The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-01-26
LATEST NEWS AND INCIDENTS.


Pay train for this month arrived here |
yesterday morning.
Mr.. Willis Goldsmith is very proud of
the new boy that arrived at his residence
this morning.
Wanted, agent or manager for accident
or old line insurance company. Address,
Company, this Office. Stamp for reply.
Mr.. Z. ]. Dunn, travelling salesman for
the Arcade File works, manufacturers of
the Elk and Dixie bicycles, was in town
Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. NJ. :. Jones, Jr., who has been
quite i'll for the past few weeks, is now
considerably improved, We are pleased to
state, and we hope soon 10 see her out.
Mrs. J. L. Mather, of Cleveland, Ten
nessee, was among the arrivals in town
last Friday. She will visit for month
or more with her daughter, Mrs. Fred S.
Chaffee.
Capt. II. b. Shaw, superintendent of
the life saving service for this district,
was in town this week on his way to
Chester Shoals house of refuge for in
spection.
Mr. w. J. Tucker, of Fort Pierce, was
in town Tuesday, having been at his
Cocoa branch saloon for a day or so,
where he states he is doing very salts
factory business.
Mr.. Eugene Brainerd, who has recent
| ly returned To Indian river from Georgia,
| is'engineer on the steamer st. Sebastian.
Mrs. Brainerd is located at Eau Gallie
for the season.
Mr.. w. II. Mcfarland, president and
general manager, and Mr. +. j. Seymour,
press agent, of the Mcfarland Fruit Pro
lection company, also Mr.. l.. X. Decker,
of this place, attended the cassaya con-
vention at Sanford yesterday. Mrs. Me
Farland accompanied Mr.. Mac. on the
trip.
Indian River band, fourteen members
in all, went to Sanford yesterday morn
ing TO furnish music for the Sanford
people on account of the cassava cOnven-
ton and agricultural meeting This
speaks well for ON town To have our
musical talent called to our sister town
on such an occasion.
Mr.. w. C.. Peterson, of Canaveral, met
another party of friends here Sunday
from Duxbury, Mass, who will spend
the balance of the winter season with
him ut his place on the Banana river.
The names Of those in this party are as
! follows: Messrs. w. +. Brown, Isaac
| Simms, Lorenzo Windsor, Frank Glass.
Major /. Il. Dawson, of Narrows, has
been very i'll for the past few weeks with
Il severe attack of liver trouble, which
prevented his giving attention to the care
and shipment of his bean crop, of which
he is one of the largest growers on the
east coast He has recovered sufficiently
TO take a trip TO Jacksonville this week
for few days.
Mr.. f.. +. Cooley, of Lansing, Mich,
il expected To arrive here this afternoon
with a business friend of his for cruise
down the river in his naphtha launch,
the Whistlewing. The motor he form
erlv had in the launch has been lately
ovcrhauled and changed, and arrived
here a few days ago for Captain Nelson
L. place i'm the hull ready for service.
The services of the Indian River band,
of this place, We're engaged for the GAS
sava convention and meeting Of the Flor
ida State Agricultural society at SANFORD
Yesterday, the band leaving yesterday
morning, To return today. Owing to TIA,
engagement the concert will bc rendered
tomorrow Saturday night instead OI
Thursday night, tine usual date.
Mr.. Ned SumuerIin, oi -. Lucie, stop
ped oil at this place Monday on his way
To Magnolia Springs, near Green Cove
Springs, where he goes To- settle some dis
puted interest in regard To title to land
that his father owned many years ago
which he thinks can be amicably ar
ranged To the satisfaction OF all parties
The land in question l. very near ia,
Magnolia Springs hotel.
Mr. l.. k. Decker has some work ahea,
10 be done in this place ere he can tax,
up something elsewhere. The most i'm
. portant il that OF putting in about 5Oj
, feet of sewer pipe Tor the town To- com
= petelv drain the flat AT the rear of hi
cottage and that of Mr.. &. \. Gardner
: back from the river bank. which cause
, standing water after very heavy rains
. Mr.. Decker also has some carpenter WOrl
, - 10 nm Airs n.isnpr'S residence