Panama City pilot., 1908-11-12
Beach Combines.

w. B. Wynne, of Mariana, was a
Panama City visitor the first of the
week.
Rod Holiday was an Old Town
visitor on Sunday, passing the day
with Phil West.
The insurance men have been ad-
justing the loss of Sale-Davis Com
pany this week.
Owing to lack of mat terial C0ntrac
tor Daniels has not been able to do
much work on the decking of the
railway dock this week.
Post Office Inspector Fred Roege
has been spending some days on the
bay this past week, going to Pensa-
cola on she Manteo Tuesday evening.
Contractor Hall has the frame of
Mr. Clingo's house up and nearly en-
closed. 1t is going to be very beau
tiful cottage, and occupies fine To-
cation.
rhe post Office at Millville was rob-
bed on Friday night of last week, the
loss being about $40. AS yet no trace
has been found of the robber or rob-
bers.
Tax Collector w. r. Gamer was a
business caller here the first of the
week. AS usual the good natured,
hustling collector took in quite an
amount of cash from the business
men of Panama City.
r. l.. Mckenzie left on Sunday
mornings train for Columbus to at
terd the Waterway Convention. Mr.
Mckenzie was one of the delegates
appointed by the Commercial Club
of st Andrews Bay.
S. G. Albritton, who is engaged with
the United Fruit Company, at Bocas
Del Toro, Republic of Panama, and
who has been enjoying his vacation
at his home on East Bay, returned to
his work on Tuesdays Manteo.
DR. G. S. Ames, of Atlanta, Ca, the
eye sight specialist, will be in Mill
vile, Friday, Nov. 18th and Satur-
day Nov 14th, st Andrews, Monday
and Tuesday, Nov 10th and 18th.
poster.
The steam shovel has been working
this week widening the cut near the
road crossing north of the depot, the
material being used in raising the
grade approaching the dock, and fill
ing in the crib work. The latter work
is about done.
Vice Presidents B. w. Steele and G. .
H. Purvis have been in New Orleans
this past week looking over that place
as terminal for the Manteo. New
Orleans should be doing its share Of
business with the south eastern
por ton of the Lower South and this
steamer connection would permit of
their doing so.
Miss Maggie Alderman, of Mari
anna, made her Old Town friends a
short visit from Saturday evening
until Monday evening, the guest of
Miss Grace West. The latter returned
to Mariana with her guest on Mon
day evenings train for a short visit
with friends there.
Leslie Gay brought to town this week
a load of as fine turnips as is often
seen. There were several varieties,
all being from the famous Big Z
Turnip Collection, of H. G. Has.
tings, the noted scotsman ot
Atlanta. Mr. Gay gave these tur,
nips no particular attention and theil
size and healthy growth shows what
the soil of the Bay country can pro
duce if given even little attention
Drilling for OF! still continues a.
Orange Hill, three wells already hav
ing been bored to depth of about
1900 feet each. Major Joe Stump
who has the work in charge is very
sanguine regarding the ultimate re
suit of his lapors. He states that tn,
topography of the country and the
character of the soil indicate tht
presence of oil beyond a doubt. Three
attempts have been made to reach it
and each time at a depth of abou
1900 feet the drills have been broker
while boring through a stratum o
hard rock that it is believed lies jus
above the oil. Small pockets of OF
have been tapped IN the wells alread,
bored and the ooze indicates tn