Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1910-01-07

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trim j. B. King, was completely de-
stroyed by fire at Daytona Monday.
Up to the middle OF December Plant
City strawberry growers had sold L.
72O quarts, for which they got 1888
p. p. Henderson, white man, is in
Jail at Miami, charged with breaking
open the stable OF r. F Hoye and
Christmas eve night,
The election which was to have been
been held in Delray for the purpose OF
incorporating the town has been post
poued from January 18th until January
10Th
The pretty and comfortable home OF
Mr.. r. o, Burton at Palatka, with the
furniture ard most Of the clothing Of
the family, was burned at 1880 SUNDAY
morning oflast week.
Governor Gilchrist has had issued
the second death wafrarr - ne case o.
The State vs., II. II. Owen, who was
convicted of the murder of II, L. Smith
in Aachua county early last year.
While going to his home about two
O'Clock Sunday morning w. H. Poost r
of DeIand was sandbagged, chloro.
formed and robbed. He was sufficiently
recovered Monday to return to work.
A large American, or bald eagle,
measuring 6 feet four inches FROM tip
of its wings, was killed by TWO men Lear
Sarasota recently Its nest, in tall
pine tree near by, contained several
eaglets.
Chas. Johnson, negro hack driver
in Jacksonville, is serving a sentence Of
so days in Jacksonville on the charge
OF cruel treatment TO his horse and for
ridiculing President Max Myersou Of
the S. C. A. who caused his arrest
Willie Tate, the l2-year old sou Of
Presiding Elder G. a. CARMEL of the
Mariana district, was shot In TIE eve
Friday afternoon with 22.calibre rife
ball, while attempting to shoot a cat.
th2 bali lodging ia the brain with fatal
results.
Capt. W. L. seeley, engineer in
charge, with corps Of Gge engineers
and crew Of twenty men, has completed
the survey for the ioland canal to Ock.
locknee river, distance Of l97 miles
This IS for the canal that has been All.
tated from Jacksonville to Carabelle
and may be extended to New Orleans
The large frame house Of Misses Nan
and Ada Merritt, on the bay front a,
Buena Vista, which cost $1,000. was to.
tally destroyed BY fire last Friday. 7,
was occupied by ChaS. Frazer and his
family who lost everything. There was
$4,000 Insurance on the house.
Salvatore Pitsci, one OF the besi
known Italians in Ybor City, was shet
and killed Friday by Tony LayaIiata a
relative as he was coming ont Of sa.
loon The murder was arrested and
vale being taken to Ja.l a son Of tbe
murdered man stuck pistol in hi.
face aud snapped it twice. The no,
was licked up.
Jonathan Nichols, an aged whit,
man employed as fireman at a sawmu
near laurel Hill started a fire in the
furnace last Tuesday night and Ia,
down to sleep in front Of the fire. nj.
clothing were aaame when he awok,
aud before the flames could he erfir
Ruisned he bad been burned SO badl,
that he died shortly Afterwards.
It has been suggested that she china
berry tree be used as a tree Tor ~,
white fly, instead Of being et,ermTn,
ated' The idea is that ifthe tree w,,a
literally sprayed with a wash ia,
would kill The ay at a tlue when \, -.
tull Of them the result might ~ ! A..
coed thinning our Of nearby groves
from the ragages Of the insects. 2