Panama City pilot., 1908-12-03

J. E. Mckenzie returned on Tues
day evening from an extended visit
in Georgia.
William Blumer, of Pensacola, is in
town, representing the Mutual Life
Insurance Co., of New York.
After weeks of drouth there came
a slight shower on Tuesday night
when the wind went into the North.
The change also brought us some
cooler weather.
Strawberries are just beginning to
be shipped from South Florida. st
Andrews Bay has had ripe straw
berries this past week. They were
grown by Mrs Ecker near Cromanton.
F. III. Poston has begun the erec
ton of building upon his lots on
Fourth street. He is being somewhat
delayed, as are others, through the
difficulty in getting building ma
terial.
John Ward has the two roomed
building next north of his large store
on Harrison avenue about completed.
One room is being fitted up for a
meat market, and the other for a
barber shop.
w. B. Sheppard has the building at
the end of his dock about under cover
and ready for the windows. 1t is a
large and roomy affair, and will soon
be occupied by Mr. Sheppard as a
place of amusement.
The "Tackey" party held at Wards
Hall on Thanksgiving evening was a
very amusing and pleasureable affair.
Mrs G. L. Fenters took the prize for
the most tacky dressed lady, and G..
HI. Mckenzie for gentlemen.
The ladies of Panama City wish to
announce that they will hold bazaar
here for the benefit of the church on
Tuesday afternoon and night, Decem-
Der 22nd, and request that there be a
general attendance of our bay people,
Full particulars will be given in our
next issue.
j. H. Drummond was a Panama
City visitor on Wednesday. Mr.
Drummond is having the trees re-
moved from the beach road along the
ooutb o;da of SootiOn q opJ will ,,u+
that portion of the road between
Panama City and st Andrews into
good condition.
The Gulf Coast Development Com
pany are putting down good plank
walk in front of their property on the
beach in the western part of town.
This walk will be nearly seven hun-
dred feet in length, and form part
of the proposed walk between Panama
City and st Andrews.
A quiet wedding took place at Yer
non Wednesday, when Miss Alice
Bowen of that place and Mr.. Russell
Prows, of Millville, were united, Rev
F. G. Hastings of st. Andrews officia-
ting. The happy couple have the
best wishes of host of friends for a
bright and prosperous future. Chip
ley Verdict.
DR. Simmons, of Freeport, was in
town this week. He expected while
hara to borin tho oroatio,, of eor,o
buildings upon his lots on Harrison
avenue, but had to delay the work
until he could get more lumber. The
lumber question is again most seri.
Gus one here.
E. G. Poindexter was in town this
week looking after his store, and ar
ranging for its early opening. By
the middle of the month he will have
here one of the finest assortments ot
mems furnishing goods that can be
found in any part of this country
We bespeak for him the liberal pat
ronage of the Bay people. His as
sortment of goods for Christmas viii
be very complete and up-to-date.
r. Nj. Baker brought in this weeI
a sample of cane, and bottle of syruI
grown and made by J. L. Grant, OF
his place seven miles north of here
that have had no equal so far al
length of cane goes, or weight, purity
and sweetness of syrup made there
from. This cane was grown on VIVA
is known as black jack ridge, not ou
best soil by any means, but Mr. Gran
knows just how to care for it from
planting to bottling, and the result il