The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-04-08
Colonel T. i. Roberts, Of Centreville. ex-

thursday evening, was a grand success The
proceeds amounted to about $65
MIR. w. A. Rawls has his elegant soda fount
ain in operation and is daily dispensing ice-cod
soda water and other delicious and refreshing
summer beverages, at popular prices, five cents
a glass
Major L. D. Ball, Messrs F. D. Carley, John
5 Winthrop and c. n Haldeman went down
to the Gulf to fish and hunt last week. The
high winds prevailing materially interfered with
their sport.
All scientists know the proneness Of insects
to deposit their eggs in decayed fruit What
creates worms in the human bodyP Think of
this and give Shriners Indian Vermifuge occa-
sionally to your children
=" Is there no balm in Gilead, is there no ply
stefan there That cry may henceforth cease,
tor all who will can be healed by obtaining The
Sclence of Life: or. Self Preservation Indis-
pensabc to all See advertisement
The material for the addition to the building
of the Literary Department Of the State Semi.
nary is being placed on the ground, and Mr.. Da-
Wis, of Madison, the contractor will soon have
his men at work on the new edifice
Major B. 5. Ldden, of Mariana; Captain
{. E. l.. Allison. OF Quincy; and Colonel Angus
Paterson of Madison. Members OF the Board Of
Education Of the State Seminary at Tallahassee,
were in the city last Wednesday to attend a meet
ing of the Board
Miss Mary, daughter of the late Captain
John A. Harvin, married on the 27th ult. to
Mr.. John A. Harvin, of Decatur county, Ga.
The bride has number Of friends in Tallahassee,
vi hin ;eb; I'd
happiness in all her future years
Mayor Pearce, Grand Representative Mr..
w. NJ Mcintosh, Jr, Grand Secretary Mr. A.
}. Fish, Representative from Leon Lodge, and
Mr.. W H. Chimney, Grand Warden. left on the
9th for Key West To attend the annu. session Of
Florida Grand Lodge l. Q. o.. F.
AT The Enslage Congress in New York, Mr.
John Mayer, manager of the great lIavenmeyer
dairy farm, said that his cows averaged 100
pounds of milk more per month when fed on en-
silage than when fed on hay and grain Sw inc
and horses also dill better with enSilage than
without it.
When young gentleman, on Sunday morn
ing, leaves city where there are five churches,
in all Of which services are held on said dav
goes ten miles in the country Ia Worship and
then leaves the church before the last HYMN is
sung his friends very naturally become anxious
about him.
DR.. y J. Spencer, late of California; has 10
Gated in Tallahassee. The Doctor and his wife
are domiced at the City Hotel. DR.. Spencer is
a physician and surgeon of mlnv verr> expert
ence, in which he has been eminently successful
and won distinction in his profession zee his
card in our advertising columns.
While So much is being done elsewhere for
the establishment Of home for disabled Con
tolerate soldiers, Tallahasseean ms should contri
butte their share to so noble purpose We will
receive one dollar subscriptions, publish list of
contributors every week in FIORIDIAN, deposit
funds in bank and make monthly remittances to
!. f. Lane, Secretary of r. F. Lee Camp No. /
Richmond, Va Who will head the list
The cadets of The State Seminary, under
command OF Colonel E. r. Rivers were out in
,ull force last Wednesday afternoon for regular
monthly parade These monthly parades and
drills stimulate the cadets to become proficient
in that branch of their studies, and their drilling
last Wednesday gave evidence alike of the prof
cheney and labor of their instructor and their
close application to and deep interest in the mill
tary part of their education.
The small boys of Tallahassee have organ
izel the star baseball club, with the following
officers l.. f. Cohen, Captain; George Willis,
Treasurer: Willie Mundee, Secretary The
members of the club will play as follows II
Cotncr. catcher; l. F. Cohen, pitcher; w
VI Mundee, short stop; w. Briton first base
J. Wilson, second base r Pace, third base
George Willis, right field Joe Collins, centre
field F. Britlon, left field.
An exchange wiseley remarks Standing
advertisements in paper command confidence.
The man who for a year resides in a community
and lives reputable life, even though he be Of
moderate ability, will grow in the confidence
and esteem OF his fellows. On the same princi-
pie newspaper advertisement becomes familiar
in the ewes of the reader. 1t may seldom be
read still it makes the name and business OF a
man familiar, and its presence in the columns OF
a paper inspires confidence in the stability Of the
advertiser
The Board of Education of the State Semi
nary, at their late meeting in this city, conferred
on Prof A. L. Lowrie, editor of the Elgin tlll)
Da1y Nears, the degree of PHI D. and on Prot.
w. F. Dickerman, of the Medical Faculty of
Florida University, the degree of A. NJ At the
same meeting they appointed Col. f. r. Rivers,
Capt p Houston, Capt r A. Shine and Judge
J. r Bernard a committee to make arrangements
for the commencement in June. We learn that
Senator Wilkinson Call will be invited to deliver
the address on that occasion.
In a statement made by Fitch to the editor
Of the Townsville Times while he was in jail in
that city which was published in the Times of
last SATURDAY., he says in substance On Monday
night tone week ago last night about II O'Clock
he was attacked by four persons in the vicinity
Of where his hat was found; in the struggle he
became unconscious; when he regained con-
seriousness he WAS in swamp &c. Christmas
will come in August before any respectable por-
ton of the people of Tallahassee, or of those
who know him, will believe that storo lis
too gauZy
DIR A. J. Spencer has purchased half inter
est in the farm and stock Of Mr. John P. Roberts,
which they will operate jointly, with the latter
hundred acres, lies about two and half miles
west of Tallahassee, is considered one of the
finest plantations in Leon county, and is admira-
bly, adapted tor stock-farm. and we understand
that raising fine stock will be one of the special
ties Of the joint ownership. Mr.. Roberts is one
of our most prosperous planters and stockmen,
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