The Florida star., 1902-12-19
LATEST NEWS AND INCIDENTS.
Matters of Interest That Are Happening
Around Town.


Clocks, watches, rings. Gardners
See our ad. on pages s.
EAST COAsT LUMBER AND SUPPLY Co.
Mr.. Frank Bond, of DeIand, was cir
culatiDg about town Tuesday, leaving
that afternoon for Miami.
Mr.. s. W. Moody has taken agency for
the Howard marine gasoline motors,
made in Troy n. Y, in both two and
four cycle styles.
Mrs. F. O. Williams, of jacksonville,
will spend the holidays with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. c. A. Robinson, of Eden,
where she arrived yesterday.
Mr.. A. r. Gladwin left last Saturday
afternoon for Miami, where he is located
in his old quarters at the home of Rev.
+. V. Blackman, for the winter.
Mr.. Aaron Cleveland, of Merritt, has
gone TO jacksonville where he expects to
accept a position as bOok-keeper. He
was passenger on the north-bound
train Monday.
Rev. j. Z. Graham, pastor of the Bap-
tist church in Daytona, formerly sta
toned in TItusville, has returned from
Louisville, and Will regularly occupy his
pulpit hereafter in the Fountain city.
For the past week or ten days the or
ange shippers in this section have just
been piling the fruit into the New York
and Philadelphia markets per express,
mo h-hn haiY hal hnr
from ten to twenty minutes nearly every
day to load same. Fancy prices just be-
fore the holidays is making the rush.
Capt. Joe Smith, of Jacksonville, ar
rived here Tuesday and Is spending three
or four days in town this week on busi-
ness, and at the same time meeting up
with a number of his old friends here,
who are indeed glad to see him. He has
been stationed on the gulf coast in the
fish business for a few months past.
Hon. Charles Dougherty, formerly a
member of congress from this district,
has returned to the state after several
years sojOurn in Georgia, and again
taken up his residence in Nolnsia county.
The eX-cOngressman has many friends
throughout Florida and it would not sur
prise some of them should he again en-
ter the political arena.
In another column this week will be
found notice of application for charter Of
the Indian River Telephone company
y telephone line up and down the coast
Is something that Is very much needed,
and we hope the new company will push
the enterprise TO an early completion and
that they will meet with hearty encour-
agement and liberal patronage all along
the line.
\ party ofeleven from Courtenay came |
mp via sailboat Monday to take in the |
town. On board were Mr.. VI :. Sans |
AMI two daughters, the Misses Katharine |
and Fannie, and their cousin, Miss La
Roche, also Mr.. and Mrs. J. ID. Sans and !
several Of the COnrtenay boys Mr. Sans |
went To DaytOna Tuesday To take the |
commandery degree that night, return
ing the next day.
Major and Mrs. F. NJ. Taylor and little |
son, Wilson, went TO st. Augustine Mon |
day afternoon for the purpose of having |
an operation performed on the little boy |
for hernia, which was made on Wednes-
day by DIR. S. q. Worley, assisted by DIR.
b. X. Wilson, of this place; the latter 60
ing mp to the Ancient city Tuesday after
IN by special request of the parents.
Tilson returned Wednesday and says |
Tx SeratiOn was ver" oessfrlly per-
that morni' lear.