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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1903
Page
6
Preachin a iss vad ard Su at ll a. m. Sabbath School a.m R. 1. o Suntendent. yer Meeting Teer a Young Men's prayer nights. Everybody cordially Paviel ay wate Church-Preaching-2nd h Sunday. 8S. B. Rogers. ie Sabbath School 3 p, morreste suprinteneent. yer Meeting Wednesday nights.
A compact, period voice piece blends poems about perseverance with a stream of local notices. The silent thread links readers to Mr. Loveless visiting town, varied shop specials, weather quips, and a parade of names, trips, sales, and school events across Chipley and nearby communities.
Notifies all holders of warrants issued before September 17 1903 that funds exist in the treasury to pay them when presented. No interest will be paid on any warrants after this date. Vernon Florida September 17 1903. L H How Treasurer Washington Go.
The article describes a traditional whitewash formula for lighthouses and poultry houses. It outlines slaking quick lime, adding salt, ground rice, Spanish whiting, and glue, then applying the hot wash with a brush or sprayer after several days of resting.
The Vernon and J P Williams run regular trips from Pensacola upriver as high as Geneva Alabama. Recent heavy rain pushed the Choctawhatchee to 12 feet on the gauge and it is receding toward row height within days. A white public school opened in Caryville with strong attendance taught by Walter Ansley in a well equipped Washington county building. J J Barker of Freeport Florida, engineer at Graves Tatum Co on Choctawhatchee bay, died suddenly Saturday. he was known in Grassy Point and North Bay communities.
Weather improves as Holmes Creek remains flooded with crossings limited to boats. Mrs N T Cook visits Alabama, Mr and Mrs John Grant welcome a son, Erd J W Bush conducts a wedding for Arnold Judah and Sallie Wright, Mrs Joseph Allen dies leaving a husband and three children, and students honor teacher Minnie Yevelton before her departure.
Mr A J Gay returned from a Chipley trip last Monday. Ed McKenzie and Britt visited Millville last Sunday. Mr and Mrs L Gay of Anderson stayed with A J Gay family. Logs on the Gulf of the Sebr Welskattle were purchased by a neighbor. Vickers McKenzie reported a slight profit decline of six percent in turpentine. Oak trees fell in hammocks and some tenements in colored quarters were shaken but no major damage occurred.
Public notice states a land parcel action under Clark Circuit Court is scheduled for a hearing. The document references a filing and parties but is largely garbled.
A local notice advertises a cash giveaway at Warrior Bros. each prize valued at igc and numbered entries. Readers are urged to remember and claim their number for a chance to win on December 1.
The Department of the Interior Land Office Gainesville declares a notice of intention to make entry before Clerk of Circuit Court Sexton Florida. Describes land in Township 2 North Range 13 West and lists claimed improvements and payments.
The Interior Department Land Office at Galnesville announces an intent to make proof on premises for a claim by Scott of Fia. Had. 28754 for the half of the southwest quarter and the east half of the northwest quarter of Section 22 in Township 2 North, Range 12 West. Witnesses listed include W. G. Robinson and others.
Notice records a settler filing intent to cultivate land in 1903 at Gainesy Place, showing names J R Shippet Oe, E B Chance, J C Ford, G Sharp, Chipley Pia, and Ed. fee paid. Local officials or county Pierce County referenced.
Notice is given that a named settler filed intent to prove up a homestead claim at the circuit court. The document lists witnesses and residents Bunyan Gay F C Russ J J Drake of Miller's Ferry Fra W G Robinson and others seeking to prove continuous residence and cultivation of the land.
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