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

The TACT that We have new carrier Master Her.
man isernreuter. He is careful and a polite
boy, however, and when he becomes familiar
with his round We are'snre the patrons of the
FLOEIDIAN will have no cause to complain of
negligence on his part
= We are pleased to learn that the Amateurs
of Quincy were favored with large audience on
the occasion of the presentation Of the opera
" Patience - last Friday evening Those who
atteE'ied the performance from Tallahassee sneak
IN the highest terms Of the acting, and assert
that they doubt if the local talent of any Florida
city could equal the Quincy amateurs
-j'he sale by which Mr.. w. G. Pogue's place
was TO pass into the possession OF Messrs. Harris
and Marriott has been declared off by mutual
consent Of the parties to the transaction and the
place is not for sale at present. There are plenty
of good lands for sale, in desirable localities
about Tallahassee, and we rnst these Young men
may find another tract to suit them.
Some days ago Col r. H. Gamble received
telegram from Baltimore announcing that his
son Howard, who had been at college there, was
seriously i'll. The Colonel and his daughter,
Miss Jennie, left for Baltimore at once The lat
Ter part of last week a telegram was received
here stating that he was so much better that no
mor@ dispatches would be sent
If you want to see something really hand
some, step into Mr. NJ. Lvely's drug store, and
inspect The New Era soda fountain, which
always looks as neat n bran new pin and if
you wish something new in the list of fountain
beverages, ask Mr.. Booker for Coffee Cream
In a1IitiOn n this ,lalicouc ,l,o ~ Novr
Era dispenses all other ice-cold summer
drinks.
= There could be no stronger evidence of the
genuine prosperity that exists among the people
OF Middle Florida than the fact the second large
stock of spring and summer goods is being re-
cei~ed at the mercantile house of W r. Wilson
His motto has always been "Quick Sales and
Small Profts' Good goods and low prices will
win every time. See his latest announcement in
on advertising columns.
The young people of Tallahassee should
fec! grateful to Mrs. J. B Gamble and Mrs f.
s Williams for the organization of social so
cie'y, known as the ITALIAN Club" the objects
of which are social entertainment and mutual
Improvement. The weekly meetings of the club
very pleasant and instructive and the organ
za'ion should become one OF the permanent So
cia' institutions of the Capital City
Three young ladies were going TO get soda
water; a vote being taken Rawls soda fountain
GO three votes. The first said g prefer it be.
cause you get more j" the second said 90
there because it is cold: hut the third said. al
go there because they wash The umblers on
tmnblcr- washer, and not in n slop-tub" That
young lady is going TO make first-class house
keeper for somebody one of these days 3
A postal card prlce-currcnt of vegetables re-
ccived last week in this city from one of the
Ia: geSt New York commission dealers, contained
paragraph advising growers in the southern
portion of the State to cease shipments of certain
vegetable crops, including potatoes las ample
| supplies of superior stock are now coming from
Middle Florida. Verify, the vegetable industry
OF Middle Florida is becoming "a power in the
land"
Mr.. Elijah Nichols, Of Station one Leon
county, sold wagon load OF home-raised bacon
in Tallahassee last Friday for fifteen cents a
pound. Such occurrences are not uncommon in
Tallahassee this season, and they furnish conclu-
sIve evidence OF the increasing prosperity of
people. May it continue until every farmer in
Leon county will raise his own meat and have
some 10 spare-to barter for commodities they
are compelled to buy
The Methodist Sunday School last Thurs
day repaired to the beautiful grove at Live Oak,
about four miles from Tallahassee, where they
spent the day in grand picnic style. Some ar
ranged swings for their amusement, while others
engaged in games of different kinds, and boun-
titul supply Of ices, lemonade and both dainty
aud substantial creature comforts contributed
largely to the enjoyment and pleasures of the oc-
casion.
There are 220l Japan lilies in bloom in one
garden in Jacksonville Times Democrat This
is small item. but the lilies, in their purity
aud beauty were immense, and their proper To-
cation is an important consideration with the
fair ladies of the Floral City, who devote great
deal of care and attention to their beautiful
flower gardens Those 22O1 Japan lilies dis
played their beauty in and diffused their fra
GRANGE over one Of the magnificent flower gar
dens ofTallahassee.
Judge II. c. Rppey yesterday returned from
a three-days trip to Wakulla county. He visited
a sulphur spring, about mile south of New
| port and east of ST Marks river the existence of
which is not generally known 1t is about the
size of the springs at Newport, and the sur
ruundings, with necessary improvements and
conveniences, are calculated to make it a very
desirable and pleasant resort, being above high
water mark and entirely free from limestone
He says there is also large iron spring few
hundred yards from the sulphur spring.
"A rare Gagged curiosity in the bird line is on
exhibition at the store OF Messrs. Coles & Beard.
One of the chief pecuarities of this wonderful
bird is that he sings only at night, and would
therefore be very valuable in cities where the
Eight police are in the habit of sleeping on dry
goods boxes. No person was ever known to
steep in house where one of these remarkable
| singers was domiciled Two or three of these
right songsters. locked up in as many different
business houses in large city, would keep
regiment of police wide-awake all night.
Mrs. Susan Shatfer died at the residence OF
Of her daughter, Mrs. J. b. Hall, last Wednesday
afternoon, after a weeks Illness aged 70 years
6 months and % days. She was born at Sails
bury, n. c., November 5. 1904, and came with
her father TO Tallahassee in 1925, where she has
since resided AT that time there were few
buildings here no State-house, and Indians
r0amed at will over the country In 1896 she
united with the NJ. f. Church, retaining her