The Florida star., 1901-02-22
CURRENT LOCAL IAgOH|CS.


and Aboat Titusvfils.
Today Is Washington's birthday.
Titusville baseball nine leave on the
1905 train today TO play Melbourne.
Send your watches for repairs to w. II.
Woodward, ntusville. Work guaranteed.
Mr.. Chas. Sumner, Of Jacksonville, was
registered at the Indian River hotel yes
terday.
Mr. Geo. w. Clark, of Jacksonville,
marble dealer, ETC., was here on business
IN his line yesterday.
Marshal Jas. A. Paine, Of Cocoa, has
been in town for few days this week,
returning home yesterday.
Thermometer ranged as close to freez-
ing point yesterday morning as it is pos
sible for it to get and not freeze.
Mr.. John ]. Jacobs, of Wheeling, w.
Va, arrived yesterday to spend month
or 90 on the river, as is his usual custom.
Mr.. w. r. Knox left Sunday for points
In Georgia. Mrs. Knox left this week
for Cordele, Ga, where she expects to
visit for q while.
Mr.. EVAN Rice is now prepared to do
draying St short notice. Any patronage
extended him will receive prompt and
careful attention.
Mr.. L. O. Oliver, of Miami, spent q
part Of Saturday and Sunday in town,
looking after orange grove interests in
the Turnbull hammock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas, who have been
visiting Mrs. Thomas parents, DIR. and
Mrs. Dodson, took their leave yesterday
morning for Volusia county.
The forty days of Lent at the Roman
Catholic and Protestant Episcopal
churches commenced Wednesday, which
is known as Ash Wednesday. During
the Lenten season all festivities are aban-
doned by the above church people. and
many little luxuries are dispensed with.
Henry Girardeau and George Smith,
two negroes charged with breaking and
entering Gruber's hardware store in
West Palm Beach were arrested in Jack
sOnville Saturday and carried to West
Palm Beach Sunday. They are charged
with the larceny OF nearly dozen re-
Volvers.
County Commissioner Jos. AIendel
went 20 Jacksonville Monday afternoon
to attend the state convention of county
commissioners, which convened Tuesday
morning at 10 O'Clock in that city. The
Good Roads association of this state met
with the commissioners to give the latter
the benefit of their experience along var
iOus lines.
The Jacksonville Metropolis says that
Charles A. Merritt, formerly manager of
the Hotel Rathbun, was figuring about
opening first-class restaurant and gen.
tlemen's club rooms on Forsyth street.
He is still at the United States hotel and
is in hopes of having soon a first-class
restaurant and club house on the Euro
pean plan established in the city.
Mrs. c. Bouknight and daughter, Miss
Blanche, went to Cocoa yesterday TO
spend day with Mrs. j. \. Paine, Mrs.
BOuknight's elder daughter, before leav-
ing here for Saluda, s c., their new home.
They return here this afternoon and will
leave for South Carolina Sunday, stopping
off at st. Augustine fOT a day or two in
order to take in the sights of the Ancient
city.
Captain and Mrs. Isaac Z. Brown, of
New Haven, Conn, after spending a lit
tie over a week at Palm Reach, returned
here Saturday to remain a few days long
er with us before returning north, as bus
iness demands the captains presence
north the latter part of the coming week.
They pronounce Palm beach the most
beautiful spot in the world as resort.
A young man by the name of J. Nc
Donald, from Georgia, was placed under
arrest this week on a change of obtaining
money under false pretences. He issued
a check for 500 on the Indian River
State bank, which he got cashed at Los
ley's saloon, when he had no money on
deposit here. His trial took place yes
terday morning before Justice Wilson. He
is allowed FIVE days to secure the money
10 pay the costs and amount of the
check, in default of which he will serve
a sentence of thirty days.
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