The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-03-05

Tallahassee should feel proud of her
volunteer fire department..
Governor Fleming and party returned
Thursday from New Orleans.
tallahassee is in the swim. She gets
the republican state convention. Tampa
IS not the only convention city in the
state this year.
MI. Hedley Ta,tersall and Glover Tully
have returned from Jacksonville and are
again to be found at their old posts in
the FLoRIDIAN Office.
Mr.. William McCabe of Toronto, who
owns considerable valuable property in
Leon and Wakulla counties, has been
among the prominent visitors to ITALIA
hassee this week.
The leap year pound party gotten up
by Misses Bessie DeBerry and Daisy
Wilkes, at the residence of Mrs DeBerry,
was grand success and enjoyed by all
who attended.
A mild sensation was created among the
drug clerks and doctors of Tallahassee yes
terday by dashing young lady drummer
calling upon them in the interest of a
matted milk manufacturing company.
Shall nominations for county offices be
made by convention or at primary cleo
lions in Leon county this year? The
convention which meets May 81 must de-
eide that question. Precincts should in
struct their delegates.
Remember that Ayers Cherry Pectoral
has no equal rs specific for colds,coughe,
and all the affections of the throat and
lunga For nearly half century it has
been in greater demand than any other re-
medy for pulmonary complaints. All
druggists have it for sale.
An important meeting of the Tallahassee
improvement Association will be held a,
the res,dencs OF Mrs. F. T. Myers al $50
o'clock Monday afternoon. A tull atten-
dance Of tho members is specially desired
Officers for the ensuing year are 70 be
elected and other important bushes
transacted.
Capt p. Houstoun. prophet or Of Lake
land Park, has sold the handsome chestnu,
colt, Tom Sawyer, to an expert horseman
of Savannah. who will develop his speed
If the sage of the san-dspurs, in his race for
treasurer, will show as lively gait as his
handsome name-sake, he will be hard one
to beat.
The Tallahassee Gas and Electric
Light company has entered into a con-
tract with the State Normal and I ndus-
trial College for Colored Students and
will run Q main out to the college and
light the buildings and grounds by gas.
Mr.. D. MacLschlan, superinte ndent of
the gas company, will begin the work as
soon a. the piping arrives.
The west bound accommodation train
on the Florida Central and Peninsular
road collided with two fat cars loaded
with logs at EllAville before day Sunday
morning. The cars belonged to Bucki's
log train and had been accidentally
dropped On the main line while hauling
logs Saturday night. The shock was so
great when the engine struck the fiat
cas- that Engineer knight was thrown
through his cab window. One of his
legs was broken and his back badly
wrcnched. He was brought to Tallahas-
see and i. doing nicely under the skillful
care Of DR.. G. ". Bottom, surgeon Of the
road.
In the United States court at jackson
vile Tuesday, in the case VIM. Bayard
Cutting, trustee, against the Tavaros,
Orlando and Atlantic Railroad company
an orderol the petition of w. G. Lewis, and
Adams T. o., holders of bonds of the rail-
road. praying that the Florida Central and
Peninsula lar Railroad company BE- COMPEL q
to pay the balance O. the proceeds of sale
into the registry of the court was granted.
and the Florida Central and Pennsular
Railroad company was ordered to make
payment of $15O,0OO on or before March
10th inst, or show cause why it shou
no do 81.
Lieut.. T.. G Bil.3,, comman liant of the
Florida Agricultural and Machanica
c,lIege. Lake City, visited Private Sec.e
taiy Finley Saturday and they pounced
upon st Marks for day. fishing, spending
Sunday there as we The catch though
not an extraordinary one, beat the record
of some of the old fishermen OF the port
One object OF their visit to 81. Marks was
that Lieut.. Ballou is endeavoring to locate
tic grave oil his father, who died ana wa
burr. d there in 1871 Dr. B Ion il well
remember by , !e old inhasntant> g: ST
Marks, as having been ACTIVELY engaged 10
the effort TO locate a buried treasure ne. r