The Florida star., 1901-11-08
CURRENT LOCAL LAcON|CS.


and About Titusville.
Gardner makes special prices Fri
day.
Call and inspect our stock. New and
useful novelties in gold and silver.
WHALER's JEwRLRY STORE
Miss Louise Brown left Tuesday after
noon for short visit to Mrs. G. S. Schuy-
Ter and family, at Jensen.
Mrs G. w. Holmes, of Sharpes, spent
a short time here yesterday, coming up
on one train and returning on next.
County Surveyor Fries rendered his
resignation as superintendent Of roads at
the meeting of the county commissioners
this week.
Geo. Wray, the tuner, will visit the
east coast during November. Parties
other than regular customers having
work will address him at Daytona.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs Hal P Har-
din, at the weather bureau building in
Jupiter, was frightened by the appear
ance of q little girl on the End inst.
Sheriff Brown and Mr.. Wade Jones
went to Jensen Tuesday to look after the
affairs of the Frink estate, the sheriff
having been appointed curator of this
estate.
Mrs. August Nelson and little daughter,
of Perth Amboy, n. j., arrived Tuesday
afternoon and will soon he living on the
Scrimgeour property, in Sunbeam, proper
ty recently bought by Mr.. Nelson.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Burt, of Port Allie
ghany, Pa, arrived in town last Friday
and will spend the winter here. They
have spent several winters in the south
but this is their first visit to Florida.
Mrs. John G. Jones was hastened to
this place Saturday on account of the
illness of her mother, Mrs. E. w. Hall,
Mr.. Jones coming up Sunday from Klon-
dixie to meet with the county commits
sioners.
Mr.. E. NJ. Goodall, of Sanford, Maine,
arrived in town Monday afternoon to
consult with Capt. Nelson in regard to
preparing Mr.. Goodall's auxiliary launch,
the Memo, for winter cruising, Mr.. Good
all will be down from Sea Breeze shortly
for a cruise.
According to the semi-annual oppor-
tionment of the one mill tax, made by
State Superintendent Of Public Instruc-
ton Sheats, the amount opportioned for
Brevard is $405. 90 on an average attend
ance of $40. Dade secures 1878 so on an
average attendance of 757.
Mr.. j. r. Carter, one of the first settlers
on Merritt's Island, residing at Merritt,
paid our town his first visit in six years
on Monday and called OH us that after
noon. He came up, too, in his sail boat,
as he used to do twenty years ago. He
noted many changes in Ttusville.
County Judge Penney, of this place,
has formed law co-partnership with
Judge Williams, of Palatka, and the new
firm will practice at the county seats of
Dade and Brevard counties; Judge Pen
ney will have charge of the Titusville
branch, and Judge Williams will have
charge of the Miami office on Avenue ID.
A sugar mill and cane plantation is to
be established at Oak Hill. on the line of
the Florida East Coast Railway on the
Hillsboro river and within a short dis
tance of Mosquito Inlet by Baltimore
capitalists, who own an extensive part of
the Lowe grant. The company has 5000
acres of land, and will plant 200. Be-
sides the large mill to be put in, is large
hard wood saw mill 10 be installed to
work up the magnificent bodies of hard
wood on the grant, consisting of hickory,
oak, magnolia, cedar and cypress.