The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1882-01-04
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
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Land, Fla, IN another column.
Prayermeeting Wednesday evening al
the school house.
Sabbath-school next Sunday afternoon
at 2 o'clock, J. Y. Parce, SGperintend-
ant.
Homes are going up in every direc-
ton.
Plant Irish potatoes now and plenty
of them.
This is the weather to bring the bloom
on the girls cheeks.
MIR. johnson and family have moved
into their new house.
Rev. A. L. Farr will preach next Sun
day at 10A. NJ. and Z P. NJ.
Mr. G. P. Wilcox has added hand
some porch to his house.
A pipe has been found and left at this
office for the owner to claim.
Messrs. Ashmead Bros, of Jackson
vile want 10000 orange sticks.
DIR. Voorhis is extending the Boules
yard through Mr.. Howry's land.
The Disston Company has taken 200,-
900 acres of land in Volusia county.
Mr.. A. L. Wellman has his sawmill at
Beresford hard at work making orange
boxes.
It is reported that another town is to
he laid out between DeLand and Spring
Garden.
Mrs. Howry, mother of Mrs. Voorhis,
has arrived and is stopping with her
daughter.
Mr.. P. S. Bennett and family have
rented Mr.. Huffman's house until they
build their own.
If you could only taste the vegetables
that plucky Mrs. L. Grabill is growing
on high pine land!
Mr.. John Pearce, of Kentucky, has
purchased lot on New York avenue,
and is erecting house.
Shippers of oranges complain of the
terrible loss of fruit by being detained
too long on the passage to tho North.
Mr.. Fries OF st. Nicholas, opposite
Jacksonville, has a comfortable home
and a fine collection of fancy chickens.
We are glad to see Mr.. Walesby's
eating saloon so we'll patronized, and
hope he will enjoy still greater success.
Rev. G. J. Il. Jones, of Louisville,
KY, has purchased a lot on Indiana
Avenue, on which he will erect house.
The New Orleans Times Democrat
has sent us handsome almanac for
1882. This is one of the best papers on
our exchange list.
Mr.. Brinly has sold the house he
lately built on Rich avenue, to D. Duck.
we'll, of Salem, Ind, who Will be here
in short time with his family.
Mr.. Adams, our blacksmith, present.
ed us with some oranges that he brought
from the Halifax. the produce of Mr.. j.
u. Mitchell's grove, that were very de
licious.
1t is pleasing to see so many of OH
young people entering on matrimonial
life. Go ahead young ladies and gentle
men and help each other to make for.
tunes.
Mr.. E. K. Clafin, of Des Moines, Iowa
was caller at this Office one day las
week. Mr.. G. has purchased near Or
ange City, and will engage in orange
culture.
Mr.. Register, O photographer, will
visit DeLand on the 9th inst, to take
pictures of those who wish to send the
memento 10 their relatives and friends
and also to take views. His stay will be
short SO get ready.
The following sales of land were made
last week: VIM. q. Aydelotte to Mrs.
Zelgler IL acres; James l.. Bennett tc
Robert Shields $50 acres, price $4,000
Robert Shields to James f. Shields
acres, price $50; James T. Shields tC
ladies in New Albany, Ind, 80 acres.
J. f. Allen came here from Wisconsin
six yeals ago. He has wife aud two
children, one of whom was born here.
He took homestead of 100 acres Of
land, and now has one of the prettiesi
and most valuable places in the neigh
borhood. He has an orange and lemon
grove of 300 trees just beginning tC
bear. His grove is very healthy and
thrifty, and he has used no fertilizers
in it. lie has besides his grove, a vari.
ETY. of other fruits. such as pine apples,
plums, peaches, lines, pomegranites,
citrons, mulberries, &c.
A meeting of the registered voters and
citizens of DeEand and vicinity EN-.
braced within the following described
limits, viz: East half of section eight and
nine, west half of section ten, west hall
section fifteen and sixteen, and east hal
of section seventeen, township seven.
teen south. range thirty east, Volusia
Count, Fla, is hereby called to meet al
the school house at DeLand, Friday
January 9th, at p. NJ, to hear the re.
port of committee and decide the ques.
&. ton of incorporating and organizing a