The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1907-07-26
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sDiIi being made from Dade county
over l,ooo orange trees we're set out
in the vicinity Of san Matco last week,
The merchants e raatka have adopt.
cd the Thursday half holiday plan and
also early closing,
Property valuations in Levy county
this year show an increase Of more than
$JUo,ouO over the returns for 1906
a submerged wreck discovered IN the
OCEAN and ou,y u short distance from
land Opposite Ojus is supposed To- COM
tam valuable ore,
The tag levy for P0n.m county has
been hXcd at ~ II mills this year.,
which with the state tax Of Il mills
~ aL,s a total Of q mills
new State bank i. being organized
in Barlow by several Of the leading bus.
mess and professional men. The CAPT
tai stock will probably be- slOuUOu,
The Sij,O0J bond issued authorized by
the property owners of BradentoWn for
m ncipa improvements, has been pur-
chased by the bank Of Manatee at par
II the prohibition bill becomes q law
in Georgia it Is probable the big plants
OF the Acme Brewing Company and the
Swift Creek DistiIlng Company will be
moved t. jacksonville.
The depot of the Louisville and Nash.
vile Railroad at Chipley was destroyed
by tire early Thursday morning together
with large amount of freight The
loss is estimated at fully $l2 OOo
While Florida pneappleS We're scarce
on he New York market this week,
the fruit that was offered was of fair
quality and brought high prices, the
q uotatons ranging from 81 - to So, 30,
A wet or dry campaign is on in Or
ange county and started in Orlando,
The county commissioners will be asked
to call an election IN the fall to decide
whether that county shall remain wet
ur become dry.
All the members of the family of {.
h, Gibson, of Tampa We're poisoned
last week by drinking tea made in
kettle in which a box Of matches had
been accidentally dropped. They are
all much improved and will recover.
Spreading Of the rails two miles north
of Barlow Junction Wednesday after
noon caused the derailment of a north
bound freight train ON the Atlantic
Coas Line and the piling of ten cars in
a III tch along the tracks. All the crew
jumped IN the nick of time escaping in
jury
The Button Bank at Gainesville sue.
ceedIng the banking house of II. F. |
button & Co, established there since .
1873, assumed charge Of the business .
last Thursday morning, and will in tu-
tire cohduct the affairs OF this old re-
liable Institution which is one of the
strongest banks IN Florida.
Adyices have been received in TAMPA
from Thomas }. 1" Brown, president of
Of the State Fair Association, who is
now in New York City, that after IA
con ference with the railroad officials
the period for holding the next Florida
state Far had been agreed upon, name
~ February 3 10 % inclusive.
Henry NJ Flagle, is the largest inCi-
~ dual tax payer in Voiusia county, His
}aNes on tn. Ogmond Hotel and three on
four adjoining lots and on the furniture
etc. in OrmoAd are over two thousand
dollars, From this TAX alone Mr. Flag
Ter pays about S22j to the sub district
school at Ormond Del and Record.
Shipment of cigars from Tampa for
the week ending July 6 were 1905, 900.
Previously reported shipments for this
) ear were l39. 23j, zoe. Total shipments
January to July D. We're IA, 24O, 900.
Total shipments for the corresponding
period If last year We're 1872, $50, 600.
The increase this year, up 10 July 6,
was II jjjOoo.
bade county is continually receiving
honorable mention and credit from some {
part Of the State The following is :
aiken from the Volusia County Record,
L Tedder one of the Volusia boys, !
Who went down on the East Coast and r
made good money growing tomatoes, I
vas visiting old friends in this county
asst week, He cleaned up several +
thousand dollars the past season from
lis tomato crop. He is located at Boyn- i
on.
]. 2. Bennett. sheriff of Bradford 5