The Florida star., 1901-02-22
LATEST NEWS IND INCIDENTS.
Matters OF Interest That Are Happening
Around Town.


Around Town.
Heaviest rainfall in this section for
months fell on Tuesday.
Mr.. B. w. Jerome, of Rockledge, was
in town Tuesday and gave US a short call.
Capt. Peter Nelson is preparing to build
an addition to his residence in North
Titusville.
Mr.. Fred Pfeifer, of Ocala, represent.
ing the Pan-American exposition, was in
town yesterday.
The work of enlarging the plant of the
Mcfarland Fruit Protection company
was commenced this week.
Mr.. Geo. NJ. Robbins returned yester-
day from business trip down the coast
as far as Miami, having been away since
last Friday.
Cape. j. II. Smith, of Jacksonville, ar
rived in town Monday TO spend few
days. His friends here are pleased to
welcome him.
We missed the electric lights again
Tuesday. The shut down was owing 70
some faulty connections which could not
be attended to until the next day.
Archdeacon b. F. Brown will hold di-
vine service in st. Johns church, Eau
Gallie, on Sunday next at IL a. m. and
7:3O p. m. Holy communion at the morn
ing service.
Capt. A. ]. Canova, of Rockledge, has
purchased a cottage on Datura street in
West Palm Beach. This makes two adj
ditional families TO that place from Rock
ledge recently.
Services in the Presbyterian church on
Sunday, Feb. 24th, as follows: Sunday
school at 9:45 a. M; preaching at IL a. m;
young peoples meeting at p. H.; preach
ing at 7:l5 p. m. All are cordially invited
to all the above services.
DIR. ]. L. Enos, of Narrows, was in our
town Friday and Saturday, and gave our
Office pleasant call. The doctor is an
ticipating with considerable pleasure q
trip TO his former home in Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, the coming summer.
Mr.. Van Worley has Just purchased a
new bicycle, a Featherstone 1901, model
No "a, which he bought from +. b. Wa
ger, the local dealer. Van says he doesn't
expect to race, but his wheel is well
equipped for speed and will make a fine
showing in a road race.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Z. Rice, Jr., and two
sons, of Fellowship, Marion county, Fla,
were among the arrivals in our town
Monday. Mr.. Rice was formerly resi-
dent OF this place some years ago, and is
son Of our townsman, Capt. +. II.
Rice, whom he is now stopping with.
He will remain here permanently.
The auxiliary schooner Keweenah,
Messrs. Cooley and Thoman and Miss
Cooley, of Lansing, Mich and Miss An
gell, of Detroit, arrived at Palm Beach
some few days ago. About the middle Of
last week Mr. Hutchinson, of Yardville,
n. j., also made that port with his house
boat, on which he also has quite party.
The Wilson brothers have started work
on sailboat about twenty feet long, a
skipjack, to be yawl-rigged, which prom
Ises to be an able and comfortable little
cruiser. This makes the fourth new sail
/ DodI Recently bullI mere, All unucr twenty
feet. At this rate yachting will soon be
revived here. For the coming summer
We suggest that We have monthly races,
handicappIng the faster boats 80 as 10
make every contest interesting. In this
way the slowest boat will have fighting
chance against the fastest one.
A rather exciting episode occurred in
mayors court Monday afternoon. Katie
Tucker, girl of about ID years of age,
was accused OF beating and maltreating
| little Met Ttns, which occurred Sunday
On the condition that the mother, Mrs.
Eliza Tucker, would properly punish her
daughter the case was dismissed by the
mayor, and the marshal was instructed
To see that the mother carried out the
sentence, which he reported was very
properly done. There seems 70 be a de-
cided tendency for some of the children
in town to i'll treat some of the more re-
served ones of younger years by trying to
terrorlze them or intimidating them.
This should not be tolerated. We know
that such affairs can be nipped in the
bud if parents will but be firm and take
the pains to see that their children ara