The Florida star., 1901-08-16
CURRENT LOCAL LACONCS.


tan Tuesday after q few days visit at
her former home in Minis.
Mr.. s. L. Paterson, of Miami, member
of the law firm Of Graham & Paterson,
was in town Monday and Tuesday.
Rev. A. @. sirdefeld will hold divine
service next Sunday at Georgiana at ii
a. m. Sunday school 10 a. IN. All are
invited.
Mr.. L. r. Decker will return to Titus
vile as soon as he completes his present
work at Jensen, and il is his son Tom,
and wife, who expect to 60 to West Palm
Beach.
. Mr.. Geo. w. Wilson, editor-in-chief of
the Jacksonville Times Union and Citi-
zen, paid THE STAR Office pleasant call
Monday morning. Come again, Brother
Wilson.
JuLge Jones is holding special term
of court in Dade county this week, leav-
ing for Miami Monday afternoon. States
Attorney j. ID. Beggs went south on the
same train.
The sheriff of Alachua county cap
tured a white man prisoner in Dade
county Monday and carried him through
on the northbound train Tuesday to
Gainesville.
Gardner's entire stock at COST.
Our Brevard county, merchants are not
slow in getting business. g. F. Paddi-
son, of Eau Gallie, is furnishing material
for large building for G. III. Raulerson,
of Miami, and also several buildings at
Delray.
When you want to ''tank up" consult
or correspond with the Pioneer Cooper
age, LaGrange, Fla, Tom johnson, pro-
prietor, who makes cypress tanks any
size to order. Satisfaction guaranteed
and prices are right.
County Commissioner John G. Jones
returned to Klondike Sunday afternoon,
Mrs. Jones remaining for few days with
her parents, and may possibly stay until
after the September meeting of the board
Of county commissioners.
Mr.. H. w. Bessey, of Sewalls Point,
was called to Asheville, n. c., this week
on account Of the serious illness of his
brother, Willis, who has been stopping
there some time past hoping the high
altitude would restore his health.
Messrs. r. w. Rhodes and r. l.. Mot
low were the departures from our town
Sunday northward bound; the former
will be away for 10 days in New York
city, Mr.. Motlow will probably spend a
month with his family in Mulberry,
Tenn, when they will return home.
Col. Gaulden has beautified the front
of his two places on Washington avenue
the past week by erecting neat new
picket fences in front of same. With
cedar posts and cypress rails and pickets
he should have durable fence that will
withstand the test of a Florida climate
for many years.
Capt. John Mclean, of Jensen, who
was in poor health about two months
ago, is now his former self again, bene-
fitted by a recent trip TO Indian Springs,
Georgia. This will be good news To his
many friends all up and down the east
coast, where he has an extensive ac-
quaintance and is well liked by all who
know him.
A meeting of the early settlers OF In
dian Is 10 be held at the town hall in
Cocoa tomorrow Saturday afternoon at
8 O'Clock, to take steps toward organizing
a Pioneers association on permanent
basis. This move is started up by MIR.
]. ID. Halter, of City Point, and all who
came here IN the COS or '70s are urgent
ly requested TO be present. Hon. IL. 5.
Williams, of Rockledge, it is expected,
will make an address.
Mr.. John Simmons, of the st. Angus
tine Ice Works, was on the northbound
train Tuesday, returning from Cocoa,
where he had been for a couple of days
to see what repairs were necessary IN or
der to get the ice plant at that place IN
operation again. We understand that
Mr.. Simmons has put force Ct men at
work cleaning and repairing the ma
chinery, and expects to be delivering Ice
in about two weeks time.
A telegram received from West Palm
Beach or account of the yacht race Mon
day stated that the Annie beat the
Naiade about eight minutes. The Naiade
made the best time running free with the
wind, but when it came to the windward
work did not do well nor come up close