The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-03-22
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Mr.. Adams has sold his place east Of
the depot, for 81, $50, with house and
improvements, ia young artist, from
England.
To turn to more pleasing subject, a
number of our orange growers are plant
ing cotton between their trees, claiming
that it viii more than pay for the total
cultivation Of the groves and the cotton
seed will more than fertilize the area
cultivated. am of the opinion that it
is step in the right direction, as mix
ed farming" pays best in all cases.
4 sash and door mill is being built
to which it is said will be added ono or
more cotton gins; the latter will have
plenty to do, as the area of cotton plant
ed is large. Mr.. D. Young has seventy
five acres now planted, while E. S.
Brown and Francis and Long will have
probably not less than fifty acres each.
Mr.. Stock has grown some exceedingly
fine cotton from eight to ten feet high.
Mr.. Young speaks of putting in gin for
his own use, to run in connection with
his Emeson irrigating pump.
Some of our northern friends are turn
ing themselves nOrthward, to face the
disagreeable wet, cold, spring weather
which usually prevails in higher latitudes
during March and April. Visitors to
Florida have a lesson to learn in this re-
spect; to return to the north before warm
or at least moderate weather sets in, is
almost inviting what they come here to
avoid. We must assume however that
everyone knows his or her business best
and no doubt some may express them
selves so, on reading the above.
Our usually orderly streets was the
scene of quite an episode on Thursday
evening. A bull dog, the property of
Mr.. j. c. Wimberly, true to his natural
Instincts, attacked hog near the depot,
under a warehouse. 4 crowd of men
gathered at once and by their presence
and noise further melted the animal
Shoot him, shoot him. No answered a
teamster. Mr.. Wimberly will pay double
the value of the hog, but a brave
@ man, ore Renick from Virginia, pull
ed out his pistol (iliegally carried) and
by wonderful exhibition of cool
| courage, shot dead the poor animal, be-
cause he was a dog, and particularly be-
I'Cause his master was, where ReniCk
never goes, in the field at work. 1t was
a CoWardIy. mean. unmanly action and
| it does not speak well for our communi-
ty that out of twenty or thirty men, only
! one voice was raised to intercede foI
the poor dumb brute who imagined he
was doing his duty. Verify, inhumani-
! ty is prevalent The dog was a valuable
one, and was purchased to protect Mr..
Youngs' grove, all his first crop of oranges
| having been stolen few in number but
being the first crop, very dear to the
owner). The laws of Florida are very
severe on this point and it is to be hoped
! that Mr.. Wimberly will prosecute the
cowardly perpetrator of such a deed, and
prevent new comers, or old residents
from taking the law into their own hands
The statutes of the state give stocl
owners ample protection in this respect
Such lawless acts do not encourage i'm
migration, and tend to keep alive il
/ northern minds the ridiculou, idea tha
all southern people are addicted, on the
slightest provocation, to the indiscrinatt
use of the knife or pistol.
Our mails have again taken to irreg
ularity. BLANK.