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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1898
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR notes show Pensacola mail routes and train numbers including fast mail and mixed issues with unclear sequence. The text references division P and A, fast mail and mixed lines No 21 22 and departures from Pensacola with uncertain status.
The itemist notes a mix of civic updates including new telephone lines to Vernon and Chipley, a planned weed park, and pending railroad and business moves. It mentions court and tax offices, a conversation about collecting dues for the BANNER, a Democratic ticket slate in Jackson County, and obituaries for Winnie Davis. It also reports theft and loss on a local plantation, a barber moving upstairs, and a pressed brick plant planned at Chattahoochee with Gala Week set for Jacksonville.
Names drawn to serve for the full term of the Circuit Court of Washington County convening Monday November 7, 1898 include William Martin J A Mathias J L Hays J J Mickels F M Swindle H C Vigon J E Gwaltney O C Parker Sarah Hampton A B Cook W W Gainer J C Lipes W H Carmichael J A Jeffries W G Yates Anderson Simmons James Chestnut John Weldon G W Hudson W L McDonald Levi Johnson J L Evans T L Daniels Duncan Blue J L Grant WL Parish J W Swindle J B Varnum Levi Brock E D Johns.
The Democratic slate led by S. M. Sparkman will address voters across the district with stops in Quincy Marianna Chipley Westville DeFuniak Pensacola Milton Wewahitchka Blountstown Bristol Crawfordville Carrabelle Apalachicola and more, dates span October 18 through November 2. A roster of speakers includes S. Pasco S. Mallory W A Blount J Ed O'Brien and others.
A major blaze swept through DeFuniak Florida destroying the business district and three hotels after being discovered at 1:30 a.m. W. L. Cawthon & Co. and several other stores, drugstore, jewelry shop, and hotels burned with losses estimated at 875000, insurance totals undetermined.
A letter from P. E. Butler in Santiago De Cuba on July 23 describes pack-train use of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy to prevent illness during ruck and rush supply efforts. Butler credits the remedy with saving life and keeping troops supplied with ammunition and rations. The letter notes procurement in Tampa and sale by J. R. Farrior.
A spectacular and heartrending blaze swept through a freight depot, residences of W. J. Stephens and Dr. McLane, the DeFuntak Springs hotel, New York hotel and sample room, W. L. Helms barber shop, McLeod's meat market, and Cawthon's market. The scene held grandeur yet witnessed great property loss with no means to save it.
On October 1 F P Davis will sell to the highest cash bidder household and kitchen furniture farming implements and a horse and wagon at Chipley. Local sale empty details.
An old style advertisement touts Cascarets as a beauty treatment claiming clean blood and enhanced skin. The copy emphasizes beauty without it and promotes a ten cent price with gifts and guaranteed satisfaction.
Florida voters will elect on November 8 1898 to ratify amendments to the constitution. Provisions require sureties on official bonds to reside in state counties with visible property and allow foreign or domestic guarantors. Also amends Article V Section 35 to grant railroad commissions limited judicial powers.
By order of execution from the Circuit Court of Washington County Florida in favor of Christian and Craft Grocery Company against J A McKeithen W H Anderson and C Anderson trading as McKeithen and Anderson I will sell at public sale Monday October 3 1898 before the courthouse door Vernon Florida the SE of SW less ten acres the WE of SEX and SW of SEX of Section 28 Township 28 Range 14 West at highest cash price Deed to be paid for by purchaser Sheriff Co G Allen.
Public notice from Gainesville Florida dated August 29 1808 lists settler Wealthy Taylor of Wausau and Jennie Sheffield of Chipley filing for final proof on specified dates. The notices name witnesses and claim numbers at various locations including Vernon Chipley and Orange Hill with registration by W.G. Robinson. A separate election notice appears in the same issue.
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