The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-03-03
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
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Sabbath School next Sunday morning
at $50 o'clock. Mr.. J. Y Parce, Super
intendent.
A number of our citizens have orange
trees blooming this spring.
DeLand is quite active with so much
business going on, consequent upon the
recent purchases of land here.
1t is reported that Captain A. H. Alex
ander is to erect cotton gin at Beres-
ford.
AS we are going to press word has
reached US that Mr.. Conklin's mill has
been destroyed by fire.
Many of our citizens went to the
fair at Jacksonville and were much
pleased with their trip.
Mr.. T. E. G. Brinly received a
diploma for his plows at the State Fair,
this being the highest award for exhib-
its from out of the State.
There have been good many visitors
the past week at Tsalapoplahatchie
Grove House, the residence of Mr..
John Cannon.
We met many old and valued friends
at the Orange County Fair and regret
that want of time did not allow of our
seeing more of them.
1t is reported that E. X. Foster, ESQ.,,
of Orange County, will be supervisor
of census for this State. No better
choice could be made.
Captain Baker has been very busy
planting out his ten acres in orange
trees. He procured some fine plants
from Mr.. Rossiter
The Pinafore performance gave the
handsome sum of twenty-five dollars
toward the fund for the improvement of
the schoolhouse.
The Orange Ridge Agricultural Pic
mic will meet at DeLand on Saturday,
the 9Th inst. at the residence of Mr.. j.
Y. Parce. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all.
John Anderson, Esq, a much esteemed
citizen of New Britain, in this county,
has received the appointment of agent
in the south for the Portland & Ogdens-
burgh Railroad, the White Mountain
Railroad, etc.
Plant all the orange seeds you can
get. We heard of poor settler who
picked up the seeds of the fruit eaten at
a hotel steps and planted them, and in
few years he sold several hundred dol
lars worth Of nursery stock.
Judge Prevatt is the only one in the
neighborhood who has oranges left on
the trees. He did not ship any, finding
the home market the best. He informs
us that he has given up cattle raising,
having sold out his stock to Mr.. Spark
man.
Hurrah for Lake Leila /! DIR. Jack
son and family, of Minnesota, have con-
cluded this is the prettiest place they
have seen, and preparations have already
been commenced for fine new house
on commanding bluff at the north end
of the lake. The doctor launched on
the silvery lake nice, new row boat,
Dash. The doctor is great fisherman
and those wise old trout who have re-
fused other hooks must keep in deep
water. Another boat will be
launched next week. We hope soon to
have races and regattas ON Lake Leila.
Mr.. j. Y. Parce, president of the
Orange Ridge. DeLand & Atlantic Rail-
road Company, being asked for railroad
Items replies But little has been done
since last reports except to look over the
route and coua sci with other railroad off.
GERS. In consultation with Superintend-
ent Davidson. of the Florida Central
Railroad, Mr.. Elliot of the Dispatch
and Others in Jacksonville. we
met with hearty encouragement and
proffers of every assistance we could
reasonably ask. Mr.. T. E. g. Brinly,
the Plow King of the west and south,
WHO has recently purchased land on the
line and subscribed to the stock, also
assures us that he will stand by MS if
more substantial aid is needed. We
nave several recent accessions of that
class who never 90 backward and evarv