The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-07-22

-Monticello Constitutiss. George Christie.
son of Judge j. B. Christie, about ten vears III
age, fell from large tree in ftent Of Mr.. d. VIII.
ilams (his grand-father'sl residence on Academy
Green. last Friday evening. and was severely,
out We are glad 10 say, not seriously injured
A few days previous his little sister, who was on
Top OF fence, fell and cut her throat on nickel
Children should be kept out of trees and of of
iences-but then We must remember. we vere
once boys. On last Friday, at Eustis. South
Fiorida, negro man named Sam Senior. FORM
eriy OF Jefferson county, was killed by railroad
train. While construction train of the Florida
southern Company was approaching crossing
near the depot Sam, who was driving Col. Poi
ters blOoded horse, attached 10 a buggy. at
tempted to cross the track in front of the NOV.
ing train, but before he could get clear the en-
CINE struck the vehicle and hurled the driver
horse and buggy under the wheels, killing the
man and horse instantly and demolishine the
buggy The accident resulted from pure care
lessnees and recklessness on the part of the dri-
yer. The remains of Sam Senior were brought
to Monticello for interment.
-Leesburg Commercial The r. R & N. and
the Florida Southern Railways did the hand
some thing by Leesburg in giving half rates to
and from Leesburg on certain days, 80 that the
people in The surrounding country could come
and trade at small expense, and our merchants
propose to do the handsome thing bv those peo.
pie in selling them goods al the lowest possible
figures. When the railroads and the people work
together for each others interest il brings about
additional prosperity for both. Let this credita-
BILE state OF feeling continue and note the in
creased business of both. If you want To
know what good hammock land, unaided. will
do IN the way OF growing corn go to Akin Sti-
vendors place on COrley Island and see his CROP
The corn stands two stalks in the HILL 3 feet
apart and twelve feet high. 1t is undoubtedly
the finest corn we have seen this year A lei
ter addressed to our fellOw-citizen Mr.. w. II.
Neale, and which went down on the i'll fated
steamer Oregon off Fire Island. March 14ul.
has just been received. 1t was recovered from
the wreck of the ship on July LIST, and had laid
at the bottom of the ocean four months Not
withstanding the long time The letter remained
III the water, lis contents were easily decipbered
Quincy Herald Mr.. VIM. McFarlin is
making arrangements TO put up telegraph line
between Quincy and the depot. This will be
convenience TO our citizens. There was a very
line audience out at the courthouse on last
Thursday evening TO greet the entertainment in
behalf of the Presbyterian and Episcopal
Churches Colonel Gibbes manipulated the
magic lantern apparatus with considerable skill,
ana Rev. DIR. Carter, OF Tallahassee, was kind
enough to explain many of the pictures in his in
telgent way, and when justified quite face
tlously. There was not much amusing con fusion
between the screen scenes and the lecturer, and
yet 1t did happen that once or twice, rs he an
nounced this is" there was nothing there
There was less of it than usual. Some of the
pictures passed before the vision like streak of
lightning. The comic ones uprOarZed the boys
VINO We're there to see, quite cOnspicuousy, nu-
merlcally speaking. They did not make any
mistake In their explosions of applause. 1t was
very generally remarked that they laughed at
The right time Several beautiful songs were
sung by Mrs. Gibbes Mrs. Broome and Messrs
Stockton, Sharon and McFarlin, with organ &C
commandment