of decay.
DE Leon Springs Courier Last Sunday
Monday and Tuesday were days that will never
g. a. h.a.s.