The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-01-09

Il lit b nd TO see De Dad banana plants all
about town, when We are led 10 believe that 4
they had been uproo,ed before the freeze, laid in
trenches. Is sugar cane H. and covered with earth
they might have been saved; and, that repaanted
|:nexl spring, they would have grown rapidly to
|. perfection, and every one Of them produced
I fruit We must do this next season.
DIR. A. N. Martin of Michigan, came to Flor.
ida more than year ago, rented place near the
city, and last season raised strawberries, vegeta'
i! bles. &C He was SO we'll pleased With the ex
pertinent, the climate and country, that he has
bought small tract of land about two miles
northeast of Tallahassee. which he is improving
\ for fruit and vegetable farm
Those who do not propose to make exhibits
at the Middle Florida Fair, which opens at Tai
lahassee next Teusday, should not fail to attend.
There they will learn something about what
|. their neighbors are doing, gather many new
. ideas concerning the use and value of labor
saving farm implements, improvement of stock
I; new and advanced methods of cultivation, and
the mingling with friends will be mutually pleas
an, and profitable. Come one, come all.
. The fine Greener gun, valued at 1925, which
The enlerprising managers of our Fair Associa-
zion have determined to offer as a prize to the
pest shot at glass balls, or clay pigeons, has
Been ordered from the American Agent of Mr..
Greener, II. c. Squires, No. l Cortlandt ST.,
New York, and will be here by the 18th of Jan
harry, on which day the Fair of the Middle Flor
ida A. & NJ. Association opens. Take notice
accordingly, We "sure shots" Of Jacksonville,
Fernandna, Madison, Monticello, and Quincy,
bur Tallahassee boys hope 10 meet you.
The Florida Annual Conference of the N
s.; Church, South, which convened in Jackson
Vile on the 81, closed its labors yesterday We
AVE not received a full list of appointments,
put are advised of the following Rev. James
Atkins, Presiding Elder of Tallaha assoc District
: Rev. II. II. Kennedy, Tallahassee; DR.. Blake
'f)cala; Rev. F. Pasco, Gainesville; Rev. T. W
Moore, Monticello; Rev. W. Dunbar, Palatka
REV. A. A. Robinson, Fernandina Rev. C. A.
:Euwood, p. E. Jacksonville District Rev. S.
.W"odberry, Quincy; Rev. w. S. Richardson,
aeon Circuit; Rev. w. G. Booth, Wakulla Cir
cult Rev. J. B. Ley, LaVilla
I The dangers attending the careless custom OF
illustrated last Wednesday afternoon, when two
:|ot:ng dogs belonging to Mr.. Nathan attacked
Sslrs. Florence Gibbons on the street, bit her in
sevoral places and mutilated her clothing in a
shocking manner, and had it not been for The for
s:lnate passing of Hons. G. W. FULLY and B. B.
Blackwell from their boarding-house TO the Cap
n"l, the injuries of the unfortunate lady might
have been of a very serious nature and perhaps
;,dal. These gentlemen promptly ran 10 the as
s,slance of the lacy, and had quite a combat
;. ith the dogs before they rescued her from the
~'yase animals. Mrs. Gibbons was confined
Is her room under treatment of physician a
Nv days, bat is now doing well. With such
do running at large any person is Liable to their
t:cous attacks, and ladies and children liable to
~ seriously injured if not killed, and the best
~ ay 10 prevent any further injury to persons is
II shoot them on the spot"