The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-07-03

J husband at the time being an engi-
neer on one of the old Beach u Mil
} Ter Line boats.
Swimming in lake Stella is favor
lite pastime with the boys and girls
of the town just now. The boys
have an excellent swimming beach
and pool over near Rossville and the
girls have had bath house rugged
up near the head of Cypress avenue.
Miss Allie Burd Beach, daugter of
Capt. and Mrs. Geo. U. Beach, for
merly of this place, was among the
graduates of the Savannah high
school last week, the commence
ment exercises of which took place
in the Theatre of that city on Thurs
day.
Mrs. w. b. Clore and the children
will leave next Monday for Pitts
burg, Pa. to which city Mr.. Clore
went the first of last month, and
where they will make their future
home. During the last days of her
stay here Mrs. Clore is stopping with
her parents, Rev. and Mrs. G. H.
Ward.
Harrod Gautier, jr., has gone to
Jacksonville to look for a position in
some mercantile establishment. He
is Il bright young man, and capable
of great things, and his friends are
hopeful that he will succeed beyond
his expectations. Their only regret
is that our young men are forced to
go away from home for suitable en-
plOyment.
The only organized effort looking
to a celebration Of the Fourth of July
in Crescent City this year is the en-
tertainmcnt which will be provided
by the ladies of the Episcopal church
guild at V. l. A Hall in the evening.
There will he fireworks outside the
hall and ice cream inside. Also a
spelling beeh and musical enter
tainment. The proceeds are to go
for the benefit Of the church.
AT the Presbyterian church last
Sunday the pastor, Rev. DR.. Reeves,
announced that he would take his
vacation during July and August,
and that there would be no preach
ing services during those months. 1t
is likely that prayer services will be
held each Sunday night at the usual
hour for service. The attendance at
the preaching service has been re-
markably good up to the present
time, but the pastor is in great need
of Il rest.
Mrs. C.. Smith left on Monday
morning for Beaumont, Texas, where
she will join her son, Elmer, and
make her future home. Mrs. Smith
has lived many years in Crescent
City, and her permanent departure
is cause for general regret, for she
numbered among her friends all the
people of the place. She expressed
great regret at leaving, and only
went from desire to live with her
son for whom she will make II home
in the far off Texas town, so recently
brought into worldwide fame from
the discovery of PETROLEUM.
From an indirect source the News
learns of the recent death of Mr.. b.
F. Aumack, but the information is
such as to make it reliable. Mr..
Aumack had been a winter resident
of Crescent City for many years and
was well known and highly esteemed
by all our people. He was great
sufferer from rheumatism, which for
the past several seasons has prevent
ed his getting away from home
much. He was well advanced in
years, and greatly crippled by his
affiiction, yet withal he maintained |
Il sunny disposition. While news
of his death is not unexpected, it will
surprise many and cause universal
regret.
The district conference of the A.
M. +. church met in the church of
that denomination here last week |
Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
There were some 30 colOred preach
ers in attendance. On Sunday morn |
ing an old lame rooster of Whiteville |
jumped onto the back fence to ell =
gage in its usual morning crow, when
he espied another bird with ruffied |
tail feathers coming up from the |
other side for the same purpose.
They crowed together, and George
Footman who was just getting up
declares that these old roosters
didn't do thing but crow:
"And are we yet alive,
And see each others face"
We had the pleasure of going !
through the grove of Capt. Jno. w. !
Miller Mt Crescent City, Thursday.
There is no grove in the state that
we have seen or heard of that will |
compare with it. The grapefruit,
tangerines, navels and common /
orange trees are simply loaded to the
ground with fruit. The grapefruit
will have to be prOpped up at once.
Another thing we noticed, especially, /
was the large crop of navels he has. /
The trees are budded ON sour stock.
If we should tell anyone that such
trees could be grown in two years