The Florida star., 1901-02-15
LATEST NEWS AND INCIDENTS.

Pierce Tuesday and Wednesday.
Rev. A. NJ. Dagger will preach at the
Methodist church next Sunday night.
Mr.. ]. A. Collins has moved his family
into the Burns cottage, recently vacated
by Mr.. r. r. Pyles.
New lines in 1901 bicycles will be re-
ceived in few days by The Florida Cy-
Gle company. Lighter frames, small tub
ing will be the go this year
Wednesday night was the time for the
regular meeting of the board of trade for
the month of February, but there was a
lack OF quorum of members present.
The South Florida Record, a weekly
paper published by Messrs. Stoneman &
La Sale, of Orlando, has made its first
appearance at this Office. II is published
in connection with the Record.
The Titusville baseball nine has agreed
to play the Melbourne club at Melbourne
on Friday afternoon next, the same being
Washington's birthday. No doubt a
good many from this place will 90 along
to witpess the game.
Indian River band has secured a new
leader In the person of Mr. Kennedy.
who. lately arrived here from Virginia.
He has been with the band for the past
three practice nights and improvement
is already noticeable.
Mr.. L. r. Decker has a force of hands
at work on repairs to the Catholic church,
which was struck by lightning about a
year ago, in which the steeple was almost
demolished and the main part of the ed
itice was severely damaged.
Miss NARROW, a most brilliant Young
lady from Chicago, is spending few
days at Eden, the guest of Mrs. F. G.
McMullen. Miss NARROW is a magazine
writer of considerable note, and is visit
ing all the points of interest on the east
coast. She will also spend some time at
Rockledge.
The Mcfarland factory will close down
full operations in day or so, in order to
make some further improvements, buta
small force of the operators will be re-
tanned. An appropriation OF several
thousand dollars was made last week to
install new machinery, etc preparatory
for larger operations.
There were four Americans at Palm
Beach the first of this week whose COM
bined wealth is more than that of any
other four men in the world, and as far
as history relates nothing heretofore has
ever reached their aggregate in riches.
Every crowned head on earth could be
bought and sold by them twice.
Mr.. w. Ii. Mcfarland went to Palm
Beach Wednesday afternoon. Commence
ing March lst he will have charge of the
Jacksonville branch of the Mcfarland
Fruit Protection company, relieving Mr..
w. II. English, who has been in charge
of that branch. Mr.. English will spend
the summer improving his place at Sara
sofa.
The Eden Card club was entertained
by Mrs. n. Saunders on Saturday even
ing. Among those present were: Mr..
and Mrs. j. Howard lie Tourneau, Mr..
and Mrs. II. Whipple, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
ID. Merwin, Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Rich
ards, Mrs. Amy Blake, Mrs. G. A. Rob-
inson, Capt. John Saunders, of Provi-
dence, r. l., Miss NARROW, of Chicago,
Miss Miller, of Melbourne, Messsrs +. ].
Shattuck, Chas. Mast and L. w. Hale.
There Is not jollier party of Buckeyes
anywhere in Florida than trio stopping
at Rockledge, made up of Messrs. l.. w.
Battentield, of Delaware, J. F. Martin, of
Columbus, and Geo. L. Sebring, of Se-
bring, who are located on Barton avenue.
The two former gentlemen have spent
many winters on Indian river and are
well known TO a number of our readers.
Both Mr.. Martin and Mr.. Sebring came
to Florida about a month ago with la
regulation Ohio grippe. In
a stay of a month Mr.. Martin has gained
about 10 pounds and Mr.. Sebring about
IL pounds, and the grippe is non est.
The latter gentleman is member of the
firm owning the Sebring Pottery, manu-
porcelain ware. of high grade,
both plain and decorated, the latter be-
ing their specially. The payroll of this
pottery amounts 10 about $4,000 per
month for labor alone. The Sebring
Land company is also doing large real
estate business, the present town of Se-
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