The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-10-17

The supreme court is again in session.
Mrs. Macleod and Miss Fannie Macleod
are guests OF Mrs. g. w. Betton.
Senator James e. Broome of Quincy was
Q guest of the st. James this week.
DR.. A. B. Hawkins will attend the
Raleigh Exposition on Florida days.
MIRA Eaten of Milwaukee, Wis, is
among the late arrivals at the St. James.
DR.. George w. Betton has returned from
a visit to friends in Philadelphia and Bos.
ton.
Fish, oysters and other sea food are
plentiful and cheap in the Tallahassee
market.
DR.. E. Christie of Miccosukie was a
pleasant caller at the FLoRIDnN Office
Wednesday.
Mr.. E. w. Gamble and family, Mr.. R.
3. Bradford and family have returned
from St, Teresa.
Mrs. r. o, Williams and Mis- Mena
Williams arrived in Jacksonville thursday
from Cincinnati.
Freddy DeBerry has accepted aposition
in the Office of the Florida, Geogia and
Western Railway Company.
Rev. j. L. D. Hillyer will be liable to
preach at the Tallahassee Bapiis church
tomorrow owiag TO illness,
Mr.. E. II. Pool of John Grierson & Sons
fruit commission house, New York, is
among his many Tallahassee friend.
Mr.. J. F. Cody of Detroit, Mich. arrived
in Tallahassee yesterday and has accepted
a position at the machine shops + the Flor
ida Central and Peninsular railway.
The Bexley & Cellon Grocery Company,
capital stock $4,000, principal place OF
business at Jacksonville, has filed articles
of incorporation with the secretary of state.
A beautiful phenomenon was witnesse
here about Z O'Clock Wed nesday night.
There was large circle around the moon
that was radiant with all the rich colors oil
a rainbow. Itonly remained visible few
minutes.
The work of laying iron on the Florida
Georgia, and Western railway was begun
Thursday. The track will be leveled ur
and put in first.class running order es fast
as the iron is laid. About two aud hall
miles oftrack will be completed each week
The Leon County Building and Loan
Association will hold it's regular monthly
meeting Monday night, Pay up to-day
and save the secretary from the disagree
able rush which always occurs when
members delay payment until the last
minute.
Mr.. N. NJ. Bowen and little Nettie Glare
Bowen have returned from an outing Al
the fashionable watering places, Boston
Providence, Philadelphia, New York, etc
They came back on the Clyde line
steamer Iroquois and had quite a rough
| trip.
The board Of phosphate commissioners
were in session here Wednesday to hear
arguments hJtU SLatCl1Cut5 lIOLu tuC ulACI
ent companies mining in the Alfalfa river
The Alfalfa River Company was repre-
sented by ]. B. Wall and Perry Wall; The
Tampa Company by P. McQuaid and John
A. Henderson; the Peruvian Company by
Messrs. Boaz and mcfarland. Phosphate
Inspector JOS H. HUMPHREYS was also in
attendance.
The Americas and Tampa Railway
company has filed articles of incorpora-
ton with the secretary Of state. The
capital stock is $4,000, 900. The road
will come into Florida at a point between
the Aucilla and Withlacoochee rivers. 1t
will be 21O miles in length and will pass
through the counties of Jefferson, Madi-
son, Taylor, Lafayette, Levy, Alachua,
Citrus, Marion, fernando, Pasco and
Hillsborough. The directors are ]. j.
Williford of Americas, B. H. Hardaway
of Tuscaloosa and Jos. Tillman of Quit
man.