The Pensacola journal., 1912-01-11
NEWS TOPICS
FROM HAVANA
TOWN COUNCIL IS PLANNING I'M
PRovEMENTs AND BOARD OF
TRADE is REACHING OUT
AFTER NEW SETTLERS.
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Havana, Fla, Jan. 10.-The town
council OF Havana met last night in
regular session. This was the first
regular meeting Of the new council
and all members were present except
one, Mr.. B.. 4. Boland. who was out
OF town on business. The meeting was
cslled to order by H. W. Wommack.
who was elected president at the in
stallaJion meeting on the first of jan
uary. After taking up the reports of
.ns marshal and clerk and approving
same, also approving the bonds sub
zritted ny each, a motion that will
mean much TO the future beauty and
prosperity OF the town was passed.
The motion was: THAT the street
committee be instructed to make ar
fangements to have shade trees set
cut 10 shade the town" This action
by the new council is to be com
mended and it is to be hoped that
very citizen and property owner viii
cooperate with them in every way
possible in the carrying out of the
plan. The president of the council
made the following appointments OF
standing committees fer the ensuing
scar:
r H. Slarpey, j. E. D. Graves
FINANCE Committee. E. D. Graves,
P. c. Harrell, E. H. Slappey
Building Committee. H. whig-
ham, E. H. Slappey. P. c. Harrell
Laws and Ordinance Committee-E
II. Slappey r. H. Whighan, P. c.
Ha-rel.
After the appointment OF commit
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v ednesday night, Jan 10th, when it Is
member Of the council viii be sworn
IN ard any further business that may
come up will be considered.
Two new mercantile establishments
h%ve opened in Havana in the East
two weeks, J. F. Mcdonald. of Whig-
ham, Ca. with grocery store, and c.
c. Eubanks. of Havana, with grocery
store. J. L. Tolar. Of Whigham, Ca.
is on the ground and expects to Put in
a barber shop here in the near future.
The secretary of the board of trade
has had tnqueries from two St. Louis
syn6tcates in the past two weeks for
land. one wanting 1900 acres and the
other 1890 to 10000 acres. The matter
has been Laken up and it is expected
we have the iand and want settlers.
It is believed that the parties bidding
for the land want it for the purpose of
cottins it up into small farms and
selling it to western farmers who are
coming to Florida. If such is the case.
We are Offering them land that cannot
be exceIled for the purpose.
The Havana High School began the
1912 session Monica with fair at
tendance considering the very in
clement weather. The school is ex-
reriencing one of the best years in its
history and the patrons are congratr-
lating themselves on the able corps of
instructors that the trustees selected
for them.
Mrs. Bobbie Moseley, the assistant
postmaster, is visiting home folks at
Quincy for few days.
Misses NJ. D. and Audrey Lane re-
turned Sunday from fortnight's visit
to friends and relatives in South
Carolina and Georgia.
Word was received here Tuesday Of
the serious illness of Mrs. H. L.
Harden at vaIdosta, Ga Her sister.
Mrs. J. W. Thomas, left on the same
afternoon TO be In attendance Of Mrs. |
Harden during her illness.
Now that the holidays are over our
citizens are beginning to talk politics
and are looking around for available
legislative timber from East Gadsden.
W. T. Martin. who is now located at
Dawson. Ga, in the automobile busi-
ness, visited friends and relatives here
for a few days this week.
Rev. T. ". Temples filled his regu-
lar appointment at Boulevard church,
Tallahassee, Sunday. returning Tues
day afternoon.
The revival services at the Baptist
church, conducted by the pastor, Rev.
J. W. Thompson, and the state
evangelist, Rev. P. NJ. Jones. closed |
Sunday. While there were few ac-
cessions to the church. it is beleievd
that the meeting will be the means OF
arousing greater interest in the church |
and ultimately doing much good