The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-11-11
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there was no insurance on the property
The loss is estimated at about SlO,OO0
The gin had a capacity of about 40 bales
day, while the saw mill was dong
large business in cutting timber for the
building of that section.
The Monroe opera house at TalIa
hassee was packed Monday night o.
last week on the occasion Of the enter
tanment given under the auspices Of
the Womans Club, when Hon, AIberI
W. Gilchrist represented the che
figure in the BACHELORS ReverY,
written by Miss Sarah Freeland. society
editor of the Times-Union,
The P. e. O. Steamship Company
warehouse and dock, az Key West val
ued at quarter Of million dollars, was
destroyed by fire late Friday afternoon
AT least one hundred thousand dollars
worth of freight stored in the ware
house and on the dock, wa7 also deS-
troyed. The origin Of the fire l. an
known. There was no loss OF !lie'
The Tallahassee public was greatly
disappointed last week at the non'ap-
pearance of Hon. Henry ". Long, VINO
had been dvertised to meet in JOINT de-
bate Rev. W. A. Myers. one of the
prohibition champions of Florida, A
large crowd of men and women gather
ed on the court house square TO hear
the question discussed pro and con,
but were disappointed, though they
were entertained for an hour by an
eloquent speech from Mr.. Myers.
Blood will tell. 1t seems that the
paternal grandfather of the late lament
ed N. B. Broward was man OF great
force, and leader before AMI after the
cession of Florida to the United States.
He was appointed colonel by the Span
ish governor and cleaned up the pirates
who tried to make Fernaldina head
quarters. As reward for his bravery
and valuable services the governor
gave him several thousand acres of
land in what is now Duval county. An
old document brought out by Editor
Williamson shows the colonel to have
been worthy grandsre of the old
Filibuster, just gathered to his fathers.
An aunt also was among the brave
Southern matrons who cheered and en-
the Florida boys to 60 to the
front and fight and die in the sixties.
Governor Broward's ancestors were
not the ignorant poor wretches former.
ly described, Polk County Record
The trial of Mrs. Belle Robinson,
charged with assauting Mrs. Charlotte
NJ. Baldwin, principal of the Archer
Hich School, some two weeks ago, took
place last week before County Judge
Mason, in Gainesville resulting in
conviction and the imposition of fine
Of $500 Considerable interest was
manifested in the trial, which was
brought 10 quick termination by the
entering of a plea of guilty. Judge
Mason, in accepting the plea, stated he
was exceedingly panied, but the inter
Uretarion Of the law was plain in the
case and there was no evasion. Mrs.
Robinson informed the court she acted
on the spur of the moment, not think
ing she was violating any law, but
simply avenging the punishment which
had been administered her son for dis
obeying the rules of the school. Judge
Mason was quite explanatory in his in.
depreciation of the statute regarding
the interference Of schools and churche.
which are placed on the same level by
the laws of Florida.
( A monster deed from the trustees Of
the Internal Improvement Fund of thu
State, transferring to the Florida Eas
Coast Railway $1,000 acres of Ever
glades land in townships So, 81, and 81
of range 81 east, Dade county, has beer
filed in the county clerks Office, say
the Miami News.Record. The land il
decided to the railroad company through
an act of the legislature of March
1881, entitled an act to incorporate tn,
Palatka and Indian River railway ant
to grant certain lands to the same il
consideration of the greatly improved
value which will accrue to the Stat,
for the construction of the said railroad
and branches. For this improvement
the railroad company, its successors it
assigns, were to receive 5000 acres O
land for every mile of road, graded
cross tied and ironed. "A certificate TO
the said Indebtedness of the State t,
the railroad was issued. Later on tn,
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