Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1910-05-06
Some State Happenings
Florida Items Gathered from Our Exchanges,

The Culpepper tent meetings Will De-
oin in Miami on the second Sunday in
MAY, just after the primary election
The peach crop about Pine Castle
will be cut of by the drouth as the fruit
reouires a lot OF moisture to I'LL out
kproperly
A large force of men are busy grad
finq.and clearing the right'ot-way Tor
1.-THE Florida Railway between the Mas
tsau river and Fernandina.
Mrs. Fletcher Freeman, OF South
miami, died as the resu!. OF burns re-
iceived while cooking supper THURSDAY
might. leaving husband and 2-monIh'
iold baby.
Roland Bitch, an employe OF the
iOcala postotfice and member OF prom
iinent family, was arrested last Friday
charged with robbing the mails ana
bonded for $1,000
Irwin Hanchett, the boy murderer OF
ll15-year.old Clevie Tedder month or
so ago, will suffer the penalty OF his
crime at DeLand today, according TO
the governors decree
X Harrison Mosely, aged IA, living at
r Highlands, Fla, deliberately beat and
dubbed to death, last Sunday week, his
n five year old nephew for no cause what
ever. The murderer is in jail.
Harold Hand, the young man who
knocked down, gagged and robbed
friend on the outskirts VI ST. Aug Justine
after going broke on the races, got two
wears in the penitentlary. Easy
Mariana velasqnez, Cuban student
at Sutherland College, was dangerously
stabbed Friday by brother student
named Chester Logan. Logan is in
X charge of the sheriff awaiting the re-
Il salt OF the wounds
Seabreeze is to have large lire
proof hotel, ground for it being broken
and work commenced. The rock to be
nsed will be from the Tomoka river
and the other material towed down the
K canal from Jacksonville.
We are enjoying all tie fresh guavas
y we can u.s.. 1t pays to protect the
trees from the frost. We have had
fresh puavas almost daily for three
years by protecting our trees in winter
saws Fort Myers Press correspondent
Jerry D. Smith, a Southern Express
messenger between Jacksonville anc
Hamlet, N. c., is under arrest for The
theft of package containing Sl,Oo'
worth of diamonds. His defense wa
Z that he thought the stones were glass
r. I. Hamilton formerly merchan
NJ in North Miami and who was divorced
last year, skipped away from MAN
f Friday night with l4'year OLD MIS-
SAWYER. but they were halted in 81
Augustine and now the man will hay
10 stand trial for kidnapping
w. L. Barber, charged with KILN
Section Foreman Todd at Bunnell WI
not stand trial for manslaughJer. Tod
4me to his death by the bursting Ola
ARTERY at the base of the brain as I'd
result of blow alleged to have bee
% the Jaw by Barber. Queer verde
II has been published that the pr
moters of the Jacksonville races mac
100000 in the l23 days OF racing d.
ducting the cost of erecting the plen
which has been placed at S225,OOO an
an additional 100000 for Incidental
a healthy balanc is left for the sport
Harry Alec, white convict 22yea'
old who was doing four years time
Rentz camp near Silver Springs, brof
away and went to Jacksonville to St
the ponies run. He saw them and att
the races a policeman saw him and ca
ried HIM back, getting 800 for b
trouble.