The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-09-28
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
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agents in Jacksonville, and authorized
to receive subscriptions and advertise
ments for this paper.
Prayermeeting Wednesday evening at
the school house.
See revised descriptive circular of De-
Land, Fla, in another column.
Sabbath school next Sunday afternoon
at o'clock, J. Y. Parce, superintend-
ent.
We want good laundry, bakery and
blacksmith.
Sugar cane is being brought in by
the farmers.
Mr. Hart Norris has come home from
a trip to the West.
Look out for winter homes before the
billiards. catch you.
Mr.G. A. Dreka's store was draped in
mourning. on Monday.
Some very instructive and interesting
articles will appear in our next.
Mr.. Cartnell's new house near Blue
Lake will soon be completed.
Read the advertisement of VIM. Ke>
hoe & Co., of Savannah, on 9th page.
Mr.. A. H. Stockton is adding 80 feet
to his store, his increasing business
makes it necessary.
TIE saw mills are kept hard at work to
supply lumber for the number of new
buildings being erected.
Mrs. J. B. Jordan, son and daughter,
arrived from Kentucky last week, where
they have been spending the summer.
The name CT Lake Leila has been
changed by the citizens to Lake Wins
remissett, Indian for sparkling water.
Prof, A. W. Taylor, of Grand Haven,
Mich, who is to teach the Orange City
school next session, visited us Sunday.
The FLORIDA AGRCULTURIsT runs op-
position to no State paper. 1t joins
every one cordially i'll promoting the ina
ests of the State.
A meeting of the citizens will take
place at the school-house on Saturday,
at P. NJ, for the purpose of discussing
matters of Importance to the whole com
munity.
Plant strawberries when the seasons
are propitious. We consider the Sharp
less will turn out a good variety for this
State as the vines stand the hot summer
suns better than any we have yet tried.
We regret to announce the burning of
Major Geo. Norris barn, at Spring
Garden, last Friday night. Some valu-
able animals in it at the time were in
jured. Il is said to be the work of an
incendiary.
Capt. Strack is making great improve
and erecting windmill for nrigating,
and laying out the land in serpentine
walks, etc. This looks suspicious, and
the gallant Captain must be contem.
SIating some changes in his condition.
MIR. A. S. White, we'll know among us
for the excellent shingles he used to
supply, will commence the single bus
mess anew, and receive orders from
those wanting them. Orders left at Mr..
Stockton's will receive prompt attention.
The following services were per-
formed in the school>room Sunday last:
En- the morning and evening Rev. Mr..
Martin, Episcopal minister, preached,
and IN the afternoon, Rev. NJ. Lewtop,
Methodist. The Rev. Mr.. Martin
held service at Or ange City in the af-
ternoon. He will be here the last suns
day in next month
On Saturday night last, a number of
gentlemen went out serenading families
IN town. That their efforts met with
appreciation is evident, from the fact
that the houses were wrapped in darke
ness before the serenade commenced,
and lighted up shortly after. Several
OF these gentlemen are members of the
Glee Club that has just been formed.
We expect soon to hear some fine singing
from them. Who will say there is not
life in our young people?
The depredations committed o. the
young bearing orange groves, pine APP
pie beds, ETC., are driving the proprie-
tors to adopt some secret means of pro
lection. They are talking of setting
barbed wire snares to catch the rascals
and hold them till daylight. Whoever
gets caught in that or the other way
will wish they had never tried it. We
publish below the law on the point:
Whoever wilfully and maliciously en-
tefs any orchard, nursery or garden and
lakes, away, mutilates or DESTROYS any
tree shrub or vine, of steals, takes and
carlles away any fruit OF flower without
the consent of the owner thereof; shall be
punished by fine not exceeding one hun
ured dollars, or by imprisonment not ex-
ce eding three months in the county iail.,'
bushes Digest of Florida Laws. chapter
a, section rs,