The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-10-23
QUINCY

This has been a week Of meetings
and conventions in Quincy, and many
Estate officials and visitors from adj
! Joining towns have been here. Pep"
meeting No. l Of the local chamber OF
4 commerce. in the form Of banquet
4 at the Quincy hotel was q great sue
I cess. Every member brought a guest
and quite q number Of these returned
the hospitality by signing up as flu
ture members. ]. b. Morrow, Of Pensa-
sacola, was principal speaker of the
i occasion. The tables We're beautifully
decorated with ferns. coral vines and
roses, and the five courses served con-
sisted OF oyster cocktail Spanish
mackerel, fried chicken with aspara-
gus and potatoes. fruit salad. apricot
Ice. waters, coffee and cigars.
1 Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Hay and Mrs.
Alsabrook, OF Mariana, visited here
this week
on Wednesday. the Woman's Pres
! byterian Auxiliary held its annual eff
ficiency conference at the Quincy
Presbyterian church. with seventeen
delegates and many visitors present,
and its president. Miss Wilhelmina
/ Whitted, of Chipley. in the chair. At
ter an inspiring program a plate lunch.
consisting of baked Virginia ham, dew
He'd eggs, potato salad, pickles, sand
witches, coffee. ice tea and cake. was
served.
Mrs. D. u. Humphrey Mrs. Gray,
Miss Mortimer Bassett, of Gretna. and
lAlesdames Mccormick, Macdonald,
Amos, wager, Phillips. McCord. and
Misses Phillips and, McCaskill, and
Aresdames McDougall. Bradley and
4 Robertson, of Tallahassee, attended the
efficiency conference, Wednesday.
4 Mrs. Russell Latimer and children.
of Anderson, s.. c.. are guests OF Mrs.
i Latimer's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ
Durr.
Last Sunday. in cambridge, James
Nicholson. OF Hardaway, a former
quincy boy, and Miss Ann Durant Car
lraway, OF Jefferson county were united
. in marriage. and Immediately after the
ceremony motored to their home at
ploye OF the Columbus Packing COM
pany
Mrs. RI. T. Heartn and her daughter,
Miss Pauline. who are guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. G Prentiss. OF indianapolis,
were guests recently at an elegant din
ner dance given by the Southern club
Of that city, of which Mr.. Prentiss is
president. Miss Hearin also gave a solo
in the program Of songs.
Mrs. Walter Graves will leave Mon.
day on a visit to her brother in Bir-
mingham, and will be present at the
s0th anniversary Of that enterprising
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guyte McCord, of Tall
ilahassee, attended the efficiency con-
ference Wednesday.
Bee Martin. a former Gadsden coun-
ty negro, was acquitted OF murder in
Madison Tuesday. The murdered me-
gro was also raised In this county.
The killing occurred on October LIST,
and that the case was tried and dis
posed OF by October 18th gives an in
stance Of the speedy administration OF
the law.
Miss Theo A. Ellis, of Meredith, has
been chosen to succeed Mrs. Elsie M.
Fields as superintendent OF the Gads-
den County hospital. Miss Ellis Is a
graduate OF the Garden Kelley Memoir
ial hospital at Tampa. and comes
highly recommended.
Quincy's first Dollar Sale has been
in operation this week, and the mer-
chants have, seemingly, reaped a con-
siderable harvest.
Mrs. Melton Smith, of Tallahassee,
was here this week and Mrs. Phillips.
wife of Judge Phillips of the Good
Roads department. attended the eff
cheney conference Wednesday.
About forty persons, including the
semi annual meeting Of District
No OF the woman's Auxiliary or the
Episcopal church, which met Thursday
IL Quincy, with most OF the towns
Lake City and River Junction were
represented. Addresses were made By
Mrs. Il. p. Hopkins. OF Live Oak. and
Miss Marjorie Weed, OF Jacksonville
At the close OF the meeting q buffet
luncheon was served by the ladies OF
tho church at the home OF Mrs. w. M.
Cory.
Up to date. one hundred and twenty
seven men have enrolled IL the mems
lolblo class, which Is hold every Sunday
at the Empire theatre building,
d. L. Campbell Gadsdcn county farm
demonstration agent. has rcturend
with the team OF fern club boys from
Live Oak who went on stock judging
tour which took them from Thomas
vile to Home, Ca.
Tho american Cigar company. ths
largest cigar manufacturing concern
IN this country. with branches In evcry
important center In America. as well
as in Havana and Porto Rico. has
issued advices to the local manager %
their interests here that operations IN
Florida are to be discontinued after
January 1. It opened here In 1909. and
has handled the bulk OF Gadsden coun-
~ sun grown tobacco
4 kiln on the Afackelweed fe%m near
Jameson, containing $1,000 WORTH OF
lumber, caught fire Tuesday night and
burned to the ground. Fortunately no