The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-05
PARkHILL IS
ORATOR At THE
ELKS MEMORIAL
GOVERNOR APPOINTS A NEW
SHERIFF FOR BAKER COUNTY,
STATE OFFICIALS BACK FROM
GADSDEN COUNTY FAiR-cIR-
CUT COURT CONVENED For
LEON COUNTY.
Special to The Journal

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| Tallahassee, Dec. 4.--Sunday after
noon at the Leon High School audi
| torium the local lodge of Elks held
their lodge of sorrow and memorial
exercises to commemorate the memory
of their departed members. a very
beautiful program was rendered, the
music, both vocal and instrumental,
being exceptionally fine. The orator
for the occasion was Judge c. 3.
Parkhill, of the supreme court. and
his address was listened to attentive
ly by an appreciative audience. Judge
ParkhiT who is a most pleasing pub
lie speaker and a distinguished orator
as well as jurist, was seemingly at
his best and his grafton was deeply
impressive. He paid a beautiful
tribute to womanhood and the rever-
ence in which it is held by the order
of Elks. His reference to Governor
Bloxham, whose name was on the list
of the departed members of the lodge.
was a very eloquent tribute TO this
distinguished Floridian.
A SHERIFF APPOINTED.
Governor Ciichrist today appointed
l.. NJ. Dyal, of MacClenny, to be sheriff
of Baker county, vice J. Q. Powers,
resigned, to take effect December Is.
The Baker county grand jury had pre-
ferred charges against the former
the possibility Of large cost bill in
case he had been removed and later
reinstated.
The governor issued a permit this
morning to the kentucky Military In
stitutc to enter the state bearing arms.
This school has winter homo at Eau
Gallie and they are en- route from
Kentucky to their winter quarters.
Thursday of this week is the date
set for the meeting of the state build
ing commission. They will hold their
session at the capitol and will re-
ceive and consider plans submitted by
different architects for the supreme
court and railroad commission build
ing. The erection of this building
will begin at an early date as the
board of commissioners of state insti-
tutions has declared the money ap-
propriated-to be available.
CABINET OFFICERS RETURN.
All the cabinet officials except the
secretary of state, in company with
the governor, visited the Gadsden
County Fair at Quincy last week. They
were all very much pleased with the
fair, Commissioner of Agriculture
McLinn states that the live stock and
farm products exhibits were decidedly
superior to the exhibit of last year,
showing a marked interest taken by
the farmers of that section. He was
particularly impressed with the quality
and quantity of the corn exhibit.
The fall term of the circuit court
for Leon county convened this after
noon at one thirty with Judge Malone
on the bench. Hon. John w. Hender-
son, the newly appointed states attor-
ney for this circuit, is representing
the state. The only cases coming over
from the last term are a few liquor
cases. but the grand jury is in session
and may return a number of indict-
ments.
The negro Ford charged with the
| theft of some jewellery from Miss Will
| liams, of Pensacola, at the Florida
State College for Women this summer,
| has been acquitted. insufficient evil
| dence being found. Ford is held.
| though, to answer Il charge for shoot
| ing another negro. The theft of the
| jewellery occurred last summer just
at the close of the Summer Training
School. and the larger portion of the
| lost jewelry was returned through the
| mail, apparently mailed at the Tai
| lahassee postoffice, but there was q
| few valuable pieces never returned.
! ALI echo from the recent hearing be-
| fore the supreme court which result
ed in the order Of the railroad COM
missioners to have the all-passenger
| service via the L. & n. and S. A. l.
| nlSnI TRAINS put INTO erect DelHS up
| held, is some bouquets being handed
out to Hon. f. NJ. Hudson, special at
! torney for the commission. His speech
| before the court was considered g
| masterpiece, showing a wonderful
| knowledge of the intricacies of the
traffic question 1t has been recon-
mended that his speech be furnished
the law department of the University
of Florida at Gainesville
The city of Tallahassee having voted
a bond issue for the purpose. and the
city council having had a survey made
preparatory to street paving, it is ex-
pected that the work of paving Mon
roe street will soon be under way
Munroe street is the main business
street Of the city,