The Florida star., 1901-08-09
BITS OF FACT and GOSSIP.
Current Events O1 the Present Week
Portrayed In Brief.

MT. barnes sanders, or Indlanola,
spent day or so in town the first of the
week.
Mr.. Will Praetorious, wife and the
baby were in our town the first part of
the week calling on friends.
Mrs. J. r. Anthony, Of West Palm
Beach, former resident of Titusville, is
now spending several weeks at her old
home in Georgia
Mr.. X. A. Bobbett returned from CITY
Point Monday afternoon, and his aunt,
Mrs. Jane Dixon. was taken worse Sum
day and there was slight hope of her re-
covery.
Bloxham Ward and Henry T. Burgin.
both of Florida, have just successfully
passed the examination and have been
admitted to the military academy at
West Point.
Mrs. r. r. Gladwin, who was brought
here from Fort Pierce Thursday of last
week on a stretcher very i'll after Ave days
OF continuous fever, returned home We'd
nesday quite fully recovered.
Attorney c. c. Chillingworth, of West
Palm Beach, was the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. NJ. Robbins Saturday and Sun
day on his way home from two or three
weeks spent in North Georgia.
Miss Katherine Sans, of Conrtenay.
is spending few days in Titusville with
her friends, the Misses King. We
acknowledge a pleasant call from Miss
Sans and Miss King Wednesday.
Mr.. 4. V. s. Smith, connected with
Vice President Parrott's department of
the F. F. C. Railway company, in Jack
sonville. spent several days i'm our town
the first of the week, leaving Wednesday
for West Palm Beach.
Mr.. Henry Whipple, who recently dis
posed of his general merchandise bnsi-
ness at Eden, has purchased three story
residence and lot in West Palm Beach
and will probably engage in the mercan-
tile business in that town.
The new law against carr wing concealed
weapons is now in full force. The law is
very rigid one and should put a stop TO
the dangerous practice. The minimum
fine is 500 or three months i'm jail. and
the maximum $500 or six months in Jail.
Mr.. f. K. Simmons family, wife and
three children, arrived here last week
from jacksonville, also Mr.. Simmons
father, Mr.. S. X. Simmons. Thev Sc
cured the former Graham cottage in
South TitusvIlle, now owned by Mr.. j.
q. Bast.
We surrender good portion of our ed
itorlal and local space this week to make
room for county commissioners proceed
ings. The report of Mr.. Henry. account
ant, which is published in brief this week
for want of space, will he published in
full next week.
Mr.. 1. Il. Ronald came up from Cocoa
In something less than three hours Mon
day morning with his launch, the Utilis.
hull made by Mr.. r. Vesey Hall, of
Georgiana. She is a square stern launch
and has the appearance Of being a very
handy little craft.
DIR. G.. w. Holmes was in town We'd
nesday. We note that he has frequent
calls up this way as well as the whole
length Of Indian river. The doctors
practice is now 50 extensive that he has
little time that is his own, keeping him
almost continually on the 90.
Frank O'Berry bought the beef cattle
IN the }. Fleur de Luce stock from the
three commissioners appointed BY Judge
Minor :. Jones 10 divide the stock,
Messrs. NJ. :. Jones, Jr., Arch Hendry
and }. :. StrattOn. The number Of beef
cattle IL estimated at 800 head.
In the famous convict mandamus pro-
ceedings, at Tallahassee, after an argu-
me"t lasting one and half days, Judge
Malone has rendered decision quashing
the mandamns proceedings instituted by
Camp IL West to compel Commissioner
McLin to award them 800 convicts at
500 per capita per annum.
An ocean beach party made mp of
Misses Nenetla and Aleph Minis, Mrs. :.
r. Rice and her sister, Miss Clark, az
Messrs. X. +. Minis and W. f.. Nanlg
ingham visited the beach Oil Mo-
lagoon Friday night and SaturI ST.
making the trip on the slOopH. tie
Capt. SimonsOn. The paEar- 6radt
very few mosquitoes, tiurad, I'll
night on the beach anG tn