The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-02-02
GRAND RIDGE.
Special to The Journal.

Grand Ridge, Feb. 2.-After one of
the most remarkably mild and pleas
ant winters ever experienced in this
locality, we caught our switch end OF
the great blizzard, which has swept
the entire north, beginning with ligh
winds on Friday, with q peculiarly
clear brilliant sky, which was Kept
up through Saturday with a biting
frost and the same wind through Sat
urday niglt and a still lower Their
mo meter. On Saturday morning Ice
fully a half inch in thickness was
found. Sunday was cold day for
this latitude and Saturday night was
calm, and stu, and . lower thermom-
eter, and after removing the ice Of
Saturday night, new coating of near
thIee-f0urths of an inch was formed
Taken all in all It was the coolest
spell since tAe great freeze" We
think the damage viii be slight, as
the vegetation was so backward, ow-
ing to the extreme and unbroken
drouth that trees we're not in bud, or
sap. Some oats had been sown early
The cane SUPPLIES were yet covered
with the boating OF blades. and the
ground so dry taat we think the
freeze would Denetrate but little. and
we think that ttk seed cane in beds
would not be reached with the cold
for the same reason of dry cart.
Business is reasonably good in our
town Our farmers are industrious
and thrifty. More cross ties and cars
lighted" are, brought to this station
than any on the P. & A. division
The work train" was three days last
week loading cross ties 1ere and on
each side, for shipment to the main
line.
The cutting of car wood has added
many a penny to the resources of our
struggling farmers, and il is doing its
great work-and benefit-to the sur
rounding section. We note that half
grown bows have rugged small yoke
of steers to light wagon and cut and
bring in two loads q day, and make
a clear profit of a dollar to a dollar
and half a day. Several OF these
larger boys have early found mates
and are opening up homes On part OF
the old home place. We noted one
farmer who is vet poor, who has three
sons married and all starting ia q
small way On the home place or near
by This is good for the filling up OF
the country, and better still, IL shows
a fiIiaI regard for the parents, and
each other, and such viii all be valu-
able citizens.
Grand Ridge does not ASPIRE to
greatness, but only great as it is
good" and a better. class of citizens
cannot be found n West Florida, than
those on all sides of the town
Farmers sold all their ssrup at
fancy prices for cash and tae crop IS
ali gone.
The Cohassett Syrup Co. has ship
ped all its stock, and is working fun
force for increased planting this year.
One important fact is the class Of
homes the company has built for its
Iaborers. 1t has erected eight houses
on the north line Of the Aantation
and fronting on Bublic road and each
as comfortable ssNthe proprietors'
residences and all are panied beauti-
fully white and are seen at great
distance.
Three saw mills were loading lum-
Der on our side track last week
Judge Porter Is putting in q new
side track for loading lumber from
new sawmill now operating on his
outside lands, three miles south OF
town.
The Lakeside planning Mill Co. has
completed the building OF its dry
kiln. and is now putting IN the steam
pipes.
Sheldon Folsom is completing q
nice five-room house on the south
side Of "BrOadwav' west of the Bap-
fist church. Sheldon WAS one OF our
poor but Industrious boys few years
ago. He married a good wife and has
made and saved until he VIII now
have as good a home as one need
want
W. J. Moore is building four
room cottage on his lot on the east
side OF Finley avenue.
The store room began by Mr. J.
A. Wynn has been sold and VIII i.e
finished up and used by Mr.. Arnold
as a store room for the Singer sew
ing Machine Co.
". w Wester, one Of our boys
who went down into east Florida q
few wears ago and worked for good
man in the tuFpentine business earn
ed the confidence Of his employer,
got a working interest made money
and now comes and buys one Of the
best new houses IN town, and says he
wants to enjoy the good water, the
good health and the good society OF