The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-25
TOBACCO SHEDS AT
QUINCY ARE BURNED
Destructive Blaze Does Damage to Big
Stock.

QUINCY, July ga very destruc-
tive fire occurred "Wednesday near Ha-
vana, in this county, when three of
the eighteen barns filled with shade
grown tobacco on the farm of Lee
Munroe were burned without insurance
on barns or tobacco. The barns con-
tanned about 1900 pounds of high
grade tobacco. The blaze was dis
covered just after the noon hour and
in a half hour the buildings were
burned to the ground.
The body of Virgil Musgrove, II year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. II. NJ. Mus
grove of near Chattahoochee, arrived
here Thursday from Gravesend, Eng
land, and interment was made in the
Mt. Pleasant cemetery. The young
man ran away from home about eight
months ago and joined the navy and
died on board ship near England on
June IL.
A bold attempt was made by seven
colored prisoners to escape from the
Gadsden county Jail this week, when
the alarm was given by ]. NJ. Harrell
a white prisoner who occupied a cell
to himself Hearing the men at work
he gave the alarm to the wife of the
dence part of the jail In another
hour they would have made good their
escape.
A joint committee from the Gadsden
county chamber of commerce and the
Spanish Trail Motor Club of Gadsden
county has been appointed to see the
state road department with reference
to constructing the eastern approach
to Victory bridge of concrete. This
bridge being erected over the Apa-
lachicola river at Chattahoochee has
been ehristened Victory bridge in
memory of the Florida soldiers who
made the supreme sacrifice, and this
committee will urge the advisability of
constructing approaches OF a lasting
nature wherein suitable inscriptions
can be made.
County Demonstration Agent d. L.
Campbell and Miss Ruby McDavid,
home demonstration agent are giving
series of picnics for their club boys
and girls. At these picnics, after din
ner there are various kinds of con-
tests. Visitors are always present and
delightful outings enjoyed.
Henry Mitchell, a young negro taxi
cab driver, was lured by white man,
j. B. Strouder to Liberty county,
where he said he was to meet his wife
and children. After the two men
reached Hosford and the wife and
children did not appear, Strouder in
sisted that Mitchell take him to jack
sons Bluff, when they neared the river
Strouder ordered the car stopped and
drew his gun on the negro, who ran
and Strouder got in possession OF the
car.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Mehaffey OF
Gretna, entertained Friday evening in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Evans
of Montgomery, Alabama.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. R. Andrews and
Miss Eloise Adams of Madison visited
Mr. and Mrs. s. F. Elinor of Havana.
FL. Nixon of the J. S. Shaw com
pany is spending his vacation IN
Georgia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Y. L. Watson have re-
turned from a three weeks trip to
New York, Washington, Richmond and
savannah. Their little daughter, Sa-
rah. accompanied them home from
Augusta, Georgia, where she visited
relatives.
Mrs. G. r. Connell of Los Angeles,
Cal. who has been visiting her par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. r. c. Carter, for
several weeks is now visiting friends
in Faceville. Georgia.
Deputy Sheriff Brantley Stow. who
for four years has served under Sheriff
Scott Gregory, has resigned and ]. T..
Johnson has been appointed in his
place.