Panama City pilot., 1908-07-23
Beach Combines.

is progressing finely.
Again the Manteo is off its run ow-
ing to some breakage.
O. f.. Williams, of Dothan, was an
arrival on Monday evenings train.
J. ID. Smith, of Mariana, was a
pleasant caller at the PILOT office this
week Wednesday.
The trains are making good time
on their new schedule and are bring
ing in many visitors.
Mr. Black, contractor of Dothan,
arrived last evening with carpenters,
to build Mr. FORMERS store.
Judge j. Nj. Carmichael and wife,
of Ozark, Ala, have been Panama
City visitors for some days.
Elias Agar with crew of men are
engaged this week in building the
fence around the new cemetary.
Contractor Hall has one of r. L..
McKenzie's cottages enclosed, and
will soon have it ready to be occupied.
The brick piers for Mr. Fortner's
two story building are built, and the
erection of the building will now go
ahead rapidly.
Mrs Mary b. jerks, returned from
Anna, H., on the Tarpon yesterday,
and is stopping with her son and wife
at their pretty home on Second
street.
The Novelty Works are this week
putting in the store front of G. II.
McKenzie's building, which is to be
occupied on August 1st by Mr..
Klingo.
III. Mass has given up the hotel
at Millville and removed here. 1t is
said he will open short lunch res
taurant in the Hogeboom building on
the dock.
f. G.. Turner, of the Decatur Car
Wheel Company, of Birmingham,
Ala, is visiting here with his friend
General Manager Ben Steele for a
day or SO.
Launch parties to the Gulf are that
numerous now that we cannot note
them individually. There are from ten
to thirty launches in the excursion
business all the time about the bay.
Mr. Taylor, of Wewahitchka, was a
visitor here this week. Mr. Taylor
had not visited Panama City since the
picnic two years ago this month, and
was surprised and pleased at the
changes made here since then.
The government boat, with Capt
Turtle in command, is still at the
work of surveying the harbor en-
trance. Capt Turtle did not reach
here as early as was stated in our
last, but is now with the boat.
The firm of GoodsOn & jerks have
dissolved partnership as will be seen
by notice in another column. Mr.
jerks will continue the business. Mr.
Goodson is now acting as agent for
the Tarpon but may take up other
duties.
1t is stated that the German Ameri-
can Lumber Company will at once
open a lumber yard on their property
at the old mill location. 1t is their
intention to carry full stock of all
kinds of building lumber, including
shingles, etc.
There is some talk of parties plac-
ing a dock at Hurricane Island and
fixing up a resort there. Mr. Mercy
noldS claims to have a lease of the
property from the government for
five years. IT could be made a very
pleasant resort.
The Kehoe-Mays contest has been
adjourned by the committee for an
other week, the committee standing
seven to seven, and unable to agree
upon anything. The only satisfactory
settlement of the case that could be
made would be to decide that there
was no election.
Ernest II. Griffin, editor of tn,
cambridge Post, made the PHO
office a pleasant call on Thursda.
last while on his way to Mobile OIL
the Manteo, and again on his return
yesterday, by the Tarpon. Mr. Griffil
was taking well earned vacation
and incidentally enjoying a trip OF