The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-08-08

Mr.. John o. Ball will spend few weeks
at Porter Springs, Ga.
State Treasurer Pons and family have
gone 18th for the summer.
Mr.. Alvin Munger and Mr.. w. A. Papy
are booked for st. Teresa.
Mr.. Sandy Williams has accepted clerk
ship with Mr.. Chas. H. Smith in Jackson
vile.
Mr.. John L. Penney has been appointt
clerk of the provisional municipality of
Pensacola.
Tobacco growing has the grip on the
Leon county farmers. They haye made
fine crops this year.
Mr.. Cary Gamble passed through Tai
lahassee Wednesday en- route to St.
Teresa from Norfolk, Va.
The Pensacola News announces that Mr.
John S. Beard has jurst returned from an
important visit to Chicago.
Farmers, stick close to your crops. Pick
ont your cotton as fast as it opens.
Prepare for cquinoxial gales.
Mrs. Susan L Engle and Mrs. Louis +.
Fleming of Jacksonville have been guests OF
Mrs. Governor Fleming this week.
Nothing has been done on the artesian
we'll for several weeks. At this rate it
will be a long time before they reach
water.
Work is progressing on the mach merry
hall of the Florida Normal and Indus
trial CO llege for colored students on the
hill south of Tallahassee.
T. j. Roberts & Son have the contract
to furnish sixty-eight mules to the Tai
lahassee Northern Railway company, to
be delivered November /.
Col. G. w. Mclean, president of the
Florida, Georgia and Western railway, is
at home again. He has purchased steel
rails to lay several miles of track and it
will soon arrive.
Mr.. J. L. Hall has brought in some fine
specimens of volcanic Stag from the
neighborhood of the world famous Florida
volcano. They are on exhibition at the
store CT MIR. NJ. Lively.
Mr.. E. A. O. Mundee of jacksonville
was here this week representing the
Times-Cnion in settling with the state
for the legislative printing done by them
during the recent session.
Leon county's first bale of new cotton OF
the season 1922 has been marketed. Ii
was raised by Dixon Bros, near Iamonia
and was sold in brownsville at 81 cents.
1t weighed SIG pounds.
Two charming young ladies arrived in
Tallahassee this week and took up Their
abode On Clinton street-a daughter t.
Mr. and Mrs G. E. Whitlock; a daughter
to Mr. and Mrs H. w. Demilly.
Rev. S. G. Caldwell has entered upon
his duties as pastor of the Presbyterian
church of this city. Hereafter there will
be services morning and evening-on
Sunday. Hours 10 a. IN. and p. m.
Prayer-meeting service on Wednesday at
8 p. m.
Among the many rare flowers in Talla-
hassee none can compare in point of pecu-
liarity to the floating or water orchid.
Five specimens of this novel plant, with
it's beautiful blossoms, may be seen at
the residences of Col r. A. Whitfield and
Capt. H. T. Blocker.
Rev T. w. Moore was here making
arrangements to start out in search Of the
mysterious Florida volcano. He has
entt red into contract with the
Cen ury Publishing Company to find it if
possible and write up it and the surround
ing country, with illustrations, for publica
ton in the Century Magaziee.
Professor Robinson, the state chemist
expects to start for Washington, d. c.,
on the 10th of the month to attend the
mr. etings of the three great national
scientific bodies, viz: the Association of
Official Agricultural Chemists, the Society
for the Promotion of Agricultural Science
and the American Association for the
Advancement of Science. These meet
ings begin on the 18th, are held consec-
utively and will consume the greater part
of the remainder of the month.
Much injury is done by the use of irri-
tatng, gripping compounds taken as pur-
gatives. In Ayers Pills. the patient has
a mild but effective ca'hartic, that can be
confidently recommended alike for the
most delicate patients as we'll as the most
robust.
New Cotton.
The first bale of new cotton OF the crop
of 1892 to be marketed In Tallahassee
was brought in yesterday by Frank Duhar''