Fort Pierce news., 1911-04-21

Ire Stedu6T OONoI' WV 49,
vessel on the line running from Mann
70 Jacksonville, is now making regular
trips with fine cargoes.
The citizens' organization in Tampa
have declared IN favor of open shop
aud refuse to treat with union commit
tees from any order. Watch the out
come,
St, Augustine is one Of the few cities
in Florida that can boast OF being en-
tirely out Of debt. When the present
mayor went Into office the city owed
S45.0OO.
Sentiment in favor Of a commission
form of government is growing rapidly
In Tampa and is being urged at council
meetings. 1t is by far the most eco
nomical form.
The good ladies Of Sanford have
formed Hospital Association TO pro-
vide for emergency cases either OF acci'
dent or sickness, and will soon have
building erected.
Twenty Ave orphans and abandoned
children were provided with homes by
the Children's Home Society Of Florida
during the month Of March, showing
that the society is doing good.
Senator Hudson wishes TO see every
county in the state have the power to
establish a juvenile court. A better
plan would be to hold the parents re.
sponsible for the child's lawlessness.
The Halifax River Bridge Co. threat
ems to close their bridges on May lst,
when the cut toll rates ordered by the
county commissioners goes into effect.
A good way 70 lose their charter.
T. @. Cannon and Simeon Dfiggers,
the white men,who -waylaid and muir
dered Ben Turner, store clerk at
Mulberry because he refused to credit
them, only got penitentiary sentences.
John Bennett, heretofore reckless
but for the last year peaceable and in.
dustrious man, was waylaid and shot to
death near Lawtey last Thursday night |
and Green Teston is in Jail charged with |
being implicated in the murder.
The PAlatka Times. Herald says If all |
the new counties proposed are formed, !
the intended judicial circuits created,
and another congressional district made
the political map Of Florida year
hence will be quite diffe ent from what
it is now.
After celebrating one hour jury in
the u S. court at Jacksonville gave
verdict for $4,000 against the a. e. L.
railroad for the death OF C. c. Hale, a
shipping clerk, who was killed in col
lision at Inverness while in car mark
ing goods.
Tallahassee was badly Aurried last
week when representative drew up
resolution for the temporary removal
OF the capital 10 Jacksonville on ac.
count OF an epidemic of smallpox at
Tallahassee. but it turned out to be
Only intended as a joke.
James Anderson, negro cook on
Tampa Northern work :rain has been
arrested at Brunswick, Ca, in connec.
tion with the $4,000 mail bag robbery
at Brooksville. Anderson saw the boy
when he found the money and made
him divide, both promising not to tell.
An lS-nonths old child of Mrs. An.
drew Zeigler, of DeLand, fell from a
sewing machine at which It's mother
was at work, one day last week, and
the back of its head struck the spout
OF a large oil can, puncturing the skull
but the child is still living and will re-
cover
Winter Garden came near being
wiped out last Thursday night by a $40
600 fire which destroyed the building
and stocks Of L. Miller, billiard and
Boyd, Croft and Jones, Mrs Jones, Ro-
per's meat market, Griner Bros, L. d.
Jones, j, J. vining, pharmacy and
Two barber shops.
Most Of the towns and cities Of the
state are fayoring the plan TO dispense
With the delivery of mail on Sundays,
but TO stop the people from hanging
around the Office and gossiping would
disrupta custom that'has been 10 vogue
ever since postofices we're first estab-
lisbed.
L I. Moore, a young lineman in the
employ Of the Western Union Telepranh