The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-09-04

soaking in sour milk.-FLoRIDIAN. Saw. Bro
Bowen, do they spoil the milk? Ifso, we won't
lake any salt fish in ours.-Land Of F2oners
NO, Don; in the absence of corn. your mig
would be glad 10 get it.
The Grand Lodge OF t. O. OF f. will hold
their sixth annual anniversary in this city to-
MORROW. The procession will form ut The Lodge
on Monroe street, at ) O'clock p. NJ, and march
10 one OF the churches, where an address will he
delivered by Rev. Asbury Henry
MIR George \" Bas,etl for many wears a
popular and efficient conductor on the Florida
Central and Western Railroad, has resigned and
will locate with his family in Lake City The
fLoRIDIAN JOINS his many Iicnds in wishing
hlm long life and prosperity in his new home
-Wakulla county comes To the front again
not with another gold mine, however. hut per
haps with a :" find of equal value We are in
formed that Mr.. J. L. Oliver living at WakuIla
station, has discovered what he suppoSeS to he
deposit ct copper ore, on the east side OF 81 Marks
river, near Newport sulphur Sp:ng>
About one hundred and lilly chickens were
stolen from the farm OF Mr. +. W Gamble. at
LeCOnteville, in three nights Mr. Gamble has
those three nights deprrdaions, il he ever ap
pears before Judge West he will have TO work
in the roa, gang not less than one hundred and
eighty days
Mrs. 5. S Williams gives notice. ny card in
to-day's FLoRIDINN, that her select school will
open on the tirS! ol October Mrs. Williams is
well and favorable knrVn by 'h' people OF this
community lady ol superior intelligence and
refinement, and thoroughly efficient In>truc-
tress, and parents desiring their children 10 have
the advantages OF Il select school would do well
to- patronizc her
We desire la cil especial attention 10 the
advertisement "t ID. VI Ferry 4 e.. Detroit,
Mich, which appears it, ON columns. They are
one of The largest and most :, ,rr firms en-
gagged in The seed business in the United States
and their seeds have justly earned urea, popular
ity by always being fresh and us' what they are
represented 10 be- Our rcadclS viii find these
seed on sale n Coles 4 B"ar,i'~ and i, The Store
Of b. A. Meginniss. lS-10t
Mr.. JAS. Harvey, on the Ockl"cNoncc river
in Leon county, has found an extensive mari
bed on his plantation. He intends To bring in a
box OF the deposit, and Mr. tee" W. Saxon will
ship it to the Louisville Exposition Mr. Rich
ard Fletcher, four mites W i OF Tallahassee has
on his plantation an immense deposit similar to
that found by Mr.. Harvey, and We ,u.yc,t that
Mr. Fletcher furnish sample box for Tie Leon
county exhibit at the great Southern ExpoSi-
ton.
-Messrs. Byrd q Coles appear among our
new advertisers to day Ia addition 10 ! fine as
sOrtment OF fancy groceries fruits. candies, &c.
they carry full line of canned goods and heavy
groceries. These young gentlemen have built
up good trade. and con,luct their business on
business principles. They guarantee satisfaction
and are contened with II moderate profit on
their goods. Read advertisement and give them
a call.
Capt. l.. Woodmansec prominent hotel
man, OF Wheeling W. Va, was well pleased
with the Sulphur Springs at Newport and de-
lighted with the ST. Marks river and general sur.
roundings He decided To pure base The spring
tract, but dissatisfaction with The terms offered
him prevented a sale at present. We hope this
matter will yet be satisfactorily arranged as this
section needs Just such cntcrprising gentlemen
as Capt Woodmansce to assist in bringing i'm
migrants and visitors here.
Ice was scarce in Tallahassee last Saturday
morning. One dealer had none, and the other
would sell only five pounds to one person. A
lady who had prepared TO have ice cream for
dinner sent for twenty-five pounds On learn
ing of the tivefound rule, she sent four different
boys, each supplied with nickel, and each re-
turned with five pounds Of ice and the lady
served her guests with ice cream al dinner
Twas her woman's wit with which she hit upon
this plan to beat the mar-who wouldn't sell her
enough ice
Mr. w w Woodward has purchased forty
acres OF land from Mr.. j +. Roberts and 141
acres from Col A A Fisher, making IA tract of
;81 acres Of splendid land We understand that
Mr. Woodward is going largely in the fine stock
and dairy business, for which his land is admira-
bly, adapted and favorably located. being but a
short distance west of the corporate limits of
Tallahassee. MIR. Woodward has had consider
able experience rs stock breeder and dairy
man, is energetic and practical. and the word
"iail is not in his vocabulary.
Hon. F.. X Foster State Superintendent of
Public instruction, is fully alive to the impor-
lance of the educational interests Of Florida He
has already arranged for a number of teachers
institutes to he held at different points in the
State, and is endeavoring to arrange for two to
be held in West Florida at an early day. In the
institute teachers gain practical knowledge
and experience that can be acquired in no other
way, and they go 20 their schools a few weeks
hence prepared and determined to give their pu-
pills the benefit Of ncwl y acquired methods of
teaching and with increased zeal in The great
work in which they are engaged.
Many persons in the vicinity of Tallahassee
are preparing to engage in The cultivation OF figs
for commercial purposes In this section The fig
is very sure crop, and after the trees are pun in
groves, The expense Of cuivaing and taking
care of them win be very trling, and the cost OF
setting grove Of few acres would be small in
deed There is no doubt that figs can be made
a very profitable crop here, as the frees, with no
attention at all, grow to great size and fruit
heavily. There are number OF varieties, and
some of those who propose to engage in the in
dustry have doubts to which variety would
prove the most valuable for marketing purposes,
and sh to be informed upon The subject. Our
columns are open to any person who can and
will furnish the information desired.
Spence Williams (col) was sentenced to
Chaires camp in March, 1882 from which place