The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-19
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n QUINCY .

A negro man named cato Sanders.
Who owned \ small farm near Aft.
Pleasant, waa found dead in Quincy
Friday morning lila body was lying
near q fallen electric wire. an a burn
on hlm hand Indicated that re had
Krmsped the wire which shocked him
O. death
r. r.. arcDavid OF Hinsan. = sub-
stantiai Gadsden county farmer, sub
soribed sl0.0oe a. the Methodist con-
fercnes IN Tallahassee for the cause
~ Christian education. lie was the
first 70 contribute 20 this campaign
10 raise s77s00o.
Julius MaFgusee and son. packers
OF seed leaf tobacco. have leased the
Planters Sunatra Co.g plantation
near Quincy and will engage in the
growing 81 shade tobacco.
At a meeting OF tobacco men last
week. it was decided to organize an
association OF lear tobacco dealers 70
look after tho interests OF this indus
try In Florida. A committee COM
posed; T. Gardner. WIN. ~. CORY. and
r. M. Collins were appointed 90 per-
feet tho organization.
The Gadsden County Teachers A.
ISOLATION met IN Quincy Saturday and
arranged a program for the first an
nual school fair and teachers deet &c
ha held n this city on Feb. 22na.. 70
be open 20 contestants from all the
schools IN the county. The morning
program will consist o. contests I'm
tnuaie. reading, oral story telling. pen
Enanship. oratory. etc. The afternoon
win be devoted 20 athletics. q silver
loving cup TO reward the athletic
team making the greatest number II
points
Mras W. y. Pierson. whose home was
near Quincy. died Friday At the Gads.
den county hospital She was the
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. y. NJ strick-
land or Dogtcwn.
Mrs. e. W. Blount. one OF the coun-
tvs noblest women. died az her home
seven miles from Quincy, Thursday,
after ono days illness. Her funeral
was postponed until Sunday awaiting
tho arrival Of her two sons from New
York. and was conducted by Rev. W.
A. Burns She - survived By the fol
lowing children: y. .. Blaunt, Jack
sonviiie; T. w. Biount. Big Indian.
y. T.; A. W. Blount. Tallahassee: NJ.
w. Blount, New York City: Mrs. Ros-
sic Hubbard. Mrs. n. ". Edwards.
Mrs. >. o. johnson. Gretna: Mrs. Levy
Edwards. Quincy; Mrs. l.. NJ. Ard,
Nashua Fla; and Misses Julia and
Pauline Blount who lived az home
with their mother.
Three members Of the sewing club
rFRF FaHw ksMK
Ruby McDavid. won PRICES At the
Jacksonville Fair In November Nellie
Parker OF Hardaway. captured sis.0e
In cash; Eioise Averitt took the Sec
ond prize Of five dollars for the best
bedroom set. and Leo Peayy won a
dollar for excellence in sewing.
Mrs. Edgar Nicholson. who has the
reputation 81 being one OF the best
mari<smen IN this county. shot n hawk
that was flying away with one Of her
fancy pnllesa. killing the hawk and
leaving the chicken uninjured.
Quincy schools closed Friday after
noon and win enjoy a two weeks holl,
day. Christmas trees. programs and
pleasant surprises marked the clos
tng DAY. Many or the teachers win
return TO their respective homes. ana
q few expect 20 attend the annual
meeting Of the Educatianal As~ocaa-
ton which meets this year IN Talla-
hassee Dec 90
The people Of Quincy were de.
lighted 20 learn that DIR. III. q. Davis
pastor or the Methodist church though
avtng served four years. was again
| returned 20 the Quincy charge.
Washi@gton Lodge. y. & A. ~, on
Tuesday night elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: w. y.
Greer. W. 81: G. u. Boring. 3. w
p X. Kelley, J. w: =. IL. Key.
Treasurer: T. /. Nixon. Secretary,
Upon order from Justice Weaver 81
Bristol Liberty county. Henry Harrel.
ago 1G. charged with the nurded ~
his father, Walter HarreI together
with HIS mother and r. d. Hathoock.
accused OF being Accessories. were
brought 70 Quincy Thursday bv Sher-
~ Chessany OF Liberty county and
placed IN the Cadsden county tail Tor
safekeeping
Miss Sarah Shaw. daughter OF c. r..
Shaw. entertained on her birthday
Friday night az a sugar boiling. to
which all o. her young friends were
invited.
L. III. Shlefer % Houston, Tex. IN
son OF Havana. This is his boyhooa
visiting hts sister. Afrs. Emma Wat.
home and ne is being royalty enter
tained-