The Florida star., 1901-08-30
NO. 10.
BITS OF fact AED GOSSIP.


@JSN IN DEAeis
Mr.. Sylvanus Kitching, merchant. of
Sebastian, is in town for couple of days
on business bent.
Capt. Fischer sailed up the river Satur-
day morning with his cathnat Elise F.
He returned home yesterday.
Messrs. ]. NJ. Cheney and L. q. Star
buck, legal lights of Orlando, are in tawn,
also Attorney S. L. Patterson, Of Miami.
Rev. A. c. Sirdefeld will hold services
next Sunday at Hardeeville at 10 a. IN.
and at City Point at 200 p. m. All are
invited
Mr.. Tom Mitchell, now of Key West,
a former Indian riverite, passed through
on train 7S "Wednesday 10 spend a few
days in Jacksonville.
James K. Challen, ESQ, of Jackson
vile, stopped off here yesterday return
ing from trip down the coast 10 attend
to some legal business.
Mrs. S. J. Field, of Indianola, who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. B. K. Viii
son, returned home Saturday accompan-
led by Miss frankie Gruber
Hon. X. B. Raulerson, of Fort Pierce.
was in Miami last week experimenting
the loading on the ship Fanita of a cargo
of 4Sl cattle for Lee Alderman, 10 be
shipped to Cuba.
Mrs. p. S. Titus expects 10 leave tomor-
row on two months absence, during
which time she will visit her mother-in-
law, Mrs. NJ. Z. Titus, in Thomasyille,
Ga, and her parents in st. Louis.
During the squall AMI rain from the
north Wednesday afternoon the yawl
Merle 5. dragged anchor a little way
down the river. No damage sustained.
Heavy rain fell for almost an hour.
Mr. Z. p. Porcher, the general agent
for the L. K. Il l.. w. Pineapple Growers
association, is now making his beadquar-
ters at Daytona, with occasional runs 10
Cocoa and his grove OH Merritts Island.
Mr.. Walker, of WoOdley, Mr.. F..
Poppell, of Narrows, now stopping at
Sharpes, and MIR. b. f. Beal, of Sharpes,
weie IN town Wedn, sday, Mr.. Walker
staying over until yesterday to see Judge
Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. +. Rice and two chill
dren, and Miss Aleph Minis drove to
Sharpes in a hack Tuesday on a visit 70
relatives there, bringing Miss Clark home
with them Wednesday, who had been At
Sharpes about week.
Miss Edith Carlin, of Jupiter, is spend
ing couple of days here this week with
Mrs. 5. +. Rice and her sister, Miss
Clark, arriving "Wednesday from Sharpes,
where Miss Edith has been OH "A weeks
visit TO her aunt, Mrs. 4. Faber.
Work on the Daytona DrIand tele-
phone line has commenced, and will bt.
hurried az fast as possible The first Job
will be to erect 740 poles The line is ex-
pected 10 be III operation in TWO months.
IL will be extended 10 Port Orange and
New Smyrna.
The Gainesville Sun, of recent date.
says: Conductor j. ID. Watkins. of the
Early Bird train, SeabOard Air Line. has
returned To duty after a thirty davs'
leave of absence. lie il one Of the most
popular conductors on the system. and
all who have occasion To travel on Ia,
Early Bird are glad of his return" Mr..
Watkins Was formerly freight conductor
on the +. + {. railroad with headquar-
ters at Fort Pierce.
Mr.. Fred :. Chaffee has gone 10 Jack
sOnvllle wher0 he takes charge a. secrt.-
tary Of the newly organized Florida Mu-
tual Drug company, leaving here Mon
day. lie has rented his place u Mr..
IL. +. WoOdall. Mrs. Chaffee will re-
main in Titusville for the pre-ent. stop
ping with Mrs. Corwin, in North Titus
VILE. We regret exceedingly Ia part
with Mr.. Chaffce and his little family.
but. he has chance 10 build up a large
interest III the metropolis and il is 10 las
interest 10 make the change We wish
him every success in his new entefpris,,
IN which he and Mr.. w. Ii. NOOK, of
Savannah, are the important factors.