The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-04-13
State NEWS ITEMS.
Bits Of Information About Various Events
Occurring at Different Florida Points.

Occurring at Different Florida Points.
The New Rockledge hotel expects to
close its doors To the travelling public on
Saturday next
President Mckinley, on Saturday last,
nominated Mr.. II. &. Bulge To be post
master at Miami. Harry is to be con-
graduated on securing this position.
Mrs. H. II. Wilkinson and daughter,
Miss Hattie, were in Palm Beach a few
days ago, having come up from Hypo-
luxO on a visit 10 Mrs. +. ii. Dimick.
Mr. and Mrs. ). III. Peck and two chill
dren, of Rockledge, left last week for
Petoskey, Mich, where Mr.. Peck goes TO
get his summer hotel, the Arlington, in
readiness for the coming season.
Capt. I'll. p Dye and James Prevatt, of
Lake Worth, left last week for Cuba,
taking with them herd of mich COWS.
They propose to locate dairy near Ha-
vana, and are starting in with twenty-six
head of stock.
There occurred another light frost at
some of the truckers claim that while the
cantelOupe and cucumber crops are I'M
injured, the beans, both sprouting and III
bloom, were killed.
+. T. Budge, the enterprising hardware
man of Miami, moved part of his stock
into his handsome new quarters last week
In few days he will receive several car
loads of furniture, and by the Goth ex-
poets to be ready for business III his new
store.
Through the efforts of Secretary Will
liams, of the Ocala board of trade, about
thirty parties have been induced To plant
cassAva patches for seed for another years.
planting. Experienced growers say that
| IL can safely be counted Oh that the crop
will net $50 an acre.
Judge Blount, of the criminal court of
record of Escambia county, rendered a
decision last Thursday that the state seed
Law was unconstitutional because it seeks
To regulate interstate cOmmerce, which
| right the constitution of the United States
comedies only to congress.
Senator f. y. DimIck and Geo. w.
LainhIrt, Of Palm Beach, visited their
| Neptune orange grove last week. They
are so pleased with the growth of their
trees that they have decided TO rlant ont
Twelve acres more. They expect a crop
un their young grove next year of fully
200 boxes.
Mrs. J. ). Dawson and Mr.. Frank Will
| liams have returned 10 Rockledge from
their trip To Nassau, and are stopping
there as the guests of of Mr.. and Mrs. +.
NJ. Breesc, before returning to their home
in Johnstown, Ia. The Misses Breese
entertained very pleasantly progressive
card party on Wednesday evening of last
week.
On Monday last man stepped up to
| Sheriff Anderson, of Orange county, and
wanted To know If he Was the sheriff lie
told him he was, when the man handed
him paper, saving he had commit
uent from Judge Jones. The sheriff
wanted To know where hls man was, and
lac replied lac Vas the party. The sheriff
then took him mp To his county hotel and
assigned him quarters. The party Was
! ". IL Cowau of Sanford, who Mas COM
mIttcd for contempt of court. lie had
failed 10 pay money for the maintenance
of his wife, which lac had been ordered
10 DO by the court. He preferred 10 60 10
Jail To paying the money, and did not
care to trouble the deputy sheriff to bring
him down.