The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-04-21
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APRIL 81


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Sabbath School next Sunday morning
at $50 O'Clock. Mr.. J. Y. Parce. Su-
perintendant. Preaching at IL O'Clock
by Rev. Mr.. Lewton.
Mrs. j. B. Jordan and Mrs. MN.
Voorhis will spend May and June at the
Halifax river.
We will soon have shoemaker and
tailor located here, who are coming
from Kentucky next month.
Mrs. and Miss Howry left last Tues
day for Michigan they will. we hope
return next fall, as they expressed them
selves much pleased with the place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Murphy, of Mississippi,
arrived here yesterday, looking for a
place to purchase and is likely to invest
in this section.
The Rev. Mr.. Hildreth of New AL
bany. Ind. arrived here on Tuesday
last. He will preach in the school house
on Thursday evening, the 22nd.
The steamer Geo. M. Bird will be at
Beresford every Sunday and Thursday
mornings at 8 o'clock. See change in
advertisement.
Something new, the latest thing out,
just what everyone needs. Grits and
meal p cents at Dreka Il Cos. 1t.
Professor Strunk, of New Albany,
Ind, is on visit to this place with
view to reporting for several families
who intend settling here.
Mr.. John Rich and Mrs. Rich will
spend few weeks with us during the
summer. He has valuable property at
this place.
Mr.. J. B. Kelly, of Cincinnati, visited
us last week on his way to Daytona. He
has purchased 100 acres near Sorrento,
Orange county and is planting out q
large grove.
Mr.. Kilkott will soon erect handsome
new residence, that will take IL, 1000 feet
of lumber for its construction. Mr..
Jackson's house on Lake Leila will take
some 10000 feet, Of which Mr.. Conkliu
has the order for $1,000.
Those Sanford Journal fe lows are
Boosting about eating water melon S.
Mr-:l .----.:l rEl.iG-.-r -sonSis,~,.o hundred
FOUNDER and we will feed the whole set
Element.
Mr.. A. A. Leverich and family left
last week for their home in Brooklyn,
n. Y. Mr.. Leverich left Mr.. Lewis
Cook in charge of his grove which he
has had fortified and put in fine order.
ITO be or not to be-" that is the ques-
ton. Dreka Il Co. are not to be beaten
for prices, quality, extent and variety of
their stock by anything in the country. l.
Mr.. Lamon. of Corydon, Ind, has
purchased five acres of land on New
York avenue, from DIR. Voorhis, as
agent for Mr.. j. w. Howry. The lot
bought joins Mr.. Hopkins place.
The FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT will pub
lish the proceedings of the County Com
missioners after this, having offered to
do it free of charge to the county. Con-
sequently it will become the official
paper of Volusia county,
We have received inquiries about the
Florida Jute, but do not know to what
plant our correspondent alludes. If 1t is
what we suspect it is, all to be found in
the State would not make ton. Will
some of our correspondents send us
sample of the plant.
1t is the duty of every citizen to as
sist the Asse ssor in his duties to see that
every one gives in for the property they
possess. There is a vast amount of
property in this county on which not a
cent of taxes have ever been paid, for
they are never given in. An Impartial
assessment will reduce the county tax
and give us better schools.
Mr., J. E. Lamon is first class job
printer and we have entered into ar
rangements with him to take our job
office. New presses and type are already
ordered, and a full supply of paper of
all kinds will be kept on hand for sale,
and every Inscription of job work exc
cuted with neatness and dispatch.
At the railroad meeting. April, 10th,
1880, the following officers were pres
emit: J. Y. Parce. DIR. Lancaster, q.
A. Dreka. j. B. Jordan and G. Codring
ton. The president gave description
of the recent survey as made by Col.
Broome and suggested that contracts be
given out for the grading on the low
lands which could be more advanta-
geously performed in dry weather and
that a contract for the trestle bridge
over Cabbage Run be given out Or
dered that the president be authorized
to consult with the engineer, G. A. De-