“TEN DOLLARS AND COSTS, OR SIXTY DAYS,” SEEMS FAVORITE EXPRESSION OF JUDGE BRANNON.
The country court, presided over in its regular September term by County Judge L. H. Brannon, saw a rather unusual number of cases in which nollo prosequies were entered, but it likewise saw a rather unusual number of convictions, when the shortness of the term is considered.
Monroe Infinger, found guilty of drunkenness, was given a fine of $15.00 and the costs of the transaction, which amounted to $21.74 or fifteen days in jail in lieu thereof.
Perry Veasley and Annie Kelley, found guilty of assault and battery, and Veasley was given a fine of $25.00, and his share of the costs, which totalled $30.28, or sixty days, and Annie drew a $15 fine and her share of the costs, or forty-five days, if she preferred.
Buck Bishop, who entered a guilt plea to a charge of operating a car without a license, and drew a suspended judgment.
Henry Collingsworth, who was charged with the larceny of a hog, was found not guilty by the jury which heard the case.
Newton Edge, charged with petit larceny was likewise found not guilty of that charge.
H. E. Dannelley was found not guilty on a profanity charge.
Johnnie Cumbie entered a plea of not guilty to a charge of drunkenness, but a jury thought otherwise and he was fined $25.00, and the costs of the case, which amounted to $23.35, or four months in lieu of that sum.
Charley Garrett, Zelma Alred and Walter Pora were charged with assault and battery, and when found guilty drew varying sentences. The costs in the care, amounting to $27.77, were divided among the trio; Garrett drew $50 or ninety days; Alred $40, or sixty days, and Pora, $25, or fifty days.
Two persons, in separate cases, were each charged with operating a rolling store without a license. T. D. Daughtery, on that charge, was given a fine of $10.00, and costs amounting to $18.67, or sixty days, if he preferred such, and Kay Stevenson, on a similar charge was given the same fine, but the trimmings in his case were slightly more, amounting to $23.00, but the or else was a bit lighter, amounting to only thirty days.
George Emmett, on a drunkenness charge, was fined $1.00, and costs of $13.80, or the customary thirty days, and J. R. Frazier, on the same charge, likewise drew a fine of $1.00, and trimmings of $14.17, or the thirty days.
It cost Dallas King only $1.00 to park without lights, but the costs of the transaction were [comparatively] heavy–$17.17, or the same only thirty days, if he preferred that.
The charge against Raymond Cosson was the use of profanity, and to help break him of that habit Judge Brannon placed a fine of $5.00, and the prosecution charges amounted to $22.80, or the customary number of days in the Hotel de Prescott.
Theodore Frazier, who faced an assault and battery charge, was found guilty and his fine was fixed at $10.00 or thirty days.
Sid Flemming and Winfield Johnson, each entered a guilty plea to drunkenness charges, and Flemming got off with a fine of $10.00 and the costs of $21.42, and while the fine given Johnson was the same, the costs were a bit steeper, $26.24, but the customary thirty days was tacked on to each judgment.
Pearl Chase was charged with operating a car without a license, and the jury decided that he wasn’t guilty, and which ended the term, save for the case of Mrs. Dell Murphy, who was charged with violating the fishing laws, and after the jury decided that she was guilty, the judge thought that $1.00, and the cost of the case, which amounted to $28.42, would be about right, and so Judge Brannan closed his term with the customary “or thirty days.”
DOROTHY JONES, DAUGHTER OF LOCAL CREDIT PRODUCTION ASSOCIATION HEAD, MEETS INSTANT DEATH, MONDAY.
At the request of State Attorney E. Dixie Beggs, Sheriff M. H. Prescott arrested Jeff Davis, Tuesday afternoon, on a first degree murder charge in connection with the death of Miss Dorothy Jones, 14 years old, at the DeFuniak hotel, Monday afternoon, and ordered him held without bail to await the finding of the coroner’s jury, [which is] expected to meet at nine o’clock on Friday morning, to look further into the facts in connection with the death of Miss Jones.
Dorothy Jones, 14 years of age, daughter of Robert Jones, at the head of the Credit Production Association office in DeFuniak Springs, was shot and killed shortly after four o’clock Monday afternoon, while seated in a porch swing at the DeFuniak hotel on West Baldwin avenue, with Jeff Davis, 17, son of Jefferson Davis, veteran mail carrier of the DeFuniak [post] office.
Miss Jones was shot through the left breast, from the left side, the ball passing, apparently through the heart, and making its exit under the shoulder blade on the opposite side. The girl’s death was not instantaneous, though practically so, the witnesses at the coroner’s jury, held the following morning, testifying that the girl screamed several times following the discharge of the revolver, a .38 Smith & Wesson, young Davis himself telling the coroner’s jury that she exclaimed, “Jeff, I’m shot!”
The body was prepared for burial here, and taken Tuesday morning to Pensacola, where she had been making her home with her grandmother, Mrs. Anna Belford, the girl’s parents having been divorced. The girl, rather attractive in appearance, had been visiting with her father here for some time, and had planned to return to Pensacola the following day, preparatory to entering the public schools here, where she was a pupil.
There were no eyewitnesses to the actual shooting, but there were a number of persons near by, some of whom reached the scene within a few seconds after the shot was fired.
According to the story which young Davis told following the shot which took the girl’s life, she and he were sitting on the porch swing, and were both playing with the revolver, which later cost her life. Davis, so he said at the time, and later volunteered the same story to the coroner’s just, had unloaded the revolver, and later, put three of the four shells back into the gun, the girl saying that she wished to keep one as a souvenir. From this point his testimony was somewhat vague, his only knowledge, according to the statement which he made to the coroner’s jury being that the gun was fired while in the girl’s hands, that she screamed that she had been shot, and that her body slumped over against his.
A coroner’s jury, consisting of J. S. Gaston, Charles Cawthon, H. L. Prescott, Riley Robinson, R. W. Storrs and L. E. Gill, assembled by Sheriff Prescott, met in the council room at the city hall, County Judge Brannon’s quarters at the court house being insufficient in size to care for the number who attended the inquest.
Several witnesses were heard by this body, but whose testimony was of no particular moment, since none were eyewitnesses. Mrs. J. A. Vaughan, who was in the lobby when the shot was fired, testified to seeing the revolver lying in the swing. Miss Lillian Miles, in the office of the Miles Lumber Company, testified as to having noticed the couple sitting on the porch, the girl in the end of the swing next to the street, and of hearing the shot. J. H. Myers, who was in his room at the hotel at the time, heard the shot, and heard the girl scream several times, ending with “Oh, I’m shot!”
The testimony of several others was heard, including that of Dr. E. L. Huggins, who told of the nature of the wound which caused the girl’s death, and the course which the ball took. At the conclusion of his testimony, the jury adjourned to meet at 1:30, when other witnesses would be summoned.
At the afternoon session, Mrs. Corbin Cawthon testified that she reached the scene of the catastrophe within a short time after the shot was fired, that the girl was already dead, and that Jeff told her of unloading, and later reloading the revolver, and that it was in the girl’s hands when the fatal shot was fired. Tom Sharpe, as well as others, testified that following the removal of the girl’s body, the gun was lying about the center of the swing, between where the two were sitting at the time.
James Neal, an employee of the ice plant, heard at the afternoon session of the coroner’s jury, testified that he was the first man to reach the porch, following the shooting, and that Jeff told him that he (Jeff) had shot the girl. Two daughters of R. L. Sellars, Rachael and Margaret, were also heard by the jury, one of whom testified that Dorothy had confided to her that she and Jeff had had a misunderstanding, but that the matter had been patched up.
At the conclusion of the testimony the room in which the jury sat was cleared of spectators that the body might consider its verdict there; but instead of rendering a finding, several additional witnesses were called, and having heard this additional testimony, the jury adjourned to reconvene again at 9:00 Friday morning for the purpose of further considering the matter.
The Billups place of 1090 acres (out in the Rock Hill neighborhood) was divided into twenty-six tracts, and sold at auction for $16,600. One tract (a part set to satsumas) 12.75 acres, was bought by K. R. Smith for $110.50 an acre, and another tract, set in blueberries, sold for $48.00 per acre.
HERE’S THE DeFUNIAK NEWS OF INTEREST TO OLD TIMERS
(Thirty years ago–from the Breeze of September 12, 1901.)
“Dr. L. G. Cawthon left Friday for Nebraska, for a short visit with Mrs. Cawthon, before she returns home.”
Freeport correspondence: “Quarterman McCaskill has gone to attend Polytechnic Institute at Auburn Ala.”
Now what is “Semper Idem?” Semper Idem for sale at the Yellow Store at Freeport, 6 pounds for $1.00.”
Deerfield must have been a busy place in those days–this is from the weekly correspondence from that evidently thriving burg: “Joe Davis moved into town last week, and is well pleased, except that he can’t sleep for the noise.”
Argyle correspondence: “Misses Lou and Dollie King were callers here Tuesday. Come again, girls, we are always glad to see you.” “Elsie Nipe has resigned as teacher here and has gone to Iowa, where she will teach. Miss Emma Campbell will teach the remaining two months.”
(Thirty years ago–from the Breeze of September 14, 1905.)
“The tank for the water works at the Commercial hotel was put up last week.”
“The yellow fever situation at both Pensacola and New Orleans seems to be improving.”
“Since it has been found that some of the most productive land in the county can be taken up under the stone and timber act, there has been a regular scramble for them.”
“We drove fifty-five miles through the county this week, and aside from meeting a party of townspeople, we saw but one person, a negro turpentine hand. Talk about there being no vacant land in Walton county!”
(Twenty-five years ago–from the Breeze of September 8, 1910.)
“D. W. Burke and family have returned from Hot Springs, where they spent a few weeks.”
“Born–to Mr. and Mrs. Burruss Cawthon, a charming little daughter. All are doing well.”
Boggy correspondence: “Miss Dollie King is the charming guest of Mrs. D P. McKenzie this week.”
“Miss Ida Foye Stinson, who left last week for Millville, was very popular in many social circles here, and will be greatly missed.”
“Mrs. A. F. Paderick, who has been in North Carolina for the past month, returned home Friday.” * * * “A F. Paderick, who was laid up for repairs, Saturday, is all right now.”
“For a man to pretend to say that when the timber and turpentine interests of [Walton] county have been exhausted, that the county will go backwards, is to display ignorance, or worse.”
(Twenty years ago–from the Breeze of September 9, 1915.)
“Wanted–a furnished room by an elderly lady with electric lights.”
“Marshal Laird rid the town of another bunch of ‘undesirables,’ Monday night.”
“If Bob Sellars at the ‘Big Store’ sells you salt for sugar, don’t think he’s crazy: It’s twins–a boy and a girl.”
“Walton county got the edge of the tropical hurricane which blew in from the Gulf, Friday night, but not much damage was done.”
At a special election held for that purpose, the new county of Okaloosa was created from portions of Walton and Santa Rosa counties, Walton county voting four to one, and Santa Rosa two to one, for the division.
(Fifteen years ago–from the Breeze of September 9, 1920.)
The Valparaiso Development Company announced the building of a mill at Freeport to make paper.
The Boyd trial, a murder case of considerable interest in Okaloosa county, was sent to Walton county on a venue change.
Mrs. E. W. Thorpe was the first woman in Walton county to register for voting under the constitutional amendment which gave woman the power to vote. Mrs. R. Buchanan, Mrs. J. C. Prescott, Mrs. H. Thornber, Mrs. Anna Vinson and Mrs. Geo. Ward followed in that order, and Miss Bessie Tervin was the first single lady to register.
(Ten years ago–from the Breeze of September 10, 1925.)
County commissioners set the millage for the county at 29.
Mercury touched 104.3–a high mark for all time, so far as existing weather records show.
County commissioners asked for bids for building the county’s new $150,000 court house.
Might say the same thing now–Breeze headline said: “Country Club Needs Better Support.”
“Clifford Creary left for Raleigh, N. C., where he is a member of the senior class of the state university.”
Mrs. G. G. Blake, assisted by her niece, Miss Evelyn Adair, entertained in honor of her daughter, Alma, the occasion being the young lady’s thirteenth birthday.
HERE’S THE DEFUNIAK NEWS OF INTEREST TO OLD TIMERS
(Thirty-four years ago–from the Breeze of September 5, 1901.)
Six of this issue’s eight pages were given over to the publication of the newly-incorporated town’s ordinances.
Argyle correspondence: “Messrs. Jimmie and Malcolm Morrison and Gillis Douglass attended the series of ball games at DeFuniak.”
A DeFuniak ball team defeated the Escambia Rifles, 19 to 2; repeated the drubbing the next day, 23 to 4, and the Breeze estimated that the third day’s score (cancelled, however, by request of the Pensacola team) could have been something like 36 to 6.
(Thirty years ago–from the Breeze of September 7, 1905.)
Pensacola, Sept. 6: Special to The Breeze: “Two cases of yellow fever were reported here yesterday.”
“Notice–The council is determined to put the town in a thoroughly sanitary condition. They have purchased cooperas and sulphur, which they will issue to the citizens, free of charge.”
“When the lightning began last week, Buddie Cawthon was sitting under the telephone at the City Market, but he quickly left there and crawled under the counter, and every time there was a flash of lightning he hugged the floor a bit closer, until the 3×8 joists began to crack, and now there will be a repair bill for a new floor. The petitions which he sent up out at Abe Mitchcom’s weren’t a circumstance to his prayers this time.”
(Twenty years ago–from the Breeze of September 2, 1915.)
“Miss Emma Sechrest spent the week end with home folk.”
“Rev. J. E. West was taken from Ponce de Leon to Mobile, Sunday, for an appendicitis operation.”
“A party of friends of little Mary Burke, gave her a birthday surprise party at the home of her grandmother, Mrs. J. J. McCaskill.”
“Bob Winslett and Joe Allen went over to Chipley, Sunday, to attend the big sing, so they said. Mebbeso, mebbeso.”
“Mrs. W. K. Jennings and the children are visiting relatives in Virginia, while Mr. Jennings is in New York City, buying goods for the Racket.”
“Rev. and Mrs. A. A. Ross have arrived from Avon, Ill., to make DeFuniak their future home. Throughout September Mr. Ross will preach at Florala.”
(Fifteen years ago–from the Breeze of September 2, 1920.)
Blueberries were selling for 36¢ per quart, and County Agent J. W. Matheson gave the names of several local parties who were planning to put out fifty acres of the indigenous fruit.
(Ten years ago–from the Breeze of September 3, 1925.)
“Twelve of Miss Billie Smith’s little friends met at her home to help her celebrate her sixteenth birthday.”
Don P. Hawkins, the new high school principal, forecasted a successful year for the DeFuniak schools, and particularly in the football line.
Mrs. W. W. Clark and son, William, were killed in their car by a logging train on the outskirts of Milton. Mrs. Clark was a sister of the late Jude T. F. West of Milton, and her sister was the wife of Luther Fisher of Milton, a brother of M. N. Fisher of this place.
The Fisher and the Berman stores swapped locations: the Fisher Hardware store moving into the McCaskill building, which the concern had purchased, and the Berman store moving into the store near the post office, vacated by the Fisher people.
Leon Stern, who had lately purchased some 60,000 acres of Walton County land from the Walton L. & T. Co., sold 11,000 acres of it to Kaufman & Brown, and 10,000 acres to Hendry Brothers & Levin, and the story in the Breeze telling of these transactions said that a 25-room hotel was being erected at [Rock] Hill, to care for the workmen on Mr. Stern’s proposed development at Bellmore, which name had been give to the Rock Hill property.
JNO. TRUITT SERIOUSLY INJURED Darlington, Fla., Aug. 2nd.- This evening about 5.00 oclock Jno. Truitt was knocked from a log car off a trussel and very seriously injured.
Truitt was sitting on a car of steel which was being pushed across a trussel by an engine. Some of the rails fell off the car and one getting hung between the cross ties whirled around in a circle like lightning merely missing three men on the back of the engine and knocking Truitt off on its return to the car down to the ground about eight feet.
SAW MILL CATCHES FIRE Between 8.00 and 9.00 last Saturday night the saw mill of the Britton Lumber Co. caught fire in the lath mill department.
It was noticed before it gained a very great headway and the big crowd who assembled when the fire whistle blew soon had it under control.
The fire originated from a hot box.
E.L. Surrency one of the men on the back of the engine reports that the mill passed him at about a mile a minute knocking his hat off at the same instant.
WRECK COLUMN The log train of the Lockhart Mill Co. jumped the track Monday morning near that place and two negroes were so seriously injured that it was found necessary to amputate the right leg of each just below the knee. Dr. Adams performed the operations-Florala News.
WRECK ON THE L.& D. Last Friday evening about 4.00 the Lakewood & Darlington freight train (cont’d on p.2)
WRECK ON THE L.& D. (Continued from page 1) almost demolished four cars on 8 Mile Hill, about 2 miles from Natural Bridge. The train was going around a curve at the top of the hill when the wreck occurred a tree had blown across the track at the futher end of the curve and the train, crashing into the tree almost demolished four cars before it could be gotten under control.
There were no trains in from the south until 12.00 Friday night, the wreck blocking the track.
L. & N. DERAILED!!! The L. & N. Combination split a switch while entering the city Saturday putting the two coaches off the track to a considerable extent. The whole train would have probaly remained in this position the balance of the day but for the timely aid of the B.L.Co #5 which came to the rescue of the little L.& N. coffee pot. With this power connected with the train it was soon brought back to the rails.
L O S T ! 8 GOPHERS- Eight gopher have got loose from the gopher farm and gone to unknown lands. We will pay half price for these gophers on their return to the farm Their size vary from very big to very little. Here is a chance for some body to make some money. R. & G. Gopher Farm, No. 83 Main St., No. 84 3rd Ave., Lakewood, Fla.
F O U N D ! A PAIR OF GOLD RIMmed spectacles- on the platform of the Gaskin store. Owner can get same by calling at my office, describing them and paying for this advertisement. W. A. Mills. Finder. Lakewood, Fla.
R E W A R D To the party who gives me any information as to the name etc. of the person who has reported the red and the white dogs on Main St. of killing sheep. The Owner.
A D V E R T I S E !
NEGRO NARROWLY ESCAPES LOSING LEGS. Lakewood, Fla., August 4th- This evening about 4.00 a negro named Chas Jones was knocked almost senseless by a north bound log train between Natural Bridge and this place.
The negro while waiting for another party had fallen asleep on the rail road track.
The train did not see him until close upon him but the fireman shouted at him. He got off the track but did not get clear of the train.
The engine missed him by a hairs bredth and the first car knocked him a somberset.
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LOCAL AND GENERAL Mr. C. H. Murphy, manager of the poultry farm, reports that the sore head has got out among his chickens playing havoc in their midst. The “sore head” is pretty bad on chickens.
Miss Annie Dennis of Paxton was in the city last week.
Mrs. I.E. Newton has returned from a visit in Georgia.
Miss Alice Banister from Florala was visiting her sister Mrs. V.L. Banister last week.
Mr. C.B.Kelly has had his cancer taken out and says it is a great relief to him.
Mr. E.P.Rodwell made a short trip to Chicago last week.
Mr. H. R. Pearce from De Funiak Spgs. is now in his beautiful residence on 2nd Ave.
An awful looking rain cloud passed along to the south of the city Saturday.
T. J. Britton and wife went over to Florala to visit the moving picture show Saturday night.
Quite a conflagration was indeed in town last Thrusday when a large wood rack in the eastern part of the city was burned. The rack belonged to Mr. Yates.
Miss Annie McDonald has returned home after a lengthly visit in Andalusia.
Mr. W. J. Britton is off on a visit to New Orleans.
Mr. Cland Meigs as in the city last week from Florala.
A D V E R T I S E in the S T A R.
J. B. YATES Hurt J.B. Yates who works in the planing mill here was hit by a splinter from a machine and badly injured last week.
He was feeding the machine when a piece of lumber became caught in the rollers and flying back struck him on the leg breaking a blood vein.
Dr. Lynn from Florala was wired and arrived soon afterward. Mr. Yates is now getting on fairly well.
TRY IT ON THE DOG or cat or other pet. The roach paste we now have is guarenteed to kill mite,flee,tick,etc. that ever lived.
For Sale by, THE BRITTON LUMBER CO., General Merchandise, Lakewood, Fla.
PERSONAL B. L. Surrency from Darlington was in town last week. Mr. W. Britton spent Sunday in Florala. Mrs. Plummer from Andalusia is visiting her family the McDonalds this week. Mr. Whelpton of Philadelphia was in the city a while last week. W֫. C. Grimes and M.P.Rodwell attended church in Florala Sunday. A good many of the Lakewood children have the sore eyes. Dr. J. D. Stephens spent Sunday in Sampson. Mr. Martin is visiting Mr. C.S.Kelly this week. Dr. A.L.Wynn was in town today. Carl Grimes has returned from Gaskin. Tommie Grimes made a little visit to Florala last week.
GOPHERS !! We still have three gophers left of the big lot we had at the first of the season. As these gophers are out of season now we will sell them on very easy terms. Any body desiring gophers will not hit amiss to see us. W. G. Gopher Farm, Tom Grimes, Manager, Lakewood, Fla., 2t-6
THE CHURCHES First Congressional- west side Main St. Corner 5th Ave. Preaching every Sunday at 4.00. Sunday School every Sunday evening at 10.00. N. M. McDonald, Supt. Lakewood.
THE LAKEWOOD STAR Pub. Every Wednesday by The Lakewood Publ. Co. Limited.
Subscription Rates No regular subscription solicited. Sample Copies FREE-to those we desire to send them to. —– The Star is a benevolent periodical which publishers small events as well as prominent ones, troubles as well as successes.
POSITIVE ANSWER from THE TEACHER Mr. W. C. Grimes who was appointed to confer with the teacher selected at the meeting some days ago has correspondence from him asserting that he will accept the position.
We do not know Mr. Patton personally but from his recommendations we feel sure that he is an accomplished professor.
We propose to have a school here that never been equaled in this section of the country.
The reason we do this is because we have men at the head of it.
Florala is to be congratulated on the enterprise of its physicians in planning for a sanitarium. This will give an opportunity to advertise the town as an attractive winter resort. Most winter tourists from the north prefer to be near a sanitarium because most of them need treatment and prefer to get it in a public institution. -Florala News.
The goats or the shade trees-which?
Why not enforce a law in the city of Lakewood to prohibit the distribution of these big placards through the city.
It does the city no good and in some ways injures it.
In the first place it makes the street look bad, second they are liable to cause fire, third they attract the goats and last but not least it injure home trade and draw money from our section.
Four more goats in town yet Mayor. What about these?
IT PAYS to A D V E R T I S E
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
J. D. Stephens, Dentist Office in Kelly Hotel Building, Lakewood, Fla.
W. C֫. Grimes, Notary Public Deeds and all conveyences of that nature drawn up propmtly and properly. I am now marrying couples at a bargain. Lakewood, Fla.
J. W. Johnson, Artificer Mechanic & Electiician. A U T O M O B I L E Specialist Lakewood, Fla.
Carl Grimes, Watch Swapper Office in Store Bldg., Lakewood, Fla.
BRITTON LUMBER CO. Manufacturers of YELLOW PINE LUMBER Naval Stores & Shingles RIFT SAWÑ FLOORING a specialty Capital Stock, $500,000. Cap’y Saw Mill 50,000ft Mill, Lakewood, Fla. Telegraph Office, Florala. Ala.
Dont let your things rot on your thinking facilities. Advertise in the Star and note results.
CHICKENS !! For all kinds of high grade chickens for breeding purposes call at the Lakewood Poultry Farm. Rhode Island Reds a specialty. W.H.Britton, Owner J.N.Murphy, Manager Lakewood, Fla.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
Jim Hines, Peanut Dealer Peanuts at all hours. Lakewood, Fla.
W. O. MORRISON Automobilist Autos at all hours Florala, Ala. Lakewood, Fla.
J. R. LOCKE Contractor & Builder Lakewood, Fla.
J. C. Icesmith Ice Dealer Lakewood, Fla.
BANK OF FLORALA Capital, $25,000. Intrest paid on time deposits. Florala, Ala.
SHOOTS Loading Crew Gaskin, Fla., July 12, 1909. (Special) -Last week Lewis Holman a man of some 85 years old became aggravated with the loading crew of The Britton Lumber Co. and shot into them with a shot gun.
Nobody was killed but Bully Prescott was shot through the leg with a portion of the load.
Mr. W. F. Floyd assisted by a deputy arrested him later and he is now out on a $500.00 bond.
N O T I C E The Star always takes the third week in July for holiday and as a result there will be no issue next week.
IMMENSE GOURD Mrs. J. P. Hines called at the Star office Monday bringing with her one of the longest gourds which has ever been seen in our midst previously.
The handle of this gourd alone was 31″ long. How is this for a long handled gourd?
Futhermore, the handle is perfectly straight instead of crooked as some gourd handles are.
Florala boars of having a gourd 22″ long but we now presume that florala will have to grow another gourd if she wishes to keep ahead of us.
We are also ahead of Florala in goats. We presume we have more than any other town in Walton County.
WENT STARK CRAZY! Lakewood, Fla., July 13- (Special) – Soon this morning Victoria Jenkins, a negro woman who cooks for Mr. W. C. Grimes entered a crazy state and is still crazy as we go to press.
She is now spending more of her time indulging in silly actions of all kind and nature.
Mr. A. J. Tucker intended to go to Darlington yesterday but the train unexpectedly left him and as a result he is still in the city.
Mr. WO Nelson was up in Georgia last week.
FOR QUICK SALE ! AN OLD COW-which I find doesn’t give enough milk to pay her board.
This is a very rare cow. She bellows nearly all the kind of bellows known and is continually at it.
She has a very graceful form.
Rare steak is about all this rare cow would be good for.
The cow can be seen at the lots or on the range.
Yours for selling cow,
Miss Lura Britton, #15 2nd Ave. Lakewood, Fla.
THE BRITTON LUMBER CO. Dealers in GENERAL MERCHANDISE Every thing from Coco Cola to Pills. COLD DRINKS OF ALL KINDS Lakewood, Fla.
L O C A L Mrs. W. C. Grimes had a few of her friends from Florala to spend yesterday with her.
Mr. W. A. Mills swapped horses yesterday.
Cold drinks at Britton Lumber Co.’s General Store.
Mr. Stanley was in town Tuesday.
Mr. T. J. Britton is expected home today.
The news is very scarce in this neighborhood this week.
Saturday is pay day with The Britton Lumber Company.
Mr. W. A. Mills made a trip to Pensacola last week.
A secret club was organized here last week. We think it was mostly a money making proposition though.
What about the goats Mayor?
F O U ND A HDKF. in the Main Street near Post Office. Owner can get same by calling at the Star office describing same and paying for this advertisement.
Lakewood, Fla.
The first thing we saw Saturday morning was a horse pulling that bum auto from Paxton through town.
As we said before we would just as soon it would have stayed in Paxton.
We hope all Paxton’s property is not of this grade.
FOR SALE A Mandolin-brand new. In fine tune and fix Call around and see it. Miss Lura Britton.
D I R E C T O R Y
Professional
THE GOPHER EXCHANGE We handle gophers in all ways and solicit your patronage. #15 Main St.-Yards #37 Second Ave.-Office. Lakewood, Fla.
J. Johnson, Mechanic & Electrician General Artificer Automobile Specialist Lakewood, Fla.
Timothy Corker, Physician Chicken Pox Specialist Good on Mumps Liberty Bend, Fla.
Jim Hines, Peanut Dealer Lakewood, Fla.
THE CHURCHES First Congressional- west side Main St. corner 5th Avenue. Preaching every Sunday evening at 4.00 o’clock Sunday School every Sunday evening at 3.30 o’clock. N.M.McDonld, Superintendent. Lakewood, Fla.
N O T I C E ! To the party who grows and brings to us the largest melon before August 10th we will give a years subscription to The Lakewood Star.
Everybody is urgently asked to enter this contest.
The Lakewood Pub. Co., Lakewood, Fla.
Dont let your thongs rot on your hands. Advertise in the Star.
D I R E C T O R Y
Professional
W E Grimes, Notary Public Deeds and all conveyances of that nature drawn up promptly and properly. Office in B. L. CO.
BANK OF FLORALA Capital Stock, $25,000 Intrest paid on time deposits. T.S.Lanz, Cashier, Florala, Ala.
PICNIC at NATURAL BRIDGE. The picnic at Natural Bridge Saturday in honor of the Fourth of July proved a grand success. People attended from miles around.
The Britton Lumber Co. ran an excursion from Lakewood and also from Gaskin, both trains being crowded.
They had good fiddling and dancing and a great quanity of lemonade, soda water, ice cream, green watermelon, etc.
Those who like the water indulged in swimming and fishing.
There were no fights, as there was last year.
The day wound up with a rousing base ball game the offset which will be seen in another column.
PARTY at MISS. McDONALDS Last Saturday night the Sunday School Class of Miss Cornelia McDonald was most charmingly intertained at the home of the latter.
The house was beautifully decorated with red, white and blue.
Games were played, all kinds of refreshments were eat and the guests took their leave at a late hour full of exhilaration and confident within themselves of a most delightfully spent evening.
FOR SALE A big batch of cantalopes-Fine flavored and sound. Mr. E. P. Rodwell
HE GOT THERE Thats what our agt. did. Mr. A. J. Tucker our affectionate Agt came very near entering a state of deliquateness while trying to ride his wheel to Natural Bridge so he could see the picnic Saturday.
He left Lakewood via the dirt road at 11.00 o’clock intending to arrive in Natural Bridge somewhere near 12.00.
He got there but being in such a hot state was not able to participate in the picnic for some time afterward.
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TOOK THE CRAMP. Natural Bridge, Fla., July 3 (Special) – This morning while in swimming at the still west of here John Crowley from Lakewood suddenly took the cramp in his legs, thus hindering his staying above water.
If help had not been close at hand this would probaly have proved seriously, but R. J. Peacock also from Lakewood made a desperate leap through the water and got Johnnie on safe ground before further proceedings could develop.
WHEEL STOLE Last Sunday evening a negro entered the lots of the Britton Lumber Co. where Tom Grimes had his bicycle and stealing same rode it to Florala, returning late in the evening when Tom got his property back.
HEAD SHAVED Mr. W. A. Mills, our honorable mayor, returned from De Funiak yesterday with one of the nakedest heads which has ever been seen in our midst.
This is the first time we have ever known the mayor’s head to be in this condition and it looks recidulous to the highest extent.
NECK SPRUNG !! Carl Grimes, our affectionate clerk was the unhappy bearer of a sprung neck last week.
He was laying on the store porch late one night and going to sleep unexpectedly woke up later in the night to find that his neck was badly sprung from having his head on some rope.
Carl look rediculous for a few days but he is straight at the present.
LOCAL. Miss Erie Kelly and Mrs. I. E. Newton visited Florala Monday.
There was an all day sing, or something of the kind, at Chapel Hill Sunday.
Miss Katie Lee Wynn from Florala was the guest of Miss Myrtle Rodwell a few days last week.
The Britton Lumber Co. is having a new wall put around the slab pit. J. W. Caps is doing the work.
An old sow got into Mr. E.P. Rodwell’s watermelon garden last week playing havoc therein.
Mr. W. A. Mills and D.A. McPhail visited the county seat first of the week.
Mr. R. A. French was in town Monday.
Peter Bevel called in our city yesterday.
TRUSSEL BURNED nearly Natural Bridge, Fl., July 3, 1909- (Special) – Today about 12.00 oclock the 8 mile trussel 3 miles east of here on the L. & D. Route caught fire and was saved only by a frying trip trip there with an engine and some men.
FOR SALE !! A CATAR- Do you want to buy a catar to furnish sweet and benevolent music for the home?
I have a catar of the latest cut which I desire to dispose of at once.
In good condition with one exception. It is busted wide open.
Yours for selling catar. Mr. E. P. Rodwell. Lakewood, Fla.
LOCAL and GENERAL The B. L. Co. Commissary is taking stock this week.
Mr. W. H. Britton has returned from Boston but has now gone to Mississippi for awhile.
We hear that there is a baby mystery in Florala.
Last Sunday was the hottest day which has ever penetrated our climate.
Jim Powell has returned from North Carolina.
Mr. M. F. Boone and Pete Bevel were in our city awhile yesterday.
Mrs. E.P. Rodwell went on a very pleasant trip to Florala Monday.
Rev. K. L. McIver preached here Sunday.
Why don’t somebody get married in our midst? If you will marry Unknown we will publish the wedding in the Star with great cheer.
WANTED TO MEET-A young girl in the city of Lakewoo who I can court and otherwise pass my vacant hours away with.
Age, Complection, Standing, etc. no object.
Yours for gal. A. J. Tucker, Agt. Lakewood, Fla.
FOR SALE !!!!! An old cow- We have an old cow which we would like to dispose of at once.
She bellows all the time and don’t give enough milk to fill a butter saucer.
Mr. J.A. Green dead Mr. J. A. Green, who has been in the employ of The Britton Lumber Company at this place for some months, was found dead in his bed Sunday morning.
The cause of his death was appoplexy. He was perfectly well up to the time of his death. It is believed that he died about 4.00 A. M.
He leaves a wife and two children.
A WRECK ! Last night while comming in from the log woods the Engine #4 of the Britton Lumber Co. wrecked near the Gaskin Spur where it spent most of the night.
Horse Snagged. The fat little horse who belongs to Mr. W. C. Grimes of this place in some matter snagged himself in the breast Monday night. It is believed that some one entered the lot after dark and drove the horse without permission. The wound not so serious as to cause any danger to the horse.
LOCAL & GENERAL. Mr. A. J. Tucker and R. B. Rodwell went on a very pleasant trip to Gaskin Friday last.
Several of our town people expect to go to Florala to help enjoy the “24th”.
Mr. A. J. Tucker and W. Q. Nelson made quite a number of our town people sick last week by selling a barrel of stale fish. Our Mayor should have a fish inspector for this market.
Squire Grimes says why dont somebody get married bein is he hasn’t tied a knot in quite a while. See his ad. in another column.
Quite a number of our people have gone north for the summer but the fleas and mosquitos are still with us.
We have been having such a large quanity of rain of late that we will prettey glad to see hot weather again.
The bugs are here.
Carl Grimes contemplating being in the race. Carl Grimes, our expert cyclist is seriously thinking of entering himself in the race to be in Florala on the “24th”.
Car is an expert rider and if he enters we feel sure he will bring the prize to our town.
N O T I C E Anybody desiring lettuce, onions, collords, cabbage, radishes, tomatoes, cantalopes, okra, et cetra and other garden products will do well to see, Mrs. E. P. Rodwell, Lakewood, Fla. who has 2 gardens to dispose of during the summer months.
Britton Lumber Co. Manufacturers of YELLOW PINE LUMBER Naval Stores & Shingles Rift Barn Flooring a Specialty Capital Stock, $500,000. Capacity Saw Mill, 50,000 Lakewood, Fla. Telegraph office, Florala, Ala.
FOUND ! A pair of pants- I still have that pair of pants which I found near the bath house. As I said before one leg is practically gone and they rally ought to be called a pant instead of pants.
Nevertheless, if no one calls for same within the next few days I will wear them myself.
Yours for wearing pants, A. J. Tucker, Agt. Lakewood, Fla.
For Sale !! I have not sold my catar yet and as I offer it at such a great bargain this is somewhat of a sad thing to me.
As I have said previously it is a high grade catarrh in very good fix with one exception. It is busted wide open. This was did by tightening the strings too tight. Lakewood, Fla. Mrs. E. P. Rodwell.
What has become of “Terrible Teddy”?
We had thought he would have discovered a continent or two in Africa by this time but instead only short reports that he has bagged a string or two of small game, such as we have over here at home.
N O T I C E !
To the party which grows within themselves & brings us the largest WATER MELON this season we will give a years subscription to the STAR.
Everybody invited to enter this contest. The Lakewood Pub. Co., Per E. B. Rodwell, Eater. Lakewood, Fla.
THE BRITTON LUMBER CO. dealers in GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Pills, pots, meat, canned goods, brooms, stoves, soup, eggs, lice powder and rate poison. A brand new set of fine POCKET KNIVES also eating knives, etc. Cold Drinks OLD SUGAR BARRELS at a bargain. The largest store of its kind in the city. Lakewood, Fla.
North Lakewood Items Mr. W. A. Mills, our popular Mayor, is looking very lonesome these days as his family is summering in North Carolina.
Mrs. N. P Rodwell says with 2 gardens, 2 pigs, 2 sets of chicken, 2 dogs, 7 gophers, 1 turkey and one goose to look after she has about drapped outen sassity altogether.
Mr. T. J. Britton informs us to the fact that he expects to fetch his bride home within the time of 3 weeks.
Mr. Eli Johnson visited Stearns-Culver Lumber camp Saturday.
Several commercial tourists visited our town the past week.
E. B. Rodwell killed a moccasin last week.
All kind of Pocket knives at The B. L. Co. General Store.
Tommie Grimes went to Florala yesterday.
FOR SALE A TURKEY GOBBLER- I have an old turkey gobbler who was left over from Xmas.
I want to dispose of this bird and will sell same at cost. Husbands.-How nice it would be to come home at night and draw a big turkey out from under your coat and hand to your wife, suprising and gratifying her considerable. Wives-how good it would make your husbands feel to come home at dinner and in going to the dining room see a nice fat turkey ready for eating purposes at the head of the table.
This turkey is a nice fat one but has not gobbled in 6 yrs.
He also has to be lifted down from the roost. Miss Lura Brit, Lakewood, Fla.
THE LAKEWOOD STAR. Pub. Every Wednesday. by The Lakewood Pub. Co. E. B. Rodwell, Editor, assisted by Innumerable Reporters etc. Subscription Rates 1 year, $1.00 But no regular subscriptions solicited. Sample copies Free-to those we desire to send them to.
The Star is a benevolent periodical which publishes trouble as well as successes, small events as well as prominent ones.
EDITORIAL We take our editorial pen in hand this week to write a editorial on the Panama Canal.
We are fully aware of the fact that this is a little mite late to write a editorial on this subject bein as it has been under headway for something like 5 years, but nevertheless this does not by any means daunt the importance of our assersions and expectations.
We also know that some of the leading engineers of that section will put no faith whatever in our remarks. But this too does not hinder us from making our point known.
We fully know the importance of having a water-way between these two great continents, but at the same time we believe that a great mistake is being made in cutting this land in two.
We believe that when this connecting strip, which holds North America and South America balanced across the hemisphere, is cut in twins that North American will go flying towards the North Pole and South America will skin down to the South Pole.
Now just amagine what a fix this would leave us in. We would have to make new clothes and many would die from cold.
Where would the Eskimoes be? Why, they would be knocked clean out of existence when such a emmence thing as North America came in contact with their Greenland and ice berg.
The out rushing of waters through Bering and Davis Straits would cause destruction of ships on the oceans.
The waters from Hudson Bay will be squeshed out drowning thousands of people near the cost, and the great lakes will probaly be mashed to some extent.
People near the isthmus who have friends on the other side will lose them forever.
Now while there may be no truth in our anticipation we believe it will come to pass and kindly advise the public to tell their South American friends good bye and prepare for cold weather.
DIRECTORY.
—Professional—
THE GOPHER EXCHANGE. If you want to swap, buy, trade, exchange, rent or sell gophers we can comply with your wants. No. 86 Main St., Lakewood, Fla.
W. C.֫ Grimes, Notary Public Marriage license are now selling at a bargain. Get married at once and let me tie the knot. Office in B.L.Co. Bldg. Lakewood, Fla.
J. Johnson Mechanic & Electrician, Artificer Automobile specialist. Lakewood, Fla.
ADVERTISE IN THE STAR.
Liberty Bend News Sid Perkins has been suffering emmense of late with a bealin in his ear.
3 of Widow Jenkins hens have been drownt by the rain within the last few days.
Jim Gavin’s bile busted last night about 8.00 causing great consternation in the Gavin home.
Mrs. Goslingburg’s baby fell head foremost into the slop bucket Sunday morning.
Rube Skintoot, while trimming his corns last Saturday night, had his razer to slip on him cutting his great toe plum off nearly. Rube says he will be more carefuller when he trims his bunions in the future.
Samantha Boley stept on a rottin board goin to the kitchen Sat. night and was neraly spint through the floor.
D I R E C T O R Y
THE KELLY HOTEL The largest place of abode in the city. Cool Rooms and ARTESIAN WATER
F. ANGEY Medecin-Chirurgien os Dentiste De. retour ert.
Timothy Corker, Chicken Pox Specialist 5 years experience as AN EXPERT PHYSICIAN Liberty Bend, Fla.
Carl Grimes, Watch Swapper. I will swap whether I git beat or not. If I get skun it is my own fault. Lakewood, Fla.
TERRIBLE COLLAPSING Awful Particklers Below Rocking Hollow, Sept.1, 1908- Amos Gosling and his family were driving from his place to Ramkatt yesterday when an awful accident befell them. They were crossing Muddy Creek when the accident occurred. The old bridge was somewhat rotten and as the horse and wagon got on the bridge the horse stepted in a hole and all his weight falling on the bridge caused the old base logs to break into. The whole turnout went down into the swift river and started down. Gabe has a wife and two children and the children hung on to the old wagon. The horse had broken aloose from it and swum to the bank.
Gabe and his wife who were sitting on the front seat of the wagon fell off as soon as it started down. Gabe could swim and tried to rescue his wife but unable to get her to the bank he got her to a rock in the middle of the creek and swam to the bank as quick as possible to get a boat.
He decided that there was no one nearer than Zekes Pond which was a mile or two down the creek. So he started on a run down the bank for the mill pond followed by his two kids on the old wagon. They were going at break neck speed and skeerd to death. Amos hollowed to them that they would soon be to the pond and then they would stop.
Amos and his two kids got to the mill at abot the same time and amos saw the old wagon hit the dam and throw the two kids out on the dam. Amos went and secured the two kids which were bawling fit to kill and put them in the mill house, telling them that he was goin after they mammy.
Well, Amos got Zekes wagon and started to the bridge as quick as he could. He couldnt go through the woods (Continued on p֫3.)
LOCAL ITEMS
Doc. McMillan, our exquisite physician has passed from our midst and he is missed tremendously. Doc went off without paying for his add. we are sorry to say but we can forgive him for this if everybody else pays they ‘un.
The Mills family and the Rodwell family have returned from North Carolina. They report that a nice time was parcipterated.
We had a much needed rain yesterday.
Mr Tom Britton has returned from Hot Springs
The stenographer has not returned though and unless she returns soon there is some danger of loosing the Agt. again.
One of the dry kilns is finished and is in use now.
Advertise in the ST’R
Mr. W. H. Britton had cause to whip his puppy numerously yesterday on account of his interfering with some neighboring gooses.
Mr McPhail has not found his way back to his rendezvous yet.
Misters Tom Grimes and Earle Rodwell rode out to Florala last evening
A COW PEN RUSTLER has got away from the Gopher farm. All who knew him can symphacize with the former managers.
Mr. Ingrahm of the Pensacola Lumber Co. came in yesterday.
Mr. Harley McSwain is working at the B. L. Co store for a few days.
Tom Grimes got his paw hit seriously on a window sill yesterday.
Go to W. A. McMillan’s to get Dr. Kings New Discovery and gallises.
Mr. Alex Dorsey who is one of the oldest residents of this place has left town. We are
not able to tell where.
JIMBOJUTIC NEWS
Godfrey Powell is working as assistant hostler at the barn of The Britton Lumber Co. now. Headlight has been suffering with a bulky knee of late but is better at this writing.
There has been considerable changing around here recently. Nellie and Jud have gone to the woods and two mules have come here.
Racket has also returned from the woods. He has two knots on his front legs and his rear legs are somewhat swollen. It will not take long for the horse doctor, Jim Powell, to cure him though.
Eight cows are staying at Jimbojutic. now. They are amusing themselves by hauling logs.
LIBERTY BEND NEWS
Jim Flipper and Widow Jenkins went out walking Wednesday night. Jim says Doc. is gone an8 he is most sure he can get the widow.
Samantha Boley’s calf got out Tuesday evening and getting with her mammy got all the milk
which she had. As a result the Boleys had to drink their coffee with out milk that night.
Jimmy Corker fell in Squire Hoskins ditch yesterday.
Dr. Juggles intertained Sarah Goodwin last evening.
The Hincoleys are afraid they will have to send Bud to the asylum bein as he is gettin so silly of late. He went to bed with his shoes on Friday night, got up at about twelve oclock and put the pillow in the heater and slept under the bed the rest of the night.
The creek riz so high Tuesday night that the Widow couldnt get to her barn. She had to let the calf suck all the milk till Thursday when Gage Slipper came up and made a raft for her to go across on.
A baby was born at the home of the Boleys last week. They named him Kinneth Boley at once.
Abe Goodwin’s son, Willie was attacked with a severe case of hick-ups Sunday eve. They sent for the doctor and on taking 2 pints of Hiperdermick Acid he soon recovered.
Dr. Corker went out hunting Monday morning and didnt kill anything as he forgot to take any powder.
Jim Gavin caught a possum Friday night. Jim says he could get a good price for said possum if Jim Flipper had not have disgusted the public with that old skunk he had.
Terrible Colapsing (Con’ued) so he had to go around by the road.
He turned around the curve in front of the bridge and looked for his wife on the bridge but to his dismay she was not there! Had she drowned?
Bill was so skeerd he didnt know what to do. He finally turned the horse loose and swam out to the rock. He thought maybe he could rescue her by diving but every time he went under he would come up he would be about 50 feet from the rock so he swam back to the bank and after a little Zeke came up an told him his wife was safe at the mill
She had come down the creek like the chillun, catching a piece of the bridge.
F O U N D ! Found- A shirt. I have found a shirt. I found it in South Lakewood. It must have blowd off somebodys close line. The tale is gone an most of the buttons are missin’. Part of the right sleeve is also gone. Owner can get same by calling at my house and describing it. T. J. Britton, Agt. Lakewood, Fla.
For Sale A CATAR- I want to say that my catar hasnt ben sold yet. Somebody buy it at once. It would be terrible if it would rot on me. Come and look at it anyway if you dont buy it. Will sell as a reasonable price. Mrs E. P. Rodwell. No. 13 Main St. Lakewood, Fla.
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NOTICE! If you want something and dont kno what it is, it is some of our ox-tale hash Call and get a sample box. Abe Goodwin, General Mdse. Liberty Bend, Fla.
Read This! We sell everything from pots to pins and sell them all cheap. Call and look over us’es stock. W. A. McMillan General Mdse. Lakewood, Fla.
Mr. Curry and Mr. Farrior of Birmingham and Mr. Mac. MacDuffie of Florala were in the city today.
FOR SALE!! 3 Goffers-No, 2 goffers, one got away, for sale. Price reasonable. Apply to RODWELL & GRIMES Farm in South Lakewood
For Sale-1 mandolin. I will sell this instrument at a reasonable price. I would not want to sell this thing, it is such a good one, but I cant play it and what use have I got for it if I cant play it? Call around and see it immejit. Miss Lura Britton.
For sale-A mule. Has 2 broken legs. Apply to Thomas Grimes Lakewood, Fla.
For Sale-A buggy. Top buggy in pretty good running order. Apply to Mr. E. P. Rodwell Lakewood, Fla.
