The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-12-09
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If you are going to Try few acres 10 ,obscco
next year, speak for your seed now They will
cost you nothing. as Messrs. B. c. Lewis & Son,
have imported quantity of genuD.
seed from the celebrated Vuelto Ab.io
tobacco district of Cuba, which they hay.
generously placed at the drug store of Mr.
W. A. Rawls for gratuilous distribution to all
who desire to cultivate tobacco. Try tobacco
next season.
Carpets, Mating and Rugs al LEES than
cost. at STERN & Goa
Hon w. B. Lamar, member-elect of the As.
sembly from Jefferson county, and prominently
mentioned in connection with the Speakershp Of
the House, came to the Capital on Tuesday.
500 yards best Carpet Lining at Gilmore Hart,,
also Carpet Binding. AT
If you want Portable MILL call at the
FLoRIDIAN Office for particulars
Mr. W. Fl. Haskell, the DeLsnd agen, of
Tallahassee Nursery, was in the city this week.
SEND TEN CENTS in 2-cent stamps to
the FLoRIDIAN OFFICE, for a copy of the new
CONSTITUTION. Soft
Mrs. Fannie s. Byrd has moved into her
residence on the east side Of Green square
where she is prepared to accommodate persons
desiring irst-class board with all the comforts of
home.
Read advertisement to city Tax Payers to
be found in another column.
Jacksonville Times Union Mr.. Robert
Gamble arrived in this city yesterday, for the
purpose of opening an Office here, he having
been appointed the Jacksonville Agent of the
Florida Southern Railroad For the present Mr..
Gamble will have his Office at the Ecorner of
Bay and Pine streets, where the Office OF the
land department of the road is located. This is
the first season hat the road has ever hadN
representative in this city.
Carpets sold by samples at Gilmore 4 Hartt's. 2u
FL oRIDIAN Item Box: Papa" she said
softly and blushingly young Mr.. Sampson is in
the p arlor and wishes to speak with you" Then
she So nix into an easy chair, and her heart beat
50 6ercely that it made the gas fixtures rattle
Presently the old man returned. "Oh papa"
she said, Ibid he-was he-what did he wanty'
He wanted to borrow two dollars" said the
disappointed old gentleman.
Have you decided how many acres you will
de vote TO tobacco culture next season.
almost given away, AT STERN s. Coz
REYNOLDS, GA, Aug. IS. 1884.
-Dickey's Painless Eye Wafer is the great
est thing ever heard Of l am selling it from
Is to 20 miles around. For sale by all drug
gists. L. II. TAYLOR
See advertisement of James Means $500
Shoe, for sale only by W. R. Wilson.
"A large wild Cat, killed by Mr. ]. l.. Oliver,
Of Wakulla county, was on exhibition at Rawls'
drug store a few days ago.
Tallahassee has two irst-class livery stables,
well supplied with good horses and neat and
comfortable vehicles, aud the roads in the Talla-
hassee Country are hard and afford excellent OPP
| portunity for pleasant drives to charming lakes
and historic points of interest.
Last Sunday afternoon few flakes OF snow
were to be seen floating about and alter dark
there was quite fall of" beautiful snow
enough to have covered the ground had it not
melted almost as fast as il came down Snow
in small quantities on boards and in dry places
was still visible Monday morning. Some say
this was the heaviest snow fall here since 1856,
when the ground was covered, while Others as
sert that the ground was almost covered with
snow in 1854, at Tallahassee. The frost OF Tues
day morning. as white mantle for mother earth,
for exceeded the snow of Monday morning, and
we doubt if the oldest inhabitant ever saw 8
heavier frost in Florida than was visible al Tas-
hassee last Tuesday morning
DIR. H. q Kane and family. of New York,
are stopping at the st. James. The Doctor is
sportsman, and every day he is out after gamein
the country djacent to Tallahassee. The Doc
one of which cost him s., 500, and another Tor
which he paid $1,000.
Colonel Nat r. Walker, editor of the Craw-
fordville Times, was in the city yesterday with
his wife, en- route home from Iamonia.
The old, old story-that Townsville is get
ting quantities Of cotton that ought TO come to
Tallahassee-is revived again. Ii this is true the
cotton crop in the Tallahassee Country is i'm
mense this season. The receipts at Tallahassee
warehouses do not indicate that Tallahassees
cotton is going elsewhere.
Mr. G. B. Gwynn and bride have returned
from an extended bridal tour North and are stop
ping with Mrs. Brokaw.
| The Tallahassee friends of Mr.. and Mrs. V.
H. James regret to learn of the death OF Their
only child-a little son-at Jacksonville, on the
3D.
Hon. L. Harrison, Mayor of Lake City, msde
pleasant call at the FLoRIDIAN Office yesler'
day.
Tallahassee merchants have their immense
stocks nicely arranged for the holiday trade, aIo
the handsome displays to be seen in their stores
are marvels of beauty. showing wonderful tact
and skill in making attractive displays OF goods
and all the merchants will astonish the naiiv e.
with the bargains they OFF, them during iDs
holiday season.
MIR. E ii. Poole was among the arrivals atln
st. james on Tuesday.
The first hop Of the season took place at the
Leon last night 1t was given under the auspices
of Tallahassee Social Club, complimentary "
Mr.. G. B. Gwynn and bride, who few days ago
returned from months tour from the North.
The following party came TO Tallahassee III
special Car from the east yesterday: Hamilton
Dsston. Fl. c. Forrest, Philadelphia VIM. hg'
lin, A. Gillies, A. LeNeve Foster, Glasgow, SCOT
land; Jas. NJ. Kreamer. Jacksonville; Dr. James
Belvin, Paris, France. They are making 'ou'
| of the State with view to investment In iafg'
bodies of Florida lands.
--Sportsmen will find game-from o'r@ !"
bear and deer-abundant In the Tallanss'''
; Country.
M. Z. B. Bailey. of Monticello. made :
pleasant visit ct tho FLoRIDIAN sanctum .ns
morning, and this reminds Us of change ID -
advertisement. His dwelling at Montieello
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