The Florida star., 1902-12-12
BITS OF fact AND GOSSIP.
Current Events of the Present Week
Portrayed In Brief.

Portrayed In Brief.
New line of Wheels at Giles. Inter
esting prices; call and see.
Mr.. TbOs. H. Sanders, of Indianola, is
spending few days at Daytona this
week.
Mandaville, the jeweler, received two
fine jewelry cases this week which we're
placed in his store Tuesday.
The Walton cottage in south Titusville
has been rented to gentleman from the
north who Is here for the winter season.
Mr.. j. Lowenstein, of North Carolina,
stopped off here Wednesday on MS way
TO Miami, where he will spend few
days.
The south bound train "Wednesday was
about four hours late, delayed in Jack
sonville on account of the drawbridge
across the st. Johns not being in order.
A fine baby boy of some ten pounds
avolrdupois was born to Mr.. and Mrs. F.
j. Reid last Saturday morning in North
TitusvilIe. Mother and babe are both
doing nicely.
We hear that C. A. Dupont has
turned over his interest in the saw mill
plant of Dupont Il Middleton, at Gosling-
vile, to MIR. Robert Ransom, and that
the former will devote his energies to po-
tato farming at Hastings.
The Titusville postmastership struggle
seems to have settled down into state
Oi III suspense So 10 speak. Each Of the
candidates talks confidently of success,
but there Is Il considerable degree of un-
certainty with them all as to Just who
will get the appointment.
Mr.. Fred Baron, formerly a resident of
City Point, who has been in the employ
of the +. +. c. railway for several years,
has been called here To relieve Mr.. Bran
ming, who goes To Palm Beach. Mr..
Baron took charge last Saturday after
noon. He has lately been in charge of
the station at Port Orange
We want To urge upon our correspond
ents Who send in news items in budgets
for publication that same must reach this
office on Wednesday To secure insertion
that week. This is important for them
To remember. Only brief items of news
that arrive on Thursday can be- counted
on for publication the next morning.
\ meeting of the directors If the East
Coast chautauqua was held at MeIbc1rne
Monday night 10 take active steps toward
the holding of the chautauqua session of
1905, which sessions are usually held in
El4fF nf LII
Mr.. W. L. Wells is the prominent light
in this movement, and is aided by sev-
eral other of the leading residents of our
river.
The ladies Of 1t. GabreIs guild will
give u Christmas tree for the children of
the sunday school and parish at half
past slS O'Clock on Christmas eve, Dec.
24th. The hour Is early that all the
little ones may ENJOY the treat and All
invitation Is extended To all, big and lit
tie, 10 be present. Special music and
carols have been prepared for the Oc-
casion.
Capt. \. j. CanOva, of West Palm
Beach has recOnped with his little race-
about, the Canvas Back, the one hun
dred dollars that he lost upon her at Eau
Gallie the first of November, by winning
the race To decide tie with the Yacht
Silver Dollar, which was sailed on Lake
Worth Monday. The race was i've miles
TO leeward and return against a stiff
North wind. The Silver Dollar passed
te Canvas Back before the wind, but the
- = tier made it up on the return 10 wind
''"' @ and won by l:j6.