The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-03-10

ing. Help charitable oDJecG.
Captain W. B. Watson, of E nterprise
has already shipped cucumbers north.
We club with the Tampa Tribune at
$500 per annum for the two papers.
The orange trees never looked more
promising than they do now, in this
part.
Mr.. J. Y, Parce, of this place, got a
Diploma at the State Fair for his cult
vator.
The Mite Society meets at Mrs.
Terry's on the evening of Thursday, the
18th. inst.
We return thanks to Captain Hemen-
way, of the steamer ArroaO for favors
received.
Thanks to DR. Hammond, of Orange
City, but now in Nassau, for the Royol
Gazette of that place.
Let us give Mr.. Conklin good lift
Send in cash orders for lumber, and put
him on his legs again.
The Calico Hop at Orange City, last
Thursday evening, was, to manv, the
most enjoyable one of the season.
The Rev. DR.. Watson, of New Albany,
Ind, preached an eloquent sermon to
large congregation last Sunday.
We will give double price for a few
numbers of this paper of the 9TH of
January last, also of February 4th, 18th
and 18th.
DeLand can now boast of boot
black who made his appearance last
week on the street. armed with brush
and backing.
DeLand is quite lively there is SO
much work going on that all the labor
ing people have full employment at
good wages.
Thanks to the energy of Mrs. j. B.
Jordan, money enough has been SUBJ
scribed to saw-dust the main avenue.
The ladies run this place.
The ladies, at the request of num-
Der of the citizens of this and neigh
boring settlements, have consented to
repeat ''Pinafore'' on Friday evening
next. Admittance 25 cents.
Mr.. J. A. Frazer, of the firm of Fra
yer & Edwards, visited this place last
week. We were much pleased with
him. See their advertisement in this
paper.
We return thanks to Mr.. o. J. Dill
lard, of Volusia for his present of some
very fine oranges. We are pleased to
hear that his crop has turned out so
we'll he is worthy of success.
Remember Pinafore is performed for
the Improvement of the schoolhouse. If
the ladies can give their time, surely you
can help with only twenty-five cents and
pass a pleasant evening.
Mr.. J. r. w. Lewis, of Eden, Ala
bama, visited here last week seeking a
good location to settle in he has wife
and ten children to increase the popula.
ton of whatever place he locates in.
One of the shippers of strawberries
in Jacksonville, informed US that he
was paying out 81 800 weekly for ber-
ries and that they had been selling for
several weeks in New York at 60 to 70
cents per quart.
The steamer Geo. II. Bird still keeps
up it's reputation and goes with full bill
of passengers. How can it be other
wise when the officers are so courteous?
Long may Shaw reign and VanDeman
be his prime minister.
The hotel at Orange Park has been
crowded with guests all the winter.
Mr.. S. E. Crittenden, who keeps it,
and also the Cooper House at Otsego,
N. Y, makes his guests SO comfortable
and the location is so beautiful that visi-
tors are induced to remain.
Brett, the self constituted correspond
ent of the New York Herald, who did
our folks here, has been carrying on the
same game in middle Florida under the
name of Sherman 81. Rogers, cores
pendent of the World. He victimized
Governor Drew and several others.
At the last meeting of the Orange
Ridge Society resolution was passed
that the citizens should be requested to
turn out on Saturday afternoon, at 2