GENERAL NEWS
Neighborhood News
Garden City
- Mrs Stokes of Laurel Hill was visiting friends here las Sunday
- Barson Scott and Malory Green were hurt badly Friday night when driving mule wagon too fast
- Plaist Masions’ little girl has been quite ill for the last week
- Miss Eula Mae Green “made a flying trip to Bascon Geren Friday evening.” [I believe that should read Bascom Green – Ed.]
- Miss Velmer Reckford has been quite ill the past few days
- Mrs. AL Hare has been ill for the past week
- Miss Margaret Reickord, father and brother made a business trip to section 3 last Wednesday
- Mr. Battersbe went to Montgomery to see a doctor
Niceville
- M/MBH Sutton, M/M BC Davis, Miss Lula Edge, SS Spence and Mr. Ross visited in Camp Walton, Saturday
- JR Bedding left Sunday to spend a few weeks with relatives in Opp, Ala.
- M/M Jacob Benton and children, M/M Linsey of Opp, Ala. Visited here and went on fox hunt
- BM Archibald spent a few days in Pensacola this week
- Mrs JE Jeraunld, returned to her home in Pensacola Saturday after visiting here
- M/M BH Sutton, BP Edge, M/M RC Davis, M Ross, Miss Lula Edge, Walter Miller and Master Joel Edge spent Tuesday fishing at Pippens Lake
- BH Sutton took his wife and little girl, Berlas to Pensacola to the doctor
- JH Tison left for Savannah, Ga., Saturday to visit relatives – had been here for a year
- Miss Rosa Browne, of Laurel Hill is visiting Miss Lula Edge
- IA Helms of Holt is spending a few days with relatives and friends
- WF Hill of Garniers is spending this week with ER McKee at the Rocky Ranger Station
Knox Hill
- Norman Gillis has been sick for the past week
- Dr. CB McKinnon made professional visit here Tuesday
- John Gillis and sister, Miss Thelmer (sic) have returned from DeFuniak where they were taking the County Exam
- Alwin Gillis came home Thursday came home to see his sick father; he will stay for a few days
- Messrs. Frank McKinnon, Knox Gillis & wife, of DeFuniak visited Mr. Gillis’ sister and brothers last week
- Mrs. WH Elmer, of Lynn Haven is visiting her father and son for a few days
- Dan Ray & Will Smith attended services at Beach Grove Sunday
- Oliver Pouncy left for Lockhart where he will work for a while
- Mrs. PD McSween of Pleasant Ridge visited friends here Saturday
- WC Gillis was in Ponce de Leon Saturday on business
- HE Wickersham & Stuart Gillis of DeFuniak visited their uncle Norman Gillis here Thursday
- JW Gillis and son Alex were in Ponce de Leon on business Saturday
Pleasant Valley
- Mason Rushing returned from Ponce de Leon Friday, where he had been carpentering
- WM Smith was in Ponce de Leon on business Friday
- Miss Lillian McDonald of Westville visited her grandmother her for a few days after visiting her sister in Milton.
- Miss Mary Gomillion returned Sunday from visit to relatives in Westville
- Rev. Peacock lectured at the school house Thursday night
- Misses May Smith, Nora & Mary Gomillion were guests of Miss Mary Rushing Sunday
- Jerry Day made his usual call here Sunday
- WM Smith made his usual call down Beech Grove way, Sunday
- Miss Lillian Mc Donald and father of Caryville, were here Friday and Saturday
- Miss Mary Gomillion was in Westville Saturday
- Jenry (sic) May of Caryville made his usual call at MK Rushing’s Sunday
- Miss Ann Kennington and Aden Ward passed through on the way to Ponce de Leon
- NA McDonald & FL Gomillion from camps near Douglass cross roads Saturday night. FL Gomillion wxpects to move to Caryville next week
- M/M John A McDonald of DeFuniak spent Sunday and Monday with parents here
- Messrs. Willie & Harlin Campbell and Lonie King spent Sunday at Ponce de Leon
- Mason Rushing is home after working at Ponce de Leon with Geo. Smit
- Messrs. Bob Hinson and John & Geo. Lee and Preston Bass left Douglass Cross Roads for Pleasant Valley
- Miss Ola Gomillion visited Miss Carrie Adeline Rudhing, Sunday
- Our Sunday School is progressing nicely under the management of Miss Mary Rushing, Sect., Mrs. AP Peacock, Supt, and first teacher, Mrs Sarah McDonald, second teacher and Mrs MK Rushing third teacher.
Eucheeanna
- Mrs Bludworth & Mrs Lindsey were shopping in DeFuniak Saturday
- Crowd of young folks at the sing at CE Howell’s Saturday night
- M/M RJ Garrett & niece, little Miss Isabelle Garrett of Freeport visited relatives here Saturday and Sunday
- Rev. Sellers filled regular appointment here Sunday
- Mrs CE Howell returned from long visit to Pt. Washington
- Miss Mollie Ward & William Smith attended Sunday School here Sunday evening.
- TJ Garrett & m/M Charlie Garrett visited here Saturday night and Sunday
- Porter Infinger attended church here Sunday morning
- Ed Laird made his regular visit here Sunday evening.
- Misses Mary D Bowers & Savannah Garrett spent Sunday with Miss Ella McLendon
- Earnest & Michael Burke attended church here Sunday morning
New home
The One Price Cash House is erecting a 54X140 ft, 2-story building with elevators on the lot just east of the McCaskill garage
- John Q. Adams is here from Portland this week
- Miss Minnie McCaskill is home from college
Local News
- Frank Bell was up from Eucheeanna Monday
- Davis Clary was down from Laurel Hill Monday
- Mrs. Cameron visiting Mrs. Sue Gillis this week
- “Uncle Billie” Powell of Dorcas was in town, Sarurday
- Mrs RG Smith & children visiting in Bagdad this week
- Ernest Walden was here from Mossyhead the first of the week
- JJ McCaskill left Tuesday night on business in Chicago
- Ben Morris from Claroy visiting homefolks Sunday
- M/M Chester Beard of Mossyhead were shopping here Saturday
- RL Burnham & DL Ingram of Freeport were here Tuesday
- Wavy Wadsford will enter Dental Dept. of Vanderbilt University this fall
- Malcolm McCaskill was here from Hosford on business first of the week
- Wanted at once, 5 log teams at Wausau – REL McCaskill & Co.
- S Kropman, district mgr. for Standard Oil Co., was here on business Saturday
- M/M Gifford Garrett & Miss Annie Storrs were up from Pensacola to spend Sunday with homefolks
- Jenkins Lowe was up from Eucheeanna Saturday; he is 81 years old and has never worn glasses
- RH Adams resigned from the city council
- Mrs. WL McDonald of DeFuniak visited daughters Mesdames Oscar Steele & AD Campbell last week – Laurel Hill News
- “Mr Carden has the neatest thing in the way of a compact pocket camera we have ever seen. It fit nicely in the breast pocket if the coat and still takes a nice picture”
- Wm W Flournoy offers 2 6-room houses for rent
- Bob McCaskill went to Pensacola Tuesday night
- J Walter Kehoeis attending court here this week.
- JT Gilbert has been spending the week here overhauling his auto
- “M/M Geo. Marzoni are here on a visit to the latter’s Mr and Mrs JA McCall” [presumably parents of the wife – Ed.]
- Col Flournoy returned from important business in Chicago last Friday
- REL McCaskill left Monday for Wausau to attend his saw mill interests
- LJ Bush of Hotel Chautauqua is away on business for the hotel
- MR Gaskin did effective work on the slayed streets last week with county road equipment
- Mrs Storrs is improving at St. Andrews and expects to return next week
- Books & stationery at a bargain to close up the estate of the late DG MdLeod at his store the remainder of this week
- Bob Drake bought 2 Brudh autos from REL McCaskill, local agent, with which to cary the mail on the Freeport route
- Mrs Frank Wilson hosts social for BYPU next Friday night
- WCTU meets 4 PM next Saturday – either at the Lake yard or at Mrs. Mannings, depending on weather
- WC McLean of Knox Hill is attending court this week
- Doc Davis came up from Niceville Sunday
- JJ Meigs came over from Bristol Saturday night for a day with homefolks
- Eugene Thorp is back from college at Greensboro
- ME Savage & MF Shaw prominent turpentine men from Crestview were here Tuesday
- Miss Myrtle & Evelyn Bowers were here Sunday on a short visit to their mother, Mrs AE Bowers
- Mrs Dowling & daughter, Miss Willie of DeFunisk Springs are here visiting Mrs. Mathison, Mrs. Dowling’s daughter, this week – Panama Pilot
- Robert Touart, with Dixie Drugs for the past few months, has taken a position in Mobile and leaves this week
- TF Bludworth, Jr., attends the Convention of the National Electric Light Assoc, in Seattle and will make extended tour of the west – New York Paper
- CB Ferdon of Crestview was here Friday
- De Murphy was called to Pensacola to visit his seriously ill wife; he had mumps and had to wait till it was safe for him to “venture out”
- HE Graham & Miss Anna Thompson, eldest daughter of M/M HW Thompson of Bagdad, were married at an early hour last Wednesday morning and left on the 9 o’clock train for parts in Lousiana.” – Milton Star
Contributed by Mary Ellen Wexler