The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-05-14
STATE NEWS

JneksOnyille's proposed ten story MOTEL
Capt. Paul B. Jaudon, the Oldest cit
izel Of Miami, 10 dead.
Contract has been let for a mamOth
new theater building for Miami.
A negro man was lynched at Camden
Saturday afternoon. The usual crime.
The citizens Of Tampa are working
vigorously for 2 union depot.
One negro threw a billiard ball atan-
other In Jacksonville Saturday night.
and broke his neck.
The HillsbOrough grand jury IN SEES
sion LAST week, found seven irdIct'
ments for murder.
Western capitalists purchased $1,000
acres of land IN DeSotO county last
week, bought for colonization purposes.
The Sanford lodge Of Eagles is one
Of the youngest in the State but has 200
members.
There are no paupers In Putnam
county and the commissioners have de
eided 10 sell the poor farm.
The senate AZ Washington has con
hrmed the appointment Of Charles 5.
Williams for postmaster at Key West.
Up % May lst, Tampa had shipped
1880, 900 cigars this year as against
So, 1916, 600 for the same period lest year.
Col. William LeF'ils, commanding the
first infantry Florida State Troops, has
rendered his resignation TO Governor
Gilchrist.
One strawberry grower ct Kathleen,
Polk county, shipped 100, 600 quarts Of
strawberries this season, netting him az
average Of fifteen cents per quart.
Six hundred hogfhesds Of leaf tObac-
co WAS shipped from Pensacola about
May /, 90 Liverpool The shipment
comes from Kentucky and Is being eX-
ported by q tobacco firm Of that State
William b. n, ndersOn, OF Tampa,
who has been one Of the most prOmi.
nent figures IN the State since the war,
died 1t Dwight, H., Saturday morning
last, Of pneumonia.
An important happening In Jackson.
vile last Sunday was the raising Of
81. 900 by the congregation Of the First
Baptist church, thus freeing the sacred
odifce from debt. The church was sub
soquently dedicated.
Tho governor has sent 10 the senate
for confirmation the following appoint
ments ~ pilot commissioners Tor the
port OF Pensacola: r. r. Welles, J, NJ.
Flynn, George l., LappinRtOD, John A.
Merritt, John II. Harvell.
After being out for twelve hours, IN
Gainesville, the jury IN the case Of the
State W. William Bexley and TRULY
Ogteen, two prominent young men OF
High Springs charged with the murder
0f w. n. horeland, brought In q YER
diet Of manslaughter.
Believing that . burglar was At.
tempting 20 force an entrance into his
hBmo, u. q. Cross, superintendent OF
the Seminole Pressed Brick Company,
90 Jacksonville, shot and instantly
killed Robert AldTich, who conducted
bakery at Main and TWenty.first
streets, shortly before 9O'clock Sunday
nlght.
John Robinson, one of Jacksonville'S
most respected young men, and son
Of ]. s Robinson, Of the Robinson I'm.
proyement Company, came TO his death
Sunday morning by drowning InJulirg'
ton creek, q stream which flows into the
So. Johns river about ten miles south OF
Mandarin.
The body Of Carrie Singleton, eologed,
was found floating In the MantanEas
liver near Fort Marion about O'Clock
Saturday morning by Mr.. Jerome Io
pes % Be was returning from the island
with q load Of marsh grass. The al
thOFitles were notified, and eOroner's
fury brought In q verdict that the de.
ceased committed suicide by drowning
while temporarily insane.
Largo has the dIstlnetlono Of being the
only town In the United States where
curacao wine Ia manufactured for com
msfclal purposes, the curacao made
from The "Cull" grapefruit principally,
although oranges can be used. Largo's
cuFacOa factory % owned and operated
by w. n SpuFlin, who 10 among the first
cOmeru 90 that section. Mr.. SpuTlin
has received diplomas and awards Of
various kinds &C several VI the large
State fairs. and Rt the Worlds COlum.
binn Exposition, where his wines re
eelvsd much attention and praise.
An alleged case Of attempted bribery
came 60 light In Pensacola Saturday
night, when Sheriff james G. Van Pell
dlSmlSsed from service Deputy Sheriff
w. n. Smith, and In a statement Ssy'
bis reason for 40 doing we're that the
deputy had approached him with prop
osltion that he receive money IN the
sum Of $50 10 either talk with the wit
nesass or see that they were not sum
mOned IN the case Of John Apostle and
Charles ChIgariB, Greeks, who we're ~.
Gently arrested on the charge Of selling
llquOr on the Sabbath and selling with.
out license, and whose eases are 10
come before the criminal court next
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