The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-15
sUB-TR0PIOAL
What is Shown to the Curious and those
Seeking Information.

city is fun of guests and Florida's great
show Is the center Of attraction. The
following are the exhibits as now ar
ranged
Commencing at the northeast corner
Of the main building is the Florida Phos-
phate Company's exhibit, which consists
OF specimens Of rocks and fossils, bones
and stuffed alliSators, shells. etc, not
complete.
just opposite is the handsome pagoda
of Greonleaf * Crosby, the Jacksonville
jewellers and curiosity dealers.
Further down the center Is tho flint ex-
hibit Of the Volusia County Orange
Ridge, which j. one of the finest displays
in tho building, and includes oranges,
lemons. grapefruit. etc.
\ spectator remarked 10 "A representa-
tive of The PALArKA NEWS that lac saw
the great exhibit at the New Orleans
Exposition, but this exhibit was far SUI
perior 20 any there.
la the same space were specimens Of
honey. guava jelly and vegetables.
Next came the space of the III Modelo
cigar and tobacco exhibit, hastily
arranged and incomplete.
just opposite on the side was lake
County's exhibit of citrus fruits. straw
berries and flowers, also "A pavilion
reoied with oranges and mosses, and
surmounted by cactus. Also hand
some sign display of oranges with the
name Lake" in green moss, very pretty,
and many kinds of preserved fruits, jel-
lies and vegetables.
Sumter County, just opposite, has all
the citrus fruits, AS well as vegetables,
corn, oats, tobacco, sugar cane, pre-
served fruits. etc.
Further down is the Indian River OK
hibit, Brevard County, which is ar
ranged more attraotively than any in
cluding the citrus fruits, pineapples, ba-
nanas, cocoanuts, ferns, shrubs, pot
plants Of tropical Florida.
The Switzerland. 50. Johns County eN-
hibit Of pot plants. citrus fruits, cane and
vegetables is fine.
The Clay County exhibit has only
few articles in place, consisting of woods,
fruits, vegetables, etc, Green Cove was
represented by a handsome arch in white
and gold, very attractive, enclosed with
a brass railing in which are two hand
some vases of grass and palmetto.
just across the side again is the ex-
hibit of the colored people of Duyal
County, and consists Of fancy work, pre-
serves, vegetables, etc, also some exhib-
its from the Bahamas.
The Polk County exhibit Is also ineom-
plete, only a few fruits, vegetables,
fancy work, etc.
Baker County has exhibits OF the
citrus fruit, besides corn, oats, tobacco,
peach tree in bloom, etc.
Duval County had fine display Of
vegetables.
The Jacksonville Refrigerator Works
exhibit n refrigerator In which are
blocks of ice, with fruits vegetables and
meats frozen in the center which at
tracts attention.
The Aachua County exhibit Is incom-
plete and articles not in position. A
veied statue made of cotton and
moss crowned with tobacco. also lot of
potatoes, cane, cats, corn, pumpkins and
specimens of woods.
Next 10 this is the loom weaving silk
handkerchief, operated by Henry
Mitchell, Patterson, N. j., just com
mencing work.
Columbia County is erecting a pyramid
of fruit, but Is not complete, also pre-
served fruits.
The Royal Palm Nursery exhibit OF
Manatce, Fla, in which are plants Of
the cactus, palm, fern shrubs, pineapple,
banana and sugar cane.
just north of the above is Glen ST.
Mary's Nursery exhibit Of nursery stock,
tastefnlly arranged.
Several boxes Of oranges, grown by
Mrs. r. n. Braddock Of Lake Como,
were noticed.
There were also exhibits of fruit by
jacksonville dealers.
The tropical shrubs and plants show
up in good style.
The Hernando, Citrus and Pasco
County building wns next visited. This
IL a rustic building, 4 shaped, with a
matched roof, Ia which fernando occu-
pies the main hallway and centre, with
her two daughters, Citrus and Pasco, In
the two arms. Each have pyramids of
the citrus fruits, handsomely arranged
with other fruits, vegetables and all the
cereals, beside tobacco, sugar cane, pine
apples, specimens Of woods, skins of
animals of the counties, preserved fruits,
vegetables and shrubbery, beside samples
Of syrup, cotton, rock, soil, etc. Another
feature was deer park, with several
fawns and "A bear pit.
In the center Of the main building was
arranged n sort Of pyramid Of rock.
coral and shell and sea ferns and grasses.
The Art Gallery In second story annex
was also visited, and "A number Of pie
tures by the first artists Of the day.
This was also incomplete, but promises
10 be one Of the attractions Of the Expo
sition.
On the first floor of the annex In an
| elegant restaurant, where meals ARE
served 10 order.
Churches To-Day.
Episcopal, Rev. g. S. Williams, pastor
Services 1890 "A. IA. and 1880 y. IN.
| Sunday School 3.sn n nm