The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-07-02
FLORIDIANA.


Two men were killed by the blowiny
up OF the boiler in Wilson x Hunting
saw mill at Jacksonville.
We received yesterday evening pc
mail boat from our agricultural friend
Jas. II. White of Georgiana, a fine speci
men of tropical fruit, Cheremoyer, grown
on his place, Island Home We have tt
pronounce it the finest of all the tropica
fruits. In point of delicacy of flavor it i.
without peer.-IitusUilLe Star.
There is no doubt but what next season
most of the fruit raised on Largo and
adjacent islands will find it's way to the
North Western markets ria of Cedar
KEYS. Mr.. j. ]. Philbrick, the popular
steamboat agent of this city, i'll conjunc-
ton with Capt. Mcdonnell OF the Florida
r. * n. Co. is employing every means
to facilitate this route.-Key West Dem
0crGt.
Our friend Roberts sends us a
sample of corn grown upon his place, on
new pine land, unfertlized and not very
well cultivated, that looks like the
Wabash and Ohio river corn that we
often see iii the feed stores. One ear
measuring III inches in length, the
other 9 3 inches, and each has Is rows
Info ,NDsnt.
Ocaia is the first town in this State to
paw its aldermen. They are to have ~
ior each attendance. There will never
he any need Of paying them in Jackson
vile so long as they are willing to serve
for the honor and glory that attaches to
the Office, and there is never any
trouble to find those who are ready to
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Daily Herald.
Mr.. S T. Shirley, one of our most live
and wide-awake farmers, tellsu that he
is experimenting with wheat to see if it
can be successfully raised in this country.
He planted one acre of common upland,
and he saws he will gather Is to 20 bush
els from it, and thinks it could be success
fully grown in this section. We hope
more of our farmers will give it a trial
next Naridnnd Times.
William Gibbs had number of man
traps set in the Barnett grove ont east
of town to protect his fine melons he
had growing in different portions of the
grove Gibbs was somewhat embarras
sed one morning last week when he had
to kneel to free from one of his ingenious
traps bltshing maid whose frock was
damp with the dew of the morning.
We can't give names in this CASE
Oganqe CitY Timer. -----
sNs,Ss .ssNyNaa, SAYS the Hoti1ar Jour
7 mi, has some eccentric old tarS IN its
| vicinity Recently lady was caught in
gust Of wind as she walked up the
beach and found a difficulty in prevent
ing her garments from taking position
they were not designed for "Luff!
Hluff." shouted one of these sailors from
the dock, by which he meant for her to
turn facing the wind. "You fool, YOU"
growled another close by, GLOW can she
huff when she is scudding under bare
poles -
The complete hull of the new st. Johns
river freight steamer Everglades, of
the DeI'arY-Baya Line, was launched
last Thursday evening in the presence of
a large crowd Of spectators. The "Ever-
glades" is $50 feet in length, and is said
to be the largest boat ever built in Flor
ida She has an immense carrying ca
pacity, and is OF very light draft. Her
fine boilers and engines will be put in
and the whole completed as rapidly as
possible. She will be staunch and
powerful boat Tropical Paradise.
Tampa Tribune, 2lst: "Intelligence
has reached us of the sad and untimeIy
death, at her residence near Plant City,
OF Mrs. ". III. Wilder. On Monday, the
10Th inst, Mrs. Wilder went out to plum
tree in the yard to gather plums, and
while STOPPING down pickingup the fruit
from the ground, was bitten on the hand
by large cotton-mouth moccasin snake
that was concealed in the grass. Every
measure known was at once used to save
her life, but without avail. She died in
very short time after being bitten.
Her sorrowing husband and family have
deep sympathy of all in this unlock ed-for
and overwhelming atfiiction."
There was quite an excitement around
tantville last week, caused by the stray
ing off of Mr. Dickson little four-year-old
boy. The little fellow had followed the
dog into the woods in the afternoon. not
knowing the way back he wandered in
the woods all night. The whole surround
ing country turned out in the search
hunting all night, sometimes finding its
track and then loosing it again, until
sometime the next day, when the little
fellow all tired out, barefooted, and bare
headed and begrimed from. CRYING and
dust, came to the house of Mrs. Mills and
asked for some water. She gave him a
drink and washed him, when he inIned-
lately went to sleep. When the word
was sounded that the child was found
and was safe, there went up a shout of
Joy that made the welkin rims. ''-Bron-
son Enterprise.