GENERAL NEWS
Chautauqua Day by Day
- DeKoven Male Quartette and Price-Shipley Concert Co., were here.
- Dr. King recruited his students to act in play “Merchant of Venice” with Miss Atkinson playing Portia.
- Lou J Beauchamp speaks.
- Local talent recruited for comedy, “Mr. Bob” under direction of the King School of Oratory.
Neighborhood News Items
Pleasant Hill
- Rev. Bailey preached at Pleasant Hill Sunday.
- Riley Mason visited WF Arnett, Sunday.
- AL & Dan Alford past (sic) through our berg (sic) Sunday morning.
- Joe Johns and several Crestview boys were in Defuniak Saturday.
- Measels are about over, here.
- William Mason visited SH Barks Sunday.
Niceville
- Mr. Flournoy of Defuniak here on business Monday.
- Rev. Stock filled regular appointment here Sunday.
- Dr. Lewis of Pensacola here on business Tuesday.
- WJ Harley left for Pensacola on launch “Ruth” Thursday.
- BP Edge, JJ Smith & Master Joel Edge caught a good number of fidh at Pippins Lake Thursday .
- VL Stonaker passed through on his way to Garniers.
- Mrs DP McKinnon visited relatives in Harris this week.
Ganer, A.L.
- Perry Corner went to Darlington, Sunday.
- The Burges brothers visited home folks, Sunday.
- Rev. James Brooks preaches at Oak Grove next Sunday; Church will be there 1st Sunday and Sunday School will be held in the evening.
- Walter Graham & Miss Estelle Warren were married Sunday.
- Miss Annie Hambrick visited.
Dorcas
- M/M WT Hart visited in Crestview.
- A. McDonald attended Chautauqua on Saturday.
- TA McCallum & James Kelly were in Defuniak on business.
- Hart Bros. expect big cane crop this year.
- M/M WH Davis returned from North Carolina the first of this week.
- Riley Mason of Deerland visited on the north side of the river, Saturday evening.
- Temperance Day at Chautauqua: Mrs. Manning held meeting with Rev. Chapman, President Walker of Palmer College and others attending.
- RN Tarance, is noted as Supervisor of Registration.
Local News
- Charlie Jones hers from Laurel Hill, Saturday.
- Col Flournoy “went to Milton Monday to attend the big barbeque and political speaking”.
- The Florala Chautauqua is 16 days this year, ours nearly 7 weeks.
- N McGuire visited from Freeport last week.
- DR King and Lou Beauchamp were guests of M/M Storrs Friday night.
- FJ White, the well man, was here Saturday.
- M/M Gifford Garrett wer here Sunday to visit home folks.
- WF Meigs has purchased the interest of JJ Meigs in the hardware firm and will run the business alone.
- Mrs. AM Lewis leaves this week for Ft. Davis, TX to work for one of the largest dry goods businesses in the area.
- Dr. CB McKinnon takes over Landrum’s Drug Store.
- JT & Grady Gilbert were here Monday.
- George Ward left Sunday night for business in Georgia.
- Probation Officer, FM Neel “wishes any one who may know of any cases that would come under the jurisdiction of his office to notify him at Union”.
- Work on the well for the ice house progresses well.
- AF Prior, long time night operator, was back visiting friends here.
- Mrs. AH Sherman, of Ashtabule, Ohio, is visiting her friend Mrs. Lason and attending Chautauqua.
- REL McCaskill & Geo. Ward have purchased a mill at Wausau in Washington County; it will be named for McCaskill.
- The Dandy Dixie Minstrels, here Tuesday was managed by JR Anderson who had a merry-go-round here 12 years ago.
- M/M EH Miller of Freeport celebrate their 25th anniversary and many from here will attend.
- A fourteen year-old cigarette sucker with a pistol in his pocket is a good subject for home missionary work, and a sized birch rod will prove more effective than sermons and Scripture reading.
- All members of Co. K, 1st Inf. NGF are hereby ordered to report to drill in service uniform, Friday March 15 at 7:30PM and Monday night March 18th at same hour. Inspection Tuesday night March 19th at 7:30PM. Harley Cawthon, Captain Commanding.
- M/M Kenneth McCaskill returned last Thursday from their bridal tour.
- RS Inge says he will have ice ready for delivery tomorrow.
Contributed by Mary Ellen Wexler