The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-11

just what to purchase for friends anC
relatives will find some valuable sup
gestions in it. In addition Mr.. Cham
berlin announces a big stock of can.
dies and nuts.
D. Z. Grimsley received telegram
on Saturday from R. B. Downs &
Co., New York, stating that his re.
cent shipment of oranges and tango.
rlnes had sold, the former for foul
dollars and the latter for 1925 Del
box. Mr.. Grimsley is well pleased
with the result. All of his ship
ments 50 far this year have yielded
handsome returns.
c. H. Marsh of Henrietta, N, Y
arrived here last week and is again
Pleasantly quartered at Grove Hall
Since his return home last spring
Mr.. Marsh has sold out his business
and retired from all things tending
to worry, and he says he expects to
put in a winter of real enjoyment in
Crescent City. During his stay here
last season Mr.. Marsh captured the
warm friendship of all one towns
people.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. H. Stone arrived
rom Vermont last Friday and are
again occupying their pleasant home
in the Grovesdale suburb. Deacon
Stone is one of the best known of the
winter residents in this section of the
peninsula, having spent his winters
here for the past 20 years. Every
body likes him and his vigorous
hearty style, and all are glad to well
come him back. Mr.. Stone has quite
pretty crop of oranges this season
w. H. Fuller of Detroit, Mich, ar.
rived here on Saturday nights
steamer and is registered at Grove
Hall. Mr.. Fuller, though still a
young man, is a retired produce
dealer, his retirement being made
necessary by asthma, for which
atflictiOn he expects to find a cure in
the outdoor life of Crescent City
Mr.. Fuller spent the winter of 1884
here, and will be pleasantly remem-
bered by many of our people.
The steamer May Haw is being put
in first-class shape for charter here
this winter by picnic parties desiring
to spend a day at Haw Creek or other
river points. Capt. Crotty, COM
mander of the boat, knows all the
pleasant spots on the lake and river.
The May Haw has a good, roomy
cabin for inclement weather, and is
a splendid boat in every particular
for the use outing parties.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith Cobb of Alba
ny, N. Y, with their son-in-law, Mr..
George A. White, also of Albany, ar
rived last week and all are stopping
at Grove Hall. Mr.. and Mrs. Cobb
are among the well-known and high
ly esteemed contingent of winter
visitors who have contributed so
much to the pleasures of life at our
pleasant hotel, and all are rejoiced
to see them again. Last winter they
did not come to Crescent City, but
passed the season in southern Cali
fOrnia. Mr.. White is making his
first visit to Florida, but owing t.
business matters will not be enabled
to make Il long stay.
Father" D. w. Burton of this
place passed the S0th mile stone in
his eventful and useful life last Sat
urday, Dec. 9th. During the fore
noon of that day he came out in the
pleasant sunshine and made call
upon his pastor, Rev. DR.. Reeves,
and conversed with friends on the
street. While physically very feeble
Mr.. Burton is still master of his men,
tai faculties, and were it not for his
almost total blindness would be en-
abled to get about more. AS it is he
has to feel his way about the once
familiar streets with cane. In
early life Mr.. Burton went from IL
linois to Sierre Leone, Africa, as a
missionary, where he remained
many years as superintendent OF
the industrial department of the
American Mission. While there he
married lady connected with the
Church of England Mission. Some
twenty or more years ago they came
to Crescent City where they pur-
chased property and opened a small
hotel, which was run as a popular
house until Mrs. BurtOn's death
some 10 years ago. Since that time
Mr.. Burton has lived part of the
time alone. About two years ago
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Weaver took
the house with an arrangement by
which they agreed to provide for Mr..
Burton through his remaining years,
and that they are kindly performing
their part of the contract is repeat
edly vouched for by Mr.. Burton who
states THAT Mr.. and Mrs. Weaver
are very kind and considerate and
are doing everything in their power
for my comfort. l could not be bet
ter provided for nor shown greater
kindness"
CAUTION!
This Is not gentle workout when
YOU think how liable you are not to pur-
chase for 75c the only remedy univer-