The Florida star., 1901-10-11
CURRENT LOCAL LAGON|eS.
Brief Msnsioa OF what Is Going On II
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Gardner makes special prices Fri
day.
We have q new dray in town with A.
Hadley in charge.
Dick Rocker, of Cocoa, was spending
day or 30 out at his grove at Minis this
week.
Mr.. Hunt. of Indian River Narrows,
came up last Saturday for the purpose of
buying horse.
Judge Gaulden returned from DeLand
Saturday, where he left his family snug
ly ensconsed in their new home.
Call and inspect our stock. New and
useful novelties in gold and silver.
WHALER's JEwELRY STORE
Messrs. F. w..white, Allen Campbell,
of Roseland; A. NJ. Sample, of Fort
Pierce, and Barnes Sanners, of Indian
ola, were among the callers ut THE STAR
Office Monday.
Mr.. F. s. Chaffee, OF jacksonville, was
circulating among his Titusville friends
Saturday and Sunday, business here hav-
ing called him away from the metropolis
for day or so.
Mr.. Amos Thompson, who formerly
was in the employ of Mr. Geo. w. SEQ
bic, arrived here Saturday and left Mon
day for Vero where he works for Mr..
Scobie this winter.
A letter Of Mr.. Maurice Walsh states
that he left Champlain on the 7th inst.
20 stop few days in New York. He
takes the Plant System agency at Green
Cove Springs for month on his return
here, after which he hopes TO visit Titus
vile before going TO Magnolia Springs for
the winter season.
Mr.. j. j. Haggerty's little sloop broke
away from her moorings last Friday
night during the heavy wind from the
northward and drifted down the river.
She was discovered in the cove Just this
side of Addison point Sunday by Messrs.
Wilson and Stumpe, who toYed her
home with the yawl Outing.
Capt. P. Nelson arrived here Friday last
from Perth Amboy, n. j., bringing with
him Messrs. Jeppe Nelson and son, Aug
ust Nelson, who are making changes in
the interior of the captains residence in
South ntusville. The father and son have
purchased the Scrimgeour place, in Sun
beam, and will make this their home.
Mr.. w. H. Mcfarland arrived in town
Saturday and spent several days in town,
on Monday attending the sale of the
property of the Mcfarland Fruit Protec-
tion company, which was sold at masters
sale, and also going before the county
commissioners in an effort to secure an
appropriation for a county exhibit at the
coming state fair in Jacksonville.
The wife of Butler W. Campbell, of
Clifton, died Saturday after continued
inflammation Of the kidneys. Under
the care of her physician, DIR. Wilson,
che was doing well, but suddenly was
taken worse and died before the doctor
could reach her. The deceased was one
of the most highly respected of the col
ored people in Brevard county. She was
a stepdaughter of the late Geo. Warren,
of Minis, and was about 40 years of age.
She leaves a family of nine sons and
daughters and husband to mourn her
loss.
Saturday last DR.. Rollins reported
case Of scarlet fever in town, it being g-the
little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. X. l..
Motlow, who recently returned here from
Tennessee, and it caused a great deal of
alarm. Some of our residents with ba-
bies left town the following day through
fear of il. Mail Clerk Collins, who lives
next door north of Mr.. Motlow, has
moved his family into the Crabb cottage.
The doctor reports that the type of fever
is very mild, the child being able to be
up and about the house. Children who
have played with the child are kept away
from school and their playmates, and
precautions have been taken to prevent
people from coming into contact with
this case, so it is isoped the fever will be
stamped ou..
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