Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-11-11

each state viii Be tried ~ IN experiment..
The Lee County News Of Fort Myers
has column taken from the Pittsburg,
Pa, Gazette Times about Mr.. Edison's
display At the late land show In that
city. It says Mr.. Edison owns 1900
sores Of the best Land In Leo county, IL
one Of the most elthuiastic boomers Of
Fort Myers and Lee county and that be
Supplied nt his own expense and planted
two rows. each mile long, Of palm
trees on the street. on which he has his
winter home. Mr.. Eddison II always
ready to do anything he can TO advance
the interests Of Fort Myers.
| r. E. Rose. state chemist. has issued .
book on Sugar Production in Florida"
which cortsins much valuable informA-
lion on this important branch Of agrioul-
ture. Captain Rose writes from person
al experisnce, for he was ct one time
one OF the largest growers Of sugar cane
in the south.
General Sam Pasco Of Monticello, was
made natoF-generai commanding the
Florida Division of tho United Confsd-
crate Veterans ct the recent reunion
bold in Barlow. 81
Jackscnville's new automobile ordi-
nance has gone into effect. Restrictions
are placed on speed, and other precsu-
tons are taken TO protect the pablo.
On Monday night. in Tallahassee,
Governor Gilchrist appeared In the title
role Of . play, IA Bachelors Reyerie,"
which was written by Miss Sarah o.
Freeland, q talented Jacksonville news
paper woman. The plsy was given I'M
der the auspices Of the Tallahassee Wo-
mans Club for the benefit Of the new
club house soon to be built. Governor
Gilchrist's friendship for many Of the
members Of the club, caused him to de-
scend fer . short time from the digni-
ties Of his high Office, in order that the
olnb might ralse money for their new
home.
The census Of the United States, as ut
present taken, Is q farce. It is now
nearly 1911-end the result Of the CEN
sus OF last summer viii not be known
until nearly 3 year after it was taken.
w. II. Halssy, who took the census In
DsLand, has mot yet besn paid for his
work. Rother employees Of the census
department are not more promptly paid
fs D. no wonder that prompt work Is not
done. : DeLand News. ~
All telegraph and telephone wires are
TO be put under ground in Jacksonville.
At least 300 people visited the haunted
house near peI,and Landing Sunday,
property Of the late Moses Marsh, 20
!, witness some Of the queer things that
hsve taken place there, such - heavy
E; rock, weighing perhaps 20 or 50 pounds
that has been lying Around tho house
for the past twenty On thirty years pick
Cd itself mp. carried itseh into an sdjoip-
ing room and broke into two pieces
Four pains Of shoes belonging to . few
Of the children, set on the floor, began
TO walk upstairs. while the family look
cd on, and no feet nor hands touched
them. A fishing rod. heavy turned
column, . sewing machine and many
other articles, came down stairs of their
own sccord. These stories excited no
little interest In the haunted place, and
during the past week the road from De.
Land 10 the house, about six miles away,
has been worn to o frAzzle. Some peo-
pie who have visited the scene have ex.
Iperienosd some Of the strange and unac.
countable phenomena. r-~.-. Z.
An old Seminole Indian, Cropeared
Charlie. wss In DANA recently. The old
fellow claims TO be 20 years old. He
said the glades was big pond with
more water, In IL than he had ever seen.
Indications are that the new Olaren,
don Hotel at DAytona Beach viii be com-
pleted by December 10th. Practically
three train loads Of furniture have ar
rived. All carpets win be laid, and Ill
window shades, drzperies and awnings
!, VIII be put mp by tie makers. The
Clarendon win be one Of the finest hotels
on the east coast when completed.
Fhe British steamer Baltic Sea, arriv.
cd ut Pensacola Sunday from London
with three thousand tons Of chalk for .
whiting factory. II any political aspl-
rants need such an article the supply d
unlimited.
Miss Lizzie Roach. highly respected
young Lady Of Williston, while doing
some washing ct her home last week
had hsr clothing to catch ere and she
was 20 badly burned that death resulted.
j sixty-five expert cigar makers, men
and women, LIFT Pittsburg, Pa, iasI
week 10 work In ths cigar factories a
Tampa. Tho strike is practically oven
and most Of the factories have resumed
business. The charges against the ciga,
makers Cor completely, riot, etc., fell fsI
for lack of evidence. 3
Il - A..