Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1910-04-08
Some State Happenings
Florida Items Gathered from Our Exchanges

81 P .nsacola Greeks will erect chuTch
'or their own use.
b A company selling celery land near
sanford guarantees a flowing we'll with
very five acres sold and that a we'll
satered proposition is causing many to
ct soaked,
The entire issue ofsl2O,OOO of Sanford
municipal bonds have been sold 10 the
lrm ofN. w. Harris & Co., of New
York, at lO4 1-2., which means that
hey sold at 4 1.2 cents on the dollar
bove par.
Last week Fort Myers celebrated its
t5th anniversary as town. and Capt.
n A. Hendry, one Of South Florida's
,rand old pioneers, was the orator OF
he day, and Thos. A. Edison, the great
nventor, was on the stand.
Mr.. Frank Gordon, OF Orlando, has
eceived fine pair of we'll trained
Hood hounds from Gaffney, S. c., some
hing every county in the State should
possess. The hounds have been given
trial and found all right.
y At an election held 10 Kissimme last
wee for city offices the old council was
,1-elected with the exception OF h. Nj.
Pfann, who declined to run. and T. W.
Ellis. who were succeeded by j. {.
Moore and W. r. MakinsoR
The Lamar Camp, Confederate Vet
Grams, at Tallahassee, are planning TO
raise a fund to erect a monument to
commemorate the patient and devoted
heroism OF the Southern women during
the war between the States. No mon
ument OF stone can do the subject JUS
tide.
While under an auto, in Jacksonville,
fixing some of the disarranged machin-
cry Linton Strange had his face, chest
and arms badly burned by a gasoline
explosion. AT first the physicians be-
lieved 1t would be impossible to save
his eyes, but now hold out the hope
that both eyes mas be ssved.
Algi Berrige, white and aged 30, was
drowned at Fl, Lauder1ale last Thurs
day night by stepping from the train
and falling through the trestle into
New river. Be had been employed
Z during the winter in the kitchen de-
partment at the Royal Palm at Miami
and was returning north with a cal
load of other help. & man on the dock
nut out board and told him TO hold or
but In his wild excitement calling for
the trainmen TO hold the train he lei
+ 90 the plank and tried to swim ashore
but the current swept him under.
Do you know what is the average
salary of the public school teacher
I In making a calculation remember
while the teacher is paid for but five
or eight months the salary usually rep
resents the earnings of the whole year
The the expenses of books, board, at
tending normals, ETC., make large in
roads on their small stipend. All tht
schools will be closed within a few
weeks think kindly OF the faithful
teacher and be sure and at least thanl
them for their efforts to help your LITTLE
ones.
The largest strawberry shipments
yet recorded went forward last weel
from Lakeland, Griffin, Galloway ant
Kathleen and amounted 10 l05.OG
quarts and the reports are that the sea
son will continue another month. Thinl
Of strawberries ripening from Novem
Der until the last of April. 1t is n,
wonde- that the Florida growers re
ceive such good prices for their berrie
for they are marketed when there i
absolutely no competition. Ii is tn
same with lettuce, celery, tomatoes
peas. beans and numerous other yege
cables.