The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-11
FLORAL.A.


Florala, Ala, May 1o-The follow
ing program has been announced for
the closing exercises of the city school:
Sunday, May Is, II a. manual
sermon by Rev. J. A. Preston, pastor
Of the Baptist church at Andalusia.
Sermon to be preached at the Metho-
dist church.
Monday, p. m. and p. m.-Re-
citals by music and expression depart
ment at school auditorium.
Tuesday, May 20, 10: 80 a. m.-C1ass
day and delivery of promotion cards
to pupils at schoo! auditorium.
Tuesday, p. m.-Recital by depart
,nent Of expression and physical Gull
ture a t the opera Souse.
Wednesday, 10 a. m.-Graduating ex-
ercises, educational address by Hon. o.
G. DoSter, of Ozark, Ala, delivery of
diplomas at school auditorium.
The school during the session now
closing has been a decidedly successful
one. Next Tuesday the board of edu-
cation will select teachers for the next
session of tho Florsia city school.
Those who viii graduate on Wed
nesday next are: Misses Tommie Da-
Wis, Birdie Hughes, Daisy Lauderdale
Marguerite McRae, Irene Parker, Win
ME Shepherd, Olive Wilson and Mr.
James H. Motley.
Secretary r. G. Hoover, OF the build
ing committee Of the county high
school, which is the most important
proposition that FTorala citizens are
advancing, states that 1t is the inten-
ton Of the committee to proceed with
the work of building as rapidly as pos
sible. An architect will be selected
within the next two weeks, and as
soon as a plan shall have been ap-
d5 -
struction of the buildings.
Receipts at the F1orala postoffice for
the month of April, 1913, show an in
crease Of ten per cent over the same
month in 1912. This is taken as a
pretty good indication that business
and the town are growing.
Almost every merchant in town has
signed agreement to close his place
Of business at O'Clock .. m. COM
m encing May 18th and ending Sept. 1.
Commercial Agent Reynolds, of the
Central Of Georgia railway, recently
paid visit to this community. Mr..
Reynolds stated that his road is put
ting the track In first class condition
and in the near future expects to put
two new vestibuled trains on the Flor
ala Smithville division. The afternoon
train will! carry a sleeper through to
Savannah.
The L. & n. railroad is rapidly re-
placing it's old steel rails with new
and much heavier ones and putting
the track on the F1orala Georgia di-
vision in excellent condition. The steel
gang is working near Lockhart. There
is only one mile to be completed when
this division will equal in every re-
spect the track of the main line.
Fire destroyed the residence in East
FNOra:a occupied by James Hemphill.
Only a few household articles were
saved from the building.
Sheep raisers of this section are out
after their spring clip. 1t is called to
mind that H. A. Hughes, of F'lorala, is
one Of the largest, if not quite the
largest sheep owner in Alabama. He
shears about five thousand annually.
A. E. Mann, cashier OF the Bank Of
Florala, is in Dothan attending the
Alabama Bankers Association, in ses-
sion the last three days of this week.
On the last day all delegates of the
association will visit Panama City,
Fla, on a junket. A special train will
carry the party. They will be met at
Panama City by a party of railroad Of
fcials and Florida business men and
given a big fish fry on the beach.