The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-09-10
State Gleanings,

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Only thirteen deaths in Jackson
vile last month.
The Savannah Neacs is one of the
powers of Florida.
7SThe Middle Florida Fair at ITALIA
hassee, promises to he something
worth seeing.
Middle Florida planters are doing
we'll with tobacco culture. The crop
is steadily increasing. - Pensacola
Gazette.
We regret not being able, from
press of business, to attend the Trans
portation Convention now in session
at Sanford. We have, however, made
arrangements for report.
We wonder how many of the rail
road and canal schemes now agitated
in the State will be carried out. We
saw the same thing few years back,
and not one was ever completed.
Two thousand eight hundred and
ninety-three acres of State lands
were purchased by settlers during
the month of August. This certainly
looks like business.-Suo and Press.
The Avocado pear will soon be on
the market, though there will not be
as large crop as last year owing to
the storm of last September-St7a-
land Tribune. The Avocado pear is
not a fruit, but vegetable. This, to
those who never saw one.-ED.
The steamer Wekiva, on her last
trip, brought down twenty-five cases
of guava jelly to be shipped North
by Mallory's Line. The jelly is man
ufactured by Mr.. A. p. Cleveland, at
Rock Ledge, on Indian river and
is of superior quality Mr.. Cleve-
Land has an extensive factory, just
completed, and expects to ship guam
titles of jelly every week.-Breese.
On the night OF the 28th ult., the
safe belonging to j. M. Johns, OF
Stark, was opened and about $4,000 |
taken theretrom. The amount came |
by express on that day from Savan-
mai. The safe was said to have the
latest improved combination lock,
and showed no marks of violence.
The money belonged to the estate of
A. FL. Johns. The taking was prob
ably done by some one conversant
with the combination.-MaYor.
Messrs. ID. B. Roberts 81 Sons are
daily expecting the arrival Of their
traction engine, which, if capable of
performing what it is advertised to
do, will work an immense saving to
the lumbermen of this State. 1t will
be something Of curiosity to the
mechanics, and its work will be
watched with interest by the present
will owners. 1t is warranted to pull
two cars loaded with lumber upon
any OF the common roads, conse-
quently It will go to the timber and
bring back the lumber.--L0ke City
Reporter.
The outlook at present indicates
large influx of Northern persons to
Florida the coming winter, and it is
generally believed by the knowing
ones-those who provide the ways
and means of transportation-that
the number of visitors will largely ex-
coed any previous season. Southern
railroad and steamship officials are
engaged in providing the
most comfortable cars and ships, and
it would appear, we are
pretty certain, gala season, and a
very remunerative one also. So
mote it be.-lnirr0r.
We noticed, on Thursday last. a
wagon built by Mr.. j ohm G. Masters,
of tins city,e,a rottteto Orange county,
from where Mr.. Masters received the |
order. 1t was fine specimen of |
workmanship and would do credit |
to a st. Louis mandatory. Mr..
Masters is doing fine work and get
ting orders from all parts of the State.
The wagon referred to was built for
$65, much less than an inferior st.
Louis wagon could have been put
down here for. The gentleman order
ing it was here and expressed himself
delighted with the work. Mr.. Mas
tiers should be patronized, not alone
because he is a home institution, but
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