The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-05
WESTVILLE.
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Special to The Journai.

Westville, Apr. Ave have been
having an exceeding dry spell OF
weather for quite awhile Gardens
especially are suffering for rain. A
light frost was in evidence Tuesday
morning but not severe enough to do
much damage
Mr. White Hammond and family
recently moved to Bagdad. But they
have already returned TO dear Old
WestviIle" VIII says after all that
may be said to the contrary, Westyille
is the best home town on the line
of the P. & =
The representative of the Peters
Cartridge Co. gave an exhibition OF
his skill with fire arms at the depot
this morning, while awaiting The
morning train, incidentally demon
strating the superiority of the ammu-
milton of his company. He performed
most wonderful featS of skill in quick
shooting at targets tossed in the air.
Mr.. John Hawkins, the drug man,
is absent on a trip TO Eleanor. as
a delegate TO the Farmers Union.
The county union is in session there
this week with important business
under consideration
Senator John Neel left for Talla-
hassee last Sunday, where he Will
spend the next two months enacting
Florida statues.
"Old w. D. the Advertiser man,
has moved his printing plant to Boni-
fay, where he proposes 10 resume
publication, under, it is hoped, more
favorable auspices than formerly
And still the little blind god
Cupid, continues to play havoc among
our Westville girls. Another wedding
in the near future.
Several of our citizens attended
Judge Railways court in Bombay
last Tuesday, as Witnesses
P. NJ. Owens has transferred the
pOstaI affairs to the new pOstOffice
he recently erected, where he is most
comfortably dOmiciled. while trans
acting the business for the public.
Several parties went out on the
river last Saturday in pursuit of the
finney denizens of the deep, return
ing with large strings OF Dream and
the luscious shell cracker" and in
cidentally starting tales of a big fish
hung and he got away"
FIOurnOy's mill has been running
on full time this week. The trouble
has been 10 get full crew of expert
enced mill men. Labor is scarce and
demands urgent all along the line of
mill business. 1t is an interesting
trip through the FlOurnoy mill while
il is running. The various depart
ments running with automatic pre-
cision. He is manufacturing shingles,
lathing and in addition to saving
deal and merchantable lumber, and
al running at a time by the power
of one engine, but a superior one.
Hurrah for Governor I. A Jen.
nings, He is our choice, first. last
and all the ume. If the Office seek
ing the man is any criterion by which
to decide for whom we should vote,
then T. a. Jennings is the man for
the Office has been calling for him
continuously a year or two. Come
out Jennings, lets nave your an
in The Journal.
Governor Broward never mentioned
the old Confederate veterans in his
late message TO the legislature, and
he comes very near owing his election
to them. But IL is 10 be hoped the
legislature will not be so forgetful
nor ungrateful. Let the present law
be amended so that every worthy
and needy veteran can receive relief
in his last DAYS Alas, they will all
soon be gone!
Mrs. John Coleman, of Bombay,
spent Saturday and Sunday with her
br0ther, Mr.. J. D. Crews.
Rev. r. l. baker delivered two in
teresting sermons at the Presbyterian
church sunday.