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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1899
Page
3
A partial timetable shows Fast Mail and Mixed trains between Pensacola Chipley and River Junction with arrival times around 6:00 am and 10:38 am. The notes reference No 8 Fast Mail and No 21 Mixed services at multiple stops.
D. D. Davis attends Vernon tax land sale and many locals visit, travel, or conduct business in Vernon and nearby towns including Pensacola, Graceville, Wewahitchka, and Grand Ridge. The column notes illnesses, outings, a bicycle record, and local commerce with several names and places. A campaign for new ads and a Farrier piano tuner visit are mentioned.
Mr Gainey heads down Holmes creek for gators while Mr Danley wins Grand Ridge prize for best cotton on the Fourth. Campbell Butler sell wholesale, wool from county markets, tax assessors books praised, and a Cham berlain remedy ad notes satisfaction guarantee.
County Commissioners and new St Andrews commissioner J R Thompson discuss county business. School Board handles finances. Local picnics and fishing events noted. Brock and Co naval stores cargo reaches Chipley. Crops need rain. drought delays peas and potatoes. 1899 assessments set four funds totaling 12 mills.
A regional retailer invites customers to clear out surplus stock with low prices. Shoppers are urged to visit the store as new stock arrives, promising bargains on assorted items.
The Pensacola News notes the president received a pompous telegram from Samp son last year claiming a Fourth of July gift. It mocks Samp son's egotism while praising Schley for destroying Cervera's fleet at Santiago, reflecting national sentiment.
The County Treasurer can cash warrants listed for County Proper and School funds. Warrants include numbers such as 1528, 1476, 1545, 1600, 1619, 1626, 1637, and many more, with school warrants also present like 277, 246, 197, 225, 245, 367, 271, 375, and additional entries. Officials note funds on hand to honor these obligations.
At a regular meeting council members J W Williams A R Wells and D J Jones presided. Minutes of the prior meeting were read and approved and A M Watson’s June account for 27 dollars was ordered paid. The session adjourned until the next regular meeting. Clerk J J Williams dated July 5 1899.
Bonnie Hutchison led a party to a picnic at Pt. Washington on the Fourth. Mrs. Knowles of Pt. Washington visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Howell. Rev. J. T. Johnson and H. N. Johnson returned to West Bay and held services. Eleven members organized an Adventist Christian church here with M. W. Rodgers ordained Elder and Aulra Hutchison named Deacon. A building committee was chosen and 42 in cash plus work pledged for a chapel. Rev. H. N. Johnson to serve as pastor with services the second and fourth Sunday.
Good rains fall nearly daily and crops look well in the vicinity. Geo Pitts and wife of Juniper Creek attend church Sunday. Rev J E Nixon killed two sheep killing dogs Monday. A Murray and Joe Marshall came from Wewahitchka. O G Tompkins and Mrs Tompkins visit Mrs parents this week. D G Nixon leaves for St Andrews to deliver wool to Brackin & Son. J P Smith and Miss Richardson travel to Chipley. Broadclus of Vernon passes through en route to Wewahitchka.
In Cypress Creek on July 4 1890 resident T L Davis reports very little rain with corn and potato crops failing while cotton remains healthy. He notes a bountiful fish catch of over three hundred and plans a Fourth of July picnic with family and friends Lazy BIL joins the outing.
Mr A Sanders writes from Cocoanut Grove Florida about a diarrheal epidemic. He suffered a severe attack and was cured by four doses of Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He recommends it and says others also consider it the best medicine they have used. For sale by Patrick Bros druggist.
Vernon Florida July 4 1899 Epitor Banner reports County Commissioners in session to equalize taxes and review tax books. Most tax payments came from private parties and little land advertised for taxes went to the State. Only a few bidders appeared, described as scarce like hot cakes.
The Abbeville Times reports Judge J. W. Foster, a respected figure in the Eighth Judicial Circuit, has died. The obituary notes his mercy and virtue, and tributes his long service. The paper mentions a local wedding of J P Smith and Jennie Newsom with Judge Melvin officiating.
From Sylvan Valley News Brevand N. It discusses whether editors may recommend patent medicines. The piece endorses Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, citing twenty years of use and potential to reduce suffering before medical help. It notes availability from Patrick Bros druggist.
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