GENERAL NEWS
Local News
- N McGuire went to Florala, Saturday
- NS Townsend was up from Antioch, Saturday
- Quarterman McCaskill was here from Freeport, Monday
- WT Bludworth had the mumps last week
- WL Cawthon & RG Christian went to the Basin to fish, last week
- Will Laird writes that he likes Arizona, but misses Florida
- FJ White was here last week looking after the well of the ice plant
- JI Langley brought some beautiful specimens of petrified wood to town Monday morning
- M/M Wallce Bruce left Tuesday for their summer home in Brooklyn, NY. He is in much better health than when he came down in the fall.
- Mr. Mitchell the erecting engineer at the ice plant should have things running well in about 3 weeks
- M/M Kenneth Bruce will leave on July 13th to spend the summer in Scotland and Europe where Mr Bruce will gather material for a series of illustrated lectures
- CD Frink was here Monday
- CL Choate left for his homein Tallahassee Monday morning
- Miss Ethel Senn returned Sunday from Troy & Montgomery, visiting relatives
- ME Johnson, Dr. Stephens & JM Reynolds, of Mosseyhead were here Friday night
- A large number of young men attended the ball near Florala last Friday night
- WCTU will be held at the home of Mrs. Manning next Saturday at 4PM
- Roubert (sic) Tourat left the first of the week for Pensacola and returned Wednesday morning
- CA Stanley was here Monday on his way home from Pensacola where he has been for some time for eye treatment
- The Dixie Drug Co. is making improvements
- Dr. CB McKinnon purchas a car from the M & H Auto Co.
- Mrs. HA Sherman, spending the winter with friend Mrs. HP Lason, left for her home in Ashtabula, Ohio. She was accompanied by her son who was here on short visit
- EV Nedernach, Ford agent, left last night for Atlanta to bring back WH Butler’s car
- Malcolm Bruce is planning installation of a water plant on Bruce Creek for electrical power
- The Princess, by Tennyson, will be given by the BYPU of the DeFuniak Baptist Church, Friday night, May 10. Feature Mrs. Minnie Brown, of DeFuniak & Miss Minnie Tippins of Brewton, Ala. Article by Sidney J Catts
Company “K” News Notes
Major Harley Cawthon was assigned command to the Third Battalion, National Guard of Florida. Lt. Stinson was elected to Captain Co. K in his stead. Lt. John J Kennedy, first Lt., Private John McSween Second Lt.. It is noted that Dr. CB McKinnon is Major in the Medical Corps. The commissioned officers will leave next Saturday for St. Augustine to train under officers of the regular army. Their regular encampment will be in Chickamauga in July.
For Sale
- JT McKinnon has 3 pair Duroc Jersey pigs for sale
- HO Davis, Guardian of Alice Davis, minor to sell property in her behalf (one-third interest), 20 April 1912; Co. Judge, WE Parish
Deborah Thomasson, et al, complainants vs. Frances Hilton, et al, Defendants; Frances Hilton of Newton, Dale Co., Ala. Ordered to appear in court 23 April 1912.
Contributed by Mary Ellen Wexler