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The Thomas /Advertising Service
/Jacksonville, Florida
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FLORIDATOWN NEWS NOTES
There has been a number of seekers after Florklatown land during the recent past. Many persons of the great “middle class,” the real back bone of the country, have become Interested in (he splendid farm tracts which arc be-ling sold here. A special low price is I being made to any person desiring to I cultivate the land and small payments lore all that Is necessary in order that Idle land may bo bought. Mr. J. C. ITar-Irlson, owner of most'of the Florkla-Jtowu property is urging the growing lot food crops by all persons who feel I able to do so. He reports many Inter-lested persons since the war scare came I up and offers his property on very easy (payments in order to encourage ag-| rlculture.
Mr. Price and family now occupy the I Newton cottage on the bay front. Mr. (Price is night superintendent of tile (risjauubia Mill Co., at Paco.
I /Sword 1ms been received here from I Hon. Walter Kchoe to the effect that I his efforts to secure the location of | a government beacon light to aid the 1 Florklatown ferry boat has been re-I warded. The light will be placed at lthe intersection of the East river I mouth and Escambia bay, right along-I side of the ferry boat channel between I Florldatown and Ferry Pass, at an early date. This will he good news to the many people who travel over the Old Spanish Trail to the east or west. It will enable the ferry boat captain to traverse the waters of the upper bay at all times of the night with perfect safety. Mr. Kehoe has the thanks of the public for his hard work
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icings ton is among the new I comers to Florklatown. He came over from Pensacola and bought a nice I homo here. We welcome him to' our
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to Pensacola Monday.
■’ Capt Nick Weakley's new boat, the .Monroe W., which has been greatly eu larged and beautified recently Is doing a good business between Florida-town and Pensacola these spring days.
The new Dilger Hotel will be thrown open to the public May 1. This is to be one of the best hotels in the gulf coast country. Thus Florldatown will shortly possess two modern resort hotels.
The private school of Miss Ethel Lewis at the Florldatown school house is progressing nicely. She is manifesting considerable talent as one of Santa Rosa’s younger teachers.
Fishing on the headwaters is reported to be gettelng better with the warm days.
The usual Sunday crowd came out to Florldatown from all directions Sunday and Sunday night.
Some of our people are eating new Irish potatoes grown in Floridatowii This Is as It should he. Let everybody grow all the foodstuffs posible.