Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-16
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q history OF the late senator WlIklDS0n
Gall and it is his desire to incorporate in
the book every mention of the senator 6
death made by Florida editors. For that
purpose he requests editors Of all Flori
ds newspapers to send him copies of
their papers containing said notices.
The government hyacinth destroyer
has been at work in the river near Palat-
ka for the past two weeks, during the
past week in the vicinity of San Mateo.
This destroyer is not built on the mod
Ell of a torpedo destroyer, but is just a
big revolving wheel which when the
hyacinthS are fed into it, carries them
over and dumps them into pile. 1t is
said that by this process more than two
thirds of the hyscinths that go over the
wheel are put out of business, and that
the plan is much more effective than the
old system Of spraying with chemicals.
The hyacinths have been very bad in the
river hereabouts for the past few weeks,
and this week they are punched along
the water front of Palstka for some dis
lance ont from the shore.
One of the strangest cases ever yet
known in this city came to hight yester-
day morning when two intelligent look
ing, well dressed American couples ap-
peared at the Office of Henry Webster in
the Knight building and asked that their
wedding ties be Immediately snnulled.
They stated in q matter of fact manner
that they had no cause for such separa-
ton except friendly agreement where
by each party was to accept the partner
of the other. They declared that they
had thoroughly considered matters and
decided that a change would be condu-
Give to that variety which is the spice of
life. Attorney Webster was surprised
out Of his wits, but at length found
voice to tell them that they were mista-
ken in their idea that q mutual agree
ment and application in person to an at
torney was sufficient to consummate the
strange bargain.-Tsmpa Tribune.
1t Is said that number of horses have
died from stsggers in the Hague section
of Alachus county lately and the disease
seems to be assuming the proportions Of
an epidemic.
Friday night one of the strangest phe-
nomena of which we have ever heard,
appeared to the people Of Winter Haven
who were awake about midnight. The
moon was shining brightly and above
and below it extending for some distance
beyond its outline was q perfect cross,
the ends Of which were slightly broader
than the center, against which the moon
seemed to be resting. The writer, with
several others watched It for perhaps an
hour, during which time there was no
perceptible change in its appearance.
At $3.50 q. m. it was still plainly visible,
the only change being that there were
then three bars crossed instead Of two.
It was more beautiful and remarkable
than HsIley's comet and we hope we
viii hear Of others who were awake aud
saw it.-Bartow Record.
George Walker, former chief Of police
of Tampa, hssIbeen declared insane and
taken to the asylum. Excessive use of
intoxicants is the cause.
Jacksonville is to have q new ice fscto-
~ with a capacity Of hundred tons a
day.
G. w. Carvey, in searching among
some old papers few days since, found
one containing the following account
of q most interesting family: Henry
Crawford Tucker, who was born in
South Carolina in 1905, came to Georges
in 1914, and moved down to Florida in
1923 and built Q log cabin near where
the capitol building now stands. He
was the first white man that ever cut
stick on the hills where the city Of ITALIA
hassea now flourishes Mr.. Tucker wa
q Primitive Baptist preacher and was IL
the ministry 46 years; was married three
times and when he died was the father
grandfather and great-grandfather o.
TIA decendents. He first married Nancy
Sapp in 1898, shes:was the first white wo
man in Tallahassee, and brought fortl
seven boys and oneygirl. he next mar
risd Peggy Ann Watson, and adde's
three boys and eight girls to his littl
family; after the death OF Peggy, h
married Becky Bryant and this uniol
added eight boys and Ave girls. MAXIM
a total of eighteen boys and fourteen
girls. or in all thirty-two children. On
Of the boys proved to he drunkArd
while fourteen Of them are members o
the same church. nearly all are preach
ers and all are noted for piety, eIcep
the usual one blackkheep. "-Tallahasse
True Democrat.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Daughtrey, Q
Gainesville, came near losing their HON
early Thursday morning from fire cAu'
ed by rats knawing matches. About
O'Clock q. m. Mrs. Daughtrey awoke he
husband and told him she smelied Smos
The later replied that it was prooaol