The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-09-12
QUINCY

The basement of the new Baptist
church was crowded to capacity at
the opening snrvices in the new build
ing Sunday. and nightly services have
been held all the week concluding with
2 social on Friday evening at which
the 3. X. P. US were hosts.
A city primary election has been
called for Friday, Sept. 10th, for the
nomination Of = mayor, three council
men and a chief of police
Jesse Sunday, who naysteriously dis
appeared from his home at Mt. Pleas
ant q week ago, after deciding away
his right and personal property, re-
turned to his home Sunday from Pine
Castle, where he had been staying
since his disappearance. An amicable
settlement has been made and the
property. decided back to Sunday, who
is back on his farm. He says he had
been lead through fear to turn over
his property to his wife who decided
1t to a son-in law.
John I. McLaulin, an old and high
~ respected citizen of this county,
died Tuesday at the Gadsden county
hospital He was 64 years OF age and
leaves two children, JIG. McLaulin OF
Tampa, and Mrs. =. c. Cory of ST.
Petersburg.
Earl w. Hull has opened a photo
graph studio in Quincy and promises
very high class work. He was an
official photographer in the American
army in France for more than year
and married a French girl who will
assist him In his work.
Through the efforts of Miss Sara
Oxford. Red Cross secretary, a negro
community service club was organized
here this week. The object is to get
the colored people to study health and
sanitation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold sylvester, who
have been spending month here with
relatives, left Monday for Pensacola,
where the former will continue work
with the aviation corps.
During the absence Of Rev. ard Mrs.
w A. Burns OF the Baptist church,
who spent two weeks at Ridgrerest,
N. c., thief visited their home and
ransaclxed it from top to bottom $500
is missing.
The Florida Railroad Commission
win conduct the hearing in the matter
of the physical connection in Quincy
of the Seaboard Air Line Railway and
the Georgia, Florida and Alabama
Railway at the courthouse Wednes-
day morning (Sept 14) at 10: 80
o'clock. z. L. Watson and Paul Greg
Org will represent the Gadsden county
chamber of commerce at the hearing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Angus ellis OF near
= -
lace Asen formerly Miss FlorrieI
are receiving congratulations
on the birth Of a fine son at each
home.
Everything is ready for the opening
If the Quincy high school next Mon
lay, Sept. 10. Teachers for the year
are r. M. Evans. principal; Latin.
Miss Christine Bryan; English, Miss
Esther Halle; mathematics, Mrs. Tom
Nixon: history and French. Miss Mar
yaret Evans; home economies Miss
Evelyn Whitfield; science and ath-
etics, Mr.. George r. Leonard; gram
mar school, Mrs. w. ]. Klessig, and
Miss Mamie Moody; intermediate
school, Mrs. H. F. Bolen, Misses Maude
slappey, Julia Munroe, Florrie Wilkes.
Augusta Wood and Mattrelle Davis: |
primary school, Miss Eva Poole super
visor; Misses Esther Snyder, Eta
Bryan, Alice Shepard, Daisie Poole,
and Mary Quarterman.
While returning to Quincy from
Hampton Springs a. party composed of
Mr.. and Mrs. N b. Jordan, Mrs. Jacob
Well and Bat Ottinger were the VIC
inns of 4 collision between their car
~ 4
bruised up except Mr.. Jordan who
was driving. The car was wrecked
md the party returned to Quincy by
-ail.
Senator S. w. Anderson and 7. IL
watson, the committee appointed by
he Gadsden county chamber of COM
nerce, met with the board of county
Monday and asked and
obtained their cooperation in keep |
ng off the Old Spanish Trail all other
-oad association signs. Copies of the
to this effect were for
warded to Hon. H. r. Phillips, chair
mar of the State Road Department, |
Ind to the Old Spanish Trail associa-
ion Headquarters, asking their favor
lble consideration.
The city building regulations re-
,uiring a 16-inch brick wall for the
arst story Of brick building instead
II a 12-inch wall for which the con- |
.ract was let, has necessitated the
ssuing of another bond election to
% held to provide the additional
unds for building according to the
and the amount called for
viii also be sufficient to cover the
.-k - o1r,rlaff.f<v fhn Largo andi- /
orium which according to the original
contract would be left unfinished.