The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-09-28
State NEWS ITEMS.
Bits OF Information About Various Events
Occurring at Different Florida Points.


Occurring at Different Florida Points.
Geo. W. Lainhart and daughter Grace,
Of West Palm Beach, for several days last
week were looking after Mr.. Iainhart's
orange grove at Jupiter.
Mr. L. Despland has leased the Foun-
tam City House, at Daytona, for the sea-
son, and he will build his new hotel dur
ing tins winter in time for the season of
1902.
Mrs. Minnie Brohm, Mr.. Ernest Brohm
and Miss Ruthie Brohm returned to their
home in Port Orange Monday from
New York, where they spent several
months.
Miss Kittie Starck, of Malabar, is on
visit to her sister, Mrs. Idner, at West
Palm Beach, and will remain there until
her sister RECEIVERS from her injury receiv-
ed last week.
Nj. +. Gruber, of West Palm Beach, re-
ceived word last Friday of the serious ILL
ness Of his mother at his old home in
North Carolina, and left on the morning
train same day.
Mr.. G. II. Pellicier, of Daytona, has
purchased the lot adjoining his property
on the west on Second avenue, and has
commenced the erection of a carriage and
harness barn 10 by go feet, two stories.
DIR. and Mrs. j. w. Jackson, of Cocoa
nut Grove, have gone to Fariston, Ky.,
where they will spend the next two
months. The doctor has been i'm bad
health all summer, and his physician re-
commended a change of climate.
Mr.. Henry Savage and family have re-
turned recently to Port Orange from the
north, where they have been for about
year. They will stop there few days to
rest and call upon friends before continu-
ing south ID some point OH Indian river
where they intend settling.
The new anti-spltting ordinance in
Jacksonville goes into effect Oct LIST for
expectOrating on sidewalks, floors of pub
lie buildings and street cars The penal
ty is 50. Country people are greatly dis
pleased over such a law, as they say it
will catch them more than others.
\ number of business men of West
Palm Beach came up TO Gomez, on Hobe
Sound, to attend the sale of the ship and
cargo wrecked there during the recent
hurricane. Several souvenirs were picked
up among which Was an old wooden bot
toned shoe, worn more or less by the
Norwegian sailors, which is now possessed
by Mr.. \. ;. BotsfOrd.
The city council OF Daytona has grant
Ell TO +. l.. Potter and associates the right
To run line of automobiles on the streets
of that place. The automobile is away
ahead of the street car, nOiseless and with
out a necessity OF laying tracks, the cree
ton OF wires, the nuisance of steam or
wearing of the street by horses. The on
ly requisite TO insure success is a fare APP
preaching in cheapness that of the street
car.
| The awiulness of the disaster of Calves
| ton has come to III least one Florida home
with sadness and tears. The wifi. and
two beautiful children of Mr.. William j
Johnson, son of Capt. j. Il. Johnson. ed
itcr Of the Dade City Democrat, were lost
in that terrible hurricane and flood. The
message said: They are missing. 10
doubt lost" \ loss the ailrctionatc faith
~r and loving husband was spared to >uf-
fer
Capt. y. :. Patten, one of the most
honurcd and oldest citizens of the west
coast, died at his residence in Tarpon
Springs last Friday, after an illness of
nearly two months. The deceased was
in his 13rd year and MAS considered one
of the most influential and public spirited
citizens Of that section. lie leaves wife
and two children to mourn his loss, be-
sides hundreds of friends and admirers
throughout the entire state.
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