The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-03-07
Little From Umatilla, Florida.

This American lilly is the home 70
the poor, the aged and the invalid
These bright warm days lure the deep
est melancholy into cheerful smiles.
would love to know which has tn,
greatest charms, the ringing of tn,
sleigh-bells or the melody of tn,
mocking bird whistle?
This land of lakes of steel-bue watel
beneath steel-blue sky attracts ex
perienced agriculturalists, sturdy la
borers and skillful artisans. Business
men with money and enterprise are
coming from the North and West and
they are industriously and successfully
developing the resources OF this coun.
try. DR., f. 0. Guerrant, the great
Kentucky evangelist has been with us
for the past three weeks; the DR.
comes to Umatilla every winter, he is
an admirer OF Florida, he owns three
orange groves here and none Of them
are for sale. By the way he married
one of East Tennessee'S fair daughters
and she got a great and good man.
Fishing season is just in its prime
Last week w. V. DeVault and Dr.
Guerrant went out one afternoon, re.
turned at sunset with twelve fish one
the DR.. caught weighed 1oA pounds.
W. V. DeVault caught a seven pound.
er. In few days afterward the last
named gentleman went fishing again
and returned rejoicing that he had
one that evening that would outweigh
the Dr's. big one, but when placed on
the scales it weighed in the same
Enotch-10A pounds. Thus far the
Hannahs have been the champion
fishers as to number. A few days ago
Dr. B. F. Hannah, Mrs. India Han
nah and Miss Julia Hannah returned
to the shore OF lake Umatilla and sent
home for a pony to carry their fifty
fish to the house. These are true fish
tales.
MI Isaac Default, Marshall Guer-
rant and W. V. DeVault went out this
afternoon alligator hunting and
brought home five gators" Mrs
DeVault will now practice :axidermy
and bring to her highland home some
stuffed gators" G. V. Default has
recently purchased sail boat and
now the ladies, both married and sim
gle, have gay, royal time sailing, for
he offers his service and boat frequent
ly and is never refused company He
took his uncle Ike out sailing to day,
and they got Lett" the oceanic
breezes lulled t. sleep-and there they
were all alone in big sail-bost out on
the deep, away from shelter, without
food and 1t aim ost night, on a stan.still
waiting and watching for a breeze,
but it came. They had friend
ashore who was uneasy at their long
absence and he went in search Of them
with q little boat, rescued them and
brought them home once more. The
cabbage crop is now being shipped !;
prises good. 1t is a curiosity to go
out to Tennessee hammock and see
the one hundred acres IN cabbage.
Think OF how much money will be re.
a'ized At 5000 per acre, which is a low
estimate. The orange crop Of this
section is being disposed Of; prices
better than in January
Umatilla has good people, with big
hearts and souls, and that means good
society, good churches and no saloons.
We have one physician but he is not
kept busy visiting the sick, has time
tosrsise vegetables This has been a
rainy season, but the rain does not
make our roads muddy, the more the
rain The better the roads. Come !
Come! to this sandy land Judge for
yourselves, for | have failed TO portray
the beauties and advantages OF this
Southern cline. Mrs. w Y. D.