The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-08-21
-Ihe infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs John
A. Pearce, of this city, died on the 18th.
Death spreads his with'ring wintry arms
And beauty smiles no more


fession
-Ihe battle begins in the earliest dawn ofthe
chllds existence. If ii is delicate worms fasten
upon Its vltals and as years pass they increase
and if not destroyed will kill Shriners Indian
Vermiiuge will destroy them and save the life Of
the child
-Messrs. John l. Flatauer, of this CITY. and
Max Kwilecki, Of Bainbrdge, are opening a
stock OF goods in Clarks Block, on Clinton
street. Both have had considerable business ex-
perlece, are young and energetic, and will doubt
less build up good and profitable business.
The inside Of the City Drug Store has been
thoroughly renovated and whitewashed and
looks as neat as a new pin. Mr. H. s. Elliot is in
charge and will be pleased to serve his former
customers and all new ones who NAV favor him
with their patronage. Read new advertisement
in to-day's issue
The American Cuhmtor very truly saws:
A farmer has no more right to- grow a crop of
weeds upon his own land to furnish seed 10 trouble
his neighbors than he has 10 build fires upon his
own land where they VIII obligr the neighbor 10
fight the fire in order 10 protect his own property
from the flames
Mr. j. w. Coles has toul acres OF fine rice
in the drained flat Just south of the CITY limits
1t is now more than six tcet high and beginning
10 bloom nicely. The stalks arc very large
some of them nearly half an inch in diameter
and experts estimate the yield Will be fully sixty
bushels 10 the acre.
MIR. A. &. Gentry, of Savannah, son of Col
T. l.. Gentry, OF the Savannah Ne,nx, has con-
nected himself with w p. Susser & Co.. and
will be pleased Ia see his former friends of Tai
lahassee and the State, with whom he became
extensively and pleasantly acquainted two
years ago while resident here
Mr. G. G. Gibbs in odavs FLoRID1AN.
adverises lot OF choice orange trees tor sale
very low. He will also dispose Of his Early
Rose seed potatoes nj 81 per barrel As now is
tho season for ;ransllanting orange trees and
planting for fall crop of Irish potatoes, persons
desiring either would do we'll to rive him n call
MIR. X. j. Zimmerman sends lis a specimen
OF fine white rice from the plantation of Col
John A. Henderson, where he has several acres
planted The specimen is from patch of little
more than IN acre. which was planted in MAY
1t shows very lnNuFian, growth is more than
SIX feet high, Just beginning to head and he rs.
Inmates the yield nj from 60 to - bushels per
acre.
-FLoRIDTAN Item Box: Yes" he said
mournfully, am Il good deal like a patent
medicine Now, there's my girl. During the
past year she has promised 4 dozen times to take
me for better or worse, and yet every time it
comes to the point, she gives me the grand
shake. So that's the reason | am like patent
medicine. have to be we'll shaken before
taken"
About eighteen months ago Sip Williams
was convicted of larceny and sent to Charles
camp. He escaped and fled to Georgia. Capt
Moscley, our efficient Sheriff, heard of his where
abouts, and wrote to the sheriff of Thomas
county TO arrest Williams and put him in Jail
5 H. Shehee, deputy sheriff. yesterday brought
him to Tallahassee, and to day he is working in
the county road gang.
Two or three weeks ago number of allga-
tor eggs were placed in paper box and put on
a shelf in Clark's jewery store. In handling
the eggs last Saturday, one of them fell on the
floor and the shell was broken. On picking it
up the discovery was made that there was some
thing alive in it, The broken egg was placed on
board in the back yard and young gator is
expected to come forth any day
We desire to call especial attention TO the
advertisement of ID. NJ. Ferry & Co.. Detroit
Mich, which appears in our columns. They are
one of the largest and most reliable firms en-
gagged in the seed business in the United States,
and their seeds have justly earned great popular
ity by always being fresh and just what they are
represented to be- Our readers will find these
seed on sale at Coles & Boards and at the store
Of b. A. Meginniss. 1S-10t
The Sanford ,J0urnM of the 10Th contains
the following notice OF two ladies well known
III Tallahassee " We understand that the mil
lneIy business heretofore conducted under the
name Of Mrs. l.. b. Dyke will hereafter be con
Quoted under the firm name and style of Dyke
Groner; and that preparatory to the intro
duction Of an entirely new and full stock Of
goods in their line, the stock now on hand will
be sold at greatly reduced prices"
The D." Depot Campus rifle team, composed
OF machinists employed in the shops of the Flor
ida Central and Western Railroad, have practice
every Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock They
use Winchester rifles, shoot one hundred yards
without rest at Crcedmoor target, and we are
told the bulls eye is hit quite frequently at each
practice. Ont Of n possible 80 the following
score was made Saturday evening O. W. Fair
hunks, %; ii. H. Fairbanks, 81; .Jno J. Tutcn,
IS; Mr.. Ennis, :.
Major Leroy ID. Ball and Col John Brad
ford have their large map of Leon county
ready for the engraver. The work was executed
by Col. Bradford, and is neatly done. Every
trac: OF land in the county is distinctly marked
off, with the owners name thereon. 1t also in
cludes an accurate plat of Tallahassee, in which
the size and number of every city lot is given
The map will he forwarded to an engraver in a
few days, and several hundred copies will be
printed
The Tallahassee Hotel Company are having
things cleared up around the Leon The weeds
and grass have been cleared off the park and
the fence will be put in good repair. Orange
trees were set out in the park last season. some
of which died, and their places will be supplied
with live trees. Two large cstcrn are also being
built for Use at the Leon, the building will be
overhauled, and some changes and improve
plents made, and the hotel and all its surround
ing will be in first class order or the opening OF
the season.
" Yesterday morning Lug Shepherd missed
$50 from his cXchcquer lna little while he dis
covered that his step-son, Jim Walker was also
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