Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-23


an active part in the approaching gener-
al election.
A daring attempt was made near Or
tega bridge, near Jacksonville, to hold
up street car few nights ago, and the
passengers. mostly women and children,
were badly frightened. The conductor
and motorman, with help from two pO-
lice, managed to scare the robbers away
Who the men were and what their de-
sign was is not known.
L. S. White, of Glencoe, is one of the
successful farmers and truck growers of
Volusia county and can probably make
better showing for a small piece of
ground than any of his neighbors. Since
last fall from less than half acre he
gathered 1000 quarts of strawberries,
ten bushels of corn aud raised crop Of
lettuce. The total receipts from this
piece of ground was $3.50, an account of
every sale being Kept. All the produce
being sold in the local market.
They now say that VIM. B. Crawford,
formerly editor Of the Pensacola News,
is to be Senator Broward's private secre-
tary. Being secretary seems to run in
tho family. Hisi.distinguished father
has been Secretary of the State of Flori-
da for many years, and his grandfather
died in the same service.
True Democrat.
With two-thirds of his skin burned off
and suffering sgonies of pain, Charlie
Richardson, negro boy about Is years
OF age, is lying in q cot at the county
hospital about to die as the result of q
bit of play on Monday afternoon. Rich
srdson, who is employed at Ed Carry's
bicycle shop on Ashley street, was carry
ing a torch IN his hand when another
boy threwIsome gasoline over him sstu-
rating his clothing. The Oil caught the
blaze from the torch and Immediately
the boys body. was wrapped in flame.
He raniscreamingEsbout the street and
before Mortified people hurried to his aid
and tore offfhisIclothlng he had been
burned fromEhead to foot He was
rushed to.his:home and later to the hos.
pitsl where everything that could be
done was..done toErelieve his tortue, but
reports from the hospital were to the
effect that he. could hardly recover
Jacksonville Times Union.
Tampa has added sixty-one new auto
mobiles to thesrapidly growing quota Of
machines during the last three months
The city now has 5S2, and enthusiasm
in the sport is growing.
! The people Of Gainesville are rejoicing
over the fact that the actual work of ex-
tending the Tampa & Jacksonville rail-
way has begun, ana while the prelimi-
nary work is not extensive, it makes it
evident that money sufficient to extend
the line can be had. 1t is believed that
not many monthsrwlll pass before the
line, for years known as the Gainesville
& Gulf, will connect Florids's two lsrg-
est cities.
While pumping:gasoline from a small
tank on his place at Orange Glade Thurs
day afternoon, Raymond Wsldin was
very painfully, but not fatally burned
by the tank exploding and momentsrily
enveloping him in flames. Mrs. Waldin
who was standing near by, was also
painfully burned. They were at once
brought to Miami and taken to the +.
E. O. railway hospital.
John Julian, our popular druggist
was quite surprised Tuesday morning
when he opened his store door. He
heard q NOISE which: sounded like an ALI.
gator, and thinking the boys had put an
alligator in his:store to scare him, step
ped about cautiously, still hearing the
noise. Helthen thought Of the alligator
eggs given him two weeks ago, and look
ing in the boxIwhere he laid them, be
discovered o tiny alligator which had
Just broken the shell, while the Other
two eggs were producing two more Of
the reptiles River News.
The Ocala Star boasts Of bachelor il
Marion county who, with his own hands
put up quite q quantity of canned goods
preserves and jellies this summer, anC
challenges any other bachelor in TIT
state to make as good 8 showing.
The Florida Citrus Exchange ha
brought suit against the railroads fol
CSC, 900 for damages to fruit allowed Il
freeze while en- route to the markets
The claim department Of the Exchang'
has patiently tried to get . settlement
without sueing, but seemingly the rail
roads have no intentionlof settling unit
compelled to do so.
Possibly nothing more fully illustrate
the progress of Florida's prosperity thai
the fact that arrangements are now com
pleted for daily line of steamers, Sun
days excepted, Ibetween:. Jacksonville anc
New York. Thatithe well known Clyd
line has securedHaI business between
these points that makes such an addition
to their sailings possible, speakes strong
Iy of increased prosperity for jackson