The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-12-23
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cottage on lhe 'o's 'ou'" vi Ills nome.
Walter Heller came down from Fort
pierce and passed pleasant Sunday
with parents and friends.
number from Acacai Lodge went
;, Fort Pierce last Thursday when
Charles Segerstrom took Royal Arch
degrees.
Eugene Hunt has been a frequent
ooller in town lately, visiting the
s.rous bean farms in the interests of
business.
Dr. Sneeden had the disheartening
ovperience, when he returned from
Now York last week, of finding his
bungalow and all it contained, had been
destroyed by fire during his absence
Reans are beginning to move forward,
] H. Baker shipping ten baskets last
week that sold for fifteen dollars per
basket 1t seems needless to comment
IN the advantages of living in a climate
where vegetables can be grown TIE
year round.
1t would not do for persons to live
here who cherish any of the old-time
superstiticn in regard to flowers bloom
ing and fruit bearing tout of season."
for Fertile Florida is always giving her
children such surprises as seen in the
abundance of ripe mulberries being en-
loved at present--one thrifty housewife
gathering and canning five quarts one
morning.
Miss Lena Stark is becoming quite
pedestrian; walking from her home
to St. Lucie's hill where she joined
boating party of merry Christmas
shoppers bound for Stuart. Return
ing, all enjoye a ''cup that cheers"
with Mrs. L. C. Harbrecht when Miss
Lena started on her homeward walk
arriving fresh and bright as a May
morning and ready for another excur-
sion.
The Kathleen, f" dainty little craft
fitted into port one day recently. The
owner, j. L. Ingraham, third vice presi-
dent of the F. E. C. railway, stopping
to call on D. E. Austin. MIR. Ingraham
had party of friends aboard who are
enjoying the ever-changing beauties of
Indian river and its bordering shores of
graceful palms, as they glide on their
way to visit various points of interest
south.
After being moored at the city dock
for several weeks, Col. Thompson's
commodous house. boat. the Ever
glades' weighed anchor last week and
started on cruise south, Miami being
the destination in view 1t is with re.
greet we see the masts and flags disap-
pear in the distance, for many have
enjoyed the hospitality Of the hostess,
Mrs. John Garrison, while the genial
Captain and his crew, ever courteous
and polite, made friends of all whom
thev met.
When on last Friday, the members
Of the school board decided to grant
two weeks holiday vacation, (instead
OF one, as had previously been decided
upon) there was general rejoicing
among the pupils, and possibly the dis
appointment(?) to the teachers was not
greater than they can bear for with
happy shout of ''Two whole weeks at
home! necessaries were hastily tumbl.
Cd into suit cases and Miss Brown left .
Tor Fort Pierce and Miss Heseth for =
ner home in Oslo, on Saturday morn :
ings train. During vacation some need
60 repairs will be made and the school
rooms thoroughly cleaned.
everything about town seems in a
state of suppressed excitement, for the
gao yuletide is here-a time for happi- /,
ness and surprises. Packages are sur =
ieptitously brought into the homes and =
n'd IN the most unimaginable places, .
while the deft fingers of the good y
housewife are busy plying needle and =.
Unread, fashioning all sorts of dainty .
ana useful gifts from rag doll for the :
Youngest to deliberately embroidered
smoking jacket for the sire; and so it Is u
s'' over this broad land, and to each ~
ana all we extend greetings:-May the y
jest OF all gifts-health and content 9
rnent be theirs. g