The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-25
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WILLIAMS, OBSERVER. M,
Personal and Social.
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two weeks holiday vacation.
E. J. Harper of Neoga is spending
his Christmas holidays here.
lanes Mccormick will leave New
York for Crescent City on the 26th
inst.
Miss A. J. DeWolf of Kalamazoo,
Mich, is here for the winter, the
cuest of her brother, Mr.. A. P. De
Wolf.
IA. McCaskell, the Denver nur-
seryman, spent the early days of the
week in Palatka.
J. H. Campbell left at an early
hour Sunday morning for his horne
Plainfield, N. j.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. Borsen have gone
to Georgia to spend the holidays.
They left last Tuesday.
Cbas. S. Gowan of Jacksonville
was here over Sunday and Monday
viewing his orange prospects,.
Mrs. Barber and son, Mr.. Earnest
Barber, and Mr.. A. Yeardley of Lake
Como, were in town last Saturday.
Mrs. ]. w. Miller and little Miss
Abbiiean went to Jacksonville on
Monday to consult with Santa Claus.
The residence of Mrs. H. A. CARL
has been greatly improved by the
artistic application of paint at the
hands of Fred Anderson.
The local merchants did a big
country trade last Saturday, people
coming in from all sections of the
peninsula to do their Christmas
shopping.
The Sunday School children of the
Presbyterian church will be strictly
in it" tonight with Santa Claus.
Everyone should turn out and see
the happy children.
Capt. George Crotty arrived last
Friday with the steamer Hay Haw.
The little steamer is to be put in i'm
mediate shape for conducting pleas
ure parties to all points on the lake
and rivers.
Mrs. j. w. Shaw of New York ar
rived here early last week on visit
to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
A. Close. Mr.. Shaw expects to come
down for a brief visit during the
holiday week.
Christmas festivities began early
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. V.
Driver, where a baby boy, too big
for an ordinary sized Christmas
stocking, made its appearance last
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. H. A. CARL has been confined
to her room for several weeks. HeI
friends generally are hoping that sht
will be enabled to get out for the
Christmas time, and from that time
on show steady improvement.
Miles Lastinger has constructed
for DR.. G. F. Sprague and ]. G.
Grimsley, large fiat boat for use in
transferring live stock to and fro
across lake Crescent. 1t is staunch |
ship, built rather for safety than
with view to the racing pennant.
Mrs. LASER, with the four children |
of her daughter, Mrs. Henry G. Hub
bard, arrived on Sunday from De-
troit ana has opened up the resi-
dence in Hubbard park, where all
will reside for the season. Mrs. |
Hubbard is spending the winter in
Germany.
Capt. VIM. M. Ritch and Mrs. |
Ritch arrived last week Wednesday |
and opened up their pleasant win
ter residence on South Main ST.
They are accompanied this year by
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Ritch, and
Misses Russell and Richardson, all |
of whom will remain until spring.
Geo. F. Morse and daughter, Miss
Jane, arrived on the Crescent Satur-
day. Mrs. Morse and Miss Emma,
who have been here the past three
weeks, had gotten the Pierpont resi-
dence in shape, so that on the arri-
val of Mr.. Morse all entered upon the
joys of housekeeping. The family
will remain until spring.
Goldsmith H. Williams spent two
or three days here last week en- route
from Cuba to New York to spend the
Christmas holidays with his sisters,
the Misses Clarassa and Bessie VIII
liams. Mr.. Williams will return to
Cuba shortly after the holidays and
Will be accompanied thence by his
sisters, who will remain through the
winter.
Mrs. q. r. Harrington and son
CARL, of Philadelphia, were booked
to arrive on Tuesday of this week, to
spend the winter at the home of Mrs.
Harrington's mother, Mrs. H. A.
CARL. All will be glad to see them.
Master CARL Harrington is just re-
covering from a severe attack of ty-
phoid, and their arrival was delayed
for this reason.
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