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BOCA CHICA BRIDGEANNIVERSARY OFTOOPENEDDURING SUNDAYGREAT BATTLE TOBE CELEBRATEDCOUNTY ENGINEEER JOSEPHWATKINS OBTAINS PERMISSION FROM TIDEWATER CON-STRUCTION COMPANYLOCAL CHAPTER OF UNITED DAUGHTERS OF THECONFEDERACY WILL OBSERVEEVENT OCTOBER 1In response to an inquiry sent theTidewater Construction Company,In keeping with other chapters in the state, theStephen R. Mallory j K j Chapter, United Daughters of the |relative to ‘permission for opening I Confederacy will celebrate the an-„ , , niversary of the battle of Marianna,the Boca Chica bridge tomorrow to *• * ~ ...or Marianna Davthe public, County Engineer Joseph j throughoutas it is knownFlorida, on October1\|t i Ll ^ | I V* 9 V/ V/ I 1 V ® m m m V 1 w v w ^I which will also be the first meeting Watkins, is in receipt of a telegram 0f the local chapter for the sea-in answer, a copy of which is pub- S0IJ'- .Marianna Day is Septemberlished herewith:27,but because this date falls on Sun-'•o„„ .. **■* tasupon at prior opening for Sundayonly.‘•Tidewater Construction Co.”mghome of Mr. and Mrs.1, at the Ed Huston, 1404 White street, and is one of thefour anniversaries observed b r theDaughters of theConfederacy_ . .through the South, the others being,This means that the Boca Chicabridge and road will be opened atdaylight tomorrow morning, remaining open until 7 o’clock in the evening for the purpose of affordingan opportunity to a large number toLee’s Day, January 19, ConfederateMemorial Day, April 26, JeffersonDavis’ Day, June 3, and MariannaDay, September 27.Of Much ImportanceMarianna Day is of utmostride over the road and bridge whohave been unable to do so thus far.There will no doubt be a largeimportance to the people of Florida,and is the anniversary of a battle in which boys large enough to handlea gun took theirstandingagainst A the invading enemy to protect their home town, Marianna. In the absence of the men who were at thenumber taking advantage of the front the boys bravely defendedtemporary opening, and it is safe intheir homes and property.iblt;raying that there will be equally asThe date of observance will carryh*with it a program which will be of ol interest to the local members and wnany riding over the new loadway ajso vjs;tjng- members from other inis was the case last Sunday when chapters.Ivhe bridge was opened for that daynly.Although Key West was a federal stronghold, and it is a matter of ar record that the American flag was bi never lowered on the island fromREPAIRS MADE TOthe date it was flown to the breeze seby Lieut. M. C. Perry, commander! tr of the UnitedStatesCIGAR FACTORYShark, on March 25, 1822;schooner,thereFIhere who sympathized evwere manywith the Confederacy, and Browne’s lt;hfollowing Key cc7771 ... history records the*EW ROOFING AND OTHER IM- ^est men who left this city and en- ttlt;tered the Confederate forces. Alfred £PROVEMENTS TO WARDLOW EUILDINGA force of men is now' busily en-aged in making extensive repairs 3 the John W'ardlow factory build-lg on Fitzpatrick street in which le firm recently removed its busi-ess from the old siteneari ......Lowe, William Sawyer, Henry Mul- sc rennan, G. Pacetti, Samuel Morgan, pr John Pent, George Albert Davis, j Marcus Oliveri, Charles Berry, Wal- anter C. Maloney, Jr., John D. Sands, m] Manuel Diaz, Joseph Fagan, Robert T1the I Watson and John T. Lowe.wljad.To give their aid to what they con- j0 sidered a just cause, history furtherNew roofing is being placed on — j• • a ■ • * • * .• • rppord^ that Mr. Maloney and ivir*\e building, while other repairs are recoras uiat 11Pacetti took a small boat, slipped teMPcnder way toward placing the build-lg in proper shape.This is one of thepast the guard boat in the harbor, factory Iwent to Tampa and there enlisteduildings, which had been vacant *n Confederate army.teoldGinur some time until recently when le WardlowMajor thApplies For P*»*Company started I Alfred Lowe applied to aerations there and when the re-! French for a pass, but was refused iirs are completed the building will unless he would take the oath of ; in a much better condition for allegiance, but as that would haveiC conducting of the cigar business1 thwarted his intention, he with Mar-L! L 1---- , J - — * ,!M!— Sawyer andhich is now carried on.cus Oliveri, William( Robert Watson, stowed away on an l English schooner bound for Nassau. , After reaching that port they got aPAT) PAlfTilP 117FW vessel to land them at Cape Florida,rUu bUIflllMl WfccAiand walked from there to JupiterI Light, there got a small boat andWEATHER FORECASTGI(By Associated Press)From thereWASHINGTON, Sept.The weather outlook19.—for the week beginning Monday in theSouth Atlantic and East GulfStates is mostly fair, except for a period of showers about the middle of thewent to New Smyrna, they walked t Enterprise they, took the eteamer Darlington toand continued theirJacksonville,week with ternperatures near or above normal.Miss Josef a VarelaDies This Morningwhere of-Dtjourney until th**y reached Tampa, w where they joined Company K of the ^ Seventh Florida Regiment underColonel Madison Perry.Mr. Fagan and John T. Lowewere working in Manatee county and joined their comrades infrom there. Mr. William Sawyer ■ de ison of the late Phillip Sawyer, died!olt;o cTampa thatin camp at Knoxville,Funeral This Afternoon Fagan was captured at Missionary• Ridge and kept prisoner untilMiss Josefa Varela, 85 years ollt;i7‘ 'ose .,,f ,the.wa.r' John Pent wasJ this morning 5 o’clock at the i s^ot in ‘Charles Berry,ni)erithlt;Fbrela,idence of her nephew,1501 Divisionleral will be held this afternoon ier the direction of Frank Saw-• of the Lopez Undertaking Par-s from the residence to the Me-ril Church.father-in-law of Joshua Curry, v.asstreetMaThe » bY the .Jton the Confederate gunboat Chattahoochee.Allrhthose who left this city toConfederacy havethefight forpassed away, Alfred Lowe being the* ai j . . ., i-vt and their daughters erecteddeceased was one of the old- last- Jfld, “ . p»rkNen? necea«ea was one of the old- two 7residents of the_city, taking up was unveiled with £;re tile has resided continuously i fifing memorial service-. *-■residence here 70 years
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Key West Citizen
Key West, Florida, US
Sat, Sep 19, 1925
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