The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-06-22
CURRENT LOCAL LACONICS.
Brief Mention or What Is Going On In
and About TitusviIIe.


and About TitusviIIe.
Send your watches for repairs to w. NJ.
Woodward, Titusville. Work guaranteed.
The band is practicing every afternoon
now, preparing for the big Fourth at
Miami
We are sorry to hear that Miss Sallie
Hall is quite sick this week, and hope
she may soon be we'll again.
Watermelons are coming into market
in large quantities now. We also have
plenty of huckleberries and some nice
peaches.
Mrs. George Hall and little daughter
came up Tuesday from Sebastian, and
are stopping with the family of Mr.. f.
w. Hall.
1t is safe to carry your umbrella with
YOU on all occasions these days, as a
shower is liable to come over at almost
any minute.
Mr.. Fred S. Chaffee is having consider
able improvements made to the interior
of his home in South Titusville. Mr..
Tom Decker is doing the work.
Mr.. c. Eskilson, of Chicago. is in the
city today enroute TO DANA, where he
has a compile mill with capacity of 600
lbs. of starch per day. He will also visit
White City.
We are glad TO notice the sound Of the
saw and hammer in our midst, and We
understand there are to be some hand
some new buildings in town before many
more months.
THE STAR editor-in-chief was off TO
jacksonville this week taking IN the big
convention, therefore we will ask our
readers to pass charitably over any short
comings of the paper.
What are We going TO do about a lot
upon which TO erect our new school
building? Are we going TO delay so long
that the school board will have to order
il on the same old site?
Mr. John X. Walker went to Jackson
sonville Monday afternoon TO attend the
general meeting of the chairmen of coun-
" commissioners. lie returned Wednes-
day. County Clerk Stewart left the same
Miss Blanche Bouknight received Il
present from her papa last Friday of n
handsome Niagara bicycle enameled in
robins egg blue. This is an all-the-rage
color just now throughout cycledom. II
is unnecessary for us To state that Miss
Blanche thoroughly enjoys the wheel.
The Brevard county delegation 10 the
state Democratic convention left Monday
morning on the $50 train, with the ex
cep:ion of Messrs. w. j. Tucker anG
Sunday afternoon. DIR. a. y. Stewart
and Mr.. John II. Walker followed on tn,
afternoon train Monday.
Rev. W. {. Barnes, in writing To tn,
editor of THE STAR from Washington OF
the 9th inst, stated that he would leav,
about the l2th for Denver Colorado
where lac expects to 20 into business. Mr.
Barnes and his genial wife are pleasant,
remembered Is scores on our river. The,
formerly resided at Melbourne.
Miss Bessie Hail and the Misses Iandi
and Katie Stewart returned yrstcrla,
from ~. Joseph academy, -. Augustine
The former has completed her course a
studies and enjoys the honor of bearing
oil the medal Tor general excellence; sh
also brings with her state teachers Gel
tiiicate, having recently undergone ia
examination. Hearty congratulations Il
YOU, Miss Bessie.
The Young ladies OF this place hav
organized themselves into u literary an'
social club from which they Will derry
much pleasure and benefit no doubt
They have about dozen members al
ready with more To come IN, AMI the
will hold their meetings once IN ever
two weeks. Miss Kate fritchard
president and Miss Emma Wright /
secretary ami treasurer Of the organlza
ton.