The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-07-02
Jacksonville .DOttimgS.

Special Correspondence of the FLoRIDIAN.
My trip out through the State last week more
forciDly than ever demonstrated the fact that ii
jacksonville does not ''hump" herself little she
will get left. The road was full of drummers
from Savannah and other points, the bulk be-
ing from that city, with Louisville and Mobile
fOllOWing-nOt one of the whole list from here
This carries its own commentary.
A mule deliberately grazing around the cor
ners on Bay street Sunday morning was an OBJ.
iect of more or less interest. 1t isn't every city
wheIe one can see this, and therefore | make a
note of it. Maybe can say something in the
next issue about this same mule kicking some
citizens head off or running over policeman
Pear growers should bear it in mind that E.
T. Willard & Co., of this city, have arrangements
by which they can handle TO good advantage all
uit shipped them as fast as they arrive.
"Billic' Arnold, connected with the passcngc"
department OF the J. r. & Il. W., was formerly
in the same capacity with the Ohio, Mississippi
and the J. n. & l. roads at Louisville, commenc-
ing there as messenger boy. From his prompt
habits he was known as the "Old Watcl' The
road in him has good one, and the press III the
fSta.o WI. also find in him & true and apprccia-
,iYe tliend
While al Live Oak met Senator Rogers, who
III addition to being editor OF the Banner at tha'
place is President OF the State Alliance. MS
keeps him travelling most of the time. IL gives
good reports of both the affairs Of the order and
The general condition of things through the
State That Florida will boom this fall as She
never did before seems TO be universally con-
coded.
Speaking of Old people in and around ITALIA
hassce and what they did, MIR. w. S. Whistler,
who formerly lived there, but who has for many
years been a resident of this city, was mixed up
with many OF the enterprises OF former days
lie occupied the position OF master mechanic OF
the old 81. Marks road when mule power was
IL Il and James Tutcn was driver. He unloaGed
the first engine from a schooner and set ii up.
II was a Baldwin and they sent out an engineer
with il by the name of Williams, who was with
that and the jacksonville road for a long time
Mr.. W. also built The tanks on the latter road
and was connected with pretty much all The
building around Tallahassee from 1850 to the
surrender, except the time he was in the amy,
IN the artillery branch. He helped put up The
first foundry and made the first patterns, and
also put up the first steam saw mill. He was an
original Union man, bat followed his Sac.
Tallahassee people are scattered all over the
State, III all avenues OF life. aHd rs far a have
Dccn able to see performing their part well
The ladies OF Tie city are dcvisng ways and
means Tor getting new ana handsome fence
around the cemetery.
General LelWilh Is back again, bat is not 10.
inc very much p3S'-oflice talk. The whole bl,i-
IL is getting 10 lc a "Wolmy chestnut any
Way and il j. i master Of sume astOui~hlncut
what l1i-jlCs. Nltt, who is doing decent NllSi-
ness, wants with il. IAC!e ], 10 nue. aaoyc
an ordinary living in II. i has already cossc1
many hearts rent am j = tie t.i .!.ul :1.j II il
KEEPS mp much longer taa is, Vic tales being
told on each other the grtai jEN wiz DC Jn-
dieting some al tlela.
Ai.cr all tie dodls and lcals, the blaclle-.
a~e catching II Jl4lf AND len. iiciI Mtiueu'iH}
friends - lie contrary no'"i'.s aut,.N-. Tuc
officer s.y they 40 CONG 10 break III gambling
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