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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-12
FLETCHER.

Mrs. Fulton returned from Nashua, n
H., on Saturday of week before last with
the body of her daughter, who died the
Thursday before. Rachael was a pleas
ant and winsome girl. good scho lar.
both in day and Sunday school, and her
sudden death brings sorrow to her mates.
as well as to the home circle.
Mrs. Chase. whose extreme illness was
mentioned two weeks ago, did apparent
ly improve UP to Tuesday of week before
last, when paralytic shock came on.
She fingered in an unconscious condition
until Thursday. little over so hours
Her funeral was attended on Sunday
Feb. 1st. Rev. G. S. Guernsey officiating
The church was filled with relatives
and sympathizing friends and neighbors.
Mrs. Chase was born in Fairfield. and
lived there the larger portion of her life,
but had lived here long enough to gain
many friends. Her two brothers. Lester
and Sydney Warren. and V. E. and Per-
nv. brothers of Mr.. Chase, acted as bear
ers. All will feel for the lonely condi-
ton in which Mr.. Chase is left.-not even
Il child to help him make or keep a home.
Some of the citizens of this town and
neighborhood turned out with axes,
horses and OK teams recently. and re-
pairing to the premises of Martin Spaul-
wood to his door. and cut considerable of
the same into stove wood. A number of
the ladies also went, taking Il good sub
stantial dinner with them wherewith to
feed the doors of this good deed. Mr..
Spaulding's ankle remains iii bad con-
dition.
Some of the members of the reading
club are learning a drama, and pro-
spective entertainment of no mean order
lies in the future. The interest continues
unabated and the time fully occupied.
The following item we find in the Oak
land daily Times of Jan. 3, for copy Of
which we are indebted to |. Rollin Arm
strong. 1t relates to young lady well
known in this place. Il native of Lamoille
county and graduate of the Framing
ham. Normal School, birmingham Mass. /:
Miss Emma Wetherell, who will have
charge of the department of Natural Sci
ence i'll Miss Horizons school. has just az
rived from Boston and will begin work
on Monday, Jan. 5.
n. w. Church has been very i'll with
pneumonia. but strong hopes are enter
tanned that he will get up.
Mrs. Cormier, the widowed mother of
Eli Cormier, with whom she has been
living. died week ago last Sunday. We
are told she had heart disease.
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EAST ELMORE,

NJ. II. Ryan was called to Worcester
last Friday to preach the funeral sermon
of Rosa Holmes, aged IS years.
| G. A. Morse lost valuable OK last
week by its getting loose and eating toe
much meal.
Happy john has been the guest OF
M. H. Ryan for a few days; also Rev:
Mr.. Crockett of Barre, who remained
over the Sabbath.
F. B. Morse and f. E. SillOway went
to Rutland last week. but returned salts
fled that they would not find any better
quarters than home.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Silloway. with
friends, visited their son Will at Calais
last week.
G. A. Morse drove his Fanny" mare
to MorrisviIle and back last Thursday in
three hours. stopping four times on the
road in the time. This shows good fair
horse-tiesh for East Gilmore.
Seth Olmstead and wife are soon to re-
turn to their home in Vineland, n. j.
They are visiting friends here now.
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An examination of the property will
show [ believe that [ have placed valua-
ton much below what good judges would
appraise it, but I am determined to close it
out and relieve myself of the care of it at
the earliest moment practicable Parties
desiring safe and paying investments will
find this property well worth their examin-
alton. To such as want for their own use
either Of the parcels of real estate above
offered I confidently recommend AS
CHEAP any one of the above described
lots.
CARROLL S. PAGE.
Hyde Park, VT, Feb. 2, 1885.
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WATERNELIE.

D. F. Maurice has lost good COW.
a Mr.. Flood and family have rented
the house formerly occupied by Fisk
Shattuck, his widow having gone to Nor
ristown to live.
Mrs. Moses Mcfarland has been very
sick, but is reported improving.
William McManiman has sold his house
and grounds in this village to Henry
Olin.
At the last meeting of Waterville
Lodge |. o. of g. L. the following Off
GERS were installed: George Stevens, w.
CT; Mrs. Ii. E. Beard. w. " Laura
Wilbur, w. T.; Jessie Rogers, w. F. 5. :;
Ned Chaffee. w. II. S.; E. Fletcher. w.
c.; Nellie Spooner, w. r. IL. $. and w.
L. IL. s.; Lee Tillotson, w. NJ: Hattie
Spooner, w. d. M; Fred Mcfarland.
Z. w. G. 7
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BOSTON MARKETS.
BOSTON, Mass, Feb. 10, 1885


BUTTER Fresh crcameries in Job lots &c a Sc
fresh creameries in round lots 80 3jc, fall cream
cries 26 29c, june 20G25c, northern diaries 100
22c, selections 24d25c, western dairies I7dISc,
liable packed l6dISc.
EGGs.-'rhe market is dull. Holders ask % l-2c
for extra, but there are no buyers at these figures
Fresh eastern 24a25c, northern 24a24 4-2c west
ern % l-2d2ic. held stock, 2d6c lower.
PoULTRl.-There is not an active demand for
poultry, and the market is a fraction lower: Good
western turkeys l5al5 l-2c, fresh northern tur-
keys, nominal l6dl7c fresh northern chickes lG "a
II, western l4dl5 common turkeys, chickens and
fowle 10dl4c.
PoTAToEs.-For potatoes the deman is fair and
prices very steady: Houtnn rose 5SdG0c, bur
banks 55d5Sc, northern rose 55dG0C, hebrons IS a
6Oc, peerless $4,000, profcs 5Sa60c.
CORN.-There is more corn Offering. The re-
ceipts are larger. There is evidently a good deal
Of corn on the way. Holders steady in their
ideas of prices: High mixed 57d 5Sc, steamer
mixed 54a55c, steamer yellow IS IL 56c, no
grade 52a54c.
OATs.-The quotations are No. white and
extra 40 l2d4l I-2c. barley oats 41d42c, No. 3
white SS l.2a39c, No. white 81 l2aSsc. No.
mixed 80 d3S l-2c, No. mixed 37d37 I-2c.
HAY-llay appears to be steady and straw is
iirmer: Choice hay $l8.5001I9, medium $I45OdI6
| low grades $l2dl4.
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1.-THE Squire. says the author of The
Hoosier Schoolmaster," wore one glass
eye and wig. The glass eye was con-
stantly slipping out of focus, and the
wig turning around sidewise on his head
whenever he addressed the people of the
Flat Creek District" Dad spectacle.
Parker's Hair Balsam preserves and pro-
notes the growth of the natural hair. 1t
also restores the natural color to hair
which has faded or become gray. Clean,
elegant, beneficial, highly perfumed.
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,neir choicest selections song by F
4. opaulding, "Skating in The Rink
a'so several songs by members of the
hand' to conclude with skating by al
VINO choose to do so. 1t is hoped
mat young and old will turn out and
nave general good time and give
the boys 4 benefit. They certainly
have not received much encourage
ment in the past year. We all want
good band in town, so let's encou1-
age them and keep the boys together.
1t costs them quite an amount for
new music, and many valuable hours
during the year for practice. We
hope every one will come out. Ice
cream, cake and coffee will be served.
Admission 10 cents; doors open at
$50 p. m.
On the evening of Feb. Sd, not
outstanding the severity of the
weather, the neighbors and friends of
Arthur Sturges and wife to the num-
Der of about as gathered at their
pleasant home, situated on Church
street, at the Corners, to celebrate
the 10th anniversary of their married
life. At the proper time presents
were arranged, and the presentation
made by Rev. j. P. Hall in the fol-
lowing order: An easy chair of man.
moth proportions, capable of holding
the entire family, gift of near neigh
bors and friends fine hanging lamp,
a gift of the Masonic Lodge. G.. w.
Doty remembered the occasion by
presenting fine hat rack. and Mr..
and Mrs. S. Fl. Tiff by various arious
articles, of which we only mention a
carving knife and fork. Mr.. S:urges
responded with few appropriate re-
marks, after which all were invited to
another room where wedding cake
with tea and coffee were served, when
an hour or two was very pleasantly
spent in singing and general chit chat,
in which all seemed willing TO engage.
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CAM BRIDGE.

The marriage of B. B. Cook to Miss
Florence Willard took place at the resi-
dence of w. G. Cook last Wednesday
morning. Directly after the ceremony
aud congratulations the happy pair took
the western train for Bristol and other
places. Many good wishes attend them
for Il happy future.
The following officers were installed at
the last meeting of Pearl Lodge, |. o. of
G. L. of Vermont: w. G.. T.. George
Dunton; V. w. G. T., Mrs. Geo. G. Dun
ton; w. Chaplain, S. j. Leach; w. Sec.
A. G. Stinehour; w. Asst. Hattie Hop
kins; W. Marshal. Sidney Putnam; Dep
uty Marshal, Genevieve Gates; w.
Treasurer. Bonnie Cook; w. F. Sec.
Mrs. S. NJ. Stafford; w. o. c., 5. NJ
Stafford; w. 1. c., Annie Leach. George
Gilmore. in retiring. has the honorable
position of Z. VIC.
The veterans report a pleasant time at
Rutland. w. L. Greenleaf, of Winooski
was elected commander.
The decision in the liquor trial result
| ed III the verdict that the respondent haC
Il fit"
At the annual encampment of the G. y
| L. recently held at Rutland. the Herald
reports our tOwnsman Parker's part in
| the exercises us fOllOWeS: Commander
Kinsman called on w. Ii. Parker of Cam
bridge. who congratulated the country
and State on having such an organization
in Vermont. He compared.in a humorous
vein, the enjoyments of the past rs com
pared with the present. He spoke in
tacctious manner of England and the dy
Mantle craze, and was glad to see before
him body of men that helped to make
government far different from EnglanG's
His allusiOn to Gen. Grant and the gov
ernment pawn shops brought fortl
rounds of applause. He was sure thai
an indignant disapproval from the en-.
campment would be followed by every
other department in the country.
The Cambridge Dramatic Club pre-
sented Friday evening, to good sizet
audience, the play "Out in the Streets,
which, as a dramatic production O.
worth, has not been equalled here TO
some time. The play was well present
ed, and the general verdict is that oul
home talent is as good as the average
and that they did well. They are to re
peat the play and farce at Fairfax OF
Friday evening Feb. 18th
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COUNTY TEMPERANCE CONVENTION.
The town commit tees in the sever
al towns of the county will see that
delegates are elected to attend the
county temperance convention to be
held at the Good Templars' Hall in
Morrisviile, on Tuesday, the oath
day oc February, at l o'clock p. M,
for the purpose of putting in nomina-
ton some person for County Commits
sioner, credentials of said delegates
to be signed by the secretary of their
several caucuses. Basis of represen-
tation to be one for every four hun
dred inhabitants, and one for every
fraction of over two hundred. The
town committees are: Belvidere,
James Brown, r. D. Whittemore, L.
w. Shattuck Cambridge, J. NJ. SAT-
f I'd, ]. NJ. Wilcox, Frank Wilcox ;
Ellen, Martin Shattuck, +. G. White,
Horace Waite; Gilmore, A. NJ. Kel-
ley, W. E. Colby, George A. Morse.
Hyde Park, I. Ii. Porter, B. B. Ben
nett, H. A. Bailey; johnson, Joe
Allen, E. D. Conant, L. L. Pearl
Morristown, A. A. Niles, J. t. Jew
EFT, j. A. Bundy, G. w. Doty, r. S.
Gallup; Stowe, j. B. Slayton, A. A
Warren, A. H. Cheney; Waterville,
0. d. Rogers, H. L. Beard, d. F.
Morris Wolcott, E. P. Fairman, NJ
Conant, Pardon Davis. Belvidere is
entitled to one delegate, Cambridge
4, Eden 2, Gilmore 2, Hyde Park 4
johnson 4, Morristown 5, Stowe 5,
Waterville L, Wolcott 3.
W. H. GRIswoLD,) countr
G. w. FITCH, "n5
L. L. CAMP, ''
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order of Publication.

C.A.CUTTING In Chancery,
VS.. LamOillle County,
ARTHUR CLEMENT. J
WHEREAS, e. A. Cutting, of Waterville, in the
County Of Lamoille, has this day filed his peti.
ton in the Office of the Clerk of the Court of
Chancery, stating, in substance, that on the I'd
day OF April, 1878, Lewis Parizo, of Essex, in
the county of Chittenden, mortgaged to III. A.
Heath certain land in said town known as the
Solomon Pratt place, containing about six acres.
to secure five notes of fifty dollars each, part
of which is still unpaid, and are now owned by
said c. A. Cutting; and that said Arthur Glen.
ent has some interest in said land by reason OF
mortgage to him by said Parizo, dated January
10, 1884; and praying that said mortgages may
be foreclosed; and it appearing that said Glen.
ent is out of the State. 1t is therefore ordered
that he be notified to appear before the court of
Chancery at the next term thereof, 10 be held at
Hyde Park on the fourth Tuesday of April next
then and there to answer to said petition, by the
publication of this order, with the substance OF
said petition, for three weeks in succession in the
News and Citizen, the day of the last publication
not to be less than twenty days before the first
day of said term.
Given under my hand at Hyde Park this 3lst
day of January, A. ID. 1885.
w. III. III. KENFIELD, Clerk.
p. X. GKEED, Solicitor 67wS
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My Calf Skin business is absorbing my
capital, time and attention, and, having
decided to close out all Of my other branch
es Of business as we'll as my miscellaneous
personal property and real estate, offer
for sale all the land own except that oc-
cupied in my business and my dwelling,
and will dispose of same at very low figures
and on easy terms of payment.
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L" TINKER FARM"
Order of Publication.

LuRENA M. THoRP In Chanceryh
VS.. Lamoille County,
JANE NJ PLERyEs AND April Term, A. D. iSs5.
WHEREAS, Lurena M. Thorp has filed in the
Office of the Clerk of the Court of Chancery her
petition offorecosure, stating, in substance, that
K. w. Thorp, of Walena, in the State of Mime
sofa, on the 18th day ofJanuary, 1888, mortgaged
to her all the real estate in Morristown, in said
county, owned by w. 5 Thorp at the time of his
death, to secure to her the payment of two hum
bred dollars annually on the 18th day of May
during her lie, and four hundred dollars annu-
ally should she need it, as provided by the will
Of saId-W. ). Thorp, and to keep the buildings
on said land insured for her benefit; and further
stating that said sums have not been paid, and
said Insurance has not been kept up; and that
one Jane NJ. Plerves, of Ripen, England, claimed
some interest in said land by virtue of an at
tachment, creating lien thereon; and praying
that said mortgage may be foreclosed; and
wheI cas- it appears that both defendants reside
| out of this State.
1t is therefore ordered that they be- otifi 20
appear at the next term the court of Oh ancery,
10 be held at Hyde Park in said county, on the
fourth Tuesday of April next, to answer to said
petition, by the publication of this order OF
tice together with the substance of said petition
for three weeks in succession, in the News and
Citizen-the same being the best paper published
in Lamoille county-the last of which publica-
tons Shall be at least twenty days before the first
day of said term.
Given under my hand at Hyde Park this 31st
day of January, A. ID. 1885.
w. I'll. KENFIELD, Clerk.
2. X. GLEED, Solicitor. 77W3
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EDEN.

The religious meetings continued
through the past week with increasing
interest. and if the weather is favorable
will continue the present week. Miss
Brigham is expected to be present, and
assist her father.
Mrs. Emma (BrilD Wheelock died at
the residence of her mother on Thurs
day. Funeral from the house, Saturday
afternoon, Rev. Mr.. Brigham officiating
Mr.. John Lunt, Sen. has taken to HIM
self wife and set up house keeping at
his house at the Corners.
Charlie Rogers has moved on to the
farm recently purchased by him of Mr..
Eben Burnham.
The following officers were elected by
the [. 0. of G. L. to serve the quarter
ending May 1st.: w. c. T., James Camp
bell w. V. T., Mrs. Mae AtWell; w.
F. S., Mrs. Cora Mower; w. s., Mrs. l..
D. Sargent; w. A. S., D. Scott; VIC,
Charlie Stebbins; W NJ, Frank War
rem; W. D. NJ, Ionic Mower; w. T.,
Mrs. Nell Harrington w. L. G., Maria
Harrington Guard, Harley Shattuck.
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The Following is Partial List of my
OFFERINGS o. q REAL ESTATE

One S50-Aere Farm with fair dwelling, barns,
Sheds etc. suitably divided into lage, PASTURE wood tim
ber sugar place and apple orchard running house
and barn. school house land that formerly part of the
farm mill within onethrd mile, soil strong and pro-
ucve, and farm would be regarded worth $4,000 farms
selling. Will sell it for $2ooo5oo down, balance 100
per year.
One 5o-2ere Farm, fair buildings good water,
good soil; price $75o-25o down, balance 50 per year.
bic for laboring who wishes keep and raise
his vegetables; price $5oo-15o down, balance
year.
One Dwelling House in Hyde Park village, loca-
ton good, buildings and good sze price Iooo-3oo
down, balance SO per year.
Sixteen Acres Of Land just out of Hyde Park
vagea choice desirable meadow, not onehaf in the
piece but what is good price $50 per by measure
Will sell part all
Several Good Building Lots in Hyde Park
village To enterprising and industrious young who
raise dollars put into land and labor will furnish
the TIMBER lumber stone, brick nails glass, doors, SASH
single and me wherewh to build respectable houses and
allow payment therefor to be made in SIS annual pay
ments Land in parcels of two and three acres will be
sold favorable terms those who want land with same
near BY Price of lots SIS, 100, I25 and $50 EACH
One Store in Hyde Park village known the " Cor
ner Store or Pages Block 1t IS rented Tor hVe years
hundred dollars per year, but arrangements can
probably be made have the lease vacated desired
Price $2ooo-5oo down. balance per year.
Sixty Acres Timber Land in Johnson This
lot and subject to taxation but SUBJECT
rental of SI2. Will sell my equity tor SI25
never saw the lot but informed that it is within two
miles of MILL bad hills between mill and lot and is
represented be cheap for any desiring logging
Job Terms $50 down-z5 in and in two years. two
dollars per NJ. stumpage reserved until am paid.
One Timber Lot of about hundred acres, lying
the banks of the mill pond which supplies the new H.
S. Haskns mill in Hyde Park Price $3oo-1oo down, IS
per year. Two dollars per NJ stumpage reserved till lot
paid for.
One Building Lot in Belmont, Mass, within few
rods of both the VT and Mass and the Fchburg depots
Waverly. Price $4oo-1oo down, balance SO per year
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Hale's Honey the great Cough cure, 25c., 5Oc.ksl
GIenn's sulphur Soap heals beauties, 25c
ermanCornRemoverk kills corns Bunions
Hills Hair and WhIsker Dye-Black and Brown. soc.
Pixies TOOthache Drops cure in .25c
Deans Rheumatic pills are a sure cure. SOC.
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n You wish to sell good books and make money,
r try one of our new books, Treasury Of
Thought" "Webster's Family Dictionary" I'm
dexed). Also the standard Peoples Cyclope-
dia." Address MARTIN GARRISON & TO-, 20
Milk ST. BOSTON. 63yl
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HAR DWsCK.

The Dramatic Club plays the Dram;
entitled Past Redemption" one weel
from Thursday and Friday evenings.
F. A. Crandall and Willie Goss started
for Chicago Monday. Fred expects to
be gone three or four weeks. if not per
manently. VIM. Ward runs the station
during his abseace.
The coolest weather of the season las
week; mercury ranging from "a . to 80 .
below zero. and this week has set in with
as hard a storm as we have had, on Tues
day.
Ed Wells is pcddling oysters ant
fresh fish.
Mrs. D. S. Chubb was taken suddenly
very sick while trading in Mr.. Huntley's
store last Friday, but managed to get to
her mothers in the Davidson block.
medical attendance was procured and she
recoyered so as to go home on Sunday
Frank Kent was at home over Sunday.
He is making his first trip selling candy
manufactured by Kent Bros, Burlington
Some say the Plainfield stage gets hot
most too often.
Ii Crattsbury people want communi-
cation with this village. as long as poles
ale up, why not string the wire and put
in a set of telegraph instruments. and
connect with our station, with no rent
Wheeler & Shipman have five teams
drawing logs. They have some twelve
hundred more to draw.
The Citizen man was in town week
ago Wednesday.
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DIED.

COBLEIGH-In Hyde Park, Feb. 9th, 1885, Han
nah J, Cobleigh, aged u years and months,
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B. & [. TIME TABLE,

Read downs downs TRAINS GOING N endG : East
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NOTICED

The board of Auditors for the town of Morris
Town are notified to meet at the Town Clerks of
nee IN said town, at O'Clock A. NJ February
~, 1862; also the board of civil authority arc
O'CLOCK r. ri. CIV. DOTY,
Chairman of Sclectmen.
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Congregational Church.-Rev. W. A. Bushee
Pastor. Text. Prov. p. % 1.-The Purchase o
the Truth" Services commence at 10.4j a. m.
NJ. E. Church.-Rev. NJ. p. Bell, Pastor. Text
Rom. 8, 2S. The Presiding Elder will hold the
Quarterly Conference on Monday, at p. m.
UnIversalist Church.-Rev. F. Z. Healey, Pas
tor ubject, My Religious Experience" Ser
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TsRAS:---SI.50 in advance ;other-
wise, S2.OO.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-17
Farm Facts.
GEORGIA.


A good deal of black seed cotton has
been made in Emanuel this year.
The sugar cane crop Of Houston is
much better than it was last year.
Some oats have been sOwn in Houston
this week, and next week many farmers
will begin planting.
Mrs. A Keeter, of Marietta, raised this
year in her garden monster pumpkin
that weighs 93 pounds.
Early risers at Perry, Wednesday
morning. We're greeted with a sight of the
first frost of the season.
The sugar cane crop is good throughout
southwest Georgia this year. Syrup
barrels will soon be in active demand.
w. J. McBryde, OF Talbotton, besides
| making an excellent crop this year, gath
cred So bushels of corn from 2 acres near
his house.
The cotton now coming into Perry
shows the effect of the recent wet wealth
er. The grade of cotton is much lower
than it was before the rains.
ThomastOn journal: The cotton crop
in this county, on an average, will be
short indeed, and badly damaged by wet
weather, especially that open IN the
field.
Willie Adams, young man of nineteen
| summers. is the champion cotton picker
OF Pike county. A few days ago he gath
cred in $50 pounds of the fleecy staple By
hard work he is confident he can pick a
half bale or 100 pounds in day.
FLORIDA.
The price of guavas at Sumterville is
81 70 and 50 per bushel.
They are digging out eight-pound sweet
potatoes from the Sumter county patches
j. G. Terry, of Yulaha, made and sold
over 5000 pounds of guava jelly last sea-
| son.
| A fine patch Of rye was cultivated in
Alachua county this season by J. r.
! Bevill.
The sugar cane and rice crop of Column
bia county is splendid, the best for
many years.
The cotton caterpillars have cleared the
stalks OF leaf, boil and branches in Su-
wRnnee county.
The Jacksonville section has made
enough corn to do, but the rust and cater
pillars destroyed the pretUest prospect
for cotton ever seen in that vicinity.
The Sumterville Times says that oranges
are being brought into that town, but as
yet they are green and almost tasteless, or
prematurely ripe from various causes
and really unfit to eat-certainly to ship.