The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-03-23
FLORALA.

FIorala, Ala, March 22.-At a meet
ing of the directors of the Florala
Educational and Fair Association held
at the Office Of the secretary the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the en-
suing year: Alex McRae, president;
Griffin Miller, vice-president: r. A.
French, secretary; P. NJ. Fausett,
treasurer. The following board OF d.
rectors also were elected: w. s. Har-
Ian, Robert Tyler, NJ. A. George, Jr.,
l. S. Lurie, j. J. Lamar, Alex McRae,
Griffin Miller, r. A. French, j. H.
Matthews, T. A. Goodwin. w. E. Urqu-
hart and P. NJ. Fausett. Each one Of
the above named gentlemen will make
a special attempt to stimulate interest
among the farmers and stock raisers
in this district to aid in making the
fair this fall the banner one Of a sin
gle county in the whole territory Of
South Alabama and West Florida. No
date has been established for the fair,
but it has been decided to hold it in
the new baseball park which will make
good fair ground.
Thieves broke into the F1orala Cash
Store last night and took many dollars
worth of goods from the large stock.
hardware, clothing and groceries were
among the missing articles but 1t is
impossible to arrive at the money value
of the things the robbers took. An at
ten pit was made to procure blood
hounds TO track the thieves but none
were available The thieves entered
the store by saving iron bars from
window al the rear Of the building
This is the second time thieves have
elatered the cash store No money was
obtained from either of the cash reg
listers.
The fifth Sunday meeting of the
Zion Baptist Association will be held
with Harmony Baptist church, Coving-
ton county, March $3.50. Florala Sun
day school workers whose names APP
peas on the program. which has just
been issued, are: Rev. J. n. Vandiver,
Rev. d. c. Allen. Prof. j. P. Doster,
]. E. Hughes, ]. r. Shepherd and w.
G, Matthews.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
Fany, 1t is understood, soon will estab-
lish an office in F1ora,a. District Man.
ager G. A. F'onville, of Montgomery,
has written Secretary Urquhart, Of the
Industrial League that ! is company is
now considering the proposition of
Ct ming an uptown office in F1orala !
and hoped to make final arran gements |
to that effect at an early date. The !
Western Unions business has always |
been handled by the railroad Office at |
this place.
Chas. NJ. McRae left yesterday for |
DeSoto county. where he is engaged in |
the naval stores business.
John McAllister, who died recently |
at DeF'uniak Springs, was buried be- |
side his father in the F4orala cemetery.
The young man had been in bad |
health some time and had been in Mex /
leo. JJe arrived home two days before |
his death. Funeral services were held |
at the Presbyterian church.
Chas. H. Gordon, circuit clerk of !
Walton county and vice-president OF
the newly organized bank at DeFuniak |
Spi iuss, visited relatives here the first |
of the week.
Miss Pearl Adams, the accomplished
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. E. L. Adams,
IS al home from MontevaHo and is ait
tending Chautauqua and visiting her
parents.
Rev K. L. McIver, pastor of thu
Knox Presbyterian church. Pensacola,
Fla, was a visitor to Fnorala this |
week. Mr. McIver was ON the Chau-
tauqua program to deliver a talk dur
ing the Biblical hour last Tuesday |
morning and a large crowd of Flor
sIans as well as visitors greeted him.
He formerly was pastor of the local
Presbyterian church, going from here
to assume charge of the Pensacola
church above mentioned. Mr.. McIver's
numerous friends In the community |
were delighted to see him and hear
him Iearned,y discuss Bible topics.