The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-16
CAUGHT AT RANDOM

If note that the city commissioners !
are having their troubles about some
streets in the New City section" said
a former member of the old Board /
of public works, "and l know how
they feel about it. 1t certainly is,
to say the least, extremely discom-
fOrting to have such petitions as |
note are before the commissioners,
asking for good streets, because I've
been there What l was going to re
mark, however, is that, now that the
oyster season is coming on, it would
be an excellent move for the city,
through its proper department, to get
in touch with all oyster dealers and
see to it that every shell be pro-
cured for street Improvement. You
know crushed oyster shells make a
lasting driveway, and there are hun
dreds Of tons which are obtainable
during the oyster season in this city.
II was strolling through St. Mich
ael's cemetery this afternoon" said a
visitor, land came across a grave
which is rather historical, to say the
| least, for it was none other than the
| last resting place of the reliCt of
| George Walton, one of the signers of
| the declaration of independence. This
| grave, which is covered by fat
stone, is to your right as you enter
! what is known as the old part of
| the grand old burial place. y 1t Is,
to all appearances, sadly neglected
but this may be from the fact that
| there are no survivors in this part
of the country of the Walton family
| of revolutionary times fame. But the
| city, or some organization, should see
to it that at least that grave is kept
in better shape than it appeared to
me, for it is one of the longtime
historic points here, as we'll as the
cemetery as a whole"
This morning I received notice
to cut weeds from my premises and
remove them within twenty-foul
hours" said a man residing in New
City. Il was happy to comply with
the instructions, for | believe it the
duty of all good citizens to lend {
helping hand to the city officials just
as much as possible, and compliance
with instructions in this very regarC
is evidenCing a desire to cooperate
But, while my neighbor and myself
were quite willing to clear out ou1
premises of the rank vegetation, t
keep down disease. or to promote th'
health of the neighborhOod, the cit!
was not doing its bit to aid in thl
work In front of my house there arr
Crowths of weeds which nine-year
old child may hide in, and | wOuIC
say, are considerably over eighteel
inches in height. I live on Nortl
Tenth avenue, and invite the publl
to look for themselves if I am stretch
ing it any. Visit above Gonzale
street, or as high as Lee street"
81 had an opportunity today +
scant list of neutral vessels whlr
| have been sent down Ey various de
vices since the war began. and it
amazing how many, weI}-known here
have been Victims" remarked wa
| terfront man. "A few of the Dutc
ships | note have been lost. an
! which | reCollect at various seasons
| having been i'm Pensacola harbOr 10
cargo or bunker are: The Maria, AIMS
tel. Lefty, Ceres. Erin. Apollo, Del
| fyn, Tubantia, Mas, Zeta EpslloT
Gamma, Ootmarsum, Marianne, NeT
tunes, etc. The Swedish ships | re
call having visited here. and whic
have been sunk are: Alice, Luna, Eve
rilda, Hanna, Dortt, Elsa, Haralt
Ruth. Capella, Fortuna, Madonna
Birgit, Rosahnd, Ida, Vera, Ann;
August, Emile, Astrid, August. Vali
Goosbridge. Adolf and Skogland. Nol
wegian ships are: Pluton, Semanth,
Nor, Eva, Caprivi, Oscar, Superb
, Thistlebank, Fiery Gross, Nanadi
Magda, Mars. Aguila, Juno. Eina
Emmanuel. Athens, Thor, Belle ISL
Meteor, Falk, Thyra. Otto, Argo, Por
tia. Nordkap. RlenhGs-. E~ar Jar
Venus. Danish ships are: Ma4Elanc
Betty, Ellen, Elna, INAS1na. Heb