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Arrived Yesterday Af'ernoon and
Spent the Night at Staten Is
land-*Will be Welcomed in
the City Today.
-York, August 29. —The r.team
mj Zeso Irene, on which
Xl family, who have been on
gFol tha world, arrived at quaran
igiis afternoon at 3.15 o clock.
*-—prJpßryan, Mrs. Brfyan and daugh
js/vvere immediately tranferred to
steam yacht IlHnt, aboard whlc i
Air. and Mrs. Bryan were taken to
■Staten island, where they will spend
■ the night as guests Dixon, one
lof Mr. Bryan’s close friends.
jB Miss Bryan remainded on the liner
if and will epeud the night friends
lin New York.
New York, Am r own is
tilling up with Bi., ars anil
other excursionists. From now until
the day of the reception delegates
from all over the country will be ar
riving almost hourly and they will
bring with them many other persons,
j Attorney General Gulon, of Doiils
iana, reported fit the Victoria hotel
headquarters yesterday tnat he expect
ed a delegation of about twentyy-flva
from New Orfenas for whom he is
loooking up accomodations. The West
Virginians have begun to decorate 'at
the hotel Breslin, where they will
have headquarters. The .Missouri
and Illinois men, who will lead the
delegations in point of numbers, were
expected to arrive early today. The
St. Louis democratic clqb. 250 strong
Will be at the Saranap.
Edward F. Goltra, of St. Lppis, up
on whose yacht, the lllini, Mr. and
'Wan Were taken off the steam
fcnarantine, said yesterday he
■now who would be the guests
Wry a its abouard the yacht.
nkßam for the reception at
Thursday will be the sim
ppeit possible, Mr- Bryan will lie
met as he steps Off tlie yacht by Act
tng Mayor McQowan, President Wm.
Hege of ihe commercial Traveler’s
Anti-Trust Association, Lewis Nixon,
chairman of the plan and scope com
mittee. and one or two others prob
ably.
Mr. McGowan will extend the freed
om of the city to Mr. Bryan who will
be escorted to the carriage In widen
the Acting Mayor, Mr. Hoge and Gov
ernor Folk will ride. A few carriages
will follow with members of the com
mittee.
The proposal to have Mr. Bryan
spend a pprt of the time befoi*) he
lands officially at the battery in a
yacht does not meet with favor from
the Nebraska delegation.
Laßt night the Nebraska delegation
went to the theater to witness the
play written by Mr. Bryan's daught
er.
BRUNSWICK FREE OF SUNSTROKE
Although the Intense Is Veryj
Depressing.
While other cities report sunstrokes
and heat, prostrations almost daily
nothing of the kind has occurred in
Brunswick although the Intense heat
has been enervating and depressing.
While, this Is the most trying season
fn ffjls section of the south, there is
tjQnijphratlveiy Tittle*sickness in Bruns
wick!''due to tHe heat 'or other con
ditions Bit at the same time spec
ial' precaution against typhoid fever
Is advisable,-the precanfion most use
ful being the boiling of @ll suspected
drinking lystter. If the milk you use
sgpppt dp guaranteed, hall It tqo, or
tense pt i|se it. Vegetables likewise
-will bp safes! after |>e|ng cpqkgd aqrt
.fliych the same can he said of frul<
1® cases Where the esterlpr ! sub
ject to contamination. Meats an>*
rults to which flies have apcess are
Ways dangerous unless beat has been
Ned to kill the disease germs the
Is nay bar# imparted to them.
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Hw
m fr
considerable comment
among the members of the bar assoc
iation and the public at large in
Brunswick.
Not all .are thoroughly in favor
of the amendment as it stands, but
it is believed that a very large ma
jority do favor it and it is generally
expected that the court will he crea
ted.
By it three new judges will be
created.
With Wood-Bailey Company.
Alex D. Bickson, formerly of Buf
ham. N. C.. will arrive in the eitv
tomorrow to accept a position with the 1
Wood-Bailey Clothing Company, whicix
concern will open for business in
Brunswicvk Saturday. Mr. Bickson
has had many years experience in the
gents furnishing goods business and
will no doubt nikae tile comapuy i
valuable man.
Tickets Now on Sal*.
Tickets for the Veteran's excur-
Bion to Fernanuiua. on September
are now on sale and from present in
diactions the trip will be as success
ful as the last one. The tickets can
be purchased at most of the stores
in fire city and from any of rtie vet
erans.
LEASE SALOON
Jesse Aldredge and W. W, Waite
Will Manage the Mecca Af
ter Next Monday.
The Mecca saloon, af the coiner oi
Gloucester and Grant streets, owned
by Lewis W. Beach, the local repre
sentative of the Chattanooga Brewing
Company, has been leased to Jesse
Aldredge and W. W Waite, two well
known young business men.
This deal, which involves one of
the leading saloons of the city, has
been pending for several days and was
Anally closed yesterday. Mr. Al
dredge, one of the lessees, was the
manager of the Mecca when it was
first opened and served in that, ca
pacit for several months. At pres
ent he is shipping clerk at the saloon
of Morgan & Davis. Mr. Waite also
has been connected with the Mecca as
mixologist. Both the young men are
popular in the city and will no doubt
make a success of the business.
Mr. Befell will continue as the
representative of the Chattanooga
Brewing Company and will have his
headquarters at the Mecca.
The new lessess of the saloon will
assume charge Monday,
SNAP SHOTS AT LOCAL EVF.NT3
Batch of Interesting Items Qatherea
for News Readers.
The bill poster was busy yesterday
putting up paper for the Foxy Grand
pa company and the boards now pre
sent a flashy appearance.
The yact Alcove came in yesterday
for gasoline and left later in the af
ternoon for Charleston. The owner : s
on board and will spend several
months yet in southern waters.
The new furniture for the of
fice of the Western Union Telegraph
Company has arrived and Is being
placed in positon. It. Is of the very
latest style and is up-to-date in
evry sense of the word.
The old Dillon buildine on Newcas
tle street, now occupied by T. B.
Bugns, iS being thoroughly over
hauled and placed in a good condition
generally.
One or two interesting cases were
tried at yesterdays session of the
police court.
The Brunswick Jtlflernen expect to
carry a large crowd to St. Simon on
their ex-cuifcion Mondav, when ihe
company will have several ‘ field
sports. It will ’be the last big ex
cursion of the season to the Island.
Brunswick will have a municipal
elections in a few months and already
names are being mentioned for mayor
and the four aldermanle places.
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Konrad Released.
Hamburg, August 29.—Kwalk Kon
rad, alias Baron Santos Von DObrqw
skl Donnersmarch, who was alleged
■to have deserted his American wife
at Paris, taking with him $8,(100
worth of Jewels gnd iipnfe money be
longing tp her, and who was arrested
here August 23, was discharged to
day, the court holding that he was
B9t ulpabi under German law.
BUNS WICK. WAILY “ws.
NEW BONES AT
POSTOFFICE
Another Section Opened !o
Supply ilia General
Demand
Iff BUSINESS IS SHI
Eighty-Eight New Soxe*, Were Open
ed at the Postoffice Yesterday
and a Number of Them Have
Already Been Rented.
So rapid lias Ilie box renting busl -
ness grown at the local postoilice thai
it has been necessary to open anew
set of boxes was done 'by
I’ost.masler Smith yesterday, and nl
though the number of boxes has been
increased by Ss. ii is understood th;i‘
a large majority of them have .dread
been rented.
While but few persons outside of
the post office wore aware of the fact
one section of (lie boxes have never
been opened. fi was thought at first
that two sections would easily supply
fne demand at Bruns-.vick, as ii did,
Iml for the past several weeks flier
has 'been a cor.slanl demand for box
es by now residents of the city, anil
Postmaster Smith decided that if
would be necessary to open up the
entire third section, which was done
yesterday.
By opening up this s'ection the post
office is given a total of S8 new boxes
including eight of (he la-ge drawers
and 1C of (ho double boxes. The open
ing of this section adds greatly; to
the box feature of the p-'stoffice.nil
now almost' from the general - deliv
ery window 1o the western end oT the
building Is a stream of pretty 'boxes,
nearly ail of them occupied.
Tills should certainly be taken as an
indication of Brunswick s growth.
There is no hotter sign if ti#
times than an increased pnstofflfcte
business in nnv Itv arid this has cor- j
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lainly been tin case lu Brunswick
during the present year. Not only j
lias flic Increase been in the ho\ j
renting business, lmt it. has been gen
oral In all departments nt (lie offici
GEORGIANS SHOOT AT SEAGIRT
Members of Companies Thus Com-
piete Today.
The competiting match for placem
en the rifle team, which will represent
Georgia at the national meet at Sea
Girt in September, opened in Macon
Tuesday. About tif men represent
ing most of the companies in (lie state
were in Macon to participate in the
contest. The team leaves for' Sea
Girt September i. Twelve regulars
and three alternates will compose the
team. Tire makh will mso be for
the championship of tile state.
LABOR NOW IS VERY SCARCE.
Being Felt Scricusiy in Brunswick at
Present.
The scarcity of labor in Brunswick
is being more seriously": felt at pres
ent. than ever before, and if is safe
to say that a hundred or- two goo.i
laborers could easily flrnl employment
here at present.
In almost every branch of work
now going on in and around the city
a short force is lining worked Men
are wanted on the new court, house,
the A., B A. railroad con 1(1 use
a large number and the different him'
bennen are always short of dock
hands.
Not only is cheap labor scarce u
present but it is also almost impos
sible to gel carpenters, briok-iayers
and other kinds of workmen.
A well known contractor staled to
a News reporter yesterday that, he
could easily use eight or ten goon
carpenters', <hnt raid although hr had
made every ellort be could rio! s
cure them.
SOON TO RESUME MEETINGS.
Brunswick Commercial Bodies Wdt
Get Busy Again.
The Bnant.wlel, iToiiujieielfi! lea
gue ami the Tiruri; v iek Board o'
I Trade which have been In their Slim
mer quarters for the past several
w< nits, v-i 'suni.- .heir r- gill:-..-
weekly srmeting* net! week.
It Is expected that there two com
rm-reif.l bodies ->lll accomplish many
good things on llnirur.v!'h "i- fa;!.
Them are a number of im
| mu tiers to be talon up <vai as
.the DiispUngs ur. • re umed
I it is to he hop 1 that I lie week!"
; sessions of these two commercial
bodies wfU be largely ;<U'.ad“.l. it
the members win yive the officers co
operation some good work will sure
y he done.
BRUNSWICK. GA„ THURSDAY MORNING. AUGUST 30. 190 G
EES FAMILIES
Ii HE WEEK
♦
Show How Rajiidly New
People Are .Coming lo
Brunswick
ABIG DEMAND FOB HOUSES
Prominent Real Estate Man Says He
Never Saw Such an Influx of
New People as Has Been
the Case Recently.
One of tlu' best indications of
tiie limes in Brunswick is die tact
i ‘Bat during the past week no less
| Ulan ten tnmilies have removed to
'.he city lo make Brunswick their
horns in future, There has been an
average of more than one new fam
ily i day for the past week.
I lie iact was told a News la-porter
yesterday by one of the leading real
estate men of the oily, who is in p () .
siUon lo know, -.sle said to his knowl
edge ten new families had i.-moved
here within a week,
i "i never saw such an influx of new
v< .admits, said ibis rial estate mail,
"and Brunswick is greatly in need or
new houses. Tnerc is not now in
the city one desirable residence that
is not occupied, it is true that a
large number of houses have been
oretcod in all parts of the city dur
ing the present year, but all of them
are engaged weeks before they are
completed and it seems impossible to
sppply the demand at present for
suitable residences.”
The above record is for only one
week and whiff of course it is not
maintained l'or a month it in known
that numbers of new families have re
■moved to the city within Ihe past
few weeks and old residents of the
ci'y aie surprised at the number ot
m-w' faces seen on the streets daily.
| Hif OPEN
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Efforts Being Made to Put the Big
Philadelphia Banking Con
cern in Business Again.
Philadelphia, August 2.'—There is
every indication that the the Ileal Es
•ate 1 rust Company bank, which was
closed yesterday, will be reopened.
Hopes are entertained that the bank
ill start up again in the near fu
ture.
Bankers of the cify are subscribing
unis ncaily sufficient to pay (he in
debtedness and put the defunct insti
• 'll ion iij’business again.
A son of Former Preside*- Hippies
was jeorer by a mob on the street!;
this morning.
BRUNSWICK EAGLES ARE
GROWING VERY RAPIDLY
The Glynn Aerie of Eagles held
• heir regular weekly meeting in their
hail last, night and disposed of a nutn
her of matters. One or two new nioni
hrrs were initiated,
Tho Eagles have no doubt outgrown
any other secret order in Brunswick
during (tie present year. The -.inorn
bersliip is now nearing the 200 mark
and it is expected that the order will
have that number before flic end oi
fne present year.
ILLINOIS DEMOCRATIC
LEADERS TO ATTEND
Chicago, Aug. 29. —One* hundred
lending democrats of Illinois J(tft.
Chicago for t!y east las,! night to ns
-! l io iccleouiing W. J Bryan hack
■'< Iho United States. Mayor F. I’,
i) ii ue will head a dnlegaCnn from trie
Iriftiois club.
Roger C. Snluvln, nat.ioi.kl commit
temail, who ’.vi, iidoi'sed last, wr-ck
l*:• Hu- democratic siate convention
over the protest of Mr. Bryan will
also leave for New York ifid.'iy amt
Ip- exp-et: to io pryperif a.t the cer
‘ -.i.oiiii; litter,drug the welcome of
Mo /frayan home
Excursion off Today.
'•’he "WfTr.k,:i to Macon rturl At
etn'i.' over the Athinui, lii:;i dnr-ham
an-1 Atkinfi railroad, wht, !i has been
thoroughly- advertised aiohg the cq
'ire route of tliy r'>:id. viti leave
ilran wick the. morning. It Is ex
let-led Itli't quite a. large crowd Will
go from the city and when the train
reaches Atlanta there will be fifteen
or twenty coaches well Sllod,
LABOR UNIONS
IB CELEBRATE
Brunswick Negroes will Have
a Big lime on Next
Wednesday
MAMMOTH MADE PLANNED
Every Negro In Brunswick Who is
a Member of the Union Will be
in Line—Will Have Fun at
the Ball Park.
The colored labor unions of Bruns
v ieli will have a big time next Mon
day, latnor Day, and it is expected
that one of ihe largest, iiaradg* ever
seen in Ibe city will be in line, com
posed of the different negro organi
zations headed l>y the local colored
hand.
A committee was appointed by the
labor unions several weeks ago to
i. ke charge of the arrangements for
the observance of the day and they
have arranged an elaborate progiam
The parade will march through the
principal streets of the eity and will
then proceed to the bpse ibpß park,
where a program of sports will bo
carried out, prominent colored speak
ers will address the crowds and
there will be a big time generally.
Work along the bay and at other
places where union labor is employ
ed will lie at a standstill, and every
member of the union will a, holi
day.
Tlio negroes of the efty pre looking
forward to the ocogaiun. with pleasure
and it will no doubt bo the largest
in Ihe history of the local unions.
’’FOXY GRANDPA’’ WEDNESDAY.
Will Open the Theatrical Season In
Brunswick.
To grandfathers who are, and those
who are to he is the way Carl fcehulty.
dedicated bis book of “Foxy Grandpa''
pictures. So Is the play dedicated
also to the young and middle aged.
The refined comedy sensation wifi be
seen here next Wednesday, matinee,
and night ‘
hoxy Grandpa is a lovable, laugh
able party, and In the play unlike
majiy of his predecessors, has no
unpleasant characters. lie js a clean
line old fellow as jolly as can he the
very kind of old gentleman whom all
full in love with. The farce named
after him and which he in introducing
..(jUPwnvfl shroi :cmfwyp hrdlucm
is also of a clean cut type, depend
ing on nothing 'but refined Hues ffy
its merriment and VW<l.l*iK in de
lightful music.
WOMAN’S BODY FOUND
HORRIBLY MUTILATED
New York, August 29.- Mrs. Annie
Moore was found murdered early to
day in a room at No. 0 Second street.
She had been horribly mutillated.
The jugular vein was severed, the
windpipe was altmsl cut through,
the breast was badly slashed and the
body dlsombowled. No weapon waH
found and there were 'but few blood
marks around the room.
James Moore, who had posed as
• lie woman’s husband, was held with
out bah to fhe grand jurv.
James Moore s son, Edward, age-1
lx, was arrested and technically held
as a witness. He testified that his
father was accused by the dead wom
an of having brutally beaten her on
Sunday. Moore admitted striking
the woman.
It was Moore who notified au
thorities of the mimty.v Moore told
the police lie and the woman find been
living together for seven years. The
woman", he said, was the widow ot
bis brother, who died ten years a,gy
3 1 he dead woman was £0 V¥,*e old.
Dead i,n Synagogue.
B Baltimore!, August' 29.—Dying
face downward in a pool of l,Jo\ mu!
upon a 38-calibre pistol, the vP.-ad htsiv
ol Gilbert. 11. Waiters \y;;n, found ur
day In lOutall Place synagogue, with,
wliteti lie was prominently connected
in official capacities, 'ihe dead man
was prominent lu insurance circles.
The curpi'A-i gave a ccrtiileate or
d'.yth wv suicide,
City Court Met.
Judge Gale Judd a short session of
the city court ypatepiny morning to
dispose vf 4pt>- oi two mlnfr matters,
tie live Jikjpper, who was bound over
to tills equrl several weeks ago by
Justice Falun, charged with entering
the home of his uncle ii.nd stealing
slaO in cash, plead guilty and was
lined. 6ne or two eivil matters were
also disposed of.
OCMULGEE TRAFFIC
ATTRACTS ATTENTION
OF THE GOVERNMENT
POSTAL CLERKS MEET MONDAY
A Convention of Stamp Whackers in
Savannah.
'1 he seventh annual convention of
tile United National Association ot
Postoffice Clerks of the United States
will convene in Savannah on next
Monday, Labor Day, and will remain in
session four days. Delegates from
every important eity of the union
will be in attendance and indications
point to a large'and enthusiastic gatle
aring of the members of tlio order.
PRESIDENT'S PRETTIEST GIRL
IS TO WED A N. Y. LAWYER
Atlanta, Aug. 29—Miss Adelaide
Allen, whom President Roosevelt
says Is the prettiest soul hern girl
lie ever saw, is to he married nexi
sprihg to Leonard Day, a well known
young New York attorney. When
President Roosevelt was here last
October ho met .Miss Allen and ai
ouee said she was the prettiestt girt
be had seen In the south. The vei
diet of tlie president made Miss Al
len famous.
NEGRO HACKMAN IS STILL
IN SERIOUS CONDITION
Rayford Smith, the negro hackman
who was seriously stabbed by ], an . y
Johnson a few nights ago, was re
port fit to lie somewhat improved yes
terday, but he la not yet out or dan
ger.
Johnson was arraigned in the polfce
com! yesterday morning but JiJ s ease
was transferred to the city court
MAT REDUCE IT
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Indications are That Slight Reduct
ion Will be Mitde in ths' State
Tax Rate This Year.
The chances are tlipt thA'tate tax
ram of Georgia will be reduced tills
year. While no definite decision has
yet been arrived at (he governor and
the comptroller general are in consul
tation on the subject and It. Is be
lieved that a reduction of ten per
cent op the thousand will he made.
ihe Atlanta Constitution of yester
day contained tpe following on the
subject;
“It was stak'd at the capital yester
day that the state tax rate which will
lie ffxeil by the governor and comp
troller general this week, wifi be re
duced one tenth of a mill or ten
emits on the thousand, as compared
with the rate of last year. i u other
words, the state tax rate last year
was 5u,9,n on si„i.wio and this year, in
probability, it will he S4BO.
it is believed that (Ills ran be
done with the increased returns and
ill spite of the increased appropria
tions made at the recent session ot
the legislature, because many of Hies ■
appropriations ure not available until
next year amt the yenr following.
The net rate will be definitely an
nounced within the next day or two.
Much Interest Here.
A great deal of interest was mam
tasted In Brunswick in the South Car
olina election and some few bets were
made. The general impression here
was that the local option man would
Win out, which be did.
Big Colored Excursion.
A large colored excursion arrived
111 the city yesterday from Fernan
dlna. accompanied by a b.asu band or
that city which made the efty lively
with music during (the afternoon.
Will not Celebrate.
Tfie white members or the labor un
ions will not celebrate next Monday
hut. will take the <\ay off and spend
it resting.
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In Shipping Circles.
The Mallory steamer Bio Grande
sailed yesterday tor Mobile and the
steamer Sun Marcos cleared for New
ork. There were no arrivals.
Stranded Steamer Floated.
Victoria, B. 0., August 29.—Thu
steamer Twickenham, which stranded
on San Juan Island on Thursday of
tent week, was floated tonight.
Concatenation of Hco Hooa.
On account ot the meeting of the
international Association of Concat'
dialed Order of Hoo lloos the South
ern railway will sell tickets to okla
homa City, I. TANARUS., at the rate of $33.45
for the round trip. Ticket* will be on
sale September 7,8, and 9 and wil
he good to jjlMnleavlng Oklahoma
City not Ijjtf J.UBfitffctit.eTnher | f
For call on oi
addraaa, E general
agent. *'*• ■/,
PRICE FIVE OENT3.
MAE GET BIG
APPROPRIATION
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Engineer in Charge of This
Distric! Asks for In-
formation
MACON PEOPEE ARE BUS
More Than Likely that Col. Kingm.
Will Recommend a Large Appro
priation for improvement of
Fiesh Water atarermr.
Following is from the Macon. N
of Tuesday:
"A left or received fyopi Mr. Dai
Kingman, the engineer j,\ elffiigi
Ihb livers and harbors work in
fcecMou of the jituto, requests the r
her of commerce tp furnish the
ornhiesftt with some facts and fi
lo show wlmt intesetftt . the jt
merchants haW AaJvT J t fp the
and its ImprovameiUs. The
ei-ii.'.. I'uu It | 8 now.time for t
gineor’s aii nml report ot; fo ~ .
lor tbu ViV) 1 conger Sh aim it t
ly important that some ' *.
should be. made to show pie
the community with referem
dyer, provided it is desired
the work, of improvement
The engineer wants to k.
rates the river will bring
merchants and what these r
save in freight, traffic of
and If the Item is not of any
uueuce, the government would not
lei'l authorized to continue the expen
diture of money In clearing the chan
nel and improving the stream.
’’Careful preparation will be made
for tile reply to the letter, and it will
be shown that the merchants who
have Investigated the liver art) con
vinced that It Is far better condition
new for navigation than 11. was whet*
25 per cent of the freight traffic ot
Georgia on the river between Macon
ami Savannah, as lias been claimed
by many who are familiar with the
days when seven or eight steamboats
tied up at tlie Macon wharves some
times in one day. it will bo shown
l lnil if a reduction of lb per cent in
saved to the mcrcTlzmlb by reason ot
tin- boats (lie amount would equal in
one year to nearly a quarter of a mil
lion di^u£_.r luij 1 uij filial, alqrady the
city Is enjdyftlff sonn good advantages
by reason of having operated tho
boat even experimentally It wilt
also be shown that tin attitude of (Tie
Southern railway lias done a great
deal In Hie past to stifle the induo
fry, but this will be overcome."
Notice to Debtors and Creditors
Notice is hereby given to tiie debtors
to tin- estate of Hannah T. Osborne
late of said county, deceased, to ren
der iu an account of their demands,
to me within the time prescribed by
law, properly made out All persona
indebted to said deceased are request
ed to make Immediate payment to th**
undersigned. Thin 29th. day of Au
gust, 1900.
W F- Symons,
Executor of the estate of Hannan
T. Osborne. f
9- 28-0 wks.
Last Excursion of the Season.
The Confederate veterans of Jack
sou camp will give an excursion to
Fernand!na on September (. Hi
steamer IJinmelitie has been chart!
cd for the occasion and a pleas;
time Is insured. The ateamer v
leave the Mallory dock at 830 a
ving at. Fernandina at 12 o'clek;
turning will leave Fernandina at
o'clock arriving in Brunswick a
o'clock. Parties desiring to •"iait
beach will find oars awaiting the
rival of the boat. Plenty of time
surf bathing. Tickets can no seci
from J. It. DourlUnger, L. J. L- ■’
and Isaac Cohc-n and also fron vU
of the drug stores and Fleming
Bryant. A pleasant time Is as
ull who make the trip; Ticket
the round trip SI.OO, .children
12 years 50 cents.
J. R. Doerfllr
t. J. Leavy,
Isaac Cohen,
Cor
The Weather
Forecast for today in (•
Probably ahower*