The DeFuniak Springs Signal

Jan. 15, 1887

 

LOCAL ITEMS

Miss Clara Shobe, we are pleased to learn is convalescent. Note:  not certain of this spelling of last name.

We are glad to announce that Mr. and Mrs.  W.H. Hite are now entirely out of danger and rapidly recovering from their sick beds. 

We hear the sound of the tiners mallet, G.W. Adams does Tin Copper and Sheet Iron work.  Roofing and Guttering.

Married—at Freeport, Fla., January 9th, 1887 by Rev. T.T. Johnson, Mr. B.F. Whitmire of Milton, Fla. to Miss Mollie McSween of Freeport.

May and Dryer are putting up a neat cottage for Mr. Goode a recent arrival from the keystone state.

Contractor May has 21 men at work, and over $28,000.00 dollars worth of work now underway. (He could furnish work to 30 more mechanics.)  Some of the finest buildings he has now in construction may be enumerated the dwellings of Mr. C.C. Banfill and Miss Woodard, upon which he is instructed to spare no money, while he is designing all this for his patrons and customers, he has not forgotten self, but is tastefully improving a three acre tract upon which he will make his future home.

Hon. T. T. Wright spent several days with us this week.

J. I. Stephens, Pensacola’s Jeweler has the finest stock of plated wear ever brought to Pensacola and is selling at prices from 10 to 25 per cent below other dealers.

Mrs. W.H. Hite has about recovered from her recent sever illness.

Capt. William Crawford came up from Pensacola Tuesday and left for his Plantation in Mossy Head.

A.V. Chubbs of Pensacola was on our streets Wednesday.

An Auction House will be opened up in the building lately occupied by J. J. Henderson at an early day.