The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-12-14
LOCAL. INTELLIG ENCE.

See revised descriptive c9rea TAR of De-
Land, Fla, in another column
Prayermeeting Wednesday evening at
the school house.
Sabbath-school nextsSanday afternoon
at 2 O'Clock, J. Y. Parce, Sa- perintend-
ant.
Rev. MnsFarr preached las tSunday.
Mr.. Walter Critchell and family, OFFS
Chicago, arrived here last W eek.
Mr.. DaLand has coNMe need work,
on cottage on Indiana Ave nue..
Crawford's hair cutting a nd shaving
saloon ianow ready for b1si ness.
Order your garden seeds time. and
try somesinaboxes before pl& lting out.
Subscriptions resolved 10 all papers.
and periodicals at the. Drug store. 3t
Orderyou orange trees il time. You,
will find good nursery mem ~ lvertised in
this paper.
Mr.. E. o. Painter has rei urned from
his visit to the north, and esumed his
duties as.foreman of this pa per.
We are overstoeked wit painters:
Any one who requires, such work had,
better apply.
The store of Dreka g. iCo. will be
closed on Monday, Dec 26ith, the 25th
coming on Sunday.
Tho4send of this month is the best
time to plant INish, potatoes, and after =
wardsrplant up to the Haiddle of Mach.
Mrs j. Cranor,. of Maryland, now
head clerk to Messrs. Drelka & Co. has !,
mado himself very pOpulal: with uSall.
Mr.I. E.C. Rsinly has sold to J.S.Mc-
Gee, of Oldham county, KY. forty acres
of land between DeEand and Spring
Garden.
Fine line Ladies' Kid Gloves, ZcDhyrs,
Trimmings etc., ete.a ETC.. at Drska Il.
Co.'S Ii
See Prof. Cheney's ad. in "cheap col
unlN," and rally all the musical talent
in this vicinity for 81 rousing goodgsings
in3ssociety during the winter.
Mr.. e.. As Palmer, of Orange. City,
was with us, this week. He is sone of
those who has succeeded in Florida by
hard work and application to business.
NE. Reuben Marsh has beautiful
place about two miles from Del and.
His orange trees, are hanging with the
golden frat; and ais crop of sugar cane,
potatoes. &C., are hard to beat.
Arrivals at Pine Castle: w. ST. Daniel
Boston, Mass. IS. E. Waylan6s Slough
ton, Mass; "A. S. Manning, Louisville.
Ky; John Jones, VIM. Smith, Kansas:
ClemolrC. Smith, Louisville, Ky.
! Beautiful Silk handkerchiefs, excel
lent Box Stationary and many other
splendid articles for Christmas presents
at Drska & Co.'s. 1t
A. lot of circulars are. being sent
around to orange growers by bogus pro.
duceb agents. Beware of them. The
frst shipments will bring good returns.
but when they become heavy you will
newer get cent. Deal with no one who
has not good references in Florida.
A meeting of citizens took place lasa
night for the purpose Of, taking meas.
ures to incorporate the town. Judge G.
u. Wright was elected chairman and M,
G. Strack secretary. Several citizens
| addressed the meeting and Messrs.
Parce, Tanner and Terry were appoint.
ed committee to investigate into the
law on the subject and report at call
meeting,
The long looked for debate, ssDoes a
Monarchy provide better form of gov
eminent than Republic" by members
of the Orio Club, came off last Thurs
day evening, at the residence of Mr.. O.
z. Terry. Quite goodly number of
people were present on the occasion.
Messrs. W. Lord, N. Seymour, and r.
WaIesby, were for Monarchy; and
Messrs. w. Stockton, Fl. G. Strack. and
D.. Anthony, for the Republic. After
debating for an hour or so, the judges
decided that the latter gentlemen had
the best of the argument, much to the
discontinue of the supporters of Mon
archy. The next debate will be by the
ladies, and an interesting time is looked
| for.
Mr.. H. A. DeLand has made sales the
past week as follows: To Charles w.
Pearce and Miss Sarah Chapman, Syra..
cuse, N. Y.-5 acres.
Mr.. W. Critchell and Mrs. Margaret
Crltchell, Chicago, Ills acres.
The above land is in north forty acres
OF ID. w. Adams purchase, and is near
New York Avenue, and fronts on Gar
field Avenue.
0. F. Tibbs, of Cleveland. Ohio-1O
acres fronting on New York Avenue.
VIM. Klapr, of Carbonate, Kansas,
has bought 81 acres of James Williams,
being balance of his homestead. He
also bought village lot of H. A. De
Land, on which to build store.
Albert @. Brown, NJ. D. of Carbondale,
Kansas, lot in town for store and
dwelling.