The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1911-08-18
LOCAL OVERFLOW

Mr. and Mrs Meyers Froscher are
visiting relatives in Cocoa and Rock
ledge.
Mrs. Geo. Saunders visited her sister,
Mrs. John Miller, of Eden, the first of
the week, returning home Thursday
Mrs. +. L. Hemmngs returned Mon
day from d months vacation spent at
Atlanta, Ca, Fairburn, Ca, and Tate
Springs, Tenn.
Travelling Auditor Peters, of the
Standard Oil company, Is relieving D.
H. Pope, the local agent who is away
on short vacation.
w. T. Hardin, of P. P. Cobb's de-
partment store, leaves Saturday night
for a two weeks vacation which he eX-
poets to spend among the Carolina
mountains.
Mrs. R. White spent Sunday and
Monday in Cocoa, the guest OF Miss
Ema Geiger. She was accompanied
home by her daughter. Miss Harriet,
who spent the past week in Cocoa
Mr.. and Mrs. j. R. Pomeroy and
child, of Stuartf were visitors in our
city Thursday. Mr.. and Mrs. Pomeroy
were both teachers in our High School
here and their many friends were
pleased to see them in our city again.
John H. Kipp, of Guadalajara, Jalis-
co. Mexico, arrived here Sunday night
and is the guest of Albert Conway and
family. Mr.. Kipp is thinking of in
vesting somewhere on the East Coast
and we hope he will buy in our section.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. R. Harrison and
daughter returned Wednesday from
Cornelia, Ga, where they spent the
past two months. While in Baltimore
Mrs. Harrison underwent an operation
and it is pleasure to note that she
has regained her lost health.
The friends of Monte Gibson, who
was druggist in the Fort Pierce Drug
store about three years ago. will be
surprised to hear of his arrest in Penn
sacoa last week for the alleged mis-
appropriation of funds ntrusted to his
care by DR.. Dupuls, of Lemon City.
j. S. Stratton, representing Brack-
cite & Company. a New York commits
sion house, was in this section the first
of the week, buying oranges end grape
fruit. 1t is understood that large
proportion sold their oncoming crop at
good figure. Mr.. Stratton left We'd
nesday for Brevard county in his REQ
! car.
DR.. X. E. Burlington, who has landed
inter at Fort Pierce and Vero, and
is frequent visitor to this section,
was one Of the active pail bearers at
the funeral of Gen. George w Gordon,
ommander-in of the United Con-
federate Veterans, whose remains
were inferred at Memphis last Satur-
day.
The chicken pillau supper given by
the ladies' of the Woman's Home Mis-
sion society at the Crystal theatre last
Friday evening was largely attended.
Full Justice was done the palatable vi
ands prepared by the ladies, and in ad.
dition to appeasing multitude of ap-
petites. goodly sum of money was re.
allied from the supper.
The Womans Home Missionary So
ciety of the Methodist church was en-
tertaned by Mrs. S. s. Buell. and Mrs.
l.. A. Jennings at the Buell. home on
Pine street, Tuesday afternoon. De-
lightful refreshments were served,
and an especially enjoyable feature of
the occasion was vocal solo beauti-
fully rendered by Miss Lois Klopp.
w. 0. Brack, who for the past year
has been valued employe in the mer-
camille establishment of P. P. Cobb,
has resigned his position and left Wed.
nesday night for Jacksonville where he
has accepted a position with Armour &
Co., in that city. He has many friends
here who regret his departure, but
wish him full quota of success in his
new position.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Roylance de-
parted Tuesday for Baltimore, where
Mrs. Roylance will purchase her fall
and winter line of millinery They
were accompanied by their four chill
dren, the two older daughters, Misses
Aileen and Virginia, stopping over in
jacksonville to visit friends, while Miss
Emma and Master Edgar will continue
on with their parents to Baltimore.
A. B. Sanders and G. l.. Sanders, of
the Miami Engineering and Construct
ion company, of Miami, were visitors
mere SATURDAY. ms company has the |
contract for the immense drainage
ditch now under way on the Fort Pierce
Farms company's tract, also the work
on the Walton Gardens at Walton, an |
have recently closed a large contr act
for drainage work in Dade county.
w. N. Hayes Joined the circle of auto.
mobile owners last week, purchasing
the car formerly owned by A. B. Low.
ry. His advent into the ranks of auto
enthusiasts was marked by narrowly
escaping a serious accident, when his
car skdded down the bank in front of
the winter residence of F. H. Willis.
Very fortunately the machine did not |
turn over aud the extent of damage
was bent front axle.
Business men and property owners in
our city have signed a petition calling