HERE’S THE DeFUNIAK NEWS OF INTEREST TO OLD TIMERS
(Thirty-four years ago–from the Breeze of November 7, 1901.)
“Walton county will get $719 from the state school fund this year.”
“We don’t claim to be in the orange belt, but Phil Fellows has four trees which are loaded with fruit.”
“Dr. W. H. Stinson, who was quite painfully hurt at Milligan last week, by the sudden starting of the train in which he was riding, was not so badly hurt as was at first feared.”
“The work of prospecting for oil at Pensacola goes on with increased interest, and as soon as they strike it there, we will bore (sic) for it here, and when we bore for it here, we will strike it, and discount the Pensacola effort bad.”
The DeFuniak tax levy has been set at [40 cents] on the $100 for this year.”
“The funniest thing yet in the [illegible] fight against the incorporation is their attempt to get Pat Lingo to go to jail as a subject for which to sue out a writ of habeas corpus. Pat’s reasons for declining are rare, rich and racy. Just ask him.”
(Twenty-eight years ago–from the Breeze of November 7, 1907.)
“No one but a lady knows what a lady wants –that’s why they trade at Parish’s.”
Col. W. W. Flournoy is having the street in front of his office, and the one in front of his residence, sawdusted.”
“Ben Morris and Walton Matthews left Thursday for Alaqua, to be ready to begin hunting, as soon as the stroke of midnight announces the opening of the hunting season.”
“John Kennedy and John Henry Laird went hunting down in Mossy Bend last week and brought back (so they say) ninety squirrels, two coons, three ducks and more than one hundred pounds of fish, and they were only gone two days.”
(Twenty-five years ago–from the Breeze of November 3, 1905.)
“Fall has turned into winter, and that overcoat sure does feel good.”
“The One Price Cash House” was incorporated by R. E. L. McCaskill, Nimrod McGuire, and W. T. Croft, with a capital stock of $10,000.
The mercantile establishment of Laird & Co., in the middle of the McCaskill block, was destroyed by fire, and at the same hour of the DeFuniak fire, a residence and blacksmith shop belonging to Milford Masters at Ponce de Leon were burned. These fires were of incendiary origin, both fires starting at the same time; and up at Glendale a residence was burned, while at the same time over at Chipley, the entire plant of the Chipley Lumber and Gin Company was burned.
(Twenty years ago–from the Breeze of November 4, 1915.)
“An average of eight cars of lumber are going daily out from the Harbeson mill.”
“For sale–the best ‘Brush’ automobile in Walton county. Will do twenty miles an hour. Will trade for chufas or velvet beans. W. H. James.
“Paul Work and John Kennedy were fishing this week, and among other fruits brought back a cavallo four feet long and weighing 37 pounds.”
This must have been before the days of the water plant: “An auto with an electric light turned a corner rapidly one night this week and the headlight showed for an instant on a back porch where a lady was taking a bath. The lady fell out of the tub and the car swerved into the fence. To find the place look for the damaged fence.”
(Fifteen years ago–from the Breeze of November 4, 1920.)
The Jas. A. McLean and the M. E. Savage homes on the Circle were damaged by fire.
(Ten years ago–from the Breeze of November 5, 1925.)
Rival teams from the newly-organized chamber of commerce were in a drive to raise $15,000 for the use of the organization, and the first day’s work netted $6,500.
The Universalists of the state were assembled here in a state-wide convention. Rev. A. Arnold Ross, of this place, being president of the church’s organization.
Basket and football season was opening. Palmer girls defeated Chipley 12-0, and Walton girls were to play the Chipley team the following day. The Walton Braves tied Chipley football team 0-0 in a game played here, and was to play Milton the following Friday.