The Florida star., 1901-03-15
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day.
MIR. @. E. Maekey, Of the Cocoa Ice
Works, was in town the latter part Of last
week for day or 50.
Messrs. Eli Walker and Reed, Of
Woodley, spent part of Wednesday and
yesterday in this vicinity.
Mr.. ]. H. Killough, prominent fruit
commission merchant of New York city,
was in our town Monday.
Miss Daisy Brady arrived home from
Stetson university, DeLand, Monday af-
ternoon to spend the week.
Mrs. S. E. Rice and two little sons paid
short visit to Mrs. Albert Faber, at
Sharpes, the past week, going south Sat
unday and returning Tuesday.
Archdeacon B. F. Browns appoint
ments for Sunday next will be in st. Ga
briel's church, Titusville, at IL q. m. and
in st. Marks, Cocoa, at 7:SO p. m.
Mr.. T. ]. Appleyard and his attorney,
Col. A. NJ. Thrasher. of Sanford, were
called to this place Friday and Saturday
Of last week on legal business before
Judge Jones.
A negro by the name of Gilliard was
arrested at Rockledge Wednesday for
stealing oranges from Mr.. II. j. Smiths
orange grove. In Justice Sanders court
he was sentenced 10 80 days in the coun-
ty Jail.
Mr.. Whitman w. Kenyon and wife,
nee Miss Bertha Barelle, were among the
arrivals here Monday. They inspected
Mr.. Kenyon's recent purchase, the-Wil-
bur property, in South Titusville, and
left Tuesday for Palm Beach and Miami.
The elocutionary entertainment given
at the Presbyterian church Tuesday
night by Miss Floy Stansbury was large
ly attended, the church being filed. The
selections were all apropos and well rend-
cred. Special interest eentered in the
little tot of girl about six years, who
recited so nicely.
While Mr.. ]. @. Frink. of Jensen, was
ont driving with his wife and child Tues
day the horse started to run and kick
violently. Mr.. Frink managed to hold
the horse until his wife and child got ont,
then the buggy struck a building near
the road and the horse was set free.
Very little damage.
DR.. Amory, of Boston; Mr.. A. 7. Har.
ris, of BrOOkline, Mass; Mr.. w. II. En-.
glish of Jacksonville; and Mr.. G. F.
Miles, ofSt. Augustine, officers and mem.
bers of the Mcfarland Fruit Protection
company, arrived in town the first of the
week to attend the annual meeting of the
company, which was held Wednesday.
A typographical error crept into the
proceedings Of the school board last week
as published in this paper. Among the
expenditures was the item: 100 stamped
envelopes, $2l 2O''; it ought to have read
900 instead of 100. We make the cor.
rection, although most anyone would
easily understand that an expenditure oi
81 cents for a 2-cent stamped envelope
would not occur.
Mr.. F. w. Garn, of the Chicago Glee
club, was a visitor to T.tusville in March
1892, accompanied by Mrs. Garn on their
wedding tour. On Palm Sunday in that
year Mr.. Garn sang as solo "Jerusa
lem," in the Episcopal church here
which was 50 highly appreciated that
many have never forgotten it. The Chi
cago Glee club entertained full house al
the opera house Friday evening.
A meeting of pineapple growers was
held at Eden schoolroom Monday for the
purpose of devising ways and means fol
disposing of next seasons crop TO the
best advantage. Mr.. @. A. Robinson
acted as chairman of the meeting and
Mr.. II. Jennings as secretary. A num-
ber of very interesting addresses were de-
livered and two or three committees ap
pointed, when the meeting adjourned
sine die.
The Canaveral club house is now closed
for the season, the remaining members,
four in all, leaving the first of the week
Messrs. ]. NJ. Goldman and VIM. Ely
leaving Sunday for Brookhne, Mass, and
Providence; and Col. @. P. Horton and
Mr.. T. Watson Merrill boarded the noon
train Tuesday for Palm Beach and Mi
ami, where they expect to put in about
two weeks time. The Widgeon, the
clubs stern wheel launch, has been laid