The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-01-19

Bassett has been very i'll for the past two
or three weeks from an attack of dropsy.
Mrs. c. w. Crabb returned from a
short visit TO Cocoa Monday where Mr..
Crabb is doing fine livery and hauling
business.
Miss Annie Bellows resumed her scho-
lastic duties at Vaudeville Monday, hav
ing spent a week or so with friends at
LAGRANGE and Minis.
DIR. II. S. Munro, of Washington, Ga,
a hypnOtist and professor of psychology
and suggestive therapeutics, gave an en-
tertainmeEt at the opera house last
night.
Col. J. p. Herman, of Key West, ar
rived in town Monday for a visit with
some of his old time friends. There is
always a very tender spot in the colone's
heart for Ttusville.
Mr.. Harry Wilson, brother of Mr.. A.
X. Wilson, of this town, arrived Satur-
day for few days visit with the latter,
leaving Tuesday for Cocoa. Mr.. Wilson
is a newspaper composition and wants TO
locate on the east coast.
Mr.. l.. r. Decker returned home from
st. Lucie Monday, having completed all
the finishing touches on Mr.. Richard r.
Quay's new residence. Mr.. Decker is of
the opinion that a fine club house will
shortly be erected at st. Lucie.
Young ladies of very tender age are
arriving in town of late. last Friday a
new daughter arrived at the residence oi
Mr. and Mrs. Il. Phillips, and on Monday
MIR. and Mrs. FL Gruber were made
happy by the arrival of yonng lady al
their house.
Mr.. John W. Merrill and wife and
their son, Mr.. c. b. Merrill, and his
wife, of Tropic, came up to this place
Yesterday in their fine launch, the
Kansas City, making the run in about
four and half hours. They remained
in town until today when they return
home.
Mrs. W. ). Norwood spent few DAYS
in town the first of the week, bringing
her daughter, Miss Christine, who has
been quite i'll, with her 80 as to he able 10
receive medical attention. Mrs. Nor.
wood, who was also accompanied by little
Miss Jeanette, returned To her home,
Eldorado, across the river, opposite this
place, Tuesday.
Mrs. Hinckley, of New York city, died
at Rockledge last Friday night from hear
trouble. She came to Rockledge about
two weeks before with her husband
where they were stopping with Mr. an,
Mrs. b. w. Jerome. Mr.. Hinckley wen
north Sunday, accompanying the body L
New York for interment. Mrs. Hinck
ley's sister, Miss Lynch, who was sum
moned here by telegram, also returned t
: her position in the custom house in New
York city that same day.
Messrs. +. &. Hewitt and Sam Martin
of Melbourne, arrived Monday to atIen,
To some changes Mr.. Hewitt is making
, to his yacht before sailing her to Mel
bourne, the most important of which i
i cutting away some of the lead ballast OF
: the foot of the yachts centerboard
q which heretofore has weighed scvera
, hundred pounds, and which came YER
t near Gripping Mr.. Ilewitt's hand las
season. The Ripple was launched Tue.
= day, and Messrs. Hewitt and Marti
a left for Melbourne yesterday.
! The Republican state convention
which Is held today at II. Augustine
will, of course, endorse Mr. Mckinle,
, aud all his acts, but IL is quite likely lha
. resolutions may Ice offered protestin
= against the confirmation of the trratie
which would place the products of tn
state in direct competition with those ,
= Cuba and the British West Indies. FTor
i all accounts there seems Ia hc All inclIna
: ton on the part of many of the del,
i gates Ia favor the selection OF Lieut.-Go,
r Woodruff, OF New York, Is Il runnin
: mate for Mr.. Mckinley.
We were quite surprised to meet Il
" Yesterday with our old friend Mr.. Joh
/ \. Mcdonald, formerly Of Lake COUNTY
but now OF Truiillo, Honduras, {. \
> where he has charge of the guvernmeI
Il botanical gardens. Mr.. Mcdonald a
rived here via Key West and Miami q
!. his way To visit his family in Lake couI
Is ", and they will probably accompan
e him 10 Cuba on his return for a stay
Il that island for while. He informs
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