The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1883-01-03
THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT.

Mr.. ". J. Zumwalt and wife. of
Palatka, Florida, have been on a
wedding trip to DeLand. They were
the guests of Mrs. Mcneil.
We have heard the names of the fol-
lowing gentlemen mentioned for County
Commissioners: Col. Crenshaw, of Or
ange City; B. F. Haines, of Spring Gar
den and I. F. Drudy, of Volusia.
Farmers Annual Handbook for 1888.
We return thanks to Messrs. D. Apple
ton & Co., of l, 3 and Bond street, N.
Y, for copy of the above work which
furnishes much useful information.
Mr.. II. A. DeLand's children arrived
to-day. They will spend the winter.here
with him and will attend the Classical
| school of Leland G.. Fenner, who is from
the University of Rochester. New York.
McLaurine & Stockton have an excel-
lent lot of Dry Goods, Clothing, etc.
1t is rumored that the Hon. G. L.
Fildes, of Gainesville. Florida, is to be
Commissioner Of Agriculture in the
place of the Hon. A. A. Robinson re-
signed.
MY. f. L. Blanchard, formerly fore.
man in this Office, and afterwards editor
vf the Apopka Citizen, has been writing
some good letters about Florida in the
Boston Post
Captain d. o. Balloon the owner of
the town of Blake, on the Halifax river.
is looming down about the 10th of Jan.
uary, to remain the rest of the winter
His interest there demanding his atten-
ton. Read his advertisement. His
lands are good and no mistake.
Mr.. Leland G. Fenner is meeting
with success in the Classical school re-
Gently started by him the number of
scholars increasing daily. Mr.. Fenner
coming from the University of Rochess
ter, New York. and, with such high
testimonials, is admirably qualified to
prepare scholars for college.
Mrs. W. S. Spaulding wishes to ans
nounce that she is now prepared to take
in day boarders at $3.50 per week. Those
DESTROYS of taking day board will do
well to make such arrangements with
Mrs. Spauldlng. o
Mr. 81. G. McNeill of the firm of Nc
NeilI & Allen, returned last week from
Tennessee after having ordered large
stock of goods for their furniture store.
They are now building wareroom for
the stock which will be here shortly.
The Gulf Coast Progress has been re-
moved to Braidentown, Florida, and
now appears in neat and well edited
paper. S. @. Upham, editor, and 0. j.
Andrews, publisher. Mr.. Upham is an
excellent writer and will make q good
paper. We wish it success.
Be it understood that Clarence NJ,
Gordon has the agency for Fay's Manil-
la Roofing and Ceiling, and can supply
tho demand at the very cheapest possible
rates All those contemplating building
should call on or address with stamp.
CLARENCE NJ. GORDON.
3547 DeLand, Fla.
The Orange Keeper preserves eggs
for months IN a perfect state. Bought
when the price was low, they have been
kept until winter and then sold for four
times what they cost. Col. Wright will
send the individual right to use the pro-
cess for three dollars
AS will be seen elsewhere Messrs.
McLaurine & Stockton have entered
into the real estate business, and also
advertise to set out and take care of
groves. They are men of high character
and will undoubtedly give satisfaction
to those whose business they undertake.
Miss Hoppin. present occupant of the
chair of botany in Smiths College,
Northampton, Mass. made DeLand a
visit last week. The short. vaca-
ton for the holidays only enabled her
to make few short trips into the
country, but she found many interesting
objects in the botanical world.
Mr.. Fl. A. DeLand has made the fol-
lowing sales: to F. Y. Whitmore, bank
err, formerly of West Union, Iowa. lots
on corner OF Woodland Boulevard and
Indiana avenue to E. W. Bond, form
erly of Willoughby, Ohio lots on H..
diana and Rich avenues to F. A.
Spencer, of New York City, portion
of land formerly owned by Samuel Nc
MILAN, south of New York avenue; to
Francis p Brown. of Stony Brook,
Queens, Co., New York, five acr es on
Woodland Boulevard to O. N. Hull, OF
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, three acres on COR
ner of Clara and Minnesota avenues to
Rudolph Franck, of Chicago, ILL.,, two
and one-half acres on Woodland Boule-
ward, extension to L.. S. Keen, M. D.,
of La Parte, Ind, five acres OF Wood
land Boulevard extension.
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