The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-09
81 MNl.i. HAVEN.
\ ishtfui Place on the Reach
An inters>tia. Letter.
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MtTAN ~. july 4, l>~''.
\ celebration at tht. Fourth un the
Itll, at this beautiful and anclent health
res.rt. a description of the place. and
the festivities ON the anniversary Of the
founding of the great American rtputr
lie. may h. Interesting To tour readers.
THIS beautiful resort i, situated nnt.
mile south u Matanzas Inlet, or nine
teen miles south af II. Augustine, audl
Ilts between the beach ot the great At
lante and the south channel Of the Ma
tanzas riyer. Thrrc Is "A high rallng
ridge OF she'll and cululua rock, winch
- four miles hong ami from 200 To ind
yard, wide. and we'll supplied with the
finest OF water. iIom ii c,~lu.na we'll put
down IN lt.n by the Spanlards, When
building old Font Matau1tS, AT the mouth
of the inlet This prprrrt, Was hon,
stel,l,,l some Year, asu by one Mr.
'iriNes; and tul. lhrton and j. II. Harp,
both at Crescent city, seeing the h,tc,-
Aity ot a Summer resort tor crescent
ttty and vicinity, purchased "A half N
terest m tins property, AMI have surveyed
1t AMI divided II INTO lots, AMI NOW oilrr
the choire uf tots free to anybody
who will build summer cottages on them,
No restrictions IN regard Ia style ot
house. Nlrirr iurtun has built Il com
tortahle cottage, and has al the rnoms
l,tt TN a NJ
has also built a cottage. and they ate
obliged 10 turn oil people every day, for
want of rom. The cunmittreot ladir-
appointed tn name this resort consisted
Of Mrs. Ga,ltier. Mrs. james Morrow, Of
Crescent tlty. Mrs. tirable. ot Denver,
Mrs. Seely, of Jacksonville, Mis-. Duprce.
"t 81. Augustine, ami Mrs. Holland. Of
Richmond. After due dellbtiatlon, they
concluded to call it Summer Haven.
~ to this delightful day, We rose With
the sun, and under the pttirlent leader
ship of Mr. Hammond. We arranged "A
fishing party, and in lust ioily minutes /
hy the watch WE had caught shrtp,htad. |
SEA bass, sailors choice. and mul,t AMI
ilpunlcrs enough to feed the company
all day. Our breakfast consisted oi pls
eggs on French toast, hrollrd llnunder. |.
ciam frltters with devllei shrimp, lnI
ger head turtlr steak. boiled okra iut
rails, Iionil,d potatnes. French coffee,
T. i.li>h breakfast tea, chocolate, and .
iced milk.
After breakfast, IA sail on the Mltlu- |
zi-; surf bath at llo sharp; fishing. |
under Major Burton's management from
VI tn II; some very tine specimens I
caught; ono shark measured eight feet
eight inches hong. ilv" feet IN diameter.
seven feet from tlP to tap of fins, seven
teen inches across the head caught 10y
Mrs. &. a. Seely. The shark was not uf
thu man eating kind
Then came the reading of the lecIara-
tion of Independence. by Captain u.
S"lv. Ma lor burton, acting rs mlrshal
"f the day, requested the singing Of
Wy country, It's nf thee. by the ladies.
There WAS Il large gathering If people
tom the surrounding country and st.
Augustine, who partook of the 'irica
ciss served for dinner hy the efficient
cooks, Mrs. johnson and Mrs. Hammond.
Dinner bill Of fare Green turtle soup
a Ia claret; baked sea bass. oyster dress
my. Il Ia mulet ror; logger head tultlr
roast baked bermuda sweet ,otatn,'~:
Long island clam chowd,r. ., racket"
corn bread. baked op sslin. onlontd sea
bread dressing; native potatoes, sllccd
tomatoes, cabbage, green peas. beans.
tncuml~rS, coffee, tea, ripe iigs, water.
melons aud canielunp.s
After dinner the Young people trlpped
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furnished by the local band, until a bate
hour ~ the evening. when the festivities
hrake mp, after an ENJOYABLE day to all.
The Visitors gave three cheers ful
the -ticcpss Of Summer Haven, miur
host Squire Ilrton. and III" ladies who
had So honnteuu~ly entertained them,
From cunyaItsrrnt
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