The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-11-19
LOCAL OVERFLOW
Gold fish at the ReXall Store.


W. G. Gilmore, of Jensen, spent
Monday in Fort Pierce.
j. +. Sheffield, who has spent several
months at his formerhome at Call, Fla.
has returned to Fort Pierce.
l.. NJ. Gray, of Cairo, Ga. is now
filing the position in the Edge tonsorial
parlors, formerly held by Louis Fritz.
DR.. aud Mrs. David Rose, Of SebaS-
tian. were visitors in Fort Pierce We'd
nesday driving to their home Thursday.
Mrs. John Miller and son and two
daughters, of Eden, spent Sunday in
Fort Pierce, the guest Of Mrs. George
Saunders.
r. r. Rcou & Sons, of Jensen,
have opened branch fish house in Fort
Pierce, with George Saunders, Jr., as
manager.
Rumors are to the effect that the
railroad force will be in Fort Pierce be-
fore we know it to commence the many
improvements contemplated to make
this point the main division headquart
ers of the road
H. T. Barnes, a white man, was dis
covered by Sheriff D. S. Carlton last
Tuesday night selling whiskey and ar
lested and taken before County Judge
Hemmngs. Barnes plead guilty and
was sentenced to hard labor for six
months.
A hearing was held Monday before
County Judge Hemmings in the case of
six white men of Wabasso charged
with burning a dwelling belonging to
Frank Young, and occupied by Henry
Wear, colored. Wear, the main wit
ness, did not appear at hearing and the
accused men were discharged
William Blakerey, hailing from Tap
pan, New York, aged 36 years, was
Tuesday night, taken to the Florida
Hospital for the insane at Chattahoo-
chez. The following committee ad-
judged the man insane: Drs. Van
landingham and Glidden and H. |.
klopp He was stranger in Fort
Pierce, having been here but few
days.
Mrs. Orpha D. Bruce, grand matron
of the Order of the Eastern Star, made
an official visit to Ruth Chapter, No. 7,
of Fort Pierce, last Saturday evening,
at which time a special meeting was
held. Friday evening she was rendered
reception at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. c. Dittmar, whose guest she !
was, where all the members of the or
der greeted and welcomed her to Fort
Pierce.
Building operations in Fort Pierce
are making satisfactory progress. The .
sky line is now pierced by the dome of .
the new court house and the steeple of .
the new Catholic church; the Van Land
ingham residence has been completed
and is now occupied. The TRIBUNE
building and the Grant residence are
now in the hands of the finishers and
painters, and the new Willis residence.
in the southern part of the town, is
making splendid progress.
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County School Superintendent K. NJ.
Tedder lays at his home in Fort Pierce
suffering with broken thigh the re.
suit of fall down the steps leading to
his Office in the Raulerson building. Mon.
day night, after II o'clock It appears
that party composed of Otis r. Park
err, G. R. Broome and E. A. Holt had
spent the evening in the superintend-
ent's office, and on passing down the
stairs Mr.. Tedder stepped on banana
peel, and fell to the sidewalk below.
He was picked up and removed to his
home, where he was attended by Drs.
VanLandingham. Rollins and Gldden
and the broken limb set. file is now
doing as well as one of his age could be
expected. His numerous friends allover