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Article Title: The Florida Times - Union
Article Date: January 4 1897
Article Description: Community / society items from Jacksonville
Article Text:
In and About the City
General Local Events of the Day Epitomized.
News of the City and Its Lively Suburbs.
Bits of Facts and Gossip Gathered on the Streets.
Points Political, Social and Personal.
Men and Things.
Sixteen members of the Robinson Opera company are stopping at the
Carleton.
Today is legal sales day and considerable property will be sold in
front of the courthouse.
The board of county commissioners will meet in regular monthly session
Wednesday morning.
The steamship Seminole sailed from New York Saturday and is due to
arrive here Wednesday morning.
All of the public schools of the city will open today, after being
closed for two weeks for the Christmas holiday.
Chief Sanitary Inspector Braziel condemned thirty barrels of apples
Saturday, and they were hauled to the cremator.
Clara Benjamin, colored, aged 78, died Saturday at 5 o’clock and was
buried at 2 o’clock Sunday in Duval cemetery, by Undertaker Dey.
Miss Elliott will hold her class in dancing and deportment this
afternoon from 3 to 5, and desires the pupils will give a full attendance.
The steamer May Garner carried a large party of excursionists up the
river yesterday. The trip was a pleasant one and was thoroughly
enjoyed.
The Ladies’ Aid society of the First Presbyterian church will meet
this afternoon at the residence of Mrs. H. E. Ploof, 19 Park street,
Riverside.
Duval Lodge No. 18, F. and A. M., will meet tonight at 7:30 in regular
communication in the Masonic Temple. All Master Masons in good
standing are invited to attend.
The board of bond trustees will meet tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock,
the board of police commissioners will meet at 10:30 and the city
council will meet at 7:30 p.m.
Fred E. White, colored, died yesterday morning from the effects of the
injuries received from fire Saturday afternoon and was buried at 3
o’clock by Undertaker Tyler.
Work on the new county road is now progressing slowly, on account of
the long distance the material has to be hauled. About three-fourths of
a mile of road is still to be built.
The Friends of Mrs. Fannie Pitts, who has been dangerously ill at her
home, 319 West Duval street, will be glad to know that she is rapidly
improving under the care of Dr. Sollace Mitchell.
Mrs. M. S. Selden will give a stereopticon lecture at the
Congregational church tomorrow night. Her subject will be “A Mediterranean Cruise
and a Trip through Egypt and Palestine.”
A runaway horse in Riverside, yesterday afternoon, came near killing a
lady and gentleman, who were driving him. After they got out of the
buggy the horse ran for several blocks and was then caught by a
bicyclist.
An error was made in yesterday’s Times-Union in the report of the
proceedings in the criminal court. It was stated that Joseph Diamond was
convicted of “assault with intent to murder.” It should have read
“simple assault.”
The engagement of H. W. Baskette to Miss Ethel Clark of Hamilton,
Ontario province, Canada, was announced a few days ago. Mr. Baskette has
been in the employ of Cohen Bros. for some time, and is to be
congratulated upon the step he has taken.
Michael Jamm, ar Armenian, who is also a Baptist missionary, spoke at
the Baptist church last night on the state of affairs in Armenia. A
large congregation was present, and all were interested, and gave a good
collection to the afflicted country.
The steamer City of Jacksonville carried the following passengers up
the river yesterday afternoon: Edwin Smith, G. E. Partridge and wife,
Miss Partridge, Rev. H. J. Hayter, Mrs. Hayter, Mr. Chisholm and wife,
Henry Salmon, Dr. I. Linderman, R. P. Buckland, G. T. Buckland, Frank
Tierney, Murdock McPherson and Mr. Warburton.
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