September, 1897

Appears that there are 3 papers, one that is perhaps 8 Sept., another that is 15 Sept., and one 29 Sept.  -- none have their Mastheads, but are different and have materials with dates in them, from which I have guessed the publication date to the best of my ability.

Local Ads:
WL Cawthon & Co.
SL Steele & Co. - Bakery, meals, ice cream
Star Laundry, H Wolf Agent
Howell Jones - clothing and dry goods
BF Cockroft & Son, Blacksmith
SE Wolf, Real Estate
WE Parish & Co. - millinery
GA Lingo - painting, paper hanging


Yellow Fever Epidemic is threatened - Mobile and places west are seeing cases

Local Items: [ some paraphrased or shortened]

The Business College opens Monday, Sept. 13, 1897. HF Cook, Pres. will charge $2 monthly - in preparation for entering the Normal College

Mrs. Nannie Sowell visits in Nashville

Third Grade certificates are more than ever in evidence just now

Prof. CL Hays returns from visit to Tallahassee

Mrs. RO Allen leaves to join husband in Carabelle

M/M Geo. Banfill, of Bonifay have 10 pound son

Mr Cockroft has purchased the DeFuniak Livery Stable and will convert it to a Buggy Shop

AW Wright temporarily resigned management of the Business College ball team

JR DeLong of Converse Bridge Co., of Chattanooga, Tenn. is submitting plans and prices for steel bridges to the County Commissioners

Prof Graham mentioned

Variety Party by Aid Soc. of ME Church to be held at SL Steele house, Thursday Sept 16; children 5 cents, adults 10 cents

Amatuer play by 10 local youths to be held at the Tabernacle to benefit the sidewalks; 25 cents. BM Robinson, WT Shepard, Wm. Rogers, WL Landrum, LD Robinson, T Hope Cawthon, Miss Lena Henry, Miss CM Robinson, Miss Effie Nipe, Miss Clara Landrum

TM King's horse ran away with a buggy full of boys, when it stopped only Michael, King's son was in it

For Sale - one 1897 model Monarch Bicycle; Listed at $100, but first $50 takes it

M/M JJ McCaskill were in town Monday

Rev. Ervin & Mr, Fitzgerald are spending the week at Grayton Beach

John Jones has accepted a position with Levy Sonns in Quincy

Miss Jennie Parrish takes over from Albert Jernigan as Principal of Portland school

Edwin King will attend school in Rock Hill, SC

Prof. Petfish of Webb City, MO joins staff at Business College

G. Corbitt a Negro at Richardson's Turpentine Still, stabbed fellow worker, Negro, Robert Witherspoon, who is OK

TC Wilson, father of Miss Della Wilson who occupied the Holton Cottage last year, is ill in his home in Danvers, Ill.

Jules Saloman went to Bartow and Ft. Myers area to investigate the tobacco industry there

Suit brought by JJ McCaskill against Lars Paulson

Lena Davis is awarded $734.62 from Estate of Anton Faye and Sheriff MM Manning will hold a sale of property on Oct. 4, 1897

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Second paper

Local Brevities:
REL McCaskill was here Sunday

Rev. RP Amber returned yesterday from a visit north

M/M JB Cawthon will occupy the Matoon Cabin this winter

FR Sprague & TM King were on the sick list but are up now

John Garrett & HL Berry returned from trip to Pensacola

Mrs. HA Davis of Freeport, has been very ill with the fever, but is convalesing

Mrs. J Nipe went to Pensacola to a doctor for her illness

Mrs JL Reeves and daughter visited in Bonifay, Saturday

Dr. Frank Cawthon will finish his course in dentistry in Nashville

Mrs. JG McLean will manage the boy's dorm at the College this season

Miss Katie McKinnon will resume her post at the public school in Waycross, GA

Walter Cawthon has entered Misses Gillis & Duncan's private school and will atten the Normal when it opens

Harry Vinton returns home to Springfield, MO after taking care of his father's orchard here

WL Landrumleft for Mayfield, KY after superintending erection of the jail

A Negro, Royal Bronson was shot through the lungs while robbing the refrigerator of AB Cameron of Sanford

MRs Jesse R McLean and children arrived from Geneva last Thursday on visit to the family of  Dr. JN McLane. Mr McLane came on Sunday

RP Bludworth of Freeport passed through on his way to Pensacola

JA McLean, of this place & Dr. CB McKinnon, of Ponce DeLeon went to Pensacola, Thursday through Sunday

The Ladies of the Presb. Church raised $2.45 at a social at Rev. EE Ervin's house last Friday

J Arthur Steele visited Mt. Pleasant IA and complained of 112 degree weather

HJ Holloway of Florala called at the Herald office, Tuesday

Mrs JK McCaskill & JJ McCaskill came up from Pensacola and visiting Mr. McCaskil's family in Freeport

LS Flournoy of Westville, was visiting his family here enroute to his job at JJ McCaskill & Co., in Freeport

Mrs. CV McDonald is matron for the girls dormitory for the current term of the college

Public school will open Monday, October 4th

WH Jones of Crestview was here on business

H Wolf made a trip to Jacksonville

Rev. PG Woodruff of Westville was here Sunday night

DA Gillis and AR Campbell of Knox Hill were in town Monday

Walter Helms is laying cwment walk in front of his Chautauqua Barber Shop

To be in fashion, we will take subscriptions in coon skins, gopher, and other country produce

JW Lurton of Pensacola, Div. Freight & Passenger Agent, was here Sunday evening

Judge DG McLeod and his sister are visiting his ill brother in Daleville, Ala.

Teacher Stewart Gillis has resigned his position at Ebenezer school

A singing convention will be held at Alaqua Church near Alex Steele's from Thursday to Sunday this week

Ben Noyes has started a Zoological garden at Bruce's Park. He has stocked the lakes with fish turtles and an alligator

Misses Alice King and Dollie Jerinigan will depart Sunday night for college at Tuskegee, Ala., where Miss Jernigan will graduate this session

Claud Edwards makes his new home in Quincy

Mrs. Eckert, accompanied by her sister Mrs. REL McCaskill of Freeport, returned to her home in Jacksonville after visiting her parents here, M/M AJ Griffin

Mrs. Judge McGourin is expected home

Dr & Mrs. JN McLane and the Episcopal ladies hosted a social at the McLane residence

Mrs. Nannie Sowell had trouble returning to Florida after a visit to Nashville even though she had a Health Certificate

MR RA Sinclair of Freeport died recently

J? Douglas of Argyle stopped by our office

JM Layfield of Freeport, considered one of the best log and timber inspectors around,  passed through on his way to Washington County inspecting a drive of logs for JJ McCaskill & Co. now in Holmes Creek.

There is a strange entry regarding Hope Cawthon of DeFuniak and Supt. Givens - attributed to the Laurel Hill Press

Jurors for fall court: Johnson Burham, Jno L McKinnon, JP Vaughn, WL Helms, F Sugart, Gordon Stubbs, FM Barrow, SP Darby, IS Jones, JF Henderson, CH Rutan, Allen Senterfit, JA Ealum, David George, ES Drake, Z Crooks, JPD McSween, BF Cockroft, JW Douglass, TM King, AR Jones, JA Richbourg, GW Edge, HF Martens, JN Gillis, Jesse Caswell, JW McSwain, WJ Campbell, EF Armstrong

The State Board of Health seems to be doing a good job in keeping Yellow Fever out of Florida. Alabama folks tore up train tracks in protest of the RR's violation of the quarantine, there

Prof HE Bennett of Leesburg and Miss Daisy Green of this city were married Wed. evening at the home of Maj. EW Green, the bride's father

Notice - Elizabeth Miller, Guardian of "Lunatic" Wm. J Miller will sell property of Lewis Miller, deceased

Notice for Publication:
October 30, 1897 - Jark(?) H Hall of DeFuniak, will make final proof on HD #25869 for the S1/2 of NE 1/4 Sec. 12, T3N, R20W; Wit.: Uriah Woodham, Jefferson Corsen, Thomas R Northey, DM Hall, all of DeFuniak Springs; JM Barco, register

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Third paper

Local Brevities: