Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-05-28

solo IN AJlduId iVt V''' y
higher than last year.
David Thompson, a white man, was
tried and found guilty, in Miami lasV
week, of robbing the store OF waiter
Kitching, at Stuart
The Ocala Banner says: No. Don I
Let the editors enjoy the courtesies OF
railroad passes, Let those things oe
enjoyed solely by the poor, down'troo'
den office-holders.
On June I'd and Bird the reunion OF
the Florida ex-Confederste veterans
will take place in Ocala and an inter-
esting program has been arranged Tor
the accession.
Mrs. Julia B. Green, the widow who
was assaulted at her home and left Tor
dead by her brother-in-law, John l.
MILFORD is recovering fast. She re-
fuses TO swear out warrant for her as
sailant.
The Presbyterian manse, occupied
by the family of Rev. G. E. Thompson,
at High Springs, was burned about noon
last Friday. The fire originated in the
kitchen hear the hue and the roof was
in flames before it was discovered.
Most of the furniture was saved.
An old city directory resurrected in
Jacksonville says that in 1853 the place
was known as "Cow Ford" 1t is some
what of "bully" place now. D. d.
Hart, the founder Of jacksonville, went
there in 1921, and the first steamboat
made its appearance in the st. Johns
river in 1880.
Titusville Star; Mr.. w. S, Norwood
returned home from Tallahassee Satur-
day night, where he was sent bout
two weeks Il go by the fish dealers, fish
ermen and merchants of Titusvllle to
oppose the passage of proposed law
creating a closed fishing season during
June, July and August. The passage
of the bill would have proved disastrous
to the fishing interests of this whole
section, and public sentiment defeated
il last week.
An Italian section hand on the +. E.
G.. railway by the name of Vincenro
Minutillo had his right leg crushed be-
tween the ankle and knee Saturday af-
ternoon was leaving the station at liz
tusville. The man wss standing close
to the track OF the Sanford branch
watching 10 pull out on the main line
when box car 10 front of engine 1913"
struck him in the back and knocked
him down, crushing his led. Minutillo
was carried to ST. Augustine and the
leg amputated.
The Stetson College commencement
will be held May 20 to June |, and the
program arranged is most interesting.
DR.. Bulley will preach the baccalaure-
ate sermon and Rev. Henry w. Bottle,
ID. D., will deliver the educational SER
mon. Prof, H. A. Hathaway, principal
OF the Orlando Bigh School and preSi.
dent Of the State Teachers Associu.
ton, has been selected as the normal
school orator, and the commencement
orator will be Rev. A. h. Jolly, ID. d.,
president OF the Presbyterian College
OF Florida.
The board OF officers OF the corps of
engineers appointed TO recommend
routes for survey for canal across
the northern part OF the State of Flor
Ida, from east TO west, will recommend
to the war department survey of five
routes, 1900 miles in all at a cost of
approximately $4,000. 1t is expect ed
that IT the plan of survey is approved
the work will begin at once. The
shortest line from coast TO coast con-
templated is ITO miles, with other sur.
veys necessitated making each route
survey approximately 200 miles.
The Hastings potato crop was great
one this seasonal million dollar one.
and some OF the growers made a for.
tune. Up at Seville, from the muck
| In. l..
lands around Lake Louise. the growers
marketed about 1900 barrels, which
brought them returns In the neighbor.
mood OF $1,000. On this same land a
crop OF corn is now coming ON and II