The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-07-23

'So' q. a. Kline, the skillful tsxider.
'"''t' recovered suf1ciently from his seysrs IN.
ness {" leave for Illinois the other day with hi.
o.o'her.ln-lss. Mr. d. n Dysss, Who came for
MIN. He viii return in October.
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u n. Jones, ESQ., editor Of the Hs~ss y,,s;;oa
was 10 the city Monday and Tuesday, and made
Apieasant call N the FLoRrDIAN.
We were pleased TO note some d.v. s,rc.
tnat Benjamin Harrison, ESQ, editor of the pa.
'A'ka Da'y Nsses, had 50 far recovered - 10 take
out door exercise and visit the FLoK1DrAN sane
tum de is still the guest and patient of Dr. Grill
State Treasurer
Inc dWelling-house and contents Of Louisa
hargrove, just beyond the railroad ON the St
augustine road. was burned about noon l.st
MONDAY. 1t is thought the fire was the work Of
an incendiary. Her husband, BENZ. H.rrrove
VINO died several years ago, was an old and faith
'u' servant OF the late Colonel Edward Hous-
voun' when the slaves were freed Colonel
Ao"stoun gave him valuable tract Of land and
nao The house erected thereon.
Everybody loves good ice cream and cake.
10 OF course, everybody will be at MI. Walkers
Store tonight to crafty their taste and helm The
cnlloren' The cream will be ready about five
O'CLOCK In the afternoon. Ice cream and cake
Will not be bad substitute for the usual tea
Let US try the experiment
capt Chas. E Dyke and wife left on Men
day for Atlanta.
MIR. W. C. FULLY yesterday commenced car.
iylng 'he mail between Tallahassee and Cara
oelle' on the new schedule. petition is being
circulated and generally signed asking that the
former schedule be substituted for the new one
Hon VIM Hines, of Sumter, was a, the
Capital last week
Don't forget the ice cream enter1 ainusent.
10 Mr.. George Walkers new store, beginning at
D o CLOCK this afternoon, under the auspices of
the Sunday School Of ST. Johns Church.
The excursion 10 Jacksonville on Monday
was almost failure
Hon. A. c. White of Jackson was in the
city few days ago
Mr. +. A. Crawford has returned from Sa
vannah, where he last week took Dart in a
series OF ball and pigeon matches, 10 which he
won first money five times, divided frst money
once, won second money twice and third money
once
Major Alex. Moseey, Superintendent of the
Slate Asylum at Chatahoochee, was in the CITY
yesterday on business
-Ex Governor Geo. F. Drew was at the Nor
gan on Monday
DR. Rohi Grafton Gamble and r. &. Long
Esq, came up from ST. Teresa on Tuesday.
Look out for the City Marshal He will
make sanitary inspection of the city soon.
The attention of parties desiring to visit
James Island is invited to the card of the Beach
House. al st. Teresa. Mrs E. w. Gamble
Proprietress, who is prepared to entertain guests
in first-class style.
Interest in the movement TO secure fire
protection for Tallahassee seems to be on the
decline, and if those who favor public improve
ments in the city do not bestir themselves the
project may be abandoned for the present. The
failure of this movement would be a step back
ward-a step which Tallahassee cannot now
afford TO take. Let the friends Of improvement
formulate a plan for water works or for an
artesian we'll. Keep the ball moving until one
or the other is secured In plan Of the city ofTal
lahassec, published in supplement, will be found
n proposed plan for water works, which the
friends of improvement would do we'll to con-
si,'er. A similar system, with considerable less
length of mains, has been built al Boone City.
Iowa, at cost of about $21 900, and gives
Satisfaction