The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-10-04
News of the Week
In DeSOtO County
As Reported by The Champions
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about completed and is being dressed Of
with bright orange color There is al
opportunity for some one to get a very
desirable home.
Miss Effie Hollingsworth arrived
Wednesday from quite an extended
trip through the east and north. She
has been travelling for the past three
months and is much improved in health
and looks Cif possible). Many hearts
have been made glad by her return,
Madam Rumor has something to say
about her going again,
By the way the most brilliant affair in
the history of our little town was the
marriage of Miss Viola Waldron to Mr.
Earnest c, Sharp. Married at 1880 p,
m, Sunday, September 3Oth, 1906 at the
home Of the BRIDES parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. S. Waldron Miss Viola Waldron
to Mr.. Earnest Sharp, Capt c. Orr Of
floating. The spacious home of the
Waldron's was filled to its full capacity
with friends and admirers Of the family
and couple from Arcadia, Pine Level,
Lily, Bowling Green, Gardner and
Tampa, in fact the writer has never
seen a happier crowd grouped together
The bride looked very charming and
beautiful in her lovely costume of white
silk. Whilst the groom in conventional
black made very manly appearance.
Miss Viola is one of Brownville's most
charming young ladies and we regret
very much to lose her whilst we feel
proud that she selected such a sterling
young man for life partner as Earnest
{. Sharp. Mr., Sharp has been in our
midst for two years and we are glad to
say he is very exemplary young man
and we are rejoiced to know that the
young couple will yet claim Brownville
as their home as they moved at once i'm
to their home on the beautiful river of
Peace, We congratulate the young
couple and wish them long happy and
prosperous life, May their blessings be
many.
II. l.. Hollingsworth has commenced
work on his place. We wonder If it
would be hard to guess for what. Go it
II. l.. This is a step in the right
direction. Get the cage and leave the
door ajar and some bird will fly in.
Oliver Ellis has returned from TT.
Myers for the orange season.
Messrs Williams & Ford are buying
oranges, They bought three crops
yesterday.
Did the Orange Growers Association
die in borning. We have heard nothing
more of it and the price of oranges
seem to be 80 to go cents owing to dis
lance.
Atlanta has set her foot on negro
assaults. Hurrah for Atlanta!
Now that Teddie has taken possession
of Cuba we wonder what step the G. o.
p will have him to do next.
AS to William Jennings Bryan. You
will have to girdle the globe again and
get up something beside government
ownership of railroads to beat them.
Pick your flint and try again Billy.
Every body is trying to make trip
to the sand hills and lakes. Uuquestion-
ably for the fun of fishing and barr
hunting. They (the BARR are so tame
out there we are told man killed one
with mustard seed shot the other day.
Stanton & Geiger say that they are SO
plentiful that one had to stand by and
mind them off whilst the other fried the
ish to keep them from taking them out
Of the pan. How is this for bair tail.
Dur packing house will open up about
The 18th. The boys will corn them and
! lively time we will have
Lawrence Orr left us yesterday for
Wilmington, N. c. where he will re-
main two years at school. Lawrence is
great fayorite and will be missed by us
n.
The evangelist, Brother Weyost, of
treated the community 10
wo Of his soul stirring sermons on Mon
lay and Tuesday nights. He convinces
lis hearers that he is truly one Of Gods
hosen and that he is on his way up
onder MUD SPLAsHKR
October 2, 1906.
News Of ZOIfO.