The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-12-31
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f..H "ENEGUE,"
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for this paper.
Sabbath School next Sunday morning
at $50 o'clock, Mr.. J. Y Parce, Super
intendent.
We had ripe blackbel lies last week.
Mrs. Voorhis will get ali the New
Years calls this time. .Ese,
Cannot our exchanges call sisal hemp
by its right name and not cecil.
Messrs. L. Adams & Burnham took a
run up the river to look at Orange
county and returned last Saturday.
The Rev. Mr.. Warner, of Orange
City, oficiated Sunday morning and Rev.
Mr.. G. Il. Ford in the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brett and daughter, of
Holmesville, N. Y. arrived last Satur-
day and are stopping Mr.. Parcels
We return thanks to DIR. M. N. Voor-
his for some new Irish potatoes of his
own growing; they do credit to his
farming.
Mr.. Turner'S ball. at Spring Garden
Center, was well attended and every one
had pleasant time of it. Mr.. Turner
is famed for making his guests happy.
Mr.. Geo. E. Bryson, editor of the
Boys Delight, of Hawkinsville, Orange
county, paid our Office visit last week.
Mr.. M. L. Smith, who owns one of
the finest young groves about Daytona.
has been inspecting this part of the
county, We had the pleasure of a call
from him. ~" 0ff
Professor Stone, of Spring Garden,
has 20 orange groves under his care. for
northern people. He has received in
structions to plant out five more e,oves.
There are considerable quantities OF
oranges still remaining on the trees.
Some of the growers have not YET
shipped any fruit. but will now begin to
/ pick. f 81
The Rev. r. A. Russell has been re.
moved from the Enterprise district tc
Nassau county and the Rev. G. Fl. Ford
appointed in his place. Mr.. Ford ar.
rived here on the Oath.
All those who would like to join In
organizing a Lyceum in DeLand will
please meet in the school house, or
Saturday evening, at half past sever
O'Clock. y iikiJCA ss
We are informed that Captain T. L.
Payne, late of the Hattie, has gone tt
st. Louis for the purpose of bringing
out o fast steamer to be placed on the
st. Johns river. between Jacksonville
and Sanford. He is we'll known as {
first class steamboat man and will NEE
with liberal patronage.
The Christmas tree on the evening o
the oath was great success. Thu
acho oil house was crowded with anxiou
faces, devouring the grand display Oh
the tree which was beautifully got III
by the ladies'. The christmas by MI
| having bee sung the Rev. g. H. Fore
offered a pray er. Soon after the sounC
of sleigh bells was heard in the distance
approaching, and then Santa Claus, Or
M. N. Voorhis) ma de his appearance
disguised in shawl and draped in moss
The tree was loaded down with gooC
things and quantities were hung OF
cords and placed on tables. There wal
grand display Of oranges, candies, ant
pine apples of Mr.. Austin's growing
Each little heart was made glad will
some gift, all the stranger children in
cluded. Quantities of gifts, more Of
less valuable, were placed on the tree
for friends, by different people. Every
:, ing passed off in a joyful name
"a then the grand hymn ''Hold the