The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-04-06

anu CHEER you In your work OF love
andedevotion to Christ, and for the
salvation and blessing of those for
whom He died.
With my earnest wishes and pray.
ers for your complete success, re.
main faitF fully yours in Christ
Jesus, JOHN FREEMAN YOUNG,
Bishop Of Florida.
A Florida Boy AbrOad.-Lvtter
No. 2.
@Thomasville, Georgia, is without
doubt, very quiet and clearly look
ing little place, and were it not tor
its billy, broken appearance, it would
rank among the prettiest little towns
In the whole South. The most at
tractive building in the place is the
Mitchell House, which covers one en-
tire block, on Broad street, in the
business part of the town, and is,
truly speaking. a first class hotel in
every particular. The streets are
nicely laid out, broad and airy, and
the houses are not at all crowded.
The court house here is a very
handsome bullding-almost as large
as the capitol OF our own State,
Florida. The South Georgia Agri.
cultural College, situated near here,
has now in attendance over l25
scholars, of all ages, from FIVE to
twenty, five. This is Military
school, and it is quite pretty spec
tacle to see them all drilling; which
they do from 11:30 A. NJ, until 1890
P. NJ, each day OF school. The Col
lege Buildings are situated one, at
the east side and one at each end of
the compass (Which contains several
acres OF land), and, although they
are now looking quite dilapidated,
they no doubt were once three very
handsome brick residences. Among
Florida's many sons, who are now in
attendance here, we find Messrs.
Holden and Hughey, from Orange
county; Messrs. Dell and Hodges,
from Alachua; and Mr.. Begg, from
Madison. William D. Holden, is
quite a promising young man. and
holds the position OF Captain in one
OF the Military companies Of the
College. James p. Hughey, is very
studious and bids fair 10 become one
OF the leading men OF the old
Orange State" Messrs. Dell,
Hodges and Begg are all quite dill
gent scholars, aud pleasant fellows.
rue 10rmef's ~ Al as- preSerrv a
member OF the Florida State Senate
aud was one of the best men that
important bodyscontained during its
last session.
From the appearance of the inhab.
itants-the ladies', especially-one
would suppose that the good people
OF Townsville enjoy very little Of
that greatest of all earthly blessings
health" Pretty girls, IN Thomas.
vile, are "as scarce as hens teeth
for, during our four days stay in the
place we saw one very handsome
one, and she is not resident, but q
visitor from Jacksonville, Florida.
Mr.. Jasper ). Gonzalez, (Sergeant
at Arms, OF the Florida Assembly
wife and daughter, who were. from
Tallahassee, and en- route for their
home in Pensacola, registered at TIL
Mitchell House the same day as our.
selves. Mr.. Gonzalez is thorough
gentleman in every particular, and
has been chosen Sergeant at Arms
for several successive sessions, by
our State Assembly; the last time
without opposition.
The South Georgia Female
Academy, situated here is classed
among the best institutions of its
kind in the Southern States. Leav,
lag Townsville on the 1870 train
on the evening of Wednesday the
9th of March, | arrived at Qnitman
about 4 o'clock the same day. Mr.
q. N. Williams, General manager OF
the Quitman Cotton Factory, kindly
showed us through the works. The
company employs thirty persons
and the factory turns out several
bales OF gooo yarn and $50 pounds
OF rope each day. We are informed
by Dir. Williams that on account OF
the measles being prevalent among
his employees, he has been Obliged
10 suspend work tor several weeks
and Gully commenced work again tue
day We arrived. While in Qullman
We stopped with Judge Sharp, father
OF Senator Sharpe Of Florida. Judge
Sharp, though now advanced IN years,
Is still in excellent health and quite
talkatlve. lie seems TO be very
proud indeed that he has q son who
| Is q memhnr OF that annnsf hndu-