The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-12-02

some cottage residence for Mrs. A. F. Spiller, on
Call street, and she will move into it soon.
-Eiitor Nat. r. Walker of the Wakulla
Times, was in the city Tuesday, and made a
pleasant call on the FLoRIDIAN.
Pleased to see in Tallahassee this week Mr..
j. 81. Fitzpatrick, the handsome and gentleman
ly travelling member of the firm of B. F. Fftz-
patrick & Co., cotton factors and general COM
mission merchants of Mobile.
We know the trip to Jacksonville and return
last week was source of pride and gratifca-
ton to the hundreds of Flordans who have not
travelled over the Western Division of the Flor
ida Railway and Navig .tion Company's system
since its rejuvenaiion under the present efficient
management New steel rails, new engines,
and elegant coaches, all combined, insure speed,
safety and comfort for the travelling public.
The best evidence of positive merit is that
Dickey's Painless Eye Water is guaranteed to
cure weak and infamed eyes in few hours
and without pain. Accept no substitute For
sale by all druggists
DR. L. G. Mitchell, Commissioner of Lands
and immigration, few days ago returned from
the North and feels greatly encouraged over the
outlook for the future OF Florida.
Mr.. Hamilton Disston and party of North.
ern and English capitalists came to Florida las,
week They are in South Florida and will
visit Tallahassee next week.
Hon. A. J. Russell, Grand Representative of
Florida Knights of Honor, will deliver public
lecture in Tallahassee-perhsps next Wednes-
day night-at Masonic Hall, on the aims and OBJ
jects of the order.
Mr.. Oliver B. BurrOughs, q native of ITALIA
hassee and son of Dr. r. B. Burroughs, of Jack
sonville was last week married 10 Miss Pauline
Bird, daughter of Col. w. c. Bird, United States
Marshal.
Mrs. T. B. Wells, of Jacksonville, came up
Saturday on a visit to her Tallahassee friends.
M. Samuel Stebbins, one of the best engi.
neers in Florida, and for many years engi-
neer on the F. K & N, has given up his position
here and accepted a situation on the Florida
Southern Railway.
The adjourned June term of the Supreme
| Court of Florida will reconvene at Tallahassee
next Monday.
Mr.. L. c. Yaeger has purchased the resi-
dence of Mr. Samuel Stebbins, corner of Au-
gustine and Calhoun streets.
Renalds, of Edinburgh, Scotland, are at the ST.
James They came to spend one day in the
beautiful hill city, but they were so charmed
with the Tallahassee Country that they deter
mined t" remain week Mr.. MacNlcol is also
looking for large tract of land in Florida.
Mr. J. o. Bradley of Tavares, is spending a
| few days in Tallahassee.
| The members of Leon Cornet Band desire
to thank Mr.. A. J. Fish, through the columns OF
the FLoRIDIAN. for a neat, convenient and sub
stautal music stand, made and presented by
him for use in the band room.
| Among the long list of arrivals at the 81.
James yesterday we note Mr.. Role Porter, Of
Gainesville; Dr. E. H. Hawkins Ravenswood;
Mr. G. N. Lyman, Jr., and wife, of Milwaukee,
Wis, and Mr.. P. s. Coggins, of Tampa.
| Mr. d. Isaac Craft, formerly a resident OF
Tallahassee, but for ..many years citizen OF
| Tampa, died last week.
| Mr. r. s. Williams has returned from jack
sonvie looking extremely happy. Cause: an
| other grandson, the first born TO Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas 8. Apte, OF Cincinnati.
MIR. Julian Bottom will have modern style
cottage erected Oh Calhoun street, east Of the
| courthouse.
John Robnson's Circus exhibited at ITALIA
hassse lust Tuesday, but not 10. very large audi
ences. There were number Of good features in
the circus, but, taken whole, Robinson g
show is not what it used to be-by great deal,
and the coucert-tor only ten especially
at night, was fraud OF the first water.
There only two criminal cases on the
docket for the fall term of Leon county Circuit
Court, and they are continued from a former
term.
Next Wednesday, December 9th, is the day
named for civil service examinations al TAlahas :
SEE.
Graham Brothers, OF the Leon County Ian
Improvement Company, have opened an office in
Mohawk Block, Jacksonville, where they will
boom the Tallahassee Country.
| Mis-, Fannie Nabers, of Birmingham, Ala,
is The guest OF her uncle, DR.. c. L. Mitchell, on
Adams street.
DR.. J. Belvin, prominent physician OF
Paris, France, is at the St. James. The Doctor
was a fellow-sudent of Ex.Gov Bloxham At
William and Mary College. and he comes to
Florida with view to purchasing large tract
of land on which to colonlze English and Scotch
farmers.
-Schrader Bros, proprietors OF Waverly
Stock Farm, last week sold Eve beautiful young
Jersey cows to Mr.. G. l.. Marsteller, of Gaines
vile, for the round sum Of $500.
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