The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-05-31
STATE NEWS.

Mariana 7ime.- Courier In many places
the nsi crop has improved wonderfully durin z
The LAST week. and the yield will be better than
was feared Jackson county produces almost
any kind Of farm products, vegetables and fruits
Figs almost grow wild, and are delicious Ber-
ries IF all kind attendant and thrive. But
We need more people and must have them, and
therefore we extend the right hand of fellow
ship 10 The immigrant Come and see US
-Eustis Lake Region 1t is now almost Ger
tain Thai Eustis will son have a fne system Of
wafer works Our city fathers are displaying
cOmmendsble zeal in the matter, and have called
in consultation many Of our prominent citizens
No edUrt will be spsred their part to place
Eussls in q reasonably secure position We as
sure our aldermen that The people have conf
deDce in their judgment and will heartily sus-
attn them in all matters for the public veal.
-wasbinsron County Time. We are having
splendid rains now, cotton, carn and potatoes
are looking splendid Several crates of cucum
ZEN have been shipped from here this season
and Deiied q large profit. There will BE- q large
area planted mex; year Capt B. i. kava
nangh brought into our Office yesterday some
straw berrics that tap the climax, the berries We
Jaw averaged one ounce apiece. The Capt
tsys bis entire crop will average if not II
OCnc<z
Halifax Journal: In cleaning up the old ice
factory foundations TO make room for the new
Oce, Thomas Jefferson Sucks found an Indian
kDocker made Of gray field spar which he pre-
tenied TO Us and We are now using il IS paper
weight We propose TO have q handle put to it
and equip CUR fighting editor with il for the pur
Jose ofSpfoperly dispaichiDg our truculent critics
10 tbe happy bunting ground j. ID. Mitchell sends
ia, this week. branch Of the pepino or melon
shrub with eleven specimens Of fruit upon IT, II
Las o rch nutty melon flavor, compound of nut
meg melon and buiternuts. 10 shape il is oval,
u-1lll~ ~L.- a. - -
rlatured Of q duck egg. Ii is also prolific and as
easily raised as the tomato.
Barrow Courier. We have in our Office q
specimen nj fine clover grown by Bob McKin-
pey. near Barlow. The stalks are only fair
sample of several nice patches, and they measure
Learly three feet high and seem to be of a very
excellent quality. Judging from this it seems
that clover can be made q successful crop here
and If % another laurel is added to Polk coun.
ty's Crown " excellencies Yesterday Judge
Anderson. of Homeland, brought q generous
sample OF Pienteau peaches from his place. The
Judge has been shipping from these trees for
sometime. and from one tree measuring fifteen
inches in circumference, and thirty feet across
The branches, he has gathered three bushels.
The trees were set out among his orange trees
three years ago. and this is the third crop. Judge
Anderson also has 1000 Of these trees set out 10
grove isrm and next year will have the finest
peach orchard in South Florida.
Quincy Herald. The recent rains have
helped the Syndicate very much and so far have
enabled them TO get out between two and three
hundred acres Of tObaccO. Last Monday morn
ing al one o'clock the Company put on night
gang drawing plants, 30 as to have them ready
for The day hands that came on the next morn
ing. The plants were drawn under the light of
big refeciors. and by this means thousands Of
plants were drawn. All hands pitched in with
will working early and late and by Monday
night one hundred acres OF tobacco represen, ed
the days work The Sumaira fields are look
ing especially we'll, and the plants with their big
bSosd leaves look just as pretty as a picture
Driving out ON the Santa Clara road is also
hpe sight Thousands Of plants meet the eye on
both sides OF the road, and one would hardly
know bat what they were riding through the to-
bacco field, Of Cuba, and We must ack knowledge
that IL 10 truly q wonderful AZ we'll as beautiful
sight
Monticello Constitut;on II the city council
would appropriate $500 towards boring an ar
iesian well no doubt our citizens would raise the
amount sufficient To complete IL. Mn g. Pasco
Left here ON last Wednesday for Staunton, Va,
where she goss 70 attend the commencement ex.
erciNs Of the Augusta Female Seminary, 10
which her two daughters Misses Lizzie and EN-.
ME. viii participate. ALFRED Houston brought
10 the Constitution ONCE last Saturday a tobacco
plant, measuring fory three inches across Tue
plant was raised ON Major T. B. Simpkin's place,
about one mile from town. w bile ballOiting
wss gong on In the Convention. Captain Park
hin asked one OF the delegates il he voted for
him The delegate told him that he could not
vote 10 send him 10 the State Convention but, TO
console the Captain, he told him he would sup
pun him for County Clerk Whereupon the
Captain grabbed the delegate and kissed him.
When the Captain wants q kiss he is not re-
spectOr OF sex.
-Oyiedo Chronicle. II begins 70 look more
and more 40 il Lake Jessup will be the head OF
H. L. O. tt
river. 1t 10 now reported that the Florida Mid.
land Railway. which now has ito Southeastern
terminus 81 LoDgwood, 10 seeking 40 outlet to
the North via Lake Jessup, and this W tn the
Orlando u Lake Jessup Railway will furnish Q
lsrgs volume OF business for the steamboats,.
The future Tor The Lake Jessup country was
never brighter than Il appears to-day. Last
Tuesday DooD. young hurricane, suddenly de-
sceDded upon oar town without the slightest
warning The wind blew gale, the rain came
down In tOrrenis with quite spFnkling Of hail
stoDes, and accompanied by thunder and light
nirg. In two minutes from the time it started
The storm Was over and the blue sky could be
zen overhead. 1t came and went like fash.
No damage was done 10 anything, with the ex-
cepion of breaking on part Of the top Of an Ogk
tree. partially decayed. In front Of the editors
residence. The hne Hotchkiss block having
been erected on the old site 10 Sanford, Mr.. 81.
B. Lord, the leading Jsweles Of South Florida 10
again located In the same store occupied by
kIn before the Gre. opposite the Sanford
House.
Orlando Reporter Bidwell peaches are In
the market They ere large and hne very fra
grant and Juicy and ass sjnost entirely free from
hat peculiarly bitter twang which usually
marks the Peep-to peach where Il b NOT thor
oughly npe. Bids for building Presbyterian
church In Orlando 80 being advertised for, and
work viii commenee - soon ~ the contract 10
de heghf Of the Dsin hnil6lne Win - 90 feet,
while the tower 10 10 be 100 feet The estimated
cnst is about e14 200. The Wholesale stores OF
Orlando srs now handling sugar manufactured
&C g. Cloud, In Osceols county It 10 o very
large grsined bat quite good sugar and 10 sold
at 6fteen pounds - the dollar "A company
bas been formed by parties from the North, IN.
der de name Of the Citrus Extract Co., Of Or
Isudo with Peter Mack - manager, for the
msnufacfure Of medicinal and commercial pre-
partitions from citrus fruits. AT the election
ior boslling The city lest Saturday. 90l votes
wsrs poIlsd. which Stood - follows: For bond
isg t6s sswsr.se -. against sewerage: 20; for
bondisg fns ss6oea psfpees.. "a against school.
66: Tor bonding for flndtng dty debt. 214,
srsznG bopdjne. 70, thus making good q high
~ 1rys nsjos3ty joe bonding the city for Ill
- unruoseu sboye speclded, Monday afternoon
- - ~ ~ eooecf ~ "a canvnassd the vote.
"a dsslsssd . paaDed ssd operative Opsrs.
dos Win ~ b co9nseced Oh NE sewerage
aork saia nsn Ill