The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-07-06
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
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Messrs. Ashmead Brothers are our
agents in Jacksonville, and authorized
to receive subscriptions and advertise
ments for this paper.
Experimenting Wednesday evening at
the school house.
See revised descriptive circular of De-
Land, Fla, in another column.
Sabbath-school next Sunday afternoon
at 3 O'Clock, J. Y. Parce, superintend-
ent.
Beware of merchant who does not
advertise.
Mechanics and laborers are much
wanted here.
Mr.. FL. A. DeLand is expected here
this week.
Thanks to Mr.. J. J. Banta for some
choice grapes.
Capt. J. B. Wood came home on Sat
urday from his trip to louisville, Ky.
Pien' to peaches have brought as high
as So per dozen in New York this season.
Use the high-test Kerosene, for sale at
the Drug Store. 1t is something extra.
Contracts will he received at this Of
flee for the planting of two acres in
sweet potatoes
Two comets are now roaming about.
look out for the 18th of November, and
make your wills at once. .aa
DR.. J. E. Clemens" has commenced
practice as physician in De Land.
Office at the Drug Store.
Call in at Mre. HildretE's and exam
inc the new assortment of jewelry just
received. 1t
Mr.. Fl. waters presented us with As
pound water melon grown by himself
from the seeds of the Whitner melon.
Mr.. J. Hartley, who purchased and
improved some property here last
Spring, has been left fortune of $780,
600 by an uncle in England.
Arrivals at DeLand Grove House:
Capt. A. D. Hilton, Yarmouth, Novia
Scotia, and wife; Capt. John Rich, wife,
and two children.
Mr.. r. Armstrong expects to get is
new mill at work next week. He has
located it short distance west of the
old mill on the Collins tract, now j. D.
Bohannon's.
Capt. A. D. Hilton, of Yarmouth,
Novia Scotia, accompanied Capt. Rich
to this place. and will probably pur-
chase land. He is highly pleased with
the country.
Mr.. J. o. Hires has sold his home
stead, near Spring Garden, to Mr.. Tan
ner, of Hastings, Minn. On the place
is fine orange grove. the present crop
being estimated at $4,000.
Mrs. Hildreth has just received lot
of new goods. A nice assortment of
handkerchiefs, cuffs, collars. corsets,
laces, zepbyrs, gents and ladies'
hosiery, etc. 1t
Capt. John Rich, of Port Royal, S.
G.. and family arrived last Saturday,
and have taken up their quarters at o.
groves and land here,
The Columbus Miss Patron of
Husbandsy has likeness of Col. 7. }.
Smith, Master of the Georgia State
Grange, now of Sumter county, Florida,
and also of VIM. FL. Wilson, Master of
the Florida State Grange, of Columbia
county.
The entertainment at Orange City on
the 4th was worthy of the reputation of
that rising town. A large number of
people from all parts of the county at
tended. The orators, DR.. J. 81. Ham
mond and J. Stillman, surpassed them
selves. The dinner, thanks TO the Ia
dies, consisted of every kind of delicacy
and was enjoyed by those present. The
band gave good music, and deserve
credit for the proficiency they have at
tanned in so short time The thanks
OF all are particularly rendered to the
ladies for the very nice entertainment
they got up.
A storm party, composed OF the beaux
and bellies of DeLand, dropped in upon
Miss Brinly on last Monday night, and
from the best accounts it was one of the
most enjoyable social events of the
town. Although taken quite by sur
prise, the charming hostess rendered
the company reception well worth
their attendance, and for several hours
tile neighborhood rang with the joyous
expressions of happy hearts. The COM
pany were treated by way of light re-
past to the most tempting OF deiicac1es,
ice cream, etc, When the frowning
face of Father Time dispersed the COM
rany it was their whole wish that many,
MANY Fourths may come with equal