The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-05-28
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that will have to be removed. The
smaller boats come in regularly. Mr..
Daniels has charge of the wharf. The
price for wharfage will be the same as at
other landings. The receipts during the
past week were quite heavy for the sea-
son of the year.
The new town of Highland Park is
looming up finely. The hotel is about
completed. 35 lots have been sold up to
date, and buildings will be erected on
several of them this summer ready for
winter occupancy. There is not ques-
ton of doubt as to the ultimate success
of the town if the stockholders will have
the streets cleared out and the under
brush removed 50 that visitors can see
spirit of enterprise-and just that makes
success to all such undertakings. Mr..
F. Z. Norris is experimenting the COM
pletion of the hotel, and expects to have
it in good order and ready for occupancy
in 80 day, The town is Z mile from
the river landing, and the railroad sta
ton will be on it's grounds.
Now for the vegetable growers OF this
vicinity. They are quite numerous, 1
can assure you. The success of Mrs.
Stewart during the last two years, rather
excited quite a number who thought
they could increase their bank accounts
rapidly if they would go and do likewise,
1t is quite amusing to see and hear the
experiences and results of the many.
Senator Delano thought that his 200 acre
piece was not the place, so he took the
bull by the horns and leased a goodly
portion of the old field near the springs
and went into the business largely.
Bought seeds by the pound, and made
extensive preparations, which proved so
much so, that he broke the New York
and Boston markets, also the home mar
ket, completely. l understand that he
is offering cucumbers at low rates by
the wagon-load. Cut-worms rather in
terfered with his prospective contracts
on tomatoes. We certainly expect to
see a canning establishment erected to
consume the crops.
Mr. Shapley succeeded in supplying
his table with one small bunch of rad
dishes and a small turnip, at a cost OF
4 ffs-s--s ssASaa-..s ter seed y
! squire McGonaId was eaufte siceessEsl
and has supplied our village daily with
an assortment of vegetables that has
been quite creditable to our State and to
considerable profit to himself
Mrs. Judge Henry thinks it is cheaper
to purchase than to produce, the season
has been so dry that many quite promis-
ing plants have failed to yield enough to
pay for the labor expended on them.
Watermelons, egg-plants and okra seem
to thrive we'll, however.
Mr.. Sproul has pushed the business
thoroughly and has succeeded only
fairly, owing to the late frosts and eX-
ceeding drouth. The first watermelons
at our store, and also at DeLand, were
from his place.
Our social news items have been quite
replete, and should have been noted ere
this. | will try and make amends by
giving you some that are old in our i'm
mediate neighborhood, but will be re-
ceived as fresh news by our friends and
your subscribers whose interests are
with us but are not here in person.
Major Geo. II. Norris and wife sailed
for Europe per steamship City OF Rome,
last week.
Mr.. Henry Wright has gone on pros
pecting tour through Marion county,
with Mr.. Hill, of Beresford.
The residents of the village joined
with their Spring Garden City neighbors
in social picnic at the Springs about
two weeks ago. All went merry till
Miss Hickox met with an accident, in
falling from Commodore Hart Norris
steamboat. She was gallantly rescued
by the noble Commodore, while the
young men looked on.
On Wednesday of last week we all
Joined hands and made it a general
holiday. The order of the day was a
picnic at Highland Landing. Some
went early in the cool of the day, Others
brought up the rear guard. We had our
usual accident, this time Mrs Haines
was the victim. Some of the ladies
thought boat ride would be pleasant
Mrs. H. among the number, after get
ting into the boat Mrs. H. came in con-
tact with the wharf and lost her balance
consequence, fresh water bath. She
was fished out by her companions in the
boat, and after taking sun drying fully
recovered and enjoyed the picnic, es-
pecially the dinner; it certainly gave
her a good appetite. Gen'l Haines says
that Mrs H. always desired to eclipse
him in all his efforts. Since his acci-
dental bath in Lake Dias up to this
time he has been ahead, but now the
honors are even and all is well. So
mote it be.
Mr.. Sylvester, of the firm of Sylvester
& Wright, is with us for a short stay.
They are arranging matters so as to be
able to meet all demands for lumber and
mouldings of all kinds necessary for
buildings of any and all descriptions,
also orange boxes. Your orders will
not be neglected.