The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-12-04

is no good reason why he should not re-
ceive it,. The practice of throwing
orange peels on the sidewalk should be
stopped by some means. A fresh orange
peel is nearly as bad as banana skin for
tripping one up, and lots of them are
thrown on our sidewalks just now. May be
about the time somebody steps on one
and slides into hospital, or into the next
world, check will be put on this peril.
Gus practice. The policemen should see
that it is stopped.
key West Equator Democrat i The
first lot of king fish shipped this season
will be shipped TO Havana tonight on
the Olivette Our cigar manufacturers
are all working with full compliments OF
workmen, and good cigar makers are in
demand. -. y dove, while fyil.. at full
speed, struck the telephone wire in front
of Mr. Geo. S. Waite's store, this morn.
ing, and broke one of its wings, when it
fell to the ground and was picked up
by colored man for his breakfast.
The Revenue Cutter Crawford, Captain
keene on deck, accompanied by the Col
lector Of Customs, Dr.. j. V. Harris, will
leave tomorrow for a cruise in and near
Charlotte Harbor Bay, in search of other
smuggers and vioators of the fishing
treaty. She will probably "bag" one
or two if the Captain keeps his eyes
"shunt."
Monticello Constitutions The pear
trees are putting on their third crop OF
blooms We are glad to know that our
business men are making another effort to
start bank Success to the enterprise
80. Hon. E. B. Bailey made the first
shipment of cotton seed yesterday Of u
lot of ten thousand bushels to the Cotton
Seed Mill of Thomasville. The fa' mers
of Jefferson county are nearer free of debt
than they have been in ten years past
Good crops, fair prices, and excellent
health have had their good effect.
The Board of Health met Monday and
raised the quarantine against all infected
points. Parties from Jacksonville can
come in now, but we are not going to
any yellow fever district as long as we can
remain in this country, where the microbes
were never known to ramble. Jefferson
ever titled the soil in any country, and
among whom is Hon. f. b. Bailey. He
Informs us that he will gather from one
hundred and fifty acres Of land, on an
average of thirty bushels Of corn per
acre. Mr. Bailey says this land has been
cleared for fifty years, and has been al
most under constant cultivation.
-Crawfordville Times Mr.. Larkin
Robinson, an old resident of this county,
for the past two weeks has been RECALLING
on nice watermelons The following
are the numbers of mulet caught during
the past week by our local fishermen:
Total number brought forward from last
week, 4Ol,3 1922, total number caught du-
ring the past week, 23. 496, total to date,
424,9lS. Mr. George Smith cheats
the beaten" raising sweet potatoes
From one half of an acre he gathered so
bushels. He sent us four that
weighed l21 pounds His entire crop
is of the red yam variety, which
usually does not grow large. -.
Mr.. Robert Bannerman, of lamonia, spent
last night with us on his return from the
Gulf. Mr.. Bannerman is progressive
farmer OF Leon county, and a true repre-
sentative of the young Democracy. We
will expect you to keep your promise and
visit the coast again soon, Robert. -.
Mr.. Frank w. Duval is fast completing
his large and commodious boarding
house. We earnestly hope that it will be
we'll patronized by Northern tourists dur
ing the coming winter. No better resort
is offered for sportsmen than at Crawford
vile. Game, both large and small, in its
vicinity, can be found in abundance -.
Mr. George G. White of Newport, who
dubs himself Old Rustler," was visi-
tor to our town on Thursday last. We
had pleasant interview with Mr.. White,
who informed us that he and Capt. VIM.
P. Slusser had adjusted the little trouble
relative to the saw mill at Newport, and
the mill will soon again be running. Mr..
White is an enthusiastic Democrat, and
says that the Cleveland platform is bound
to triumph, and that speedily.