The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-17
CRESCENT CITY.
Evolutionary Entertainment Venerable CLERGY
man-Recent Arrivals.

Evolutionary Enter.ainment-A Venerable Clergy
man-Recent Arrivals.
Correspondence of the PaEatka News
CRESCENT CITY, February 10.
An evolutionary entertainment of a
high order, was afforded our people on
last Thursday night, by Miss B. Combs
Word, of Kentucky, at Hills Hall. The
young lady has a sparkling repertoire,
and renders the same in an unusually
skiiful manner. She gave a second
reading on Monday night, which was
largely attended. Half the proceeds
were kindly donated to the public
school.
Mrs. Lyons, with her two daughters,
are again occupying their beautiful win
ter home in this place. She is much
pleased with the care and attention
which has been given her place and va
rious groves by Mr.. William Moshier,
who has had charge of the same for two
years past. Mr.. Moshier is one of the
most diligent and conscientious of our
young men.
The Rev. DIR. Hale, of Philadelphia,
with his prepossessing and accomplished
wife, are wintering at Grove Hall, The
doctor is one of the most venerated min
listers of the Presbyterian Church, hav-
ing been pastor of New Jersey church
for thirty years, and secretary of the
Board of Relief for twelve years. He
yet breaches with great power and elo-
quence. as was shown by most accep-
table discourse on last Sunday morning
at the Presbyterian Church.
Mr. b. Hubbard and family have
moved into their elegant new home,
which has been so far finished as to al
low them the use of the upper rooms
We hope to be able to give detailed
description of this structure when COM
pleted. Mr.. Hubbard's brother, Robert,
of Cazenovia, N. Y, with his son, has
been stopping for some time at Grove
Hail. as has also his cousin, Miss Pitkin,
of. Detroit
The Ladies' Aid Society, of the Pres
byterian Church, gave most elegant
supper last night at Grove Hall. 1t was
a very complete and successful affair.
The bazar, where many useful and or
namental articles We're sold, was an in
teresting feature. The net proceeds was
about $50. 1t is proposed to at once fin
ish the church tower.
Grove Hall register shows recent arri-
walls as follows:
Teneyck Wendell, New York; George
Hale, d. D., and wife, Philadelphia; E.
X. Shaw, Manhattan, Kansas; G. A. Bar
low and wife, Trenton, N. j.: Joseph
Kirkpatrick and wife, Miss A. Kirkpat.
rick, Kinks Grove, Ala, John Conwell,
New York; Calvin Choate and wife,
Citra; Geo. III. Hewitt, Gambler, Fla.
George A. Black and wife, New York;
w. ID. Booker, Barre, Conn; d. A.
Camp, w. B. Thompson, Jacksonville.
Lenten scenes began yesterday (Ash
Wednesday, at the Episcopal Church.
The rector, Rev. Mr.. Ward, very earnest
ly and faithfully attends to all of his
parochial duties, as the interest in and
attendance upon the church service
indicate.
The excellent teacher of our public
school, Mrs. Whitman, has been obliged
on account of sickness to suspend hel
work this week. Mrs. Whitman's trials
have been very severe this past year
| first, her husbands death last fall, and
since then each of her three children
have been i'll, two of them just recover
ing. 1t is hoped she will speedily re
cover and be able to conclude her sue
cessful school, of which there are about
nine weeks yet.
The sale of the Griffin property re
Gently made is source of much gratu
lation among our people. One of the
prettiest parts of the town site viii soor
be on the market for sale at reasonable
prices and assured perfect title.
s. w. Goodale and wife, DIR. Harrison
and others are taking in the Jackson
vile Exposition and Palatka Gala Week.
Miss Mamie Lyons and Eugene Lounds
have gone to DeLand to attend school.
James Raulerson and William Bethel
have returned from Norcross, Ga,
where they have been attending school.
They are looking well.
The Library Association has deter
mined to let their building for public
meetings, in order to raise revenue to
| keep the institution going. 1t will soon