The Florida star., 1901-04-12
CURRENT LOCAL LACOHICS.
Brief : snti0n OF what Is Going On In
and About TitusviIle.


Jacksonville yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. s. N. Gladwin returned the first Of
the week from trip TO Fort Pierce.
Send your watches for repairs to w. NJ.
Woodward, Titusville. Work guaranteed.
Postofice Inspector Glasscock, from
Birmingham, was in town yesterday and
inspected TitusviIle pOstoffice.
Mr.. Larry Wright, of Oak Hill, arrived
in town Wednesday afternoon, and spent
q couple of days here.
The Alba Haywood company returned
here Sunday night from Daytona IN Or
der to reach Sanford for Monday night.
Mrs. Scott, nee Chatty Bobbett, left
for Kentucky Tuesday afternoon where
she joins her husband, who returned to
his former home last month.
Mrs. Draper, of Pawtucket, r. l..
distant relative of Mrs. Wetmore, has
been spending a week or little more with
the latter, leaving Wednesday for her
home.
Judge M. s. Jones left for DeLand
Monday morning, where he will hold the
spring term of court for Volusia county.
From there the judge has business in the
metropolis of the state to attend to ere
returning home.
Owing to the fact that last Friday was
Good Friday, there was no meeting of
the ladies' guild, but the guild will meet
this friday afternoon at the residence
of Mrs. 7 T. Wetmore, and a full
attendance is requested.
Rev. DIR. Wells, of Lake Helen, will
preach new century sermon at LaGrange
Sunday, April IA, at IL O'Clock a. m, and
at the Baptist church, Titusville, at
O'Clock p. m. The discourse will be in
structive anu interesting.
School Superintendent Minis is in town
for q day or so looking after matters of
deep interest to our public schools. The
good showing from school district No.
in the matter of special levy, we Opine,
is due largely to the efforts of our ener-
getic superintendent.
Mr.. Wade Jones left Monday afternoon
for Palatka, where he has accepted a
position with the FL PerfectO Cigar CON-
pany, and will probably travel the east
coast in the interest of that company.
Wade's many friends wish him every
success, though sorry to have him leave
us.
We return many thanks to Mr.. K. A,
Conkling, of Tillmsn, for having remem-
bered THE STAR office with some very
fine strawberries last week. If there il
any fruit that our household is fond Ol
strawberries are such, and we are never
known to refuse them. Many thanks,
again, Mr.. @.
A couple of whOoping cranes have
lately taken up at Judge Jones place on
account of the tame crane the judge hai
domesticated among his numerous pets.
1t is his special request that parties will
refrain from killing or shooting at these
cranes. They do not stay about the
place continually, but are supposed tC
have a nest nearby.
An Easter egg hunt was held Tuesday
afternoon at Mr.. and Mrs. &. s. Schuy
ler's, followed by donkey party. The
Hlllc lOlhS ChJOlCu tiiC OSSooiSh tiNi
oughly, large number of very prettily
decorated eggs being found. Miss jean
nette Wilson captured the prize in the
donkey contest, Miss Myrtle Lett win
ming the BOBBY prize.
Mr.. f. b. Arnold's residence at Mala
bar had a narrow escape from being de
stroyed by fire Thursday of last week
The roof caught fire from chimney. 4
space about five feet square was burnt be
fore the flames were put out. Luckily
was noticed in time or it would hav
been impossible to save the building oil
account of the very high wind blowing
from the west.
Easter egg hunts were quite the go ii
town this year, a great many familie
having egg hunts for their children ant
the latter's little friends, but Mr.. Bast
of the Indian River hotel, had given on
a wide invitation and something like 40
eggs were found secreted about the hote
grounds by the half hundred little folk
present. To say that the children thoI
Oughly enjoyed this unexpected treat bu
mildly expresses it.