The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-02-09
State NEWS ITEMS.


1t has been decided to hold the annual
meeting of the Florida State Press asso-
citation at Fort Myers, March 9th.
Capt. j. A Armour, of Jupiter, is
steadily improving from his illness, and
will soon be able to be around with his
friends again.
State Superintendent VIM. \. Sheats
has made the first apportiOnment for 1900
Of the interest on the state school fund,
disbursing to the several counties the
sum Of $50, 407.
Thursday of last week, at Milton, the
Thermometer reached "a degrees above
zero, decidedly cold wave for that point.
1t was unusually cold throughout the
northern portion of the state.
Twenty-six fine Ostriches, all sizes,
were transported last week from the
Jacksonville ostrich farm Ia the Harmon
place at Palm Beach, where they will be
on exhibition during the tourist season.
Mr.. T. A. Snider, of Cincinnati, has ar
rived ut Fort Lauderdale with his house
boat. the Buckeye, and his party of
friends. They will be there for several
day. Fishing is the principal sport. They
report delightful time.
The lowest registration of the mercury
last week at Gainesville was Friday morn
ing % degrees. Ii has come To a point
where Gainesville citizens enjoy this very
moderate temperature. Nothing but a
IL. q
freeze them out.
Orlando Star: The good roads move
ment is attracting attention in many of
the counties of the state. The character
# the public highways of section or
county reflects the character and enter
prise of It's citizens. And the time will
come when all the people of "A county will
see the advantages and economy Of good
public roads.
Most of the fruit growers and truck
farmers in the Manatee section have been
waiting for the new moon in February
before pushing the growth of their trees
and the general setting of early vegeta-
bles, and now that bright warm weather
has come again work will begin in earn
est for the fruit and vegetable crops of
1900 in Manatee county.
1t is believed that unprotected straw
berry patches at San Antonio received
quite a setback by last weeks cold wave.
Open blossoms have nearly all been des-
troyed, and even SOME of those which
were only lightly covered have suffered
to some extent. However, quite il num-
Der of growers seem to have saved their
patches 10y covering with pine straw.
The sudden and unexpected death Of
Mr.. John &. Malcy, in the SEVENTEEN
year Of his age, occurred At his residence
in Davtona Wednesday of last week, He
was a highly esteemed citizen, good
neighbor and true friend, and was the
oldest living resident. lie Was born at
Lancaster, Pa, and went To Daytona III
1866. \ wife, four sons and five daugh-
tiers survive him.
\ good roads meeting was held at
Ocala Friday night under the auspices Of
the board of trade. President Fishel
presided DIR. Dclouest gave the talk Of
the evening on good roads and on bond
lilg lllt' county ltI Cl'b,bl" No StCuit
them Others spoke To the question.
The resolution was passed unanimously
fivuring good roIl~. ami for the county
commissioners Ia bond tine county for
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Leesburg Commercial: The wonderful
IpoS-ibilitIc, Of the velvet bean H. a stock
feed ami fertilizer have induced some of
l.ecsburg's progressive citizens, under the
initiative of Mayor f. j. VI. Padgctt, tn
undertake the formation of a stock com
pany with capital Of $1,000 To con-
struct and operate a mill for extracting
f the OIL from the beans and converting the
cake into meal for feeding and fertilizer.
The idea H. To put the beans through the
same process NOW applied t. cotton seed.
For thoroughbred poultry and pouI.
try supplies of all kinds write E. w
Amsden, Ormond, Fla.
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