The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-05-20
STATE NEWS.

politics IN the approaching campaign. |
Dr. y. t. Smith has placedi on our table !,
a han iSom" ripe specimen of his tomatoes, !
weighing y fraction over half a pound, /
In note accompanying this fine speci. |
men tomato, he Doctor slyly hints al our |
ability, when a boy, for raising chickens !
t"r pilar parties, but lie does not say a !
word about beng Captain If the squad td
which W. belonged.
~ Wo>, Uc,nocrnt SINCE the ar
rival - ,rn men-ofwar, Mr. ]. /. Has. 4
kin has |p"n >laughtcriug nn an aver. i
ago about SIM becves weekly. ous's is 81
indeed b"ct-eating navy TIE singing !
class, under The supervision of Professor
Brar,lslcc, meet every evening" This week,
at III" Bap'i-f Church. The Professor /
leaves On the 2l>t. but before BE goes hei
intends 70 teach them tn, rudiments oi
good ~,nriur WclcarI from Governor
Bethc! tina, the coc"anut trees OH his
grove recently injured by fire, has beg IN
,oSIrnut in such rapid mlna.r that leads
H..Y - ht';ryr that the fire inst, al Of be
lng injurious viii be beneficial.
--Bartow informant: We learn thai
ne Barlow branch will soon be com
nleted now. the company having secured ,
a|l t., land t,,.v need about the junction.
AMI lie grade and bridging all being
completed Ia Mckinney branch and the
iron Al hand 70 lay the track. w" hope
hat il will soon be done, ard shat matt
,c,~ ma, ~c'tlr down 10 r regular basis;
and All complaints cease The time for
holding the State Convention and also
The Fir>t District Congressional CONVEX
'jan + tiNel Tor June %, ~ Pensacola
IL Chairman of our County COMMITTEE
Gould u once give notice Of the time
M place Of selecting delrga,e~ I" t'lr-c
'onventjons
< Quincy Hr0N:: The ama;rrr,. are
ta.k.u-e cf Giving Iolanth, in TaliahAe~,e
~.,r.. Hon. II. f. sharon j. having AZ
or.,>'Au v-'' bored on the lot near has
residence, aul expects that in short
IN, he viii grt excellent water. We
kuow 81 several others who Intend having
wells bored IN evaporation has been
ordered and VIII soon be- here. tor the
lurpoS, a driving all kinds Of trait. This
,iii create market for any fruits OF veg-
table raised here, aud it will not be
necessary 10 send away 10 other towns
tor dried irnits . We would like I" hear
from persons having hg~, hrrri">, peaches.
or other fruit, in their seasons, how muci9
car he supplied. ana al what price
Tampa Tljht, After mach talk e
au injunction, &c, the Florida Land and
Iuprey ment Company paid 81 lis taxes
nr asst Monday. when it wa~ ionni that
he Only alternatives w,re pay up or sell
"u. .... Tho large quantities a vegetables
1'.'t ar coming mp from the Nanatee river
are All being forwarded by tho Southern
FXIre~~ Company over the South Florida
Railroad Or lat Monday morning 900
cra.r-, or three. carloads, l,:tt here tor
lQ.n-S North Several lots in Drew
addition were sold this week 60 parties i'll
Tamra tut also t. citizens of Jackson
vile, ono firm in the latter city bur,
chased an entire block. The prrci,a lers
.lon'' seem 10 think much OF buying a
'aw--H.' Perhaps they think il lsn't
m4e .. ut after all.
-Tv. oak RuUetiu: \, the election
or Mayor last Tuesday. Capt Him
r. >-.~ 'ccted NJ. +. Gardner,
N>.~. Farm ! near Meal pin station, in
this county, went ont into his "at lEalch
-otac I'm s.r aud killed seventy hlArk-
t'lf.:- = ~. ~h"t. Pretty good shot hat.
49,. t.r east Of the State vs. Isaac ifar-
nag -'.A Richard Tillis tor the murS er
. i~o.u Dee a-t fail. WAS tried this weik
IT." ,yi4rneo being entirely ci,cumst4n-
''a' f'r iury tend red a verdict If not
.0''tr... Beans went up in New York
~ "'ek-aw"y NJ the spent. Fifty
-r,4t- l.,r craic i ali that is Offered iur
thsr now Gen Nat Elicit lookath
grlm.v IL Prot. Jones, who -milrth. You
see tie General bought the Professors
crop Of beans last week at one ,i"ilar and
a quarter per crate.
-E"cklcdgc sam: Mr. F. \. White
Shot u twenty-five pound wild cat on the
island the other day, which WAS found in
a tree near bis house. 1t wasn't great
way To Che end of the cats nose but it
wa- fur to tho end of his tail Mr.
Hawkes.. of Orlando, while on til" lower
end Of Merritt's Island recently, saw: a
Few Of our Indian rubber trees. and in DR.
der that Il" might know what he as talk
ING ABOUT when he went home, measured
one which was four feet and two iuclGes
IN circumference =. One dav last mont h
n tIc"rgiana the subscription paper was
circulated "a raise funds to build 4 Meth
odist church, and $3.50 was raised in :
very short time. There were onlv
twcnty-threo persons present, which
shows the hherality of the citizens
Mr.. /. Alien donates "A lot on which to
hul4 tho church, and it is designed to
erect the building the coming fall Rev
VI. Black in charge
st. Augustine Weakly: Just before
going to press we learn OF the ssi death
Of Mr.. Carleton Allen, which occa!red at
his home in Moultrie about fou, and half
miles from this city. 1t appears that Mr..
Allen was digging well, and had reached
the depth Of eighteen feet when he sand
cavcd in and he was swallowed up Assist
ance soon came, but before he WAS extri.
Gated death cnsue1 The deceased was:
The son of Mr.. J. Allen, member Of tkis
school board. He leaves wife AID six>
young children. Wcsympathiza With To:
afflicted family and commend thost. m.t q
bereaved TO Him who is the Father of e.
fatherless and the widows friend III
the Council meeting Monday night, a - {
,i,ion was read from Mr. John l., Wilaos{
President Of the Free Public LibrsrE +
askng the Board for donation Of $50 f,ir;'
the benefit II the Library The mattsSrI
was referred 10 the Finance Commiitrkt
-Mican"pv Go@e0e: Knowing ones:
tHl.n there l. a - Il,