The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-07-23


MIR. Frank Spiller, who has been taking a
course in bookkeeping at JacNsonville' returned
home to day.
Store.
Col S. NJ. Sparkman, of Tampa who was
in attendance on the Supreme Court last week,
made pleasant call On the FLoRDIAN
-Mr. I. \. shelter, OF Concord, Gadsden
county, has placed us under Obligations for
box o; fine LeConie pears and excellent peaches.
Hon. J. B. Wall, President of the Senate,
made pleasant call on the FLoRIDIAN few
DAYS ago The General was in attendance on
the Supreme Court,
Little Mss Mary McDougall entertained a
number at her friends in q delightful lawn party
last Thursday night, al The residence OF her
father, Mr. Alex McDougaa.
-MeS~1s J. NJ Bars and II. II Buchanan, of
jacksonville, We're welcome visitors al the FLO
uD1>N sanctum last week They were in at
tendance on the Supreme Court.
Old peoal, suffer much from disorders. OF
the urinary organs, and are alN avs gIat1hed at
The wonderful effects OF lr }. II. McLeans
Liver ard Kidney Balm in furnishing their tlou~
hcs Sl0G per bottle. For sale by W. \.
Rawls. may-3m
Mr.. John Wyatt, d Leon county, last week
showed Us sucker from tobacco stalk that
had seventeen leaves OF far average size Mr.
Wyatt is experienced tobacco grower, his
crop is Florida Cuba and he believes he can
grow 1900 pounds OF the weed TO the acre. He
will make three cuttings from his crop.
Wild cherries are numerous and nearly ripe
in the Tallahassee Country, and parents should
warn their children not 10 eat them until fully
ripe; for, when only partially ripe they are full
of prusic acid-a deadly poison. Several deaths
have been known to occur from eating half ripe
cherries. Keep your little ones away from the
trees.
Three colored boys were out on Lake Jack
son Sunday in an old rattle-trap OF boat, the
bottom of which gave way and precipitated one
OF them, Montgomery Whitaker by name, into
the water He Immediately sank and was
drowned. The body had not yet been recovered
when our informant came to town. late yester-
day afternoon.
Matches per dozen boxes the Racket Store.
Mr.. ID. +. Granting, one of Cenrevlles
most progressive merchants, was pleasant caller
at The FLoRIDIAN sanctum Saturday and re
yet of cotton worms. Mr.. Gramling came in to
purchase a building lot at ST. Teresa on,the G2lf
and make contract for a summer residence al
that delightful resort.
Mr.. Weld Hamlin, who has twelve bearing
apple trees in Leon county, was selling very
pretty apples in Tallahassee last week, at IS
cents peck. In 1914 gentleman ate russell
apple at Port Leon, and planted the seed. In
few years he had three bearing trees, and they
are bearing yet and Mr.. HAmln obtained sci
ons or buds from those trees.
1t is reported that Dr. J. O. Bronson, the
protector of the Alabama, Florida and Atlantic
railroad, that is graded from near Eus,is to
within few miles of Allamonte, has sold it TO
an English syndicate with a capital of so, 000,-
900. This syndicate ii is said will soon put the
line through, aud the best part Of it is that ii is
chartered 10 come through I tallahassee.
The American Pipe Company, who have
the contract for putting in the Tallahassee
water works, finding it impossible TO get work
men to come 20 Florida in the summer, asked
for an extension of time, which the City Council
have granted. They will begin work in earnest
October lst, and guarantee to have water flow
ins through the city be the first Of July, 1890
Good booms 10 cent glass tea sets % tin
chamber Js and cooking stoves cheap at the
Racket Store
Mr.. c. G. G ibDs, of Inc Tallahassee Nursery,
laid upon our desk Saturday sevcra fine Kelsey
llums and three mlmmpth LeConie pears two
of the latter weighing twelve ounces each and
the other eleven ounces they measured an aver
aye OF eleven and halt inches in circumference.
Mr.. Gibbs is shipping quantities OF pears equally
as large and beautiful as those presented us.
Capt J W. Dorr, the popular cigar manu-
facturer Of Quincy, was in Tallahassee Satur-
day taking orders from our merchants. He left
US samples OF a new brand" Florida Chief"
which, according to our taste, is the best that he
has yet made Capt. Dorr is making quite
success, and, as will be seen from the interest,"
ing Paris letter to the Quincy Herald, published
elsewhere has a splendid exhibit at the Paris
Exposition.
The FLoRIDIAN's subscription books have
been increased during the past week by the
addition Of the following names: w Bass,
Thos Mcintyre w r Cox, Wiley Miller Mrs
Lizzie Douglass, Harry A Blake, John p Gallo
way, J y Moreno, n Z Venerable, Hon w A
Hooker, Robert f Park, John Eagan, II Nc
Phau Hon II Alfred Mon,s .lvatge, Dr. J
Perry, } { Courtney, Hon George \ Bardin,
DR. Miles ii Nash, Hon r w Ashmore
A young citizen of Tallahassee is working
at the carpenters trade and at the same time is
studying medicine, expecting soon to go to New
York to graduate from Medical College.