The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-09-17

Mr.. +. G. Shepard, Division Passenger
Agent Of the L. q n. Railroad, and Mr.. ]. w.
6urton, agent Of River Junction, made pleas
ant ca,i on The FIoxmrAH last Thursday.
Mr. r. B. Andssson, . young man well
known In Tallahas6sa and row conductor On
the Missouri Pacific Railroad, was severely in
jured last week. but II is said not fatally.
Mr.. George Walter Gwynn, some years ago
. merchant In Tallahassee, but now q citizen of
Orange county, was married to Miss Ella LETTERS,
Of North Carolina, on the ID.
Mr.. Chas. L. Fildes and family have re-
turned from Colorado. They are at Jackson
willie. where it is said Mr. Fildes will again enter
the field Of Journalism as editor of new paper,
and satisfied that Florida is the best country
under the sun.
When you want neat printing, and want it
promptly, bring your job work to the Flo
RIDIAN job oface-the largest in the State. If
The time to cut perennial weeds is Just be-
fore the formation of seed. 1t 10 then that the
roots are weakened and have the least power to
send forth new shoots. "One years seeding
makes seven years wedding" is the old English
rule
The steamer Walkatomica last Tuesday took
quite party of ladies' children and gentlemen
on an excursion to the lighthouse and Newport
Sulphur Springs. All say they had a pleasant
day-enjoyed the ride on the salt water and the
bathing at Newport, and express q desire to 60
again.
The departures for st. Teresa this morning
are Misses Kate and Lettie Gamble, Misses Car
rie and Annie Chsires, Mr.. ]. NJ Cook and wife
and Major N. A. Eddy
Live Oak Bxllstin Mrs. A. L. Woodw ard
came on the evening train on last Monday, and
Allie is happily ensconced with his better half
in the old home which he recklessly sold few
years ago. We bot voice the sentiments of the
ladies Of Live Oak when we welcome Mrs
Woodward back to the beautiful home which
still bears the marks of her own tasteful hand.
Red wells are as popular as ever.
Mr.. w. +. Oldenburg, manufacturer of
wagons, has a card in to-days FLoRIDIAN.
Repairing, painting. and iron and wood work
done on short notice aud in good style. Read
his card and give him call, near Kemper's
stables.
Mayor Pearce, Representative of Florida
Odd Fellows, left yesterday to attend the SOver-
clSu IOUgc, WHICH COnVeDeS AT DItlinOre
on the 21st The order in Florida is now
entitled to two represen tatives, and Mr.. L. NJ.
Merritt, of Pensacola, was elected as The other
representative.
IT. L. Clarke, ESQ, of Monticello, was at The
Capital yesterday.
business is steadily improving in Taahas-
see
1T is hardly possible to make strawberry
beds too rich or the soil too light. In
heavy clay soil dig in any quantity of sand,
ashes and manure. and the large crops will show
how we'll it pays.
"A number of papers outside of the State
have great deal to say about Florida mos
qutoes We have been in Tallahassee near on
to quarter of a century, have resided in differ
ent portions of the city, and have never yet
used net. We have no more use for mos
quito bar in Tallahassee than a sailor has for a
chariot Thousand miles out on the ocean.
For the opening season a dance-teacher has
devised what he calls the dervish. II consists
of few slow, measured, stately revolutions in
ordinary waltz time. followed by dozen rapid
waltz ones, done so suddenly that the couples
look like wild dervishes Of the desert, who
ought to howl as well as whrl.