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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1897
Page
8
Rail timetable fragment lists mixed and passenger trains from Pensacola to Chalphey and Norta, with arrival times 10:50 PM and 6:00 PM, mention of northbound No 2 Mall and No 22 Mixed and a 12:00 PM slot. The legibility is partial and many words are garbled.
The Vernon area reports plans for two turpentine distilleries soon. Local figures like A. D. Campbell and M. Dekle make business trips to Campbellton and Cypress, while residents and visitors visit relatives and attend church events.
The West Florida exhibit managers in Pensacola urge farmers fruit growers and others to mail or deliver rice corn hay millet and fruits to show what can be grown locally. Notify by postal card to reserve space then deliver at the nearest railroad depot with shipper name. the rest will be arranged.
Miss Wurn Sapp travels from the Bay with errands. Sheriff Allen and Treasurer Horace attend Commissioners court. Visitors include W.B. Smith of Bug Hill, ZDesmith, Low Neal and Miss Mete of Thomasville. Railroad staff from Pensacola and Montgomery guests in town. U S Commissioners McGourin and Porter reappointed. Subscriptions missing supplements resolved. serial story noted. Families plan summer in Michigan.
Professor Chas Forestier will start a Practical Arithmetic class for boys and girls from primary to high school at Chipley Academy on Monday the 12th at 8:00 A M. Tuition is two dollars. Also advertised is Chamberlain's Colicholerat and Diarrhoea Remedy for bowel complaints, sold by R B Bellamy and J R Farrior.
County Commissioners held a lengthy session with business spanning tax records jail sale and school start. W B Gainer attended with LSAT tax books while A Q Jones kept taxes open. The old jail lot sold for 100 dollars to W B Lassitter who is rebuilding the Lassitter hotel. School opened with large attendance under Prof L L Pratt. Prayer meetings and Sunday School gain momentum. Vernon reports good fishing though healthier conditions are noted and plans for a saw mill planing mill and turpentine interests arise. County Treasurer R C Horne attended with quarterly reports noting no money in the treasury.
Mrs E Gregory of Frederickstown Missouri recalls a grandchild’s severe bowel trouble and praises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for speedy relief after other medicines failed. Sold by R B Bellamy and J K Farrier.
In a July 1 1897 message from Elba Alabama J K Powell writes from The Banner praising old Florida friends and four years of ministerial life there. He notes Elba on Pea River thirty miles north of Geneva with 300 inhabitants, a Newton rail line, expanding property values and water power potential. Powell hopes West Florida may join Alabama, wishes prosperity for Wes Florida and a long life for The Banner.
Public notices from June 1897 include Maizie M. Robinson filing for final proof on land in Chipley and a divorce case against Lonnie Hart in Florida, with court orders for pleadings by August 2, 1897, plus a sheriff sale of Chipley real estate at Vernon courthouse.
The Board of Trade met Thursday afternoon and read letters from parties about sinking an artesian well. Preparations proceed with surveys planned. work to begin soon. Wishing success to the enterprise.
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