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THE PENSACOLA JOURNAL, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 24, 1912.
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SOCIETY
(Continued from Page Five.)
of Birmingham; Miss Rosalie Higgins,
Miss Margaret Brown, Miss Margaret
Hubbard and Mrs. Freeman.
Miss Catherine Dent assumed , the
position of society editor of The
Montgomery Journal Monday, suc
ceeding Miss Sayre.
Miss Dent, In addition to personal
beauty, is bright and attractive and
has many friends who wish her every
success in her new work. She is the
youngest daughter of Mr. and1 Mrs.
Warren D. Dent, of Montgomery. She
has grown to young womanhood in
this city and has a wide acquaintance
which will doubtless be quite an asset
to her m her work.
GOVERNMENTS HIGHEST
SALARIED WOMAN EMPLOYEE
TO BE MARRIED.
Miss Margaret Valentine Kelly, as
assistant director of the United States
Mint, was Uncle Sam's highest sal
arled woman employe, has resigned
her position to make preparations for
' her coming marriage to Major Robert
Callan it the Coast Artillery. Miss
Kelly was paid $3,000 a year for her
services.
EUCHRE CLUB WITH
MRS. ANDERSON.
Three tables of six-hand uchre
were played when Mrs. Halcott An
derson entertained the members of the
Monday Euchre Club at her hospitable
West Jackson street home.
The first prize, a silver lemon dish,
was won by Mrs. M. E. Clark, Mrs.
W. H. Covington being awarded the
second prize.
For the next meeting of the club
Mrs. A. T. Barkdull will be hostess.
MR. COVINGTON MUCH
BENEFITTED BY
EUROPEAN TRIP.
Mr. H. L. Covington , who has been
spending the greater part of the sum
mer in Germany, where the baths at
Wauhelm have proved most beneficial
was expected home last night, hav
ing stopped en route in North Caro
lina, South Carolina and Georgia. Mrs.
Covington and, Miss Edna Covington
were also expected.
LET THE WOMEN HELP
IN THE GOOD CAUSE.
No people in Florida are more inter
ested in the cause of education than
the women of the state, and it is in
their power to aid materially in the
adoption of the constitutional amend
ment to provide the means to increase
our public school facilities. The press
of the state is almost a unit in favor
of that amendment, but voters need
personal prodding on the subject, and
their wives and daughters and moth
ers and sisters can perhaps suggest
their duty to them with more force
than even the united voice of the
press. Let all the woman's clubs in
the state arouse themselves to the im
portance of this issue and to this In
fluence should be joined that of the
hundreds of women school teachers in
Florida, and these two forces com
bined, united to the steady preaching
of the press, ought to swing the pre
ponderance of votes in favor of the
smendment. Vote for that amendment
to create special tax school districts.
Lakeland Telegram.
MR. AND MRS JOHN S.
BEARD ARRIVE.
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Beard are so
much a part of Pensacola and were so
sincerely missed by many friends here
during their residence in Virginia, that
the news of their arrival In the city
will be received with sincere Interest.
They "are at the bayshore home of
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Lamar, where they
will spend tne winter.-
MR. AND MRS. ZEEK
EXPECTED ON FRIDAY.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Zeek are expect
ed to arrive on Friday from Philadel
phia, where they are now the guests
of their son. Mr. Zeek joined his wife
In New York about two weeks ago
on her return from a delightful Euro
pean trip and they have been spend
ing the time since In Philadelphia.
MRS. WALTER MACKEY TO
ENTERTAIN FOR MISS
SCARRITT.
A pretty attention for Miss Kath
erine Scarritt will be the linen shower
this afternoon, to be given by Mrs.
Walter Mackey for this young bride
elect. SISTER ESTHER CARLOTTA
ON BATTLE OF OLUSTEE.
Sister Esther Carlotta, the remark
able woman who Is the official head
of the United Daughters of the Con
federacy in Florida, ha performed a
valuable service for history in her
elaborate account of the decisive bat
tle of Olustee, fought near Lake City
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And remember that we give you free doctor consultation by ' Dr. H. E.
Eldridge, who has had years of experience right here in Pensacola.
Don't fail to let Dr. Eldridge examine you while in the citv.
The OWL DRUG
Phone 678.
in thisi state during; the civil war,
embodied in her address -at St. Augus
tine September 27th, says . an ex
change. She has gathered the facts
with painstaking care and the vivid
story of the battle is peculiarly time
ly just now "in view of the dedica
tion of the Olustee monument next
week. - - ' y-'-. .
PERSONAL MENTION
The Shakespeare Club will meet this
afternoon at 4 o'clock with Mrs. W.
B. Ferriss.
The New City Club will meet with
Mrs. H. H. Boyer this afternoon at 3
o'clock.
Immense Crowds at
Jackson County Fair
The Second Day
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ft beautiful collection grain, sweet
potatoes, Japanese persimmons, home
cured hams, fruits, cane and numer
ous other items which go-to excite ad
miration from all. Going down the
hall from this will be found another
booth containing exhibits from a num
ber very noticeable among which are
the corn, 'Velvet beans, cane and sweet
potatoes, which like all the other are
especially fine. Across the hall is an
other collection of handsome articles
by several. Prominent In this are a
beautiful collection of very fine grape
fruit, and a small lemon tree in full
bearing, the lemons being some of the
largest we have ever seen and were
sent in fron Alliance, one of which
by actual measurement showed a cir
cumference of exactly twelve Inches.
In this end of the hall among the
fruits to be found are kumquats, citrus
trefolita, oranges, grape fruit, bananas,
lemons, native persimmons, Japanese
persimmons, and others. The nuts
show pecans, hickory nuts, walnuts,
English walnuts and Japanese wal
nuts, and of melons there are water
melons, pie melons, pumpkins and
kershaws.
Exhibit of Canned Syrup. . ;.v
In the front entrance hall are an
exhibit of canned syrup, a product of
this county and more fine sweet po
tatoes and cane. On the other side Is
an exhibit of the handiwork df Mr.
E. L. Harris, of this city, who is to
tally blind. Among this collection
are a beautifully finished combination
cow horn hat and umbrella rack, a
porch settee and swing and several
handsomely designed walking , canes
and a bundle of ax handles. Ther is
not an article in this array but which
would prove a credit to any man
blessed with good eyesight. All of
this work was done by hand and
shows' what can be done where the
proper spirit is shown regardless of a
most serious handicap by nature.
Continuing down the hall is a con
tinuation of fine specimens of cane,
cotton plants from six to eighty feet
high, okra plants fully as tall, huge
pepper plants heavily laden with their
fiery fruit, great bunches of plndars,
chufas, and velvet beans. Just before
reaching the tax collector's office Is
another booth which has a collection
ranging from a bale of cotton to a
satsuma orange. Prominently display
ed here are several large bunches of
handsome grape fruit, boughs of satsu
mas, and a collection of extra large
pomgranates, with a fringe on the
table of white corn, while the back
ground is of green and red cane.
Banked on the table are piles of huge
potatoes, velvet beans, pindars, ker
shaws, cotton seed, and two bouquets
grace the table, one of rutabagas and
the other curly , mustard, while the
end Is guarded by ' a 583-pound bale
of cotton.
Reform School Exhibit.
The State Reform School exhibit is
one in which the entire state is more
or less Interested and the booth as
signed this institution is of more than
passing Interest, as their display is
all the result of the labors of those
sent there from . various sections of
the state, and shows" that while giving
them not only an education, but is
training them up to realize the Im
portance of farming as a , means of
gaining a livelihood in later years, and
the possibilities of gaining more than
a mere existence by intelligent appli
cation of brain and muscle in this line
of work. The exhibit from this place
Is varied and makes an interesting
study. '
A list of their entries shows the
garden products to be varied, okra,
ruta bagas, turnips, mustard, collards,
cabbage, pepper and Irish potatoes.
In field products they have Jwo va
rieties of corn, cane, peas," peanuts,
pats, fodder, bailed shucks, hay, sweet
potatoes, cotton, velvet beans and two
varieties of hickory nuts.
In the kitchen work they have some
beautiful light bread and rolls, new
bottled syrup, butter and sixteen va-
the Owl
our Headquarters
uring the Fair
at
Hooton & Watson Bldg.
98 E. Wright St.
YOUNG LADY
DEAD AFTER fl
LONG ILLNESS
MISS PEARL FARINAS SUCCUMBS
AT HER HOME ON WEST RO-
' MANA STREET, LEAVING MANY
RELATIVES.
"Be thou faithful until death and
I will give thee a crown of life" con
tains the biblical command and re
ward which Miss Pearl Farinas, who
passed away at her home on West
Romana street about 12 o'clock last
night, has, obeyed and will receive.
She had been a patient sufferer for
about eighteen months and while her
death will not be a surprise to her
relatives and friends it will be a great
Bhock to them. The deceased was a
devout member of i the Catholic church
and was noted or the interest which
she took In matters relating to the
advancement of the cause of her re
ligious faith. y
She was the daughter ' of Mr. and
Mrs. "William Farinas and was bore
and reared In Pensacola--She is sur
vived by her parents and three sis
ters, Mrs. R. P. McNally, of Birming
ham, who is now in the city; Mrs.
E. P. Preston and Mrs. W. L. White,
both of Pensacola, and two brothers,
Charles and Adrian Farnlas, and a
large number of relatives.
The hour of the . funeral was not
announced last night. .
rietles of canned goods, preserves and
pickles. V
Home made clothing for the inmates
and splendid specimens of red brick
are also on display.
Tropical Fruits.
One thing that most impresses a
person is the large variety of tropical
fruits that can. be successfully grown
here. And another is the extraordin
ary crops that can be made on the
cane, potatoes, corn, eta, and the
great size attainable by garden
products In the county. Soils and na
ture have combined to make this sec
tion a veritable gardeiv spot and only
require assistance . of man to lead
every other part "of the state. These
facts are demonstrated most forcibly
When it is taken into consideration
that these exhibits were not planned
by any one party, for the especial pur
pose of display, but are from all por
tions of the county and raised by
more than a hundred different per
sons whose desire and . aim at the
time of planting was simply to make
a good crop of the product in ques
tion.' y ' -
A natural machinist prominently
displayed in the west end of the hall
a railroad engine and tender, No.
480. This is an excellent model of a
regulation locomotive and Is the work
of a fourteen-year-old negro boy, Ike
Robinson, living near town. The en
gine has three driving wheels, two
small front wheels on each side,- made
of wood, the boiler, emoke stack and
other hollow parts are of tin, and the
cab tin covered. The boiler Is mount
ed with bell and sand box, as if it were
ready to fire up and couple on to a
string of cars, the cow jCatcher Is Of
strips and well shaped. The entire
engine being about 15 inches highland
complete about four feet long. In or
der to make his Job complete the lit
tle darkey cut out of leather the fig
ures 480 and fastened them on : the
front. Taking into consideration" the
youth of the boy, his crude tools "and
limited material this engine is a most
meritorious piece of work and Is at
tracting a great deal of attention.
Read The Journal's Want
Ads and Profit thereby.
NO CHARGE MADE AGAINST
WOMAN FOR KILLING MAN
Nashville, , Tenn., Oct 28. The
grand Jury reported yesterday on the
case of Mrs. J. R. Allen, a young
widow, who on August 12 shot ana
killed Billy; Shofer, a local prizei fight
er, finding "no true bill. Shofer was
shot and killed by Mrs. Allen when
she was at home alone with her two
small children. Her statement at the
time was that Shofer came to her
home, urging her to marry him and
she shot in defense of her home and
life.
STORE
J. V. Gingles, Mgr.
Drug
WEST FLORIDA
COLLEGE WANTS
50,000
NW
President Lynn R. Walker
Explains the Plan of
Action.
MONEY IS NEEDED FOR ADDI
TIONAL BUILDINGS AND EQUIP
MENT WEST FLORIDA ONLY
SECTION OF STATE THAT IS
NOW SHORT ON SCHOOL FA
CILITIES. President Lynn R. Walker, of Pal
mer College, at De Funiak Springs,
1 in Pensacola in the interest of a
great campaign to secure additional
buildings and equipment for the col
lege. To a Journal representative
yesterday, President Walker explain
ed some of the plans on which the
campaign is to be waged.
) The campaign committee of the
board of trustees is composed of the
following well known- men: S. A. Al
ford, chairman; R. B. I McCaskill,
W. B. Ferniss, Dr. C. B. McKinnon,
and Rev. Lynn R. Walker, D. D. The
campaign is for $50,000 and the com
mittee will push it as rapidly as pos
sible.1 It has met with hearty ap
proval and marked success.
The movement is in behalf of West
Florida and the slogan of . the cam
paign Is, "A i "ege for West Florida."
It la a good one, for while West Flor
ida is growing rapidly she can not
realize her greatest prosperity and
happiness if the people fail to provide
for the education of their boys and
girls.
Eastern Florida early realized this
and has made splendid provision by
establishing a half dozen colleges and
is still pouring her money into them.
This fact has undoubtedly added to
the prosperity of that section of the
state, and is often the deciding fac
tor in the minds of people seeking
residence in Florida.
A BUSINESS PROPOSITION.
The movement for a greater Pal
mer College is, therefore, for West
Florida a business proposition as well
as an educational one. Many of the
business men supporting it recognize
it as such, though, of course, the edu
cational need Is paramount in the
movement.
"Palmer College under th leadership
of Dr. Walker, has grown rapidly , and
through its able faculty is doing anj
educational work of the highest char
acter, but it is recognized by those
leading in this movement that the in
stitution can not care for the educa
tional needs of this section of the
state unless it secures additional
buildings and a better equipment.
West: Florida has shared in the
rapid growth of the entire state, and
the probability Is with the opening of
the Panama canal the influx of pop
ulation will be greater in West Flor
ida than to any other section. But
the educational opportunities will be
one of the deciding factors. ,
When people turn their eyes to
wards Pensacola and West Florida
with the view of location, nine tiroes
out of ten they will ask about the
educational advantages, and in many
cases the decision will be based upon
the answer, or the hope of improve
ment. ;
li is very desirable, therefore, thai
Palmer College should secure these
needed buildings that she may be
ready for the coming population
which will continue to flow into this
favored section of the state. ,
S. A. ALFORD'S STATEMENT.
S. A. "Alford, chairman of the cam
paign committee, has Issued the fol
lowing brief statement in regard to
the campaign:
"The object of the campaign in
which we are engaged Is to give to
West Florida a well equipped, higb
grade college. Our section of the
state Is developing rapidly but our
progress in the development of our
educational institutions has not kept
up with our Increase in population and
material prosperity. We have not
kept abreast with the rest of the
state in this important matter. We
regard the greater Palmer College
campaign as a movement in . behalf of
West Florida, of her present interests
and future welfare. We believe the
$50,000 that the board of trustees oas
undertaken to raise will be needed to
enable Palmer College to meet the
educational demands of our section.
Of this amount De Funiak Springs has
already subscribed about $15,000, and
Chipley about $3,500.
"The college is ideally located for
beauty and healthfulness, and is cen
tral, being half way between Pensa
cola and River Junction. To show
our appreciation of the value of an
Institution of higher learning to our
section of the state we have heartily
entered into the campaign and are
asking the citizens of West Florida to
respond to the call for these new
buildings, the riddance of the in
stitution's indebtedness and for its
better equipment By so doing we
will by our gifts help towards the
realization of a great undertaking In
behalf of our own people In this end
of the state, and every one who gives
to it will give momentum to the
movement. Remember the wisdom of
the plan for a greater Palmer College
centers In the fact that no subscrip
tion becomes binding unless the plan
Is successful."
When you have a bad cold you want
the best medicine obtainable so as to
cure it with as little delay as possible.
Here is a druggists opinion: "I
have sold Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy for fifteen years," says Enos Lol
lar of Saratoga. Ind., "and consider it
the best on the market." For sale by
all dealers. (Advertisement.)
BUY BAPTIST
iSSUEETSAT
Hi FRIO
DR. MONTAGUE WILL BE AMONG
THE PROMINENT MEN To" DE
LIVER ADDRESSES.
The twenty-sixth annual session of
the Pensacola Bay Baptist Association
meets Friday, the 25th, with the Bap
tist church at Molino and will con
tinue in session through Sunday.
The program for Friday embraces
opening devotional exercises at 9
o'clock, a. m., after which the body
will be organized for the work" of the
session. Dr. W. D. Nowlin, editor of
the Baptist Witness, the state paper
of the denomination, is to speak at
11 a. m., At 7:80 p. m. the intro
ductory sermon will be preached by
Rev. Eugene R. Pendleton, of Pensa
cola. Addresses are expected to be made
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ensacola Interstate
to F A.1R November 2
You Are Coming, of Course
H While in PENSACOLA we extend to you a CORDIAL INVITATION
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wherejyou wiUi4iaolavdfor.yourinsoectioa
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for Men Women and Children.
Also an Immense Stock of
Dry Goods and House Furnishings.
H Courteous and competent clerks to serve and assist you in your shpppintf.
P Our telephone service is at your disposal, with stations in each department.
SPECIAL
To visitors who
N STORE during Fair Week, we make the following
We will pay railroad fare to Pensacola, at the Special Reduced Rate
offered during Fair Week, on the following conditions:
To Those Coming From a Distance of:
Five miles on a purchase of . , $ 2.50
Ten miles on a purchase of ... . 5.00
Fifteen miles on a purchase of. . . 7.50
Twenty miles on a purchase of , . 10.00
Twenty-five miles on a purchase of 15.00
Thirty -five miles on a purchase of 20.00
Fifty miles on a purchase of . . . 25.00
Seventy-five miles on a purchase of 50.00
One hundred miles on a purchase of 65.00
One hundred and twenty-five miles
on a purchase of . . . . . . 75.00
One hundred and fifty miles on a
purchase of . 100.00
atson, Parker e? Reese Co. I
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Saturday at 11 a. m, by Dr. S. B.
Rogers, corresponding secretary of
the State Board of Missions, and at
night by Dr. A. P. Montague, president
of Columbia College at Lake City. A
large attendance is expected at the
session and it is expected to be one
of much interest. A number of mes
sengers from the Pensacola Baptist
churches will go to Molino tomorrow
morning on the train jeaving the city
7 o'clock.
PROMINENT NAVAL STORES
.OPERATOR VISITING HERE
F. Enzor. a prominent naval stores
operator of near Warsaw, Ala., is in
the city on a business visit. He is ac
companied by C. E. Wilson, the live
Chipley editor, who was called to the
city on business.
THOMAS RYAN WILL
RETIRE FROM SERVICE
Washington, Oct. 23. Thomas Ryan
of Glasgow, Okla.. formerly of To
peka, Kan., assistant secretary of the
interior under Secretary Hitchcock;
a member of the house of representa
tives from Kansas for eleven terms
and once minister to Mexico, has re
signed from government service and
will retire from public life.
Mr. Ryan for several years has been
advisory counsel for the secretary of
the Interior. His resignation will be
effective November 25, when he will
be 75 years old.
to visit us in our
Big, Modern, Up-to-Date
epartment Store
vervthing? to
LADIES' REST ROOM
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do their shopping in our
"Everything to Wear"
CURB GRADES
li THE GOTO
MANDAMUS PROCEEDINGS ARl
BROUGHT BY TURNER CON
STRUCTION COMPANY AGAINST
THE CITY ENGINEER.
The controversy between the city en
gineer and the engineer of the bond
trustees over the curb line grades I
front of the new Keyser building e
Palafox street is now before th
courts. I
The Turner Construction nomptflfi
through Attorney M. E. Morey jester
day brought mandamus proceeding
in the court cf record against Xj. Earle
Thornton calling cn him to show whY
he will not give a grade for sidewalk
conforming to the one known as the
Hatton grade, now In use by th bond
trustees.
The case is before Judge Begji an
probably will be argued today.
Attraction
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