The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1902-04-11
CURRENT LOCAL LACON|CS.
Brief Mention Of What L. Going On In
and About Titusville.

and About Titusville.
Send watches for repairs TO W. NJ Wood
ward, DeLand, Fla. Work guaranteed.
Mail Clerk ]. A. Collins is as yet I'M
able to resume his run from here to San
ford, and Mr.. Jones is acting for him.
DR.. Lakewood, who recently left our
town for Kissimmee, has accepted charge
offs. B.Aultman's pharmacy, in the county
seat of Osceola.
Mrs. ]. r. Walker, who has been quite
i'll for couple of weeks past, was able to
be out again and at her store the first of
the week, but is still quite feeble.
Mr.. III. s. Williams, of Rockledge, paid
his first visit to the county seat in five or
six years this week, spending part OF
Tuesday and Wednesday in town.
One of McNair & Wooten's turpentine
. hands ran away from them last week, but
was caught near Rockledge and brought
back here in handouts Wednesday.
The yawl Pinta, with DR.. Smith and
wife aboard, of Merritts island, was haul
ed out on Nelson's ways last week for
some improvements, and sailed down the
river Sunday.
Capt. Dick Gladwin arrived home from
Miami Wednesday afternoon via rail,
having sold his launch, the Hyepus, to a
Mr.. Haas, who has located just south of
Miami. Dick expects to spend the sum-
mer north.
A telegram received by the grandfath-
er, Major NJ. Goldsmith, Wednesday
morning, announced the arrival of fine
boy at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. F.
Goldsmith, at Fort Pierce. Congratula-
tions, Maurice.
Contractor p. j. Hall has been doing
some repair work to the parsonage ad-
joining St. Gabriels church this week,
and considerable repair work on the
building known as the Ray cottage, now
in charge of the ladies' guild.
School Superintendent Minis paid our
office pleasant call Tuesday. He is con-
templating the removal of his big orange
packing house from Minis to his home
place at Bonaventure, taking the building
down and shipping via rail to its destina-
ton.
We are told that the Bennett house, in
the hammock at the north end of town,
was burnt the first OF the week. 1t was
not occupied and it is not known wheth-
er the fire was of incendiary origin or
whether 1t caught atire f.om the sparks
of passing locomotive.
fire i'm the high scrub near LAGRANGE
station OH Monday came near doing SER
&. ious harm, for it was too heavy to get I'M
der control. By hard work the church
building was saved. The fire, we are
told, was stopped at Mr.. Will Hendry's
place by firing against it.
Just ten years ago this month Mr.. W.
:. Norwood completed the taking of the
census in Titusville school district of
children between the ages of four and
twenty-one. His report enrolled 206
whites and 80 colored, making total of
POI children of school age.
We notice that Mr.. 7. Nelson has bought
the lots joining Mr.. Bast, on the bluff.
As Mr.. Nelson now owns large tract of
water font on as fine bluff as there is
on the river, We would like to see him
put up some cottages for winter tourists.
We think it would bring good returns on
the money invested.
The California Fruit Express company,
which is operating lot of refrigerating
cars in this state, will soon commence the
construction of modern iceing platform
in the Plant system yards in Gainesville.
The platform will be the largest of its
kind in the south, and will have a capac-
ity of great many cars daily. 1t will be
provided with hoists and all other modern
conveniences for handling ice and cars as
rapidly as possible. The platform will be
ready before the cantaloupe season opens.