The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-10-02

streets. He is having the house put in good re-
pair and building new fences around the prem.
ises
Leon Lodge No. 5, l. O. o. F., of Tallahassee
at their last regular meeting, appropriated
twenty dollars for their suffering brethren of
Mechanics Lodge No 8, al Warrington.
West Florida Seminary opened with tweu-
ty'six students yesterday. Major Rivers is yery
much encouraged at the prospect, and this num-
Der will certainly be increased as the session ad.
vances.
The temperance meeting at the Baptist
Church last Thursday night was well attended
There will be another meeting tonight when
Judge }. T. Bernard will deliver lecture. An
are invited
The White Primary School, Mr.. w. W
woodward, Principal, opened in the Shine cot
tage yesterday with fifty-five pupils This num-
Der will probably be increased 10 seventy-ive
within the next two weeks The Board will
soon elect an assistant for Mr. Woodward.
Our young townsman, Mr James B. Whit
field, has returned from the University of Vir.
ginia, where he attended for the first time a SEES
sion in the Law Department. He made very
satisfactory progress will apply himself at home,
and attend the session of 1884
Mr.. d. B. Meginniss, Jr., is opening fine
line of fashionable gents goods, &c His stock
consists OF hats and caps, neckwear, boots and
shoes, and furnishing goods generally He also
has choice selections of "dude" goods. all made
up in the latest styles; in fact all his goods are
in the latest fashions, and will be sold extremely
day. Read it.
We desire to call especial attention 10 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 il the United States
and their seeds have justly earned great popular
ty by always being fresh and jns' what they are
represented to be- Onr readers will find these
seed on sale a. Coles & Boards and at the store
IF b. A. Meginnss 18-1Ot
Mrs Maud F. Wynkoop lett last week to
make her home at Starke, where she will open
millinery store with a fashionable dress making
department Mrs. Wynkoop is II lady of real
business tact, attablc and courteous at all times,
and during residence of two years in ITALIA.
hassee she has made many friends who, with the
FLoRIDIAN, wish her abundant success in her
new enterprise and that she may find her new
home pleasant one
Gainesville Advcatc. Mrs Matte Cannon.
wife of Mr.. j. W. Cannon, and niece ct Judge
}. {. Gardner, died on Friday evening after a
long and painful illness. She was an atfectionate
wife, loving mother and much respected bv =
large circle OF acquaintance. Her husband and
two little children have the sympathy of the en-
tire community" Mr. Cannon was employed
on the FLORIDIAN last winter, and the members
of the craft in this office deeply >ympathize with
him in his sad bereavement
MIR. Jacob Burkhim, reprcSenting,a New
York clothing house, came to Tallahassee last
week. He left his sample trunks at the depot,
where one Of them was broken open and robbed
of three suits of clothing by colored youth
known as Richard Smith He was arrested with
the clothing in his possession, arraigned before
Justice NJ F. Papy on Friday, and, failing to
give bond in the sum of $500 to appear at the
December term OF the Circuit Court, he was
sent to Jail.
Mrs f. g. Tatum last Thursday fell down
the high steps leading from the front piazza OF
her residence. She was taken up in an uncon-
scious condition. carried to her room, and Drs.
Betton and Leonard called in. She was soon re-
stored to consciousness, and made as comfortable
as possible under the circumstances. The severe
bruises about her head and one arm were very
painful for couple of dlaye but che is now able
to walk about the house and will be entirely re-
covered in few DAYS.
1t having been definitely settled that the P
g. in F. resides in Tallahassee the Brooksvie
Crescent claims that " the handsomest married
lady in the State lives in fernando county
The Paatka journal says that question has been
decided many times, and always in favor of Pa
lat&a, and advises Colonel Robertson to put on
his specs and come up there You are both mis-
taken, gentlemen, the handsomest married lady
in the State resides in the beautiful Hill City Of
Florida When you visit Tallahassee, you can
see her without specs" too.
The Art amateur for October is a treasure
for home art workers Its designs include three
for China painters (primroses for vase, hare
bells for plate and popples for paque), three
for embroidery-a letter case, photograph
frame and a bellows; charming hawthorn
panel for wood-carving, dozen pleasing figures
for sketching on linen and multiplicity of mon
ograms and jewery designs. There are valua.
Bile articles on etching drawing in red, and other
art TOPICS with some other good examples OF
crayon work the Munich and Boston art exhi-
billions are reviewed and attractively illustrated
there are some excellent pictures of Boule work
and one of remarkable Henri Deux cabinet in
laid with ivory and many practical suggestions
for home decorations and furnishing. Price, 30
cents 81 year. Montague Marks, publisher, "a
Union Square, New York
Road Laws.
Our first edition of road laws being exhausted
we have printed a few hundred copies more.
SenG your orders to the FLoRIDIAN office. Price
one dollar per dozen; single copies ten cents.