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Newspaper
Sarasota Times
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1913
Page
6
The Sarasota Times, successor to the Manatee County Advocate in Sarasota Florida, lists weekly publication every Thursday with Mrs C V S Wilson as editor and proprietor. Subscriptions priced one year or six months in advance.
Editor Byington praises Mrs. C. V. S. Wilson and the Sarasota Times for thriving in a strong Florida town. The Times expanded to ten pages due to advertising demand, reflecting its status as a leading weekly.
Mr T H Sistrunk traveled to Tallahassee for the Florida Conference of the M E Church South opening December 10 in its seventieth annual session presided by Bishop H C Morrison of Leesburg Florida. The conference covers the entire state with 176 preachers assigned and more than 32000 members. Church property exceeds one million dollars and the church owns Southern College plus interests in Wesleyan College Macon Ga and Emory College Oxford Ga. There are ninety eight Epworth Leagues in the state with about 3000 members.
Mr and Mrs L L Arnold lease the Weida Building for three years with a five year option. The European plan hotel will open December 15 and by January 1 will add Hughes furniture store space for kitchen dining and office. The sixteenth rooms include electric lighting baths and water in all rooms. The building sits on Main Street near the depot and aims to serve commercial trade with a sample room.
Members meet to approve art exhibit, park improvements and by law amendments. Plans include flower beds at waterfront park, Bermuda grass and rye seeding, concrete walks, a clock fund, and a Christmas tree. Donations, lectures, and upcoming events involve Dr. Halton, Miss Davis, Mrs. Allyn, and the Camp Fire Girls.
A. B. Edwards is constructing a concrete block for J. W. Walker on Main street east of Walpole's Pharmacy to house a meat market and grocery store. Walker’s current stand will be taken over by Willis's five and ten cent store. T. A. Jones returned Saturday from Tampa after six weeks of treatment.
A Sarasota area note details the local fur trade for coon skins. Mr Surgerner returns from the coast with 115 hides dried for shipment to St Louis and then London for processing into caps robes and other goods. Coon skins fetch 40 cents to 2 50 each depending on size condition and markings. The curing method uses bent palmetto ribs and cross sticks to keep the hides rigid.
The Bradenton Woman's Club invites the Sarasota Woman's Club to meet Friday evening at the Opera house for a reception.
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