The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1885-04-08
Graham -four at the Star Store.

; Graham -four at the Star Store.
An elegant assortment of finger rings, at
Conaway's.
Cream cheese, the best in the market, at
the Star Store for ID cents per pound.
That portion of land purchased from the
Waters homestead laying at the corner of
Garfield and Lake Avenue at city limits will
hereafter be known as Cottage Grove.
The Baptists of Lake Winnemisset have
appointed Mr.. c. i. Pollard and Mr. G. r.
Stockton to confer with DeLand Baptists
about building a Chapel at the Lake.
A middle-aged man, with wife and one
child, would like to take charge of an or
ange grove; the one he has been managing
having been Sold Apply at this office
Mr.. J. c. Beach, travelling agent Of the
"Churchman," of New York City, the repre-
sentative paper Of the Episcopal Church in
the United States. called on us last week.
Mr.. James Cruther reports that everything
is booming at Higley, and that new build
ing are continually going up. He returns
North shortly but is coming back in the fall
with his family.
We return thanks to Mr.. H. Waters for a
box of as fine strawberries as we have ever
seen, of the Wilson and Federal Point va
rieties He informs us that he used Mapes'
Fruit and Vine fertilizer on them.
The Youths Temperance Society monthly
meeting will be held next Sunday at Winnie
missett. Mr. Horace Waters of New York
and Rev. Mrs. Fisher will speak, also exer-
cises by the children. All are invited,
Having secured the agency for the White
Sewing Machine. a large shipment of which
will he here this week. anyone can secure
good machine low for cash or on the enstall-
ment ilan. For further particulars call at
the Star Store.
DR.. q. w. Fisher. who has been in the
drug and stationery business here for several
years, has turned over a half interest in his
business to a partner. The next thing we
expect to hear is that George has taken a
partner for life.
Mr.. Horace Waters, the great piano and
| organ manufacturer of New York is now
stopping at the Parce Land Hotel. Those
wishing either of these instruments would
do well to call on him.
The Sunday School picnic at Lake Winnie
missett will occur on Wednesday of this
week at G.. f. Pollard's. 1t will be basket
| picnic and all are invited. There will be
| plenty of boats on the lake and good time
| is expected.
Feed your orange grove well and it will be
| profitable to you. H. j. Baker & Bro. man.
ufacture the best and most economical fertil-
iZer on the market $42.50per ton in Jackson
| vile for orange tree manure. p. McQuaid,
Jacksonville, and H. A. Tanner, DeLand,
| agents.
Mr.. P. P. Sutton, of Louisville, KY, has
| purchased half interest in Dr. Geo. w.
| Fishers drug store. DR.. Sutton has been in
the business for over twenty years, and will
be an acquisition to the town; he has brought
down his family and rented the Farr place
on Wisconsin Avenue. The business will be
carried on under the firm of Fisher & Sutton
The first auction of real estate and house
hold goods ever held in this place occurred on
| Tuesday, March 31st., at j. Frank Overs
residence, with Herman Davis as auctioneer
| The house and lot brought $25 more than il
| had been offered for the day previous at pri-
| vate sale, and owing to Mr.. DAVIS auction
eering ability, everything went off at good
| figure.
There is to be an entertainment given on
Monday evening, April goth, at the Rink,
under the auspices of the ladies of the Epis-
copal Church and management of Mrs c.
Reynolds Smith, Misses Gertrude Hunter
and Kate Lindley. The entertainment will
consist of songs. readings, two beautiful fig
ures by corps of lovely little girls, dressed
in the quaint old-fashioned style of Queen
AIMS time; tableaus, "The Weary Fairies, "
beautiful statuary calcium lights, ETC. Mrs
Cheney will sing, also play piano solo
which alone will be worth the price of adj
m ssion. Mrs. Wood will also sing. Every
one should attend this entertainment as it
will be the best of the season.