The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-11-16
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
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Dreka " 20. have q splendid assort4
ment of Hamburg edging, crochet do.
laces and other trimmings.
Preaching on the first and third Sab,
bath in each month at DeLand by Rev.
G. Gordon, Presbyterian.
Just received at stockton's fine lot
! 81 boots and shoes.
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at
! the school house.
See revised descriptive circular of De-
Land. Fla, in another column.
The Hon T E G Brinley, of Louisville.
Ky. arrived here yesterday.
A German family have started Laun.
dry.
Fifty-four scholars attended school
last week.
Watermelons we're selling in town last
Saturday.
Mr.. Grabill is getting tomatoes Gus
cumbers &c. from his garden.
Mr.. Bloomer has taken the contracts
OF putting out several new groves.
The President has appointed the oath
inst as day of Thanksgiving.
Miss Steadman will soon have hand
some house erected on the Boulevard.
W D Nef, Esq, of ILL.,, is now at his
winter residence, Spring Garden.
The handsome new Baptist church
will be completed for Christmas service.
a large supply of new groceries, in
GLIDING many novelties. at Dreka & Co. s.
Sabbath.school next Sunday afternoon
at o'clock, J. Y. Parce, superintend-
ent.
Dreka & Cos stock of boots and
shoes, for style, quality and low prices
not be beat.
Mr.. Clake has the contract to erect q
house on Rich Avenue for Mrs. A Wolf,
of Cashtown, Pa
Capt Kirk has just completed house
for the Misses Pattersons, of Indiana,
on their place.
Mrs N Anthony has purchased the
millinery establishment of Mrs Hill,
dreth. See her notice.
MIR. j. T. Clake has completed his
house On the Boulevard, and his family
are now living in it,
Mrs Grabill has returned from Auop-
ka, where he went to attend her sick
mother, who is now better.
MIR. Parce has had hands opening
new streets and clearing up old limbs
and rubbish.
Read the notice of Messrs. Jones &
Barbour, who are getting out new
daily paper in Jacksonville.
5000 yds prints now open at Dreka g.
Co.'S; also large line ginghams, cheviots,
dress goods, &c. &c.
Full line notions, white goods, hos
slery, gloves, gents furnishing goods,
&c. nc. at Dreka & Co.'S.
If you have not ordered one Of Mr.
Rogers maps, do SO at once, that he
may know how many to get out.
The De Barry line Of River steamers
have sent out neat little pamphlet
descriptive of the River landings,
Mr. H A Denand will be here on the
18th. Those who wish to see him about
lands for orange groves and winter
homes will then be able to do so.
Capt J B Wood informs us that the
statement made by him as reported in
the Louisville Commercial, is full of
errors.
Mr.. J. G.. Alden. CT New Smyrna, has
kindly sent US French work on the
culture of the olive, by A. Riondet. Who
will volunteer to translate it for us?
Two thousand extra copies of the
FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT will be printed
next week for gratuitous distribution.
What an opportunity for advertisers!
Mr.. J. B. Crosby arrived last week
and will go extensively into market gar.
dening. He is also agent for the Chi
cago Galvanized Iron Fence Co.
Mr.. Adam Correll has sold ten acres
of his land to New York gentleman for
$50 per acre. Mr.. G. R. Bloomer has
the contract for putting out the grove.
We are still daily receiving large in.
voices of goods, and would kindly
solicit visit from all to inspect for
themselves. Respfy
preka & Co.
Mr.. j. W. Austin presented us with !
Navel orange, from bud put in eigh-
teen months ago, that measured twelve
inches in circumference and weighed
pound. 1t was splendid fruit.
-, Messrs. w. 2. Aydelotte and his bro
lher, OF New Albany, Ind, and Mr.. |
Joseph j. johnson, GAINESVILLE, Wis,
nave purchased town lots near Mr.. |
Stracks.
Those who are raising the expecta-
lions OF immigrants by too exaggerated
a description wall soon disgust them.-