The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-06-08
FLORALA.

F7ora1a, June 6.-Prof. Baker. the
recently elected superintendent Of
Florala city school. arrived in F!orala
this week and is making the acquaint-
ance Of school patrons and other citi-
zens.
There has been serious sickness in
trey this week Each one has a very
sick child.
Workmen are tearing away the de-
orts the falling walls of the opera.
house left in their wake and are max
ing other preparations for recov ering
the building occupied by 7. H and c
9. Burgess on Fifth avenue.
The Wonan's Home Mission So
ciety met at the Methodist church last
Monday afternoon at o'clock with
only g. small portion Of the member
ship present. The subject under dis
cussion for the meeting was Con
quests Of the Cross Over Self Indul-
gence-" Interesting passag es and pa
pers were read and discussions held
covering the topic After this four
offices were declared vacant and an
election was held and the Offices filed.
The society will meet next Monday at
the home Of Mrs O. r. Smith This
meeting will be held two weeks ahead
Of the schedule mapped out for the
year, the reason being the Chautau-
qua dates conflict with those of the
society.
News from the bedside of Mrs.
Frank L. Jones early this morning
needed nights rest and indications
were her condition was slightly i'm
proved.
Tuesday afternoon a daughter was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. George Barnes,
Reports Wednesday afternoon We're
that Mrs. Barnes was not doing SO
well, in fact was in q serious condi-
ton. Friends Of the family hope for
her an early and permanent recovery.
Mrs. George Erly, Of the Svea set
tlement- who died last Monday was
buried Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock
in the Florala cemetery.
Mrs. J. r. Mathews Of North Fifth
street. entertained a large number of
friends last Monday night. Prof,
Reeves. of Dothan, friend and teacher
of Mrs. Mathews son, Murray. vas
guest Of honor. Games. music and
various kinds OF refreshments We're
enjoyed until late hour. Several
Jas S. SedsoIe Cied at LaPine.
James s. Bedside, whom many Of
our readers will remember as one of
the most accommodating operators the
Western Union Telegraph Company
ever sent to FIoraIs, died recently at
we'll LaPine, Ala. About a year ago
Mr.. Bedsole's health began to fail and
his friends advised him to 60 west
and on June %, 1913. he babe his
friends in Florala good bye, not think
ing it was for the last time. He seemed
to be recovering, but on March 1st
was taken seriously III, becoming
necessary for him 10 enter a, hospital
where he remained several weeks IN
IL he gained strength enough TO
travel. His one great longing was to
get back TO the home Of his sister,
which he did, arriving there on April
Goth On May 3rd, Mr.. Bedside was
later died.
He stood high in the estimation Of
those whom he served and bright
young life, it is greatly regretted, IS
closed. While here the public whom
Mr.. Bedside served at the L. & y. de-
pot. placed the greatest confidence in
him and it was never misplaced. He
was ever courteous, kind and Obtging
to IN unusual degree and it was with
genuine regret that failing health
caused him to give up his situation.
Deceased had lived .. Christian dur
ing his twenty-five years Of life, and
report Fl ON his sisters home says that
he had no fear Of death although he
made q strong battle Tor life.
W H Arnold has sold the Variety
Store to Mr.. Bridges, Of Garden city,
Fla.
J. II Burgess has sold the auto re-
pair shop, which IS the garage east
of the News Democrat Office, to ". /.
MCLAUGHLIN and Geo. Berry
Misses Gerevieve and Helen White,
daughters Of Mr.. and Mrs. H. 9.
White, of Lockhart, arrived home last
Tuesday night, having graduated with
high honors at Wesleyan Female Col
lege. Macon, Ga. There are no more
attractive and popular young ladies' in
the community than the Misses White
and when they are at home no social
function is thought quite complete
without their presence. Friends and
acquaintanCes of the family are con-
graduating the young ladies and their
parents over the fact that the daugh~
tiers are both graduates Of this school
term s this is q most unusual occur
rance.
4 party Of FloraIa and Lockhart
people that were given a warm vel
come on the event Of their home com
ing last Tuesday night was made up
Of young lady gra duates and their par
ents and other relatives. In the party
was Miss Katie Lee Wynn and her
mother, Mrs. a. L. Wynn, the Misses
White and their mother, Mrs. H. G.
White and a relative, Miss Ella. Clark,
Mrs. W. S. Harlan and her two
daughters, Misses Kathryn and Ma
riau, the latter returning from Baltl-
more, where her daughters had been
in Bryn Hawr college and stopped OH
in Macon to attend the graduating
White. Mrs. White and Mrs. Clark
also had been to Macon and Wesleyan.
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