The Florida star., 1902-08-01
CURRENT LOCAL LACON|CS.
Brief Mention OF What Is Going On In
and About Titusville.

and About Titusville.
NJ. S. Jones, Jr., of Quay, paid fly
ing visit to town on Tuesday.
Mr.. r. A. Bobbitt returned yesterday
from Cocoa, much improved in health.
Send watches for repairs to w. NJ. Wood
ward, DeLand, Fla. Work guaranteed.
Services at the Methodist church next
Sunday at IL a. m. and 7:45 p. m. A. NJ.
Dagger, Pastor.
Our specialties.-New novelties, watch
and jewellery repairing, diamonds, etc.
Whaler's jewelry store.
Mr.. Eli Spencer. of Jacksonville, arriv-
ed here the latter part of last week, and
left Monday for Jacksonville.
Mr.. ]. L. Mobley returned from a ten
days trip to Savannah on a visit to his
brother yesterday afternoon.
Rev. r. B. Templeton will hold divine
services at City Point on Sundy morning,
August 3rd, at 1890, and at Hardeeville
at p. m. All are cordially invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. 7. Bulge returned
Tuesday afternoon from New York city,
and report cold weather mp there for July.
Mr.. Bulge went on to Miami Wednes-
day. Mrs. B. will remain here for a
while.
Messrs. Cass Allen and Frank White, of
Daytona, and Hosmer Allen, all former
residents of Merritts Island, are now at
Jensen at work on the erection of the ice
plant, which has been transferred there
from Daytona.
Capt Pritchard, president of the Indian
River State bank, managed the business
of that institution by himself from Mon
day afternoon until Wednesday after
noon, but it took long hours at night to
accomplish it. Mr.. Branning, assistant
cashier, was at Miami during this time.
Mail agent ]. A. Collins is now enjoy
ing his annual vacation Of twenty DAYS
which the government allows him, with
paw going on just the same. He left foI
Miami Sunday. Mr. J. w. Hill, of Lake
land, who has just lately been appointed
as mail clerk, is acting in Mr.. Collins
place on the Titusville-Sanford run.
Jake Walker. big, stout negro, died
very suddenly at Hobe Sound last Satur
day evening, about d O'Clock. He anC
another negro We're racing with eacf
other, each one having rowboat. They
started from the store, rowed across tn,
river and back, and when within ten fee
of the first starting point Walker fel
dead.
The Plant estate seems likely, from tn,
amount of litigation in which it is invOlv
ed, to be pretty we'll tied up for a Ions
time to come. The litigation has beer
given a unique turn by Col. Lucien f
Burpee, attorney for Charles +. and Hor
ace X Hoadlev, sons ola half brother o
the late Henry Bradley Plant, who have
attached part Of the $26, 900, 600 estate tt
guarantee payment of certain annuities.
DIR. Graham, of Miami, stopped OF
here Tuesday on his way to California
He expects to remain i'll Arizona on tin
way back as long as the dry climate ther'
is beneficial 10 his health. He is accom-
panied bv his son Robbie. Mrs. Graham
and Masters Ralph and Harold passe,
through yesterday on their way to Phila
delpha, and were joined by the doctor a
this place.
Mr.. T. \. Robinson, fish and gam,
warden, arrived in town Tuesday, and i
spending few days in this part of tin
county to ascertain whether he will hav,
10 90 before the people again in the sec
ond primary for fish and game warden
We hear it reported that a petition vii
be presented at the meeting OF the boar'
of county commissioners next week ask
ing for a reduction of the salary of thi
officer, or the transfer of the duties TO tn
sheriff, etc.