The Florida star., 1901-04-19
NO. 50.
LATEST NEWS AND INCIDENTS.
Matters or Interest That Are Happening
Around Town.

We have been having March winds in
April.
A trio of fine Grist Game Champions
for sale. Address lock box B, Titusville.
Mrs. Geo. b. Hall returned to her
home in Sebastian Tuesday after visit
to Mr.. f. w. Hall and family at this
place.
Rev. j. A. Hughes made the round
trip TO Rockledge with his schooner Yacht
Tuesday, Notwithstanding the light head
wind on the return.
Col. II. j. Tiffin, of Courtenay, ex-
poets to leave Sunday for the north. He
has spent the winter on his place at
Courtenay. His home is in Montreal.
Miss Gertrude Minis, of Bonaventure,
is spending few weeks in this section
among relatives, and is stopping this
week with her aunt, Mrs. C.. N Minis.
Fentress Davis is now located at home
instead of at New Smyrna, on account OF
this being the relay station for the special
freight service on the F. +. G. railway.
Mr.. j. A. DeWeese, travelling repre-
sentative and advertising contractor for
the Chamberlain Remedies, of Des
Moines, spent from Monday afternoon
until Wednesday morning in town.
Mr.. Wade Jones stopped here for a
day or so the first of the week, leaving
OH the southbound train Tuesday for
places south of here which he will visit
in the interest of the FL Perfecto Cigar
company.
Capt. G. +. Fischer arrived home with
the Elise +. Tuesday afternoon, Mrs.
Fischer having enjoyed the trip via sail
boat from Miami here. The captain has
spent about three months at Palm Beach
and Miami with the Elise F., his Crosby
cat, as party boat, and did right well
with her.
DeLand is organizing a baseball team
and is anxious to play all clubs in sur
rounding towns, such as Sanford, Titus
vile, etc. We are of the opinion that
DeLand will make up pretty good nine,
but that they will find themselves well
matched when they meet Titusville, pro-
vided our players keep themselves in
good shape and in practice.
Sheriff Sutton, of Bronson, arrested
late Wednesday afternoon a negro, who,
In every respect, answered the descrip-
ton of Eli Booker, who, oil June 18th
last, murdered Julian X. Smith, at Palat-
ka, and for whom reward of 500 has
been offered by the state, 500 by the
county, 500 by Sheriff Hagan, of Put
nam county, and 500 by the relatives of
the murdered man. The Identification Is
not yet complete.
Last week the Macclenny Standard
copied an article from an exchange, Civ
ing an account of lady in Virginia be-
ing the mother Of eighteen children, six
teen living. Baker county, Florida, now
comes to the front and goes Virginia four
better. Mrs. John Coleman who resides
near SandersOn, is the mother Of twenty
two children, twenty Of whom are living
with their father and mother, the other
two being dead. The children are all
single.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rhodes, of West Vir-
ginia, who with their son Charles and
daughter Ellie, and sOn-in law and fami-
ly, Mr.. Kennedy, wife and child, have
been spending the winter here for Mr.
Rhodes health, left for their home Mon
day afternoon. Mr.. Kennedy has been
the leader of Indian River band the past
few months and has filled that position
most acceptably. He will be much
missed by the band boys. Mr.. Winston
5. Branning has again accepted the lead
ership of the band. We are informed
| that the Messrs. Rhodes and Kennedy
will probably return here next season.
During this summer Mr.. Rhodes expects
to undergo y rays treatment at Cincin-
natl for neuralgia.