Panama City pilot., 1908-01-09
Beach Combinss.

Quite few fresh fish were brought
into town this past week.
j. B. Hogeboom left on Tuesday
for Vernon with prisoner.
Rev F. G. Tasting made the PILOT
Office pleasant call today.
john Peterson, of Gay, was a
visitor on our streets last Friday.
A. H. Brake of st Andrew was
transacting business here on Friday
last.
1t is rumored that the Manteo is to
make call in this harbor about the
10th.
Sam Hillman and r. l.. Mckenzie
were st Andrews visitors Tuesday
morning.
Mrs r. M. Goodson and daughter
returned on Tuesday from lengthy
visit to her sister.
A. j. Gay and E. M. Goodson re-
turned from business trip to Chipley
on Tuesday morning,
The steamer Dewey, and motor
boat Eva, both made trips to North
Bay points today with freight.
Our mail missed connections Friday
evening on account of some disar-
rangement of the engine of the mail
boat when about to leave this dock
Friday morning.
The Regal, with Roswell Gay in
charge came down from Gay on Tues
day with passengers, returning We'd
nesday morning with the Misses
Vesta Gay and Jewel Booth.
The pile driver on the A. & st A.
B. R. r. is now driving at the little
Bear creek crossing. AS soon as that
work is completed it will start on the
big Bear creek crossing.
j. B. and A. I. Hogeboom made a
trip to the railroad last week return
ing on Sunday, bringing back George
Covington, whose examination was
held before Justice Sturrock Monday
morning.
Some of our hunters are arranging
to put in day in trying to capture
the panther, which several parties
have reported as being heard or seen
near the fresh water lake, and about
the head of the lagoon.
Rev 7. j. Hastings, the newly ap-
pointed pastor of this charge of the
M. E. Church, South, requests us to
state that his regular days for SER
vice in Panama City will be the
second Sunday in each month at II
A. Nj. and the fourth Sunday, at $50
P. M.
This section was visited with a
heavey rainfall all day Monday fill
ing the fiat woods with water, max
ing travelling difficult. On Tuesday
the wind shifted 10 the west and blew
a gale all day, which continued
through Wednesday. But few boat S
ventured out on the bay on either of
these days.
Upon the completion of the Atlanta
& st Andrews Bay r. R. to SPANS
the Enterprise Lumber Company
will commence the erection of a
large double circular saw mill at that
point equipped with planners, dry
kilns, &C., with a capacity of 60 to
10000 feet, to begin cutting large
body of timber they own in that Sec
ton.
Parties teaming between the Bay
and Chipley report that there is not
bridge in the whole distance that is
safe to cross to cross. Our livery
men state that the county authorities
have been notified of the poor con.
dition of the bridges, but thus far nc
attention appears to have been pai6
to these complaints.
Our next number, that of January
10th, will be devoted to East Bay
points. We earnestly desire the full
cooperation of all those interested
in that favorable section of the bay
country to aid us in making this
number full exponent of what tina
section is, and it what it offers il
way of advantages to prospective
settlers. The possibilities for tn,
development of great potion of the