The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-05-08

The Tallahassee Girl has had her day
before the public and must now give way for the
rising Tallahassee Boy" who pranced to the
front few days ago-not in a bound volume of
three or four hundred pages OF romance, but in
the person of pert little fellow not two years
old by several months His mother, who was
very busy with pressing household duties, had
given him snack three or four times in less
half an hour, knew that he could not be hungry,
and told him to stop calling mamma" " mann
ma, so often. He promptly changed his tactics
and pertly remarked: " Balloon. gimme some
thin to eat." OF course his good mother did
not permit him TO proceed very far on that
schedule
Mr. A. Il. Gilmore brother of Mr.. +. c. Gil
more, Tallahassee large furniture dealer,
died at his residence in this city, at one o'clock
yesterday. after lingering illness His disease
was consumption contracted in Massachusetts.
from which State he came 10 Florida about
eighteen months ago, hoping to he benefited
but the disease was deep-seated and last fall
upon the approach of winter, he began to fail
rapidly, not being able TO get out much during
the past six months Mr. Gilmore made many
warm friends in Tallahassee who deeply sympa-
thize with his mourning wife and sorrowing lit
tie ones in their sad bereavement The funeral
will take place from The residence at II o'clock
this morning
1t has long been a custom with the good
people OF Wakula to assemble at the famous
Wakulla Spring every May and indulge in Il
county picnic. Last Saturday was the day an,
tl,n;r Il H.
drcds of persons were present-includng many
Tallaha ssceans--with well-filled baskets, the
contents of which always constitute very in
teresing and enjoyable feature such occa.
siOns. DIR. SlOssOn has had the adjacent grounds
cleared up and "a substantial wharf built. thus
rendering the place more attractive and pleasant
to visitors While some danced, others were
boat riding upon the wonderful and beautiful
spring, and here and there in the cool shade OF
moss draped trees were groups of happy people
pleasantly chattng-retreshing their memories
in regard to interesting events. of days long
passed, comparing crop notes, talking about rail
road prospects, &c, and all who participated in
the varied pleasures of that bright May day will
long remember with grateful satisfaction Wa.
knla's grand picnic Of 1888
MIR. A. NJ. Purvs, a Philadelphia capitalist
last week visited Tallahassee for the purpose of
looking at his recent purchase of about eleven
hundred acres on Lake jackson. number of
wealthy gentleman of the City of Brotherly
Love have taken fancy TO that delightful sec
ton and few years hence We may see on the
high grounds overlooking that beautiful sheet OF
water a score or more of magnificent villas and
palatial residences, with an equal number OF
wharves and boat houses lining its shores and a
fleet of fast sailing pleasure boats on the surface
of IFS lmpid waters. Among the picturesque
hills of Leon county are many other clear-wate
lakes. Their surroundings are inviting and at
tractive and when a chain of beautiful and pleas
ant homes shall encrcle Lake Jack son, and its
shores teemng with happy and contented
residents persons looking for like desirable lOca-
tions will seek other unoccupied lake fronts in
our " New Florida In addition to their other
attractions all Of these lakes abound with the
finest fresh water fish to he found in Southern
waters.