The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1905-10-13
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Daily DOings.


Stuart next Sunday.
Mrs. j. H. Lloyd is reported as being
quite i'll at her home on North River
street
Mrs. Platts, mother of DR.. Platts, is
in Melbourne, where she will spend two
months with friends.
The oyster house of Hine & Company
has again opened for the season, and
the delicious bivalves can be secured at
any hour of the day.
The Ladies of the Methodist Aid
Society have planned to have a Ha llo-
ween entertainment which will in due
time be we'll advertised.
M. j. Raulerson killed large red fox
Thursday morning at his place on Five
Mile Mr.. Fox was preparing to break
fast on yellow-leg chicken.
Kent Hildreth has joined his father
on the Atlantic Coast Line Railway,
and is holding the position of fiagmann,
having stood the examination well.
land and Fort Myers.
w. B. Cross already large fish house
is being enlarged by l4x35 foot adj
dton to the east end, which will afford
quite commodious quarters for his
thriving fish business. H. B. Paxton is
in charge Of the work.
Hendry & Goldsmith are receiving
their large fall and winter stock, which
was bought with the utmost care as to
the needs of this section. On our Sth
page they tell our readers some things
about their line that will be of interest.
o. o. Poppleton took party over to
the ocean at the inlet Tuesday, who re-
port having had a most delightful out
ing. Those in the party We're: DR..
and Mrs. r. w. Tomkies, Mrs. Fl. f.
Hargrove and three children, of Tampa,
and DR.. M. M. Hendrix.
Quite phenomenal catch of sailors
choice was recorded yesterday. Harry
Roberts, fishing for Rcou & O'Brien.
at one set of his net caught three boat
loads Of the fish, amounting to 2, 500 or
1900 pounds, or between 10 and IL bar
rels. The catch will net something
like $35.
Judge Otis r. Parker, wife and three
children arrived from Jacksonville
Thursday morning, and will ma Ike their
home here. They have secured the X.
B. Raulerson house in the western part
of town, and will make their home there
for the present. We extend cordial
welcome to these good people, and hope
that they will find Fort Pierce a pleasant
place of residence.
The people in the vicinity of Sebas-
tian succeeded yesterday in opening an
inlet to the ocean, through the narrow
peninsular opposite the mouth of the
Sebastian river. Between 40 and 100
men have been engaged in the work all
the week. The value of this inlet to
the ocean to the people from the Mar
rows to Eau Gallie cannot be estimated
in dollars and cents.
The ladies are looking forward to the
big millinery and fall goods opening at
P. P. Cobb establishment on November
/ and 2. Mr.. Cobb is now receiving
the first installments of this stock,
which will be the largest and most COM
plete ever displayed in Fort Pierce.
His advertisement on our 4th page will
tell you some of the special things that
will be exhibited on the opening days.
l.. Matherson's new dwelling in south
rOTtIl IltICt 10 we'll VII VIC way W Soiii-
pletion. The building is 22x35 feet, two
stories in height, and will have eight
rooms, kitchen and bath. The frame is
all up, the siding on and the roof was
finished Wednesday. G. w. Sanderson
and son, of West Palm Beach, are do
ing the work. Mr.. Sanderson SAYS that
THE TRIBUNE is ahead Of any other
newspaper on the East Coast.
Mrs. r. f. Minis and w. N. Hendry
entertained the Methodist Aid society
at the home of Mrs. Hendry Tuesday
afternoon. There was very large at
tendance, not only from Fort Pierce
but also from other places on the river.
The society, on motion of Mrs. Tom
kies, took one share of stock in the I'M
provement club. All were delighted
with the charming manner in which
they were entertained. The next meet
ing will be business meeting at the
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