The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-02-09

-zs'gfer Bros.'s $3 Ksd Boot, the best in the
market. a. WR Wuaor's
-Colouel r W. Williams is in attendance at
the State Bar Association, in Jacksonville
The oat crop ID looking dne in the Tsllahas-
see Country
The Tallahassee market is we'll supplied
with vegetables
The Leon Hotel hop on Tuesday night was
very pleasant one.
ALI visitors are perfectly charmed with the
Tallahassee Country.
Mr.. w. T. Webster, of jacksonville, arrived
at the St James yesterday
"A Genuine Curacao Kid Button Boot for
$3.50, at W.R WusoN's.
Mr. Fl. A Fish and wife, of Ellavie, were
visiting friends in Tallahassee this week.
Miss. A. E. Chaires has returned from a
three months visit to friends in Atlanta
Major B. s. Liddon, of Mariana, was among
the attorneys in attendance on the U. s. Court
this week
-" It's only aquestion of time" and a short
time, too, as TO when your rheumatism will
yield TO Hoods Sarsaparilla. Try it,
DR. w. II. Shine has been summoned east
on professional business He will leave next
Monday and be absent three or four DAYS
There are many accidents and diseases which
aHect STOCK and cause serious Inconvenience and
loss 10 the farmer in his work, which NAV be
quickly remedied by the use of Dr. J. H. Nc
Leans Volcanic Oil Liniment. 4O-3m
Major 0. P. Fannin OF Calhoun county, one
OF the most polished gentlemen of West Florida,
was welcome visitor at the FLoRIDIAN sane
tum this week
Sheriff Pearce last Monday sold an up-
divided one-fourth interest in the Mary A. De-
Courcie estate. lying just south of the city Mr.
James Munro was the purchaser
Mr.. j. B. Crawford, Capt ]. J. Chaires, of
Leon, and Mr.. M. ]. Nicholson, of Gadsden, last
week returned from hunt on the Gulf Coast.
They killed nine deer and two turkeys
Mayor Fish has appointed W. NJ. Mcintosh,
Jr., Henry Bernreuter and John W. Mitchell in
spectors for the city election on the 21st, and
the Council has confirmed the appointments
-Arbor Day was appropriately observed at
Lincoln Academy by the colored teachers and
pupils Addresses were delivered and flowers,
shrubs, and various fruit and forest trees planted
in the grounds.
-" My little son, three years OF age, was terri
bly, afflicted with scrofula His head was en-
tlrely covered with scrofueus Sores and his
body showed many marks of the disease. A few
bottles of Ayers Sarsaparlla cured him."-W
j. Beckett, Hymera, Iud
Governor Perry has fixed the 10Th of March
for the execution of Alex Jones' Jr., the colored
man convicted of murder in the first degree at
the late term of Leon County Circuit Court
The execution of Jones will be the first civil
hanging in the county since the war.
The United States District and Circuit Court
were in session in Tallahassee, Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday. Judge Settle, Marshal
Bird, Solicitor Call and Deputy Clerk L. D. Ball
were present. The case of J. s. Fannin was
dismissed, and John NJ. Nall and D. G. Harrol
cited TO appear at the next term.
Mr.. j. c. Whitaker, of Miccosukie, called at
the LORIDIAN Office few days ago for tobacco
seed. He has cleared two acres and burned the
brush on the land He will plant the seed in
hills where he wants the weed to grow, thus
avoiding transpanting. 1t is claimed that this
plan has many advantages over ordinary meth
DDS.
Hen. T. S. Goodbread, of Lafayette county
has been in attendance on the e. s. Court this
week He says the people of his county are
greatly interested in the Gainesville, Tallahassee
and Western Railroad, and regard it as GER
tanty. A party of Northern capitalists have
purchased large tract of land at Oldtown, on
which there is an excellent mineral spring. and
will build there fine hotel
We note among those who have secured to-
bacco seed from the FLoRIDIAN Office the past
week D. W. Gwynn, j. F. Helvenston, A. H.
Guntraih, Craig & Scott, J. c.. Whitaker, G. W.
Footman, E. c. Smith, E. C. Weeks and H. w.
DemiIly. Fl. d. McCulloch. None will plant less
than one acre, and a number two, four and five
acres each. regular tobacco boom appears 10
be working up in Leon county.
Mr. r. F Fowler, Of Carrabelle, is spending
few days in Tallahassee. He came 10 yesterday
to tell Us he had just received a letter from his
wife in which she said the first cargo of steel
rails for the T., T. & G. Railroad had arrived
His twelve-year-od son added this postscript: Il
have been aboard the vessel and put my hand on
the rails. They here sure
Miles aud. Perry Newburn, colored and
brothers, who live Is miles above Tallahas-
see. had fight last Friday. Perry had
club and Miles had a shot gun, and Perry was
20 dangerously wounded by two charges of shot
that his recovery is considered doubtful The
wounded man is being treated by DR.. Hand,
and Sheriff Pearce has Miles safely confined in
the county Jail.
Last Friday afternoon Dr.. W. B. Radford
of Newark, N. J., and MI. B. A. Radford, of
Haines City, Fla, registered a. the St. James.
Saturday Mr.. Overton Bernard took them out
in a double team to inspect our beautiful hill
country. Returning to the city Saturday after
noon Dr. Rsdford made an offer for Mr. w. T.
Webster's place. Bernard & Son wired Mr. Web.
ster, he accepted, and the Doctor is now the
owner Of 1l2 acres Of splendid land. with good
two-story dwelling, only q few miles from Talla-
hassee. Dr. Radford is a genial, pleasant gentle
men, full of energy, perfectly charmed with the
grandeur of picturesque hill country, to
which we gladly welcome him. May be live
long and prosper in our sunny cline.
A Ticket.
The following ticket was sent in this morning
for publication
For Mayor. L. d. Ball; for Marshal. c. H.
Dent; for Clerk and Treasurer. J. L. Denilly;
for Tax Collector. John G. Collins; for Assessor,
JAS Jefferson. For Councilmen G. A. Ball, B.
N. Shay, II. 8. Harmon and John Shepherd.