The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-02-25
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Sabbath School next Sunday morning
at $50 o'clock, Mr.. J. Y Parce., Super
ntendent. Presiding by Rev. Mr.. Lew
ton at Bop. M d. lb VI r"1 sEs'
We want q blacksmith, tailor and shoe
maker q. T,d-nHof - Ecif - e Jsit ti''.f
Fresh Garden Seeds just received at
Wilcox's. 4 u etl)
We return thanks to the officers of the
steamer PGstinse for favors received.
Mr.. W. F. Bucknor is erecting a new,
comfortable house on his homestead.
We return thanks for an invitation to
a Calico Hopat Orange City on Thurs
'.S7ii-I - j. stfltet7 4'1'7 sLah
10 A Diploma was given at the Orange
County Fair to T. E. G. Brinley OF Ken
lucky for bis plows. a,ro
The following are boarding at Mr..
Parcels II Mr.. Oliver Failing, of New
York Mr.. Coulter, of Cincinnati, Ohio;
Mr.. Albert jacket, wife and daughter,
of Jacksonville, Fla. I
Mr.. Brinley brought into our Office a
stout cane that he had cnt in the Sea
Island cotton patch of Mr.. Dan. Ben
nett's the stalk of which was eight feet
high, and then had on fifty-nine balls of
cotton. The stalk made two stout canes
Mr.. Brinley was so elated with his
piece that he is going to hayeit mounted
with silver head. 1o.4 10 ~ 'f''1. 30
Mr.. II. E. Smith, of Chicago, has pur-
chased forty acres of land from DR..
Lancaster, one mile north of DeLand.
He has got beautiful place, high roll
ling land with a lovely little lake and
spring in one corner. Mr.. W. c. LON.
bard has also purchased forty acres
fronting on lake Gertie, adjoining Mr..
Smiths equally advantageous. Both
these gentlemen are connected with the
County Treasurer's Department at Chi
cago.
At last 'Pinafore' has swept this
way, and on the evening of Thursday.
the 10Th, our pine woods echoed to the
mellifuent voices of the captain of
H. NJ. s. Piuafore and his right good
crew. The schoolhouse was filed with
the elite of DeLand Orange City, Ber-
esford and Spring Garden being repre-
sented. The building was very taste
fully decorated with ferns and moss.
around the sides and over the stage. In
fact it had on festal appearance which
was we'll carried out by complete set
of bracket lamps which were purchas ed
by the contributions of the Mite Society
for the use of the schoolhouse. .g
The stage represented the quarter
deck of a man.of-war, having the mast.
jib and mainsail of Mr.. Win. Parcels
yacht to help out the effect. High aloft
foated the British Union Jack, a neat
piece of workmanship and very COR
rect representation of the flag. w
The play went off smoothly and with
much of the sparkle and elegance of
professional, dramatic actors. b.
quets were plentifully showered upon
the fair performers by numbers in the
audience, and all were we'll pleased
throughout.
Mrs. jackson. representing Sir Joseph
Porter, K. C. B., sustained the part we'll
and in her high, naval hat, the military
style of her dress, her austere manner
and English way of pronouncing words.
imperceptibly led the audience to feel
that she was really that great individual,