The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-01-22
ROUND ABOUT FLORIDA

II is said that the suspended First
National bank of Pensacola will pay
its depositors in full.
Norman Chamberlain, 15 years old
whose home is in st. Joseph, Mo-, was
struck and killed by an automobile at
Miami.
The convocation of the Episcopal
diocese of Southern Florida has closed,
after a very satisfactory session at
Orlando.
C. j. Hoffbaucr. of Billings, Mont,
reported to the Jacksonville police that
his room mate, a new FRIEND had
victimized him Of $1,000 in cash and
jewelry. James Williams is the man
whom he suspects.
Braxton Beacham sold forty thou
sand boxes of citrus fruits to pack
ing house at Maitland 1t is esti-
mated that up to january 1st 80, ,000.-
600 boxes of citrus fruits had been
shipped from the state of Florida,
comparing very favorably with last
seasons record.
1t is understood that Governor
Trammell has directed f. z. Jones,
state game and fish warden, to come
to Tallahassee and establish his Of
flee at the capitol. Since his appoint
ment to the position Mr.. Jones has
remained in Jacksonville.
Miss Carrie Dortch, living about five
miles west of Alachua, was terribly
burned. Some one had set the woods
on fire, and she, with others was
fighting the fire, when her clothing
caught. Before the fire could be ex-
tinguished she was horribly burned.
AS result of pistol duel during
"crap" game at Mayport, Jerry
Walker, negro, was shot in the neck
and seriously hurt by viii Sherman,
another negro. Both negroes wer.s
placed under arrest, together with ten
other participants in the game, by
deputies.
AT the meeting Of the fire depart~
ment board Of Key West, Thomas T..
Reedy was elected chief, Reginald
Prichard, first assistant and ]. Frank
Roberts, second assistant; Eugene K,
Albury, secretary, and William I.
Archer, treasurer; Drs. ]. N. Fogarty,
J. B. Maloney and 7. o. Otto, sur
geons.
Carlos Sistrunk, who accidentally
shot himself at Ocala, was a member
of one of the oldest families Of Ma
rion county. He was successful law
yer and prominent man. He repre-
sented Marion county in the Lcgisla-
ture in 10000, and for the last six
years had been city attorney for
Ocala.
Bankruptcy proceedings involving
the Keyser- Muldon company, one of
the largest lumber shipping concerns
on the gulf coast. and three associated
concerns were filed in court at Pensa-
cola. The Keyser- Muldon company
filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition,
giving its liabilities at approximately
SO, 900, 900, and its assets at approx
mately $2,OOo,O0o.
The enrolment for the winter term
at Stetson university is exceedingly |
gratifying. A number Of students
from the University Of Chicago, Ohio
State, Illinois Wesleyan. Depauw and
other northern institutions Of learn
ing arc registered at Stetson. "A num-
ber Of Florida students have entered.
The enrolment in all departments is
better than last term.
Engineer Sheldon Thomas and ne
gro fireman, William Bowden, on the
Florida East Coast switch engine No.
rs, were seriously injured and r. H.
Mackey, Of Jacksonville, and Mrs. Au-
gustus Gum, of st. Louis, were terri
bly, bruised when the F. e. G. passen-
ger train No. 36 crashed into the rear
of the switch train near Philips Sta
tion, about one mile from South jack
sonville.