The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-03-12

20 AAi0huS III Jacksonville.
Inc camphor tree does we'll in Leon
county. Every landowner should plant a
few of Them.
candidates for county offices are slow in
announcing themselves, though it is said
the woods are full of them.
Inc pecan orchards in Leon county
VIII IN few years make this one of the
wealthiest counties in the slate.
Dr' j. A. Anders and DR.. s. B. Bell Of
1amonla haye been down to Dade county
looking alter their large landed interests in
that county
MR. Chas. E. Bradley arrived from
spencer, N. Y, this week and is engaged
In settling the estate of his uncle, the late
Calvin w. Bradley.
Col. r. W. Williams, Mr.. E. J. Van.
brunt and others from Tallahassee have
Deem to Ocala this week in attendance upon
the Grand Lodge Knights of Honor.
w. 6. Mccall was before Justice Whit
fell Saturday on charge of wife bea,ing
ana was sent up for three months, to which
sentence two days extra we're added for
contempt OF court.
Mr.. W. II. Gage, general Florida agent
of the Standard Sewing Machine COM
pany, has been in Tallahassee this week
looking after the business of the Talla-
hassee agency of his company
The Cowboy preacher, his wife and as
slstant have gone westward. lThev
preached at the A. NJ. E. church Sunday
night and induced eight of the congrega-
ton 10 come up and be prayed for.
Governor Fleming has requested Hon. ].
E. Hartridge to deliver an address OF
welcome in behalf of the state to the Grand
Division of the Railway Agents Associ.
alton st the Everett hotel, jacksonville.
March 16
CARDS are out announcing the proach-
ing marriage of Mss Hannah COtner of
Tallahassee to Mr.. Israel Boxhorn of Selma
Ala, which will take place here March 16
Mr.. Boxhorn arrived in Tallahassee this
week. His parents and number of friends
will be here Monday.
The county commissioners have changed
the boundary line OF election district num-
Der twelve so as 10 take in that part of dis
trict six known as CANDLES hill, the voters
OF which, though Lying in the suburbs of
Tallahassee, having heretofore been re-
CURED TO go to Chaires' station to vote.
The FLoRIDIAN received this week a
sample Of nail keg hoops sawn from mag
nolia wood by the Coiled Hoop factory of
Crawfordville, which is superior to apy
of northern make We have ever seen.
This factory makes all kinds of barrel
and keg hoops. They will undoubtedly
do big business as soon as the Cara
belle railway is completed.
Cadet Scion Fleming, son of Governor
Fleming, was dangerously injured at the
State Agricultural and Mechanical college.
Lake City, Saturday. He was hanging by
his knees from swinging trapese and
swinging to considerable height. The
swing deviated from its course and the back
of his head struck against stump, knocking
him senseless. He had a spasm that aft r
noon and the doctor despaired of his life,
but he is now slowly improving. Gov
Fleming was in Jacksonville at the time
and was furnished special train by Capt
Maxwell. He arrived in Lake City about
nine O'Clock that night. Mrs. Fleming
went from Tallahassee and reached there
Sunday Morning.
DR.. J. G. Slocum, surveyor general
Of Florida, has recently done a good
lob OF work which will cause his admins
tralion of the affairs Of his Office to be
pleasantly remembered tor. many years.
In the city of Tallahassee is an official cor
nor, established years ago, which is the
starting p lint or base of all the surveys OF
the state. Heretofore its locality was iden-
tilted by small pile of loose rocks, which
were place there before Florida became
STATE. Some of these had been removed.
and there was danger of the "Object' being
removed or lost. DR.. Slocum has replaced
these loose rocks with an immense boulder,
suitably inscribed, which will hereafter be
monument to guide surveyors in their
work, as we'll as monument to his pru-
dence aid iortthough t.-Orlando Reporter.
Death of Mr.. Slusser.
Mr.. VIM. P. Slusser died at Tallahassee