The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-03-19


a stranger in Tallahassee this uool -,
Ann Mill country is perfectly besn,;s,, -.
'oi years and never saw anything to
49,. Win the Tallahassee Country. IF ,b.
world" p'easeo IN THIS
ne governors Guards have received an n
'"a'on 10 be present and participate in the ~.
cruises attending the celebration. at 8, Anor.
1"e' on me 27th and 26lh, of the landine of
1919 ue Leon in 1912, and the founding of the
10y ~ Mendenez in 1865. The time ia 40 sbor,
U"pany cannot make arrangements to 90
We received pleasant call Yesterday from
~ "m- r, Robertson and Mr. Blacksb.sr &c
Iamonia e>Sneaf' Oh
-LeConte pear trees in this section a,o h,o
ing. arc oiosui
-ChiefJustice McWhorter left l.s, r;oh, Co.
his home in Milton.
MI. T. a. Foster, late Clerk of the Supreme
ooul'' departed yesterday for bis orange groves
in Manatee
MAYOR '" o. Ames and Captain F. K. Hsl.
nnser yesterday commenced operations on their
orlcK-yard on the Ocklockonee river, seven miles
"es' oi Tallahassee, just south of Bradford's
so"-nhhl lhe Clay has been thoroughly tested
ny experts, at Philadelphia, and pronounced
nrst-class They have brought out man from
rhiiadelphla to manage the business. They are
putting up 25-horse-power engine 10 RIM tho
machinery The railroad company will mt in q
que Track which can be utilized by the new
nrm and Mr.. Bradford. We also learn that the
railroad company will build an Office and make
new station at that point
Vice STOCK OF Dress Linens, at Saxon & Cos 1921
rang hne Easter cards, newest and latest
designs, almost given away, at E w. Clark's.
Co. STOCK OF China and Glassware at Saxon
lax payers have had fair warning from the
Collector He will be compelled to advertise all
delinquents the first Of April
Miss Eva Fairbanks of Fernandna. is visit.
ing friends in the city.
Big stock of Bleached and rnbeacbas sbo..inc =,
Saxon Cos. Hess a.
"A grand picnic-the first of the season-is
on the tapis for next Tuesday, either at Lake
Hall or Lake Jackson
Travel to Tallahassee is on the increase, and
tourists say they find the roa in much better
conui"oh than they expected. Trains are running
very regular now, and the management are
apparently making every effort TO get the whole
line IN flrst-class condition, The road bed is all
that could be desired, and more new ties and
new iron is what is needed to make the road
good one. 1t is TO the interest of the owners to
put the road in fitst-class order and keep it So
anu nothing would please the people better
Anything and everything. at Saxon & Cos. 4s2t
Fancy and Heavy Groceries, at John l. Fla
tauer's
Miss Hannah Max, of Beaufort, S. c., is Wis
iting the family of her uncle, Mr.. S. Cotner.
Mr., John A. Pearce was last Saturday COM
mssioned Sheriff of Leon county, aad at once |
entered upon active duty, having one prisoner
in durance vile before night He was out again
before daylight Monday morning and at 8 |
O'Clock A NJ, put another offender i'll jail
MIR. F. t. Christie, of Miccosuke, made a
pleasant call at the FLORIDIAN sanctum vester. |
day.
DR. j. II. Randolph and family will to-day
return TO Tallahassee to reside
The handsome new sign for Messrs. JOS. Co |
hen Il Co was executed by Messrs Miller 6
Ward
Major G. A. Ball has painted handsome
new sign for Mr.. Jacob r. Cohen.
Choice Family CIR specially, at Saxon Cos |
DR. George II. Gwynn who recently gradu- |
ated as an NJ. d. in New York, has taken an
office in the new brick block, on Monroe street, |
and offers his professional services to the public |
See his card in another column.
ladies, Misses and Children's Slippers at Saxon
MIR. Henry G. Damon and family, of C0rsi-
cana, Texas, are visiting his father, Mr.. George
Damon. At the breaking out of the war Mr..
Damon went 10 Virginia as a member of Colo
mel Wards regiment, the ID Florida. Later lie
was transferred to Colonel Dukes regiment in
General Morgan's command, and during raid
in Kentucky was taken prisoner and sent to
Rock Island, Illinois. From this prison he es-
capped, but was recapiured in about ten days and
taken to Camp Morton, in Indiana, where he was
one OF a party of sixty who charged the guard,
and all but three escaped Mr.. Damon made his
way into Kentucky, where he rested tor month, |
and then entered The Confederate lines al Abing-
don, w. Va. In Southern Historical Society
Papers" for July, August and September, 1884
we find " A Florida Boys Experience in Prison
and in Escaping" by Henry G. Damon, which |
we will publish soon in the FLoRIDIAN.
"A picnic party started on Tuesday from
Shidzuoka to the p ineries which lie between
l@dkc JdChSOu anu tuC OShlNhouC liNCi, W III
spect the working Of the saw-mill which is now
run by the new traction engine. The mill is
located thirteen miles from Tallah assoc, and the
engine made this distance without any difficulty
whatever. The mill has ffty-four inc saw
and is running at a capacity OF four thousand
feet of lumber day. The logs are hauled from
the adjoining pineres at the rate of twenty-five
per day. The machinery is under the manage
ment of Mr. NJ G. Lyman, competent engineer
from Michigan Everybody enjoyed themselves
at the picnic, and after paTtaking of fine col
lation, and watching the saving Of lumber, the
party returned home.
White Marseilles and Bridal Quilts at Saxon Cos
About three months ago man by the name
OF Posey, hailing from South Carolina, settled at
Crawfordvle, built a new house and moved into
il. Last week the Sheriff of Aiken county, s C.,
came to Tallahassee bearing a requsition tor
Posey, but when he arrived at Crawtordville lie
learned that Posey had fed, and he returned
without his man. Mr.. Frank Duval followed
Posey into Liberty county, captured him and
brought him back to Crawfordville, where he
was lodged in Jail. Yesterday Judge W. I. Du-
val came to this city and telegraphed 10 the au-
,horities in South Carolina, and is aw ating re-
ply this morning II is said that Posey embez-
zled money belonging to the Singer Sewing Ma