Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-06-04

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ISOLATION shipped their first solid car
load of cantaloupes Friday.
George Robbins, assistant driver o
the Tampa fire chiefs auto, was so Sc
riously hurt 10 collision with a wa
gon, few days ago, that he has los
the power of speech.
Sheriff Toe Brown, of Brevard, pub
fishes a card thanking the people o
that county for letting the law take it
course in the case OF the negro VII
McFadden, who was charged with
heniouS crime.
Ten acres of watermelons near Ar
cadia this year shipped the first two
cars on May llth that netted the grow
ers S675. During the week this same
ten acres shipped five more cars and
the smallest price received for any OF
them was Sl75 OBJ the track.
Clay County Times; Rev, j, a. Nor.
row mas greatly endesred himsetto the
younger set by putting up "hying-
jenny on the lot across from the Meth
odist church and the little folks are just
about to ride the free horse" todeath.
That is a new way TO attract children,
but sure one.
After drinking and gambling with
Frank Mailman, a negro, at Ocsla, un-
ill he lost all his money, VIM. CaStine,
a discharged cook from work train,
Wsylaid Wsitman, knocked him in the
head with a piece a. iron and robbed
him. CaStine is in Jail awaiting the re
suit Of Wsitman'S injuries.
There can be no DOUBT that Florida
is the poor mans country. Any POOR
man with industry and ordinary intelli.
gence can easily lay up fair compen
SAlion from her fertile, generous soil,
in the growing ofvegetables
for the Northern markets during the
fall, winter and spring season, but it
cannot be done lOaing around aud whit. 1
fling up dry goods boxes.
Titusville Star; The little daughter
If Section Foreman 7. A. Coleman was
oiIIeO in the hand by puppy few days
ISo, after which time the animal man
tested symptoms Of rabies aud was
killed. The head was sent to Jackson
lille and an examination proved ths;
he dog bad hydrophobia. The child
5 Dos in the Pssieur hospital. II the
own marShAls would enforce the ordi-
'Anees much of this trouble and ex.
'euse would be avoided.
At an enthusiastic meeting of tn.
itlEenS of Barlow last Saturday it was
definitely decided 10 have a grand free
on Jane 18th in honor of the
completion Of the cOnnly's handsome,
lev $40 courthouse. The finance
Onmiiiee propose 10 raise sl.OOO for
he cue and meats Of all kinds from
'opher to venison and bear steaks will
e ''cued-" \ game If ball in wi icl
be BArtoE team will try to barbecue
znES's team Will occur in the alter
oot, followed by dance al night.
Mrs. Margaret J. Plan,-Graves. W56. !
x q Henry B Plant founder Of M.
'Oalhern Express Co, railroad. steam.
hip and hotel systems in this Stale :
'eo IN New York Sunday of arierio-
oierosis alter q years illness Mr..
'lAni oled in lS9s, and Mrs. Plant nsr.
lf'a Root- Graves in 1904. There Vas
confess OTer the Plant will which the :
ioOW finally SOa, and by her death
De leATes fortune estimated a, SS +,
hNoao. Her husband and two nephers
arEare Der. She was a charitable wo-
IAn Ao6 gave literally.
The Miami NeEs-Reoord saws theo,5
n hr1ekell residence, On Br9ekelr.
eanl- Al the aaOuih OF the Niauirirc
oelng Torn dom and il lis plso.. "
u Dc erected one OF the largest aDd :
'osi beautiful houses in tie CITY. This :
nhe oldest boil6ing In Miami. ItrS
's'eisso some 30 years ago and has bAen :
&c as residence, cOur1boasz. ynd,,r y
adlng posi- etc TIE site Is one otthe
osl connAaaing in the city add Nh
iAgler nAde every effort 10 purcbase A
Offering tAllOas Sums. bat The Brick
s refused 10 sell Al Aay price. A
II Is geoeral3y conceded, slys an eY- \
'Aoge. Thai Il these days Of oounes-
= ACTIVITY II y0a EEnl basisess nor,
We sSi u SO ma gsiii. YOa cAuDot "
ooEo and E1i1 for il 10 CONE T.