The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-01-19

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AKA "a SaIldisr sssck :. 60 - via
the 81 Angustins ard Psl6elAS nllrea6, pr tie
d. Johns d Halfihx railroad. This work WI
give % direct line 70 he Ancient CITY and
and Fiorida 6outhesn sailsOodA
+ -Apopka City Uaion. Messrs. Robbins and
Smith having purchased the material Of the
Southern Progress, formerly published ut Or
lando. have removed it to Clay Springs, and the
paper will be is.ned from and devoted 70 The ID
terests of that locality We wish the eutef-
prise success and extend our hand to the
editors.
-Oxfnrd Orange Leaf: The Office Of the
Grunge Leaf was beautified and glorified on Fri
cay by the visit Of eight beautiful young iadie9.
The hinges OF the doors of this editorial sanctum
are always creased with the oil OF gracious 70
captivity on the approach OF these wingiess
angels OF gladness and cheer BY the way, we
have secured one of Florida's fair daughters TO
write series Of serio- comic epistles for the
Oraags LAqfa "a Betsy Hamilton. She begins
right away.
-Craw fordville Wdkuu0 Time About seven
ty five bushels of oysters per week 10 hauled
from our Gulf coast 10 feed the hungry citizens
fthe Capital City. While our oysters are not
80 large as those nom other points on the Fiori-
da coast, still they are large enough. and for ex-
Gle bar" oysters are known far and near and are
conceded TO be the best on the Florida coast =.
Commissioner Rehwinkel has had quite Be-
rious attack Of pneumonia. He has been con-
fined to his bed for several weeks; We are pleas
cd to state, however. that he II now much BET
ter, though still unable to leave bis room. -.
Several squads Of hands passed through our
village this week, enroute for the I. I. q q.
Railroad. Now that the holidays are over We
trust that the work on the above road will be
pushed rapidly forward. The most OF our
farmers are planting q big oat crop this year
asily made, nor enc half 90 profitable to the
farmer as an cat CROP. Rev. e. Trice left on
Wednesday to attend the Baptist Convention
which convenes at DeLand next week.
Quincy Herald. Hon. E. C. Love is among
our largest fruit growers he has one ofthe
finest pear orchards In the county. The Coun-
copies of map Of the county made, and arc
now negotiating for the work. Mr. William
Munroe, our worthy postmaster, has eight or ten
acres planted in pears. The most Of them will
bear this year. Two hundred and five men
are now at work for the tobacco company clear
ing etc and sd
erecting large dwelling house for assistant
managers and superintendent on the Santa
Clara farm, formerly Durrs,) and when this is
completed they will commence at once to build
fifty small dwelling houses on the same planta-
ton to be occupied by the workmen. A large
storage ware house for implements and
other material has been erected at the railroad
siding. 1t is expected that at least 600 acres Of
tobacco will be planted, in addition to corn, oats,
and other articles raised on this place. Capt
Duval has surveyed straight road from the
railroad to the old stage road leading from
Quincy to Tallahassee. This will be turnpiked,
dltched and fenced it's entire length and later on
our citizens can drive through a solid field Of
tobacco, should they 50 desire.