The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-01-12

coaxsd ost With iis pink blooms by me seduc-
tive influence or the baimy spring weather which
we have been enjoying.
-Ocala Free Prem The water works tower
is nearing completion. II Is an immense struc-
ture and very strong. Work of laying the fnains
will commence In Q few days. is the 1tm1-
Uaios afraid that some little cross-road weekly
will publish Q trade edition that would outrxnk
any Of It's former efforts?
-Feruandiua Mirror: The Fernandina Build
ing and Loan Associations loan Of 81 600 Mon
day evening realized a premium of so per cent
-. Stop grumbling about the dreary prospects
ahead-you are not . prophet. Pull Oh your
coat. roll up your sleeves and 20 TO work
That's the way we do; and 1t 10 good panacea
for dull spirits and gloomy anticipaiious.
-Macclenny Sentinel Sunday night two
Macclenny boys 10 their teens, sons of respecta-
bic and indulgent parents and leading citizens,
concluded that home was not good enough tor
them 50 following the course Of some hctlcfous
hero slipped out at night and tramped of for the
west At the next station they boarded " est'
bound train and have not been heard from since.
-DeFunIak Critic. Prof Felkel has organ
lied an Astronomy class, composed OF residents
and visitors They held their first meeting
Monday evening. Prof Felkel's lecture was
said to be hne one. The class meets every
Monday night. :. John Silox, of Noisy Bend,
came across two large bucks last week, whose
antlers had become locked together In fight.
John soon had plenty OF venison
Live Oak Banner: Maj A. L. Woodward
and Hon. John w. Rice have been appointed
members OF the county school board. Now the
public can toast of having a full and efficient
board Of five members. We learn that mr.. Z.
s Sessions who was shot and seriously
wounded u, Bradford several days ago. is yet
alive but the chances for his recovery quite
doubtful.
Quincy Herald The repairs on the Presbv-
l. k..-r~ tad -
Quarterman will hold services in it tomorrow
morning at II o'clock. -. The time for the year
" municipal election draws near and il is likely
the present incumbents will be re elected. Mr.
Raw has made an excellent mayor, and has given
general satisfaction. Ii is useless for us to state
that he can hold the sffice as long as he may de-
sire To do so.
BARROW Adcance Courier ;. Mr.. and Mrs.
Marquis father and mother of our popular
townsmen, the Marquis brothers, have been
together with Miss McWhorter. spending the
holidays in our city. They leave for their homes
to-day. A difficulty between John Clark and
DR. Null, which occurred during the holidays,
resulted in the stabbing OF the latter in several
placts with pocket knife. No serious results
will follow. The difficulty occurred at
the s. F. Ry. depot, and was occasioned by
some opposition in the livery business.
-Crawfordvle Times. w. w. Walker will
chip his Sea Island Seed Cotton within 10 or
u days, after which he Will cease to buy. Par
lies still having S. l. s. Cotton on hand might
do we'll 10 consult him before shipping. Mr..
J. d. Ferrell one of our wide awake and success
ful Young farmers, killed his pet pig few days
ago, and according TO Fairbanks standard. it
weighed just 1865 pounds. Why will so many
persist in having their smoke house in the West
when few such pigs the one above would
furnish them all the meat they could consume
IN year
-Kissimmee Leader: An effort is being made
TO build up an Episcopal Church and have regu-
lar services in Kissimmee. Parties who are in
leresed in this movement will please leave their
names with r. b. p. Drought cashier at the
bank. Rev. Ley, the new Methodist minister,
is worker temporarily as well as spiritually He
hasn't been here long enough TO get acquainted
yet, but has already sci out TO have parsonage
and has $51750 subscribed for this purpose Our
Methodist friends will find it much easier to
support pastor when they have parsonage, as
it will save big rent leak in his salary.
-Tavares Herald E. d. Oslin, editor of the
Altoona Register, and Miss Gussie Jenkins, of
that town, will be married at Altoona this eve
ming. The young lady is q native Of Georgia,
but has resided in Altoona for the past hye
years. She % daughter of w. H. Jenkins,
Esq. ex-mayor of Altoona, and is highly es-
termed in her adopted home Mr. OsliD is q
young man OF character and ability, and is also
highly respected in the Highland City. The
Herald tenders its congratulations 10 the young
couple, and wish. them q long life OF cOnjugal
JOY and happiness.
Marianne Courier Last Sunday afternoon
We noticed large saw-mill aboard the cars at
the depot shipped TO a Mr. Oxendine who, we
understand, will erect it near town. Occasion
ally we see signs nf development around U.s..
We learn that Frank Philips, Jr., who is now at
Auburn (Ala) College holds the position oil LIST
Sergeant. Company "A, )" and from his reports we
have seen know he is standing well in school,
He lie in ola Cadn I'm II
spent The holidays with his relativas here and
len for Auburn College Sunday afternoon
John is a splendid fellow and stands we'll in
school,
Orlando Sentinel. Bishop Weed was in the
city last week and confirmed fourteen persons at
S. Lukes Church Wednesday evening. The
representative vegetable growers from the Lake
Jessup and OvIedO section OF the county report
that their vegetables show no signs of any frost
this season and that if there is not damaging
frost within the next few weeks that they will
have the largest and most Profitable yield Of
vegetables within the history of the county. Is it
high time that this fertile. prosperous and pro-
gressive part of our county was connected with
US by a railroad is . matter well worthy the con-
sideration OF our citizens. The building boom
al Sanford continues; five large brick blocks and
buildings are in course Of erection and others are
in contemplation.
Gainesville Advocate. The entertainments
given by Prof. Randall, at the Methodist church,
have attracted large audiences and given uni.
versal satisfaction. The Professor has made
many friends, and we learn that he experienced
no difficulty in the formation of large class, to
which he gave his first instructions 10 singing
last night. Mr.. w. w. Wyman, of Archer,
brought TO the city yesterday number of Sea
Island cotton stalks seventeen feet in length.
This s undoubtedly the longest cotton ever
produced 10 Florida The stalks all had innumer-
able branches, all of which were laden with bos
from which the feecy staple was protruding.
After exhibiting the massive stalks here Mr..
Wyman forwarded them to the Sub Tropical
Exposition at Jacksonville. Old Alachua is GER
tain TO have the finest cotton exhibit at that
place
-Tiiusvie Star. Mr. j. G. Martin, Of Mer-
riii, while out duck bunting . few days ago,
killed thirty ducks at one shot He had only
one shell in his gun which was loaded with No.
8 shot This seems hardly possible, but his word
for il 10 sufficient. The Presbyterian Church
il nearly completed. The plastering has been
completed and the windows are In. Painting
with the castings and seats on the interior will
complete the work. "A large collection of
trees and plants and exhibits Tor the hof.icultu.
raj display OF our county exhibit at the Sub
Tropical were unfortunately, lost on the schooner
"Nimrod," during the heavy weather last week
while on the way to this place. The schooner
was heavily laden with lumber at TIE same time,
and as the exhibits were mainly on deck and no
room being left for storing them below, they
were either upset or thrown overheard.
-Orlando Reporter. The number Of pupils
from Orlando to Rollins College at Winter Park
has been materially decreased since January 1st
owing TO the action of the railroad company in