The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-11
At
GRAND RIDGE
All the Signs of the Day
Point to Prosperity and
Progress.

Grand Ridge, July 10.-The fourth
of July celebration passed off delight
fully. with not the slightest accident
or difficulty. The day was cloudy, and
some sprinkling drove 4 part of the
crowd into the Presbyterian church
| for part of the exercises but as soon
as the clouds rolled by the park was
filed and speaking was resumed.
Two of the announced speakers
disappointed the crowd but the places
were we'll filled in the persons OF
Senator Theo. West of Mariana,
Prof. ]. A. Ormand and G. G. Gum
The Mariana orchestra gave some
fine music, and The Banner chorus
class of this city did some fine sing
ing.
The dinner was up to all former
experiences, and though threatened
with rain was eaten with a relish,
and many baskets full were left to
be returned TO the homes
It was stated in the address Of well
come that in the seventeen years OF
history of Grand Ridge, and in all her
entertainments, none but ladies and
gentlemen had attended A match
game of baseball was played between
Sneads and Grand Ridge in the after
noon, resulting in favor of Grand
Ridge.
A wagon load of melons was
brought to the tables and the melon
cutting was jolly close to the day
of good things.
The Melon Crop.
Between Thirty and forty car loads
of water NJ elons had been shipped UP
to last Saturday night, and the rush
| is on for tIls week. The melons are
the largest and best of years, the
showers of the past ten days having
rather increased the size of the later
shipments, and. best of all, each car
| load, so far, has been sold, and paid
for in cash, as fast as shipped, and
no sale reported so far at less than
one hundred dollars car.
Cotton Greatly improved
The transformation of cotton fields
| in the past three weeks is surprising,
and the sma Ter acreage bids fear 20
produce an average crop.
| Corn and Peanuts.
| This is the crop that makes the
average farmer sleep sound and
awake easily, and the finest crop OF
each is now assured under almost any
possible change of the weather, as
most of it is in the full ear now.
Hay cutting has been delayed be-
cause of the showers, but hot sun
shine and blue skies are now upon US
and this promises to be q. hay week.
Big Planning Mill.
The Lake Side Mill Company is
rushing the erection of their big plan
ing mill as fast as possible with the
limited supply of mechanics TINS
new outfit of saw mill, dry kilns and
planning MILL is being erected to build
up our town and section. Already
several buildings are planned, await
/ ing the dry dressed lumber.
The pure soft water from the local
artesian wells is one of the great
recommendation of this place. B. L.
Porter has such a we'll, and has put
up an air motor and tower, and Will
supply his home and stores from said
tank. W. J. Singleton has a deep
well in connection with the mill and
is putting up tower and tank large
and high enough to supply his home
and mill and tenement houses and
have best of fire protection.
Judge Porter has set apart lot
for a hydraulic company, upon which
a deep well will be sunk, and be
pumped with a gasoline engine OF
such power as to run small. dynd
mo and operate a small ice plant, sc
that within the next year we shall
boast of water works, electric lights
and ice plant all of which will be en-
larged as fast as needed