The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-09-21


Panacea Springs, Sept. 19--The much
ltalked-Of change ct the hotel has taken
RIaee, and, without disparagement to
be old management, appears to be a
welcome one TO all those here. The new
housekeepeF is Mrs. VIM. AmmOn, for
merry Of Pittsburg, Pa, and her hus-
band takes personal charge IN few
days of the tram car. This will be es-
peciaIly pleasing news TO ladies' who de-
sire to come down alone, for It will In
sure them against having TO ride over
at any time alone with q eOlored person.
Mrs.. Ammon seems to be at home In
her line, and the reputation Mrs. Nor
gan has built up for the table at the
hotel will not IN any way suffer at her
hands. She is also charming hostess,
possessing the happy faculty OF making
the guests all feel at home and have a
good time.
There is still good crowd here. Most
of the cottages are now occupied, and
all the others are engaged Tor Occur
pancy within the next few days; The
hotel, too, is getting q very liberal
share for this season of the year. Sum
day, Monday and Tuesday there were
just n arrivals, an average of per
day.
The fishing season is on now in real
earnest, so FAR as the gillnetters are
concerned, and fish are plentiful in the
bay, 80 they say.
Mr.. G.. E. McGriff is down fixing up
his place, which will soon be occupied
by his family.
Mr.. C. F. Cogswell was here Sunday
to spend the day with his wife and chill
dren, who have been here for couple
of weeks.
The seine yard fishermen are getting
ready to begin operations the 9Th OF
10th of October.
T. H. Hall is having surveyed this
week a suburb to Panacea proper, on
the west side of his holdings The new
lots will be sold to persons who desire
to build cheap cottages to be occupied
by servants, etc.
There is another railroad prospectOl
here. 1t is hoped this one will pan out
something.
The family of the Democrat editor is
sorely missed here, where they spent
month, returning to the city Tuesday.
= Fort Marion in Danger OF Being Sold
st. Augustine is in danger of losing
its greatest attraction, the fort reser
walton. The Record learns that a rec
commentator is pending providing fol
selling the reservation, almost to the
walls of the old fort. This recc0mmen
dation is the outcome of the numerous
requests for using the fort green 70.
private purposes and the many petit
auuabbles that have ensued over 9TH,
6ranting or refusal of; such'Spefmis
sion.
Mr.. E. Burslem Tomson, government
engineer, is at the present time survey
ing the reservation and marking tn
donfines of what the recommendation
proposes to reserve. If the recon
Ihendation is adopted the city will los
the spacious grounds which have con
tributed so much to the pleasure Of cit
izens visitors. Any change of this kim
would inf1ict an irretrievable loss Of
St. Augustine, the scope of which cal
Hardly be appreciated. The recommen
dation is from most influential source
and no doubt will be acted upon If /
reaches Washington.
Mr. Thomson was asked by Recor
representative the object of the sur
vey, but he merely volunteered the in
formation that it was being done b,
government orders. From Othe
sources the purpose was learned
Further, the Records informant
confident that petition forwarded t
the colonel in charge at once will de
feat the purpose Of the recommends
ton. However, there is no time 70
delay, and unless a petition, covere
with the signatures of the people o
this city is sent at once we stand goo
chance Of losing the fort green.
1t is needless to point out TO tn
Board of Trade and the Bushes
League their duty, and it is to be hope
that the warning will not fall on dea
ears. st. Augustine Record.