The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-02-19
NEW ENTERPRISES AND NEW I'M
PRoVEMENTs ARE BEING PUSH
ED WITH AN ENERGY THAT
SPEAKS WELL FOR THAT
FLoURIsHINe PLACE.

Florala, Ala, Feb. 1S.-After a con-
tinual rain extending over a period
of more than two weeks the weather
has cleared and the coolest spell of
the winter struck us Wednesday and
Thursday. Notwithstanding the pre-
dictions OF the weather prophets in
Pensacola and Montgomery, the cloudy
and warmer weather did not reach us,
the thermometer having gone below
thirty every night of this week and
falling to eleven last Tuesday.
The attorneys for Alb Hammond,
charged with the murder of Bud and
Jim Tucker on the LIST of last Septem-
Der, are trying To get bail for their
client. and to that end have sued out
a writ or habeas corpus and made
same returnable 10 Probate Judge
Robinson, of this county. Col. VIM.
c. Monroe, OF counsel for defendant.
and the many Florida witnesses were
in Andalusia this week in attendance
on the hearing of the writ The de-
PENDANT, besides Colonel Monroe, is
represented by Stewart & -Sollie, of
Andalusia and Ozark, eX-Congressman
Jesse F. Stallings, of Birmingham, and
c. Z. Reid, OF Andalusia; while the
protecution is being conducted by
Solicitor Parks, of Troy, and Judge l..
J. Reeves, of Pensacola. This case
viii probably be the most holly con-
tested and long drawn out that this
section has known for some time, and
the outcome thereof is awaited with
intense interest.
The grading and excavating work
on the new hotel building has been COM
pleted, and the laying Of the founda-
ton is now progressing. The plans
for this building call for an expendi-
ture of $4,000, which, together with
the furnishings, viii increase the in
vestment to $4,000 When finished
this hostelry will be a credit to our
town and southern Alabama.
The brick work and roofing of the
big Britton-Lamar business building
having been finished, ne carpenters
are now at work on the interior E.
T. Rodwell, who is giving his personal
supervision to the work. states that
the building will be complete by April
1. Part of the lower floor will be oc-
cupied by the department store of the
Lake Mercantile Company, which
company is composed by w. H. Brit
ton. John W Cawthon. E. T. Rodwell
and. Mr.. Lamar, of New Orleans, a
brother of c. w. Lamar. OF the Ameri-
can National Bank, of Pensacola. These
gentlemen are putting in a large stock
of goods and will conduct one of the
!, 1ss-f,Y Of L ~,
this section. The remainder of the
lower fOor will be occupied by the
Bank of Florala as a banking house.
A burglar-proof vault was built in the
walls OF the building especially for the
bank, and when the patent time-locll
safe of the bank and its interior fix
lures arrive and are put in, it will be
as well-equiPped as those in larger
cities OF the state However, this
bank is earning something like IL per
cent. on its total capitalization, ami
can well AFFORD to make these improve
ments.
A. NJ. Hyer, of Pensacola, was in
our town Wednesday, looking after his
property interests here.
c. w Lamar, of Pensacola, was
with us last Saturday on a visit con-
nected with the Bank of Florala, in
which he is interested.
John B. Rider and w. ]. Cawthon,
have consummated deal by which
they come into possession of about
500 acres of valuable farming land
near here. 1t is understood that they
will cultivate peaches and raise cattle
on this land, which is well adapted to
either purpose.
The fishing in Lake Jackson is ex-
celIent Just now and it is expected
that as soon as the weather moderates
somewhat many of our local pisca-
torial sportsmen viii betake them
selves thereto with rod and line pre-
pared to catch catfish and cells.