The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-04-29


this week
I'VE learn that the Cadets of the University
vi rior'da propose to erect monument to the
memory OF their class-mate Sergeant James
Hardin, who was drowned in Lake Ella last
Friday
Miss Meta Capehart, of North Carolina
VINO Tor the past two months has been the guest
OF Mrs. J. 5. Winthrop, departed for home this
week
MIR W. NJ Mcintosh, Jr., has purchased
the dwelling house and lot, corner of DuvaI and
o'- Augustine streets, for many years owned by
Colonel Fred. T. Myers.
"A two-line advertisement in last weeks
FLoRIDIAN brought an order from Pensacola n
Mr. j. X Cohen hut the goods were all sold be-
fore the order reached Tallahassee.
Union services being held every night
at the NJ. E. Church. South, to which the public
are cordially invited.
-Messrs Gclzlaff Il Kingsbury have removed
their boiling establishment to the Rippey corner.
opposite FLoRIDIAN office
A number of ladies and students from the
Seminary devoted last Monday afternoon 10
s'rewnS beautiful flowers upon the graves of
Confederate soldiers in the City Cemetery and
decorating the Confederate monument in the
Capitol Square
The Nj. f. Sunday school will enjoy their
annual May picnic at Lake Hall next Tuesday
The children are requested 10 assemble at the
Church ut O'Clock on that morning, when and
where they will find vehicles to carry them TO
the lake
-McSsrs f. A. Crawford 4 CO. are invading
our ncghboring State OF Georgia and are selling
goods to persons residing in Thomas and Deca.
tur counties. While this may seem strange to
some the sequel is plain enough to us. This
firm adver,ises extensively in the FLoRIDIAN,
and the FIoRIDIAN is read extensively in those
counties
Mrs, Chotcau, WHO spent most of the winter
with Mrs, Brokaw, left lor Colorado IA few DAYS
ago.
The juvenile base ballIsts are anxious to en-
ter The diamond with bat and ball and are TAX
inc steps 10 organize Tor the season of 1886
Mrs. Harden and Miss Thompson, of Nash
vile, after a winters sojourn with Mrs. Brokaw,
departed for home this week
A gentleman requests lis to caution persons
who comhuslible materials about their prem
floors 1t consisted of mixture of spirits of tur-
Eentine AND nscel oil To be applied to the floor
and we'll rubbed with WOODEN cloth She had
floor oil Il one afternoon Ibis week, and when
the servant completed The work she made the
WOODEN cloth into q ball and laid it aside. Six
hours lalcr-ahout II p NJ, the gentleman, on
going for drink Of water before retiring discov-
cred that il had, by spontaneous combustion be-
come bali oil fire. His timely discovery pre-
vented The destruction Of his dwelling. These
materials, coming in contact with wooden goods.
are considered among the most dangerous of
CombuSbcs.
-Bargains every day in the week, at Saxon
x Co.'S. 2-2t
-Parkcr's Tonic kept in home is a sentincl
! To keep sickness out. Uecd discrcety it keeps
! the blood pure, and the stomach, liver and kid
ney> in working order Coughs and colds van
/ ish before It It builds up the health No wise
mother will be withoul'il eat
Masonic Hall where are held the weekly
meeting, of Floral City Division No 80, Sons
! OF Temperance, was beautifully decorated with
/ choice flowers last Fridty night, when public
| temperance meeting was held, which was adj
drcssr! by Mayor \. j Russell The hall was
well filled with ladies and gcn,lcmen-young
and aged His subject was Woman in His
tony, and tnr an hour or more he held The audi
eEcc spell bn" III with interesting Incidents in
! the lives and Characters of many &. the noble
women "t the woriI, from the earliest DAYS
! down Ia The present. some OF whom were tore
| most in The ranks OF HE temperance army We
agree with the Major, vino said the temperance
question has no place in ;he politics of the cOun-
| try In concluding his address, Major Russell
| grew grandly eloquent, and made strong and
forcihie appeal 10 those prcsent--espccally the
la'lics-io take 4. decided stand on this great
question. After the address the w p. invited
all who desired To join the order 70 enroll their
names. The first one Ia come forward was a
noble grandmother who a few years ago cee-
braied her gpl len welding. The second was
also grandmother, and the next two married
| ladies. These were followed by number of
young .lic, and gentlemen.
Positive evidence OF merit, is the fact that
| Dickeys Painless Eye Water Is gnarn,teet to
| cure iHilrm" Eyes in ie., i.nnr> Price %
cents Ask Tor it. Have no other. Silly
NJ os,rs. W. F. Mos. ana r. f. Slallings of
Thomas willie, cane Ia Tallahassee on bicycles
yesterday. The-lel, Townsville alter o'clock
in the morning, and made Brldinrdvic al 10
O'Clock where they were detained by rain until
I =. NJ, when they started for Tallahassee and
rolled ON 10 The sidewalk in front OF the ST.
James about o'clock Having gone ont of their
Way about six miles On the trip they travelled AZ
miles IN six hours. They return to day.
The Eufaula Marble Yard, the advertisement
OF which appears in this issue, has been repre-
sented in this community recently by ii. +.
Brooks, who has taken orders to the amount OF
nearly $4,000 90 1t is the most convenient
Marble Yard To this locality, and deserves the
patronage 50 literally bestowed.
-Mcssrs H. Carter, OF London, Joseph Max
well Scott and J. Joseph Carnegie, Of Scotland,
arrived AT HE 81. James yesterday These gen
tlemcn are capitalists, on a prospecting tour OF
Middle Florida aud we learn will go TO the Gulf
| coast tomorrow.
Mr. John r. Coles and his daughter, Mrs. G.
II. Dickinson. Leave to-day to spend few weeks
with friends in Alabama.
-Mcssrs w T. Bond and Thos. II. Lloyd, of
Lloyds, were in the city on Tuesday
Mr.. w. T. Webster, OF the land depart
partment of the F. r. & n. Co.. came up from
jacksonville yesterday.
| In the shooting match which came off yes
terday for the dog presented to the club by Mr.
| c. A. Loud, Of Eikhardt. ILL.,, and one thousand
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