The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-06-03

"A gentleman at Ocala, who read an adver-
tisement in the FLoRrpIAN stating that Measrs
Geo. W. Saxon & Co. were handling Mr.. Miles
Johnson's butter at once wrote TO that firm to
enter his order their list for four pou nds every
| week
-Messrs James Carroll and Cain Strickland,
OF Wskulla county, brought two young black
bears to Tallahassee last Saturday. They were
captured about fifteen miles south of this CITY.
near the Leon county line They were sold to
Bob Wright for ten dollars
The stockholders of the Middle Florida Ag
ricultural and Mechanical Association last
Thursday resolved to hold a fair next fall or
winter, IN which the middle counties will be
invited 10 participate, and it s proposed to
transfer the exhibits to New Orleans Exposition
as general Middle Florida exhibit.
yesterday a committee from the Council
met with the Board of Health for the purpose of
consulting as to sanitary regulations AS a re-
eult OF this conference it was decided that the
Council and Board of Health would cooperate
In all matters relating 10 sanitary affairs
Col. John I. Walker, Of jacksonville, has
forwarded 10 Mrs. Fairbanks, through Col John
A henderson, of Tallahassee $500 contributed
10 her by e. {. Seeba. Col Walker also for
wardcd the check of Messrs. John T and George
T. Walker, attorneys, for $50, for Mrs Fair
banks and the babies
The Tallahassee clerks. at least a large ma
Jorlty OF them. are happy Nearly every mer-
chant in the city signed their petition to close
the stores at P VI. during the summer We
know the clerks feel grateful and duly appre-
cla'e The Kindness of the merchants We con-
graduate them upon their success
we are not among those who think that the
prospects for the building of the T., T & G. r.. r.
have vanished, We know that the outlook for
the enterprise is as good az it ever has been in
fact, these connected with the enterprise are
more hopeful now than they have been at any
tune within the past six months, and we hope
they will soon perfect arrangements tor the
speedy construction of The road
The advertisement of the Randall & Dugan
Machinery Co, OF CINCINNATI Onn, will here
after appear regularly in every issue of this pa
per Tor one year and we ask those of our read
eIs who contemplate purchasing machinery of
any Kind To send 10 this firm for thrir illustrated
Catalogue Il will be sent bv retnrn mail FREE.
4 large AMI complete stock i, constantly kept
on hand Lowest prices are guaranteed. 1t will
cost Won nothing In CORES pond with them
For home made dlsinfecant dissolve a
bushel Of salt in a barrel Of wafer and with the
salt water slack barrel of lime which should
he wei enough Ia form kind Of paste For the
purpose II Il dsin !ectanl this homemade chic
ride Of lime is nearly good as that purchased
at the shops. Use il freely about sinks. cellars,
cutters and ou.hou-cS, and in This way prevent
sickness, suffering Snl expense - Bntaio (hrts-
tan .4drrnte
We fad in The Pn~troltan uf Saturday
lengthy and interesting critique ~ The amateur
performance al Pensacola Opera House for the
beneft of Christ Church, which was Brilliant
success. The programme was varied, compri>-
ing sony, recitation, dialogue and taheau, and the
performers many, including Miss Jennie Whita-
ker, OF tallahassee, who as mg hit be expected wnn
complimentary mention at each appearance, the
following being the comment in one instance:
Miss Whitaker, Of Tallahassee, captured her hear
ers by superb rendition of HattOn's Bloes
AMI for an encore sang that ever popular air
" Some Day. Right here nigh remark that
- the musical critic of this journal occasion
remarked that amateurs could ling this song
equally as well as did certain professional niger not
long since upon the same boards borne out in
the assertion. Miss Whitakers sweet soprano is
etninently more suited to - Some Days " rendition
than was the rather harsh contralto Of Nine. Sail.
and the young lady was long and loudly applaudtd.