The Florida star., 1902-08-01
BITS Of FACT AND GOSSIP.
Current Events of the Present Week
Portrayed In Brief.

Portrayed In Brief.
Mrs. III. B. Saunders returned to West
Palm Beach Wednesday afternoon.
States Attorney J. ID. Beggs, of Orlan-
do, was in town Wednesday and yester-
day on official business.
Messrs. Frank NJ. Wilson and Will
Prastorius, of CSnaveral, spent last Fri
day and Saturday in town.
Mr. Frost of Dania, was in town Mon
day on visit to his son, Mr.. q. A. Frost,
on his way 10 st. Augustine.
Archdeacon B. F. Brown will hold di-
vine service on Sunday, August 3rd, in ST.
Andrews church, Fort Pierce, at 1880 a.
m. and 7:30 p. m.
Mrs. j. T. Bassett and her daughter,
Mrs. s. ]. Norton, and Mrs. NortOn's two
children expect TO leave next Monday for
Tallulah Falls, Georgia, to spend the bal
ance of the summer.
Sam Perkins, of Sanford, was on the
southbound train Tuesday on his way to
Miami to take in the bicycle races. Ii
tusville was represented in the races by
Messrs. Vanlandingham, Johnson and
Osban.
Messrs. A. w. Cockrell, Jr., \. ii.
King, S. t. Shaylor, of Jacksonville, and
Egford Bly,, of DeIand, were registered at
the Indian River hotel Monday, all of the
attorneys having cases before Judge
Jones.
Mr.. F. o. Williams, freight agent for
the F. f. c. railway at Jacksonville, and
formerly station agent at Titusvile, stop
ped of here from Tuesday until Wednes-
day on his way to Eden for short vaca-
ton from his work.
1t is stated that Mr.. John B. StetsOn
has taken S25, 900 In the proposed electric
railway from Sanford, and that the line
is to be extended through Nolusa county
to the coast, thus reaching from the At
lantic to the gulf OF Mexico.
Mr.. Robertson, of Orlando, who takes
Mr.. Ramsey's position in the Eaglo Cloth
ing store, arrived here yesterday after
noon. Mr.. Ramsey returns in day or
SO to his home in Gadsden, Ala, and has
accepted situation in Opelika, that state.
The cornerstone of the vicarage of Grace
Episcopal church, at Merritt, was laid on
Thursday of last week at ) O'Clock D. H.
On the stone was inscribed a cross and
"Nicarage, \. ID. 1902" Rev. H. T..
Stuart Martin performed the ceremony.
Messrs. b. II. Britt, of Arcadia, F.. c. r.
Sanchez and =. Y. Finley, of Gainesville,
were here this week on business connect
ed with the settlement of the AcOSta
grant, which lies between Indian river
and the ST Johns from Aurantia west,
and takes in Turnbuli, returning home
Yesterday.
Fred shaw, for several wears telegraph
. operator at Lantana, in Dade county, and
= also engaged in the fishing business, was
= drowned in Lake Worth Monday of last
t week by his boat capsizing near the BIng'
r ham place. The boat vas found Tuesday
by Capt. Moore and Tom Earnest, Of lily
: poluxo, but the body was not recovered
until Wednesday morning. Ii had float
. ed upon small island south of Pelican
; island, where it was discovered.
On the excursion to Miami Mon
day afternoon We noticed Aeronaut II Il.
Phillips, who made the balloon ascension
= her '.'Y'.'uiy 9th. Phillips Was on hi:
a. To do the balloon ascension
auIaME - It there this week ON ac
{, Im HDo ,c@ration. Phillips hai d
NJ, qe.,SaI'2nvan5n,nh sunday a night
Tn. - .<-cemdcd all right for
: abo II I feet when a leak aIlpwet
enod!nr of Il hot air to escapr 80 that II
gradually sank down. \ furiuu~ WIND
carried the balloon along the ground be-
tore Phillips could loosen himself from
the parachute and dragged him into q
: barDed wire fence, cutting hi- righl ran.