The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-03-12
TALLAHASSEE
NEWS NOTES
Items of Interest Gathered
at the Capital of
Florida.
Special to The journal.

Tallahassee. March 1.-THE board
Of Florida Railroad Commissioners
have taken under consideration the
question of prescribing a rule for the
shipment of mixed carloads of freight.
The matter was discussed today in
meeting in which the SeabOard Air
Line Railway was represented by Hon.
George P. Raney; the Georgia, Florida
and Southern by Assistant General
Freight Agent Challoner; the Allan
tic Coast Line by Assistant General
General Freight Agent J. NJ. Cutler;
the Florida East Coast by Division
Freight Agent s. P. Collier; the Louis
vile & Nashville by Division Freight
Agent J. w. Lurton.
The matter of adjusting freight
rates which was to have been discuss
ed at this meeting was postponed I'M
til the 18th inst, on account of the
Illness Of some of the officials of the
Express company.
The commissioners are busily en-
gagged in getting out their annual re-
port.
Convict Hire Bond Approved.
At Tuesdays meeting of the board
of commissioners Of State Institutions.
held IL the executive office, the con
tract and bond for the hire of the
state cOnvicts, was presented and ac-
cepted. Hon. B. E. McLin. as Com
missioner Of Agriculture, was directed
to execute the contract in duplicate.
and to deliver one of the copies to the
Florida Pine company, this company
having been previously awarded the
lease. The following named gentle
men became sureties on the 100000
bond given by the company; G. B,
Rogers, d. r. Mcneil, D. H. Mcmillan,
w. F. COachman, w. J. Kelly and 5.
A Rawls. all of Jacksonville: J. r.
Powell, of Lake City and W. J. Hill
man, of Live Oak.
To Plant Tobacco.
Major Harry L. Bethel, vice presi-
dent or the Tallahassee Tobacco COM
pany, has returned from Jacksonville,
meeting IF the company. The COM
pany. undaunted by the past years IN
fortunate experience in tobacco, have
made extensive preparations for
planting this spring. While in Jack
sonville they purchased a carload OF
fertilizer from the American AgTicul-
tural Chemical company for use on
their lands.
Justice PsrkhiH Better
A change for the better in the con-
dition of Justice Charles B. Parkhill,
of the supreme bench, who has been
very i'll for several days past, took
place last Saturday, and it is hoped
that ne is now on the road to FeCoV-
cry. DR.. Stringers of Tampa, who is
a relative of Mrs ParkhiII. was sent
for when the Judges coHdTtTon- seem
cd at It's worst.
Attending Grand Lodge.
Secretary of State Henry Clay
Crawford and State Treasurer w V
Knott have gone to Miami TO attend
the meeting of the grand lodge,
Knights of Pythias, Of which order
Mr.. Knott will, in order of success
ion, become grand chancellor.
Bride Journeyed From Holland.
A marriage took place in TaIlanas-
see last Saturday morning under cir
cumstances which gave the happy oc-
caSion quite a flavor of romance. The
contracting parties were Mr.. G. G.. A.
Griek, of KOta Andjing, Sumatra, and
Miss Wilhelmina Van Weeren, of
Buiksloot, Holland. Mr.. Griek is also
a Hollander by birth. He came here
from SumatTa about two years ago, |
and has since been in the employ. as
Of the American Deli TObac- |
co company.
The bride made the journey alone |
from Holland, arriving in Jacksonville, |
via New York, last week. where she |
Was met by Mr.. c. A. Schoemaker, and /
to Tallahassee. She remain |
ed the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Schoe. |
maker until the day of her wedding
with Mr.. Griek. The marriage was /
by Rev. w. H. Zeigler, |
in the Presbyterian church, in the /
presence of a few friends, Mr.. Scnoe- |
maker giving the bride away.
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