The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-27
BIG LUMBER PLANT
RESUMES CUTTING
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SPECIAL TO THE JOURNAL.
| Caryville, Dec. 25.-Business is TAX
| ing on new life at this place. The
Henderson Waits Lumber Co. resumed
! operation about ten days ago, after
| being shut down for thirty days for
repairs.
All the turpentine businesses in this
section are running on full time and
are making monthly pay rolls.
The snag boats, four in number, are
working on the Choctawhatchie near
this point, employing about fifty men
The boats are the Conecua, the Choc-
tawhatchie, the Geneva and the Es-
Gambia The work is progressing fine
Iy under the direction of Captains Yep
ernick, Ward, Burnham and Harkus,
all under the management of Mr..
Morton. It is expected that the river
will soon be navigable for large boats
from CaryvilIe to Pensacola.
Work of building and improving the
r. E. l.. McCaskill addition to the
town of CaryvilIe, is adding much to
the good looks Of the little town that
has so long been one of the back num-
bers. Nice residences, stores and other
buildings are looming up on every side.
A big year-end clearing sale Of gen
eraI merchandise and holiday goods is
in progress at the store Of the Cary
Vile mercantile This event opened
Thursday the IT, and we were glad to
see visitors present from various
points in Washington and Holmes
counties Among them were: Mr.. and
Mrs. r. E. L. McCasl1iIl, Of DeFUniak
Springs; u. w. Howell and family, of
Vernon, and many others, which kept
the large force of clerks busy through
out the entire day.
The Brown hotel IN the McCaskill
addition was destroyed by fire about
9 o'clock Thursday night, partially in
sured
The new mill that was recently built
near the river by Messrs. Aver and
Mashburn, is running on regular time
and employs twenty or more men.
They are cutting cross ties for ship
ment to Europe. The ]. A. Talbot mill
three miles south of town is also cut
ting ties for foreign shipment.
The Caoctawhatchie Lumber Co. is
doing an extensive logging business
on both sides of the river south of
Caryville, under the management Of
Mr.. w II. Wesley and Hughey Nc |
Donald.
The three men who were injured in |
a railroad motor car wreck. are i'm |
kin, whose arm was broken, Is able |
to be on the streets again, after his |
return from a Pensacola sanitarium.
Mr.. Crist, employed at the river mill, /
met with a serious accident yester-
day. when his clothing became caught
on a swiftly revolving shaft and he
was hurled around several times, his
clothing finally tearing so as to re-
lease him. He suffered from frac-
tured cheek bone and the loss of an
eye. Mr. Christ is now at the Pen
sacoIa. sanitariuIn, and we hope to see
him back with us again.
A number Of the smart set from
here attended the amateur play Of
Cinderella at Bombay Friday night.
The town school that is running un-
Ter the able management OF Miss Eu-
ALA Pierce of Georgia, was compelled
20 dismiss two days this week on ac-
count OF the severe cold.
Why are the young people so quiet
IN the party question? Perhaps it is
he calm before the storm that may
strike US during the holidays.
The old reliable L. Holmes Red" is
strictly on his job as night watchman
n the McCaskil sub division. L