The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-07-09
Local liz telligence.
Road New AdvertiA sments.

Breezy days and pleasal n'Sn'''
Sabbath School next Suna ~ morning
at $50 o'clock.
Watermelons take back sea- now
peaches are now on hand, as also al 'ples,
huckleberries, etc.
Judge Prevatt, on June 22d. wa
made the happy recipient of fine baby
girl, as blooming as her young mother.
A goodly number attended Sabbath
School last Sunday, and also to hear
an excellent sermon by the Rev. Mr..
Lewton.
DIR. Voorhis has Just returned from
visit to the Coast, where he left his fam
lily, Capt. Jordan and family and others,
enjoying themselves to their hearts
content.
Ii. Stevens, Esq, jeweler and watch
maker, successor to Burt & Co., adver-
tises in another column. We have had
personal experience and dealings with
him, and can fully recommend his work
and goods.
We have received from our regular
travelling agent, Mr.. F. L. Blanchard, an
Interesting and graphic report of the
Fourth of July celebration at the Coast.
We regret exceedingly that it reached
us too late for this issue, bus it will ap-
pear in our next. .,t..
Last Saturday was one of the liveliest
days we have had in town. The main
street was alive with people, horses,
carts, buggies, ETC., some trading, some
camping out cooking their meals; max
ing quite a gypsy appearance. Some
score or more were on their way home
from jury service at Enterprise.
Thanks to Mr.. and Mrs. o. 2. Terry
for quantity Of choice grapes of three
varieties, grown by themselves. The
cultivation of the grape can undoubted-
ly be made profitable success, and the
fruit will be delicious addition 10 the
table, and highly conducive to. ones
health. Every family should have their
vines.
One of the best proofs of the honesty
of our community is the common Gus
tom of leaving houses unlocked, and
doors and windows open at all hours,
and property thus exposed for the will
ling hand of any communist, should
there be one among us and yet nothing
has been lost. Even the tempting and
succulent watermelon, though often left
in fields and on store stoops, is never
raided upon, except when the " coEetor,"
promptly planks down his nickel.
A number of our young people deter
mining to celebrate the glorious Fourth
in rational and sensible manner, got
up very enjoyable picnic on the banks
of the picturesque st. Johns. The hos
pitable residence of DIR. Bracey, nesting
in grove of magnificent oaks, was COR
daily thrown open for their reception.
Mrs. and Miss Florence Bracey grace
fully doing the honors of the house in the
absence of the Doctor. The luncheon
was had in the quaint and pretty office
and ware-room of DeLand wharf. What
with the lively and spirited company,
the palatable rejection, the beauty of
wood and grove and stream, and the
dancing by the fine piano-playing of
Miss Florence, the day wore happily on
and all returned home in the soft and
balmy air of brilliant moonlight night,
delighted with their trip-and, to coin a
new phrase, voted it a success.
One of our young lady friends resi-
ding near our little village, while out
fishing lately, having successfully cap
tured and placed in box by the side of
log on which she was standing, num-
Der of the finny tribe, no oked a huge
soft-shell turtle. and in her attempt to
safely secure it on terra .f,naa, lost her
equilibrium, and fell, headlong, into the
lake, upsetting her box and splitting her
piscatorial trophies into their natural
element. Nothing daunted by her miss
hap, she remounted the log, determined
not to be outdone, and about dusk re-
turned home with seventy-nine breem
and other fish, together with two enor-
nous turtles, and all in two hours. 70
complete the adventure, before she got
to her home she discovered large
snake and stamped its life out with her
dAlicata little No. / oaitar. Plncku