The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-07-24
J. P. BOYD, Secretary.
From Lady Lake.
Editor PALATKA NEWS:

From Lady Lake.
Editor PALATkA NEWS:
1t is hardly necessary to mention at
this late day that from the loneliness of
the pine hills. around the lakes eight
months ago the town of Lady Lake has
grown into the prettiest new town on
the Florida Southern railroad between
Palatka and Leesburg, with three we'll
filled stores, two hotels, two saw-miiIs,
thirty new residences, a new depot, and
the park and streets all filed with splen-
did oaks.
Lady Lake has long been famous with
the old residents Of Sumter county as
health resort; since the railroad came it
has more than sustained its past record.
During the summer months the sick or
ange growers and merchants OF the sur
rounding lakes and towns want to get
the benefit of the pure al and water Of
our pine hills and to be rid of the ever
lasting mosquito. The consequence is
We are on a regular boom as health re-
sort.
/ Not long ago q genuine French count
and a German baron We're seen blowing
/ III the same watermelon field near Lady
Lake. while on the fence, shotgun in
hand, sat sable gentleman enjoying the
vastness of his leisure.
Mr.. VIII Hopson, of Picciola Island,
has bought DR.. Stevens new store, on
! the east side of the public square, and
residence lot on McLendon street, next
the Baptist church. He has put in good
stock of goods and is doing a good bust
ness. He will build a residence soon.
Of the fifteen residence lots around
Lake Herman, half mile from town. all
have been sold but three, at so per acre
and upwards. All were bought by Ten
nesseans but four. On three of them
nine cottages have been built, and next
winter every lot on this beautiful lake
will be improved.
Mr.. S. L. Sigh and wife left this week
to spend a few months with relatives
and friends at the fashionable health re-
sort for South Carolinians, Glenn Springs,
S. C.
Mr.. j. R. Cunningham, the owner of
one of the finest orange groves on Lake
Harris, has moved to Lady Lake to spend
the summer, with his family.
Mr. John T. Biles, the first white set
tier in the town of Lady Lake, is visit
ing the old home, near Paris, Tenn.
DIr. Frank 4. league, of Ocala, spent
a week with his brother at this place.
He was sick in Ocala, but chasing over
the hills after deer and rowing across the
lakes after alIigators soon made him
well, and he returned to his business last
Saturday.
Our sister town Conant is on a boom.
Its projectors, the Sumter county, Ella
land company, are building a $4,000
hotel, and Messrs. Stapylton, in London,
and Dunning, in New York, are making
splendid sales.
Mr.. Samuel ", league is now resid-
/ ing on his homestead on lovely Lake
Dixie
Mr.. S. P. Sligh's sixteen-room hotel is
/ nearing completion; the painters are now
at work on it. It's commanding sitaa-
ton. sloping lawn and numerous piazzas
make it already an imposing edifce
The surrounding property will be planted
in bearing orange trees.
DR.. \. c. Stevens, one Of the fathers of
the town, now spends a good deal Of bis
time with US.
Dir. L. B. Lee IS spending the summer
in the Land of the Sky, Western North
Carolina.
Mr.. Goldsby has field of corn, on
pine land, near Lady Lake, that has
/ never been manfred. and has been in
cultivation fourteen years, that viii
make twenty bushels per acre. He grew
watermelons this summer that weighed
sixty-five pounds.
Mr.. Jos. H. c. Pratt win survey his
splendid property, on Pratts Lake, into
lots this summer, and put part of it on
the market next fall. There is no pref
tier lake or better land pear here, S,