The Florida star., 1900-08-17
BITS OF fact AND GOSSIP.
Current Events OF the Present Week
Portrayed In Brief.

portrayed In br1eI.
Contractor Decker has twenty-three
hands at work on buildings this week.
Rev. A. C. Sirdefield will preach next
Sabbath morning and evening at GeOrgi-
ana at usual hours.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. Giddens, who have
been on a visit to relatives in LaGrange,
returned TO West Palm Beach Wednesday
afternoon.
Rev. +. \. Bell will preach at Indianola
on Sunday next, August 10th, both
morning and evening. There will be
baptizing in the morning.
DR.. S. w. Carroll left Wednesday for
Lithia Springs, Georgia, to spend few
weeks, hoping the change of climate will
be beneficial TO his health.
Mrs. Julia Coleman, of LAGRANGE, left
Wednesday afternoon for Columbia, S. C.,
where she will spend several months with
her sister, Mrs NJ. ID. Rawls.
Everybody has agreed that the weather
is very warm this week, but it was just
263 degrees in the shade at the court
house for while Tuesday morning.
Mr. ThOs. H. Sanders, of Indianola,
candidate for the legislature before the
county convention at Cocoa next week,
was in town Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. ~ Paine arrived here
few days ago from Cocoa. Mr.. Paine
takes charge of the trade boat Merchant,
which was hauled out at Nelson's ways
this week.
\ quantity of fibre suitable for paths or
roads may be had free of cost at the works
of the Florida Extract company, or de
livered inside the town limits for % cents
per large load.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. \. Morgan and little
son Rosser left Wednesday for New
York Mr.. Morgan expects to be away
about mOnth-Mrs Morgan will spend
Il couple months north, part of the time
with her sister, Mrs. p. G.. Walton.
/ Mr.. Hamp. Green, one of the employees
of tine f. f.. c. railway here, and Miss
Leona Knox, of this place, were married
/ Monday AT Orange City. Tie marriage
was probably against the wishes of the
parents of the bride, but they have re-
Tented, ami the Young couple are expected
/ To arrive home this afternoon.
This has been, 50 far, year in Brevard
devoid of pugiliStic efforts, and We hope il
NAV continue 50; but We DO have cock
| fights, and last week there was really a
( fight between two women within our
boundaries. Both the participants were
white The Drawer one soon knocked
her opponent out, however, and the affair
was over, even beiored their male friends
had time To interfere.
( DIR. +. III. IIoughton writes the editor
of THE STAR from Hotel Victory, Putin
Bay, Ohio. ~ follows: We have the
hest things tO eat, well cooked, and the
best served of ANY large hotel | eyeI
stopped At, and it's such jolly, all-round g
as YOU please place, nothing claniSh, any
thing YOU want. and no kicks coming,
all the sports and amusrments are Surl
as appeal Ia cultivated tastes. grntce
society only the best of people visit
Hotel Victory. | have been observing
and critically -, since nay advent some
davs since, and have decided IT l. due Il
the genial social qualities of the most
efficient manager, T. W. McCrrary. IL,
knows h~ business The hotel l. wei
filled. and the conventions and cNcur
>iou~ that come here daily l. wonder [,
the mSopLli>ticltcd. There l. At thi,
time thirty or more conventions booked
and more tO follow