Panama City pilot., 1908-12-17
Beach Combinss.

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The PILOT acknowledges pleasant
call from Rev j. d. Rountree, of Apa-
lachicola.
MrJ. B. Thompson, of Apalachi-
cola, was a pleasant visitor to our
city the past week.
Mr. A. Hogeboom made a business
trip to Pensacola this week, return
ing on the Manteo Tuesday.
Mr. Emmett Pope, of the West Bay
Naval Stores Co., was in town Tues
day, on his way to his home in New
York.
Mr. and Mrs r. R. Powers are now
in their new home, and we welcome
them as residents of our thriving
town.
Mr. B. G. Farmer, of Dothan, came
down Sunday and accompanied Miss
Evelyn Farmers house party home
Monday.
Mrs L. Daniel, daughters Nora and
Bell and son William, are expected
on the 22rd, to spend Christmas with
Mr. Daniel.
Mr. and Mrs j. B. Weaver have
taken the new Matthews house, and
we understand will run a hotel and
boarding house.
For some reason most of our cor
respondents have failed us this week,
and in consequence the news from
Bay points is limited.
Mr. X. P. Whitley, of st Louis, Mo-,
attorney for the Apalachicola and
Northern Railroad, is a business
visitor at Panama City, to-day.
Mr. S. R. Fields, of Cordele, Ga,
Representative in the State Legisla-
ture from Crisp County, has been. a
Panama City visitor this week.
Panama City now has two mails a
day, the S:45 p. m. train bringing
one pouch from Dothan and one
from Cottondale, these returning on
the 700 a. m. train.
Miss Farmer and guests left for
their homes Monday, after a delight
full but all too short stay. Their many
friends in Panama City will miss
them, and look forward with pleasure
to their next visit.
The Manteo brought in several car
loads of freight Tuesday, for local
points and towns on the railroad.
The heavy fog and large consign-
ment of naval stores, delayed the
return trip till Wednesday.
DR. A. s. Hill and wife, of Green
wood, Ala, have been in town the
past week stopping at the Gulf View
Inn. The genial doctor and wife are
always welcome visitors, and we hope
will become some day, permanent
residents.
Mr. G.. III. Purvis of the A. & st A.
B. Railway was in town last night.
We understand that the Manteo will
go on the New Orleans run January
3rd, leaving Panama City on that
date, stopping at Pensacola west
bound, and on the return trip, at
Mobile and Pensacola.
Mr. T. d. Sale and family stopped
over Saturday night in Panama City,
en- route to Southport from Dothan,
where they had been to secure a
house. Mrs Sale and children will
make Dothan their home in the future
to afford the children school advan-
tages, but Mr. Sale expects to spend
most of his time at Southport.
Mr. and Mrs B. II. Caswell left last
night on the steamer Manteo for Pan
anna City, where they will make their
future home. Mr. and Mrs Caswell
have resided here for a number of
years, during which time they have
made scores of friends, who, while
they regret to see them leave, wish
them happy and prosperous future.
Pensacola Journal.
The Rumor that A. B. Steele, presi-
dent of the Atlanta and st. Andrews
Bay Railroad Company, had pur-
chased the interest of the j. R. Saun-
ders estate in the steamship Tarpon,
was denied last night by M. E. Will
son, secretary of the j. R. Saunders
Company, who stated that no over
tnres had heen made by Mr. Steele to