The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-10-08

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once on an angling excursion, but owing
either to the muddy water or it being the
" rrong time of the moon" had hut indiffe-
rent success; however | enjoyed the out
ing, and the pleasant ride all the same"
On another occasion we went east of the
city through East Selma, by the water
works, the cotton mills railroad shops and
brick yards, where were kilns Of millions
Of brick burning, and on down the Alabama
river. On our left and right were fields 0!
corn and cotton, the latter with bolls from
top TO bottom nearly all open, aud but few
picking.
Selma has hOrdes Of negroes in the CITY
proper and the suburbs around, yet like
many in the cities OF Florida, they don'i
like To work the cotton fields. Thar day
caught several small fish and one pretty
good sized German carp. TIE third time
we made another tlial, ami went nearer The
river, fishing in Beach creek, southeast OF
Selma. This time we succeeded in getting
a good many bites both IN and out of tho
water. We caught forty small fish, enough
to fill a quart buckle, not much fish, bul
considerable fun in catching them, although
towards evening The mosquitoes were
dreadful plenty and Fastened our departure
long before we were ready 20 leave. Mr.
G. c.. Grads0u, 20 whom | am indebted ioi
these and many other courtesles, showed
me on our WAY many places, trees. sc
where the negroes during The flood on tEt
Alabama river took refugt,a were rescued
and supplied by The kind ciliZans o! Selma
who went in beats to thrir relief.
SOCIETIES.
Nearly all the various secret socie,ie:
have fiourshing organizations in this city
| Among them will mention two Lodges o
Masons, one Royal Arch Chapter, one Com
mandery of Knight Tcmplars-Odd Eel
lows, knights SfsHonor, Knights OF Pylh-
las, Red Men, B'nai Birth, etc Also Club
Halls, Y. NJ c. A s Hall. with Library, arc
Others | fail to remember The spccia
meeting of !he Grand Lodge 10 lay The cor
ner stone Of the Academy was grand al
fair The day was ausplcious--a 20t
Masnns present in the procession, (Which
was composed Of all the organic atoms o
The city, including the fire companies and
military A salute of several guns fired
music on the route and at the CRANE stand
both vocal and instrumental. 4 fine al
dress from Colonel Palmer. The State Sn-
perrin tendcnt, and by Grand Master BI"wn
Of The Grand Lodge.
Both gentlemen acqriti"d themselves
well in tn" performance Of their as-Grct'
tasks, which were c0Uclus}r1 with The in,-
prcssivc ceremonies OF thp Grand officer,
trying and Lying Tive rorn"rS'on" on w1jch
when placed in position, were nnurc0 " ih'
Corn of Plenty" Tie "Oil of Peace" ard
the" Wine of Jov." vi h thr sonr ar ok
Of Ages" and the B"ncdc,ion hv Dr. Rn n,
of the Methodist chnrch
The only criticism could rnall... and I
found many of he ci'iZ ms who agreed
with me in its correctness, was III" location
of the building in the center oc The ci'v
and no extra grounds far ihe childrcn'>
play in recreation Mt recess. The txcns"
was that they wnul have 10 Inv outright
another lo;. and wonld forfeit this one.
without authority So sell or exchange
AsA the plcA su'c o. seeing Governor
Seay on the stand, indeed, ! sat bv him
lIc i fine looking man ,h0urh in very
delicate health, lcar,.
must now concluHr nv description %
Selma with these additional remarks :
There is strong efforts being maGe to add
to the many works of improvement AL
ready in operation, such IA additional cot
ton mills, canning factories, etc, and an
other road to the Cult, which, it effected
Will add 10 lis present population of over
fifteen thousand, many thousand more.
The Times Mail the only daily, is wide
awake journal, owned and edited by +. r
Kinney, an old acquaintance Of mine in
Eufaula. He, though yonng in years, is n
forcib!e writer, and writes vigorous and
earnest articles on questions Of the day
and the improvement of the city. W.
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