The
DeFuniak Herald
Vol. II, No. 23
Wednesday, November 27, 1895
Local Ads:
Florida Central & Peninsular RR
WC Eddy - General Merchandise
BA Davis - Marble and Stone Work
Dr. Landrum's Drug Store
DH Simmons, MD - Freeport
SA Cawthon, Butcher
Mrs. WB Saunders - Boarding, Wittich Cottage
WB Wright& Co. - Commissary, Laurel Hill
BF Cockroft & Son - Livery, feed
AP Jones - General
Merchandise
Local News:
Praphrased:
The Yellow River RR from
Crestview to Florala is "fast building up the town" of Laurel Hill
where it is headquartered. There is a new church, Masonic Hall, school
and dwellings as well as WB Wright & Co.'s new store. Mr. MS Miller
the superintendent is in correspondence with northern agents and
arranging for the settlement of colonists and emigrants, keep your eye
on Laurel Hill and watch it grow.
Mrs. NC Martin is having a
beautiful residence erected a few blocks west of the DeFuniak Hotel.
Contractor May is doing the work.
WL Martin, publisher of the Star, and wife anticipate leaving Saturday night to visit relatives in Alabama.
Mr.
Arthur Johnson, in charge of shipping for JJ Fitzgerald from DeFuniak
to Pensacola reports 19 car loads shipped during the past 10 days
Burrus Cawthon, WT Sheppard, Jno Bowers mentioned as Wheelmen
Good Templar Lodge is being set up June 7
Robert McCaskill, was in town yesterday
John Walker, of Holt, was in town last Sunday
Wesley Jones leaves today for his home at Portland, after a profitable term in the college
The Star was held late this week so as to get the report of the commencement excercises -- This indicates that the Local News page is not from the Herald, but rather the Star.
Notice of Publication:
November 30, 1895 - John S. Moore, of Ponce DeLeon,
Fla., will
make final proof
on homestead #25821 for W 1/2 of NW 1/4, Sec. 12, T3N, R17W; wit.; WJ
Campbell, DP McDonald, James L Manning, Joseph Crenshaw, all of
Ponce DeLeon; JM Barco, Register
November
30, 1895 - Lovel Moore, of Ponce DeLeon, Fla., will make final proof
on homestead #19730 for SE 1/4, Sec. 2, T3N, R17W; wit.: WJ
Campbell, DP McDonald, James L Manning, Joseph Crenshaw, all of
Ponce DeLeon; JM Barco, Register
December 7, 1895 - Henry Jerry Holloway, of Wood, Fla., will make final
proof
on homestead #20520, W 1/2 of SW 1/4 and SW 1/4 of NW 1/4,
Sec. 35, T?N,
R21W; wit.:WF Holly, NR Stewart, of Wood, Fla.; WTJ McSwain of Florala,
Ala.;
HP Miller, of Defuniak Springs, Fla.; JM Barco, Register
December 7, 1895 - John M. Andrews, of DeFuniak Springs, will make
final proof
on homestead #25834, for E 1/2 of SW 1/4 & W 1/2 of SE 1/4,
Sec. ??
T3N, R18W; wit: James M. Teal, Benjamin Langford, Jessee N. Cotton,
James Garrett, all of DeFuniak Springs; JM Barco, Register
December 21, 1895 - William B Butler of Asa, Ala., will make final
proof
on homestead #22133 for E 1/2 of SW 1/4, NW 1/4 of NW 1/4, Sec. 27
& NE 1/4 of SE 1/4 Sec. 28, T6N, R19W; wit.: Lewis B
Geoghagan , Richard W Geoghagan ,William B Watson, all of Asa, Ala,
Aaron A Henderson of DeFuniak Springs, Fla.; JM Barco, Register
December 21, 1895 - Malcom B McLean, of Eucheeanna, Fla., will make
final proof
on homestead #25700, for the SW 1/4 Sec. 22, T2N, R18W; wit.: Neil J
McLeod, Archibald McDonald, John L McLean, Angus L Campbell, all of
Eucheeanna, Fla.; JM Barco, Register
RF Cady vs H Wolf & WS Teas - M Manning,
Sheriff