The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-07-02
Local Intelligence.

q. m. Church services by Rev. Mr.. Lew
ton, at IL a. m.
Extra fine watermelons in abundance
at cents apiece.
Gentle showers almost daily, wonder
fully improving crops and orange groves
G. P. Wilcox, has an excellent brand
of milk that he retails at 20 cents per
can.
Several strangers have lately visited
us, prospecting for the purchase OF
property.
r. s. Knight has re moved his BUSH
ness from Beresford TO the Spring store
at Spring Garden.
Mr.. D. P. Terry, has been very sue
cessfuI this year with bis grapes, the
vines being loaded with luscious lunches
AS the Fourth of July celebration on
the coast at Daytona, promises to be
most complete, we re-publisb their utter
esting and attractive prog ramme.
Pratt, of the PaLatk0 Herald, has
made change of base. He has turned
his back upon the festive alligator, and
goes in heavy for the prehistoric turtle.
Mr.. Dreka has just returned from a
business trip, bringing with him large
stock of fresh goods, which he is selling
at low prices.
The sign (s) of the times; that fine
large sign, just put up on his new store,
by Mr.. G. P. Wilcox; it was painted by
Mr.. Baldwin of this town, and is very
creditabIe piece of work.
There are 100 acres in the old fields
of Spring Garden, planted in corn, that
is looking splendid, the yield being es-
timated at forty bushels to the acre, and
that without manure.
AS evidence that apples will grow
here we'll, we have received fine speci
men from Mr.. Harrison Jones, from a
tree but five years old, which had already
borne fruit for two years.
There is good opening for an orange
packing establishment at Beresford. the
necessary buildings beng already there
near Tile WHAT, WucTO TIC TIN0L UUdtS
can come alongside.
THE FLORIDA AGR1CULTUR1sT, repre-
sents no single place or section no, con-
tribution, so long as it is appropriate,
will be refused insertion. Communica-
tions from neighboring towns and COM
munities, and all over the State are sol
icited.
Messrs Stockton &c Knight, intend
erecting gin at their Spring Garden
store, for the cotton crops in that sec
ton of the county. They will also put
up bath house in the springs, which
are highly medicinal, for the accommo-
dalton of visitors.
No one can justly complain of the
work OF our skillful blacksmith. Indeed,
he seems to be equally at home with
heavy as we'll as light work, with coarse
as we'll as fine work. We have Just been
shown some of his work on a pair of
eyeglasses that would bring no discred.
it to good workman in jewelry.
Extensive preparations are being com.
pleted in Sanford for the grand Fourth
of July celebration. We are indebted
to 7. A. Hughey, Esq, for ride in his
buggy to inspect the grounds. The
UOduUllul piOCc "a WOOOS Ou GuO SQOro
of the magnificent Lake Monroe, Sc
lected for the picnic, is all that could
be desired, and the base ball ground
can hardly be excelled.
The following are the names of those
drawn on the petit jury for the present
term of court at Enterprise C. A.
Hunt, S. J. Hodges, j. P. Reldon, A. E.
Webster, W. Hamilton, A. L. Savage.
Robert Rawlins. G. L. Taber, F. D. Har.
per, Oliver Newton, j. G. Maly, Eli Vis-
age, John w. Cannon, Albert Suber,
Geo. W. Aiken, NJ. F. Osteen, Joseph
Ross and W. r. Russ.
While in the office recently of P. Nc
Quad, Esq, Jacksonville, the efficient
agent OF Mallory's popular line of ocean
steamers, we gathered information that
proves Arredondo to be one of the larg-
est shipping points in the State for veg
etables and fruits. Up to June 18th
there had been received for transmission
over their steamers, 31,693 crates and
packages. and since that time it is esti-
mated that 10000 more have been re-
ceived. making total of rs, 1873 packa-
ges, and the season not done yet. Here
is an incentive for the vegetable and
fruit growers. of the st. Johns river
country. 1t would seem as if still great
er results could be produced from the
rich lands in that section OF the State
SFEATE OF THE NVEATHEEe