The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-24
TOWN Of QUINCY
|SON THE BOOM
New Business Houses and
Dwellings Being Erected.
News of the Week.
Special to The Journal.


booming. Dwellings and business
houses are being erected as rapidly
as contractors and labor can COM
plete the work. Real estate confines
to advance and important deals are
consummated every day. The First
National Bank, which recently in
creased its stock from $4,000 20
500, 600 has had the surplus over sub
scribed.
Dirt was broken Wednesday for
another handsome brick tobacco pack
ing house, soon to be occupied by the
Ward Tobacco Co. Two others are to
be built as early as material can be
placed in readiness. When these are
completed, Quincy will have twelve
tobacco packing houses, representing
an amount exceeding a quarter Of
million dollars. This industry gives
employment to something like two
thousand people.
Farmers are all busy looking after
their plant beds and preparing the soil
for the coming crop Of tobacco. If
the seasons are favorable, Gadsden
county will produce 25 per cent more
than the two million pound crop of
last year. This will mean, with the
advance in price of the weed, at least
s250,000 more money in the pockets of
her farmers. There is no waiting for
a buyer for this commodity as 80 per
cent of the coming crop is already
sold.
Social Notes.
Mrs. Francis Philips entertained
Thursday afternoon in honor OF the
visiting ladies and their hosts Bridge
whist was the form of amusement.
Those present were: Mrs. A L. Will
son, G. D. Munroe, J. E. Davidson, Sgd.
Robertson, ]. E Broome, C. ]. Prentiss
and Misses Nee Young and Margaret
Stubs The BOBBY prize was won by
Mrs. Prentiss while Mrs. Robertson
carried away the capital trophy.
The social event of the week was an
entertainment to the young people of
Quincy, by that charming hostess Mrs.
The young men gave a delightful
dance at the opera house Friday night
complimentary to the out of town
young ladies.
Old Resident Dead.
One of the oldest residents of this
county, Mrs. Elizabeth Harrison,
passed peacefully and quietly to her
home beyond Friday morning. This
estimable lady was in her eighty
eighth year. Three daughters sur
vive her, Mrs. H. R. Duval, Of
New Mexico. Mrs. R. H Bradford
and Miss SaIlie Harrison of this
place. The interment was in the
western cemetery Saturday morning
at ten o'clock.
Mr.. A L. Coleman, proprietor of the
Travellers Hotel died Friday morning
about noon. Mr.. Coleman had been
sick several weeks with pneumonia.
He leaves wife and several children,
besides a host of friends in Quincy, to
mourn his loss. The deceased was
about 46 years old and until quite re-
Gently was engaged in the turpentine
business near Midway in this county.
Visitors to Quincy.
Quincy is entertaining quite a num-
Der of visiting ladies at present. Mrs.
c. J. Prentiss and her little daughter
Of St Louis, are visiting her sister,
Mrs. A. T. Hearin. Mrs. Syd. Robert
son. of Gainesville, Fla. is with her
aunt, Mrs. J. E. Davidson Mrs. G.
Z. Hunroe is entertaining her sister.
Mrs H. B. Craford, of Columbus, Ga,
and her neice, Miss Margaret Stubs,
OF New Orleans. At the home of Mr..
NJ. W. MunrOe are his two sisters,
Mrs. J. E. Dickey and Mrs. C. e. Dow
man, of Oxford. Ga. Misses Nee
Young, OF Valdosta, Ga, and Eula
Jones OF Albany, Ca, are with Mrs. A.
L. Wilson.