The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-08-11
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Messrs. Ashmead Brothers are our
agents in Jacksonville, and authorized
to receive subscriptions and advertise
ments for this paper.
Sabbath School next Sunday afternoon
| at O'Clock, Mr.. j. Y. Parce, super
intendent.
Rain every day and everything boom
ing.
Mr.. Sterling, of Orange county, arrived
here on Friday last.
There are about forty Keutuckians
inhabitants of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shapley have returned
to their home at Spring Garden.
We received two.pound paper sack
of items from Orange City this week.
Fresh figs shipped by refrigerator to
New York realized 30 cents per quart.
Miss Fiddis, of Owego, n. Y, will
open school at this place on the 1st of
October.
Our railroad bridge is nearly COM
pleted and the telephone wire has been
ordered from New York.
Mr.. Finical of this place is erecting
home for Mr.. Benham, formerly of
Kentucky, at Crescent City.
Improvement is still marching on.
Mr.. G. L. Wilcox has planted out a row
of sour orange trees, for shade, opposite
| his lot-~ .l-.sAs. .--.s..s ,..-,,.s-s 49,
Any accusations made by worthy peo
pie are entitled to a reply, but the bark
ing of snarling cur is unworthy OF
notice.
Mr.. Nelson Baker bro6ght to our Of
fee fine sample of Golden rice OF
which he has some nearly ripe on his
place.
Those of our correspondents who have
made inquiry about the Gladney Still
had better apply to j. R. Gladney,
patentee, 9 Commercial Alley, New Or
leans, La.
Mr.. Geo. A. Dreka, of the firm of
Dreka Il Co., is always found ready to
assist with purse and person, in any
thing that will advance the interest
of this place.
MIR. II. A Watson has the contract for
erecting house for Mr.. Nathan Hawley,
of Kenosha, Wis, who purchased last
fall at Spring Garden and is making an
orange Grove.
Nursery men in the North should re-
member that if they wish to make sales
in the South, they should advertise In
the fall, as our planting season COM
mences now ard lasts to March.
A correspondent writes US from Cres-
cent City, that the lightning struck the
Episcopal Church, destroying the Or
gan, but doing little damage to the
building otherwise. He says that a
considerable number of new buildings
will be erected at that place next winter.
The young people of DeLand will
give an ice cream festival at the school
house on Wednesday evening, August
| 18th; the proceeds to go toward ceiling
the school house Refreshments of all
kinds in abundance. A good time as
usual guaranteed. Our neighboring
towns are invited to attend Come one,
come all. Admission 10 cents.
The fce-Cream Festival, in aid of the
school house, on the 18th, promises to
be very entertaining ''Rebecca at the
we'll" will dispense lemonade to thirsty
travellers. The "old lady who lived in a
SHOE" will sell her hungry children at
5 cents apiece, as COW peas and sweet
potatoes are getting scarce. Several
dozen pine-apples have been engaged
aud pineapple sherbet will be one Of
the novelties, no stick, however, will
be put in it.
Col. A. Crenshaw, of Orange City, has
been recommended to the Governor by
the Democratic County Executive Com
mittee, to be appointed Superintendent
of Public Instruction, said Office having
become vacant by the death Of James
Wilkinson whose term would have ex-
pired January next. A better person
could not have been recommended than
Col. Crenshaw. For many years he
practiced as an attorney i'll the courts of
Kentucky, and has also practiced i'll our
courts since his removal to this State.
He enters upon his duties the first of
September.
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