The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-11-20
THE Crescent Cry News.

capt. John Pigue managed to get
away from his steamboat at Palatka
long enough to spend Sunday with
his family. Capt. Pigue says he
hopes the time is not far distant
when he can spend all his time here.
Says its the healthiest, best home
town in Florida. He expects to
build on his recently purchased lot
before very long.
l.. A. Hurlbut has about $500
orange trees on his 30 acre grove, in
Guiding all the best varieties of
oranges, grape fruit and tangerines.
He says the trees are now large
enough to bear an average of a half
box to the tree the coming year, in
which event he will have fine crop
next fall. The year before the
freeze this grove bore nearly 5000
10Y $ of oranges.
Rev. DR.. j X. Wight and daugh-
Ter, Miss Emma, father and sister of
Mrs. VIM. G. Norton, have but re-
Gently returned to their home in
Green Cove Springs, after spending
.hc summer at their old home on the
hudson, New York. AS is their GUS
tom, DIR. Wight and daughter may
soon be expected to visit Crescent
City, whore the doctor was formerly
'astor of the Presbyterian church.
Little Miss Abbejean Miller enter
tanned large number of her little
'choolmates and friends at a candy
pull at the Miller home last Satur-
lay afternoon. The little people
gathered at the store soon after one
o'clock where they We're met by
heir hostess and her big brother"
George who gave them a straw ride
20 the scene of festivities, candy and
other good things to eat. The little
people report a very happy after
noon.
Arthur F. Lane, who hut recently
returned from Massachusetts. is
again settled on his beautiful grove
Just west of town and near the rail
road. Mr.. Lane is we'll pleased with
the progress made by his trees this
year, and still better with the fine
crop of oranges and grape fruit
which he found awaiting him. In
another year Mr.. Lane will receive a
good sized income from his grove
property. Mr.. Lane was in town
saturday shaking hands with his
Did friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Buck are eX-
pected to arrive to morrow and as
usual will be domiciled at Grove
Hall. Mr.. and Mrs. Buck have
spent the summer in Philadelphia.
they are usually among the first of
our winter residents to arrive and
the last to depart; their coming is
always hailed with delight and
rheir departure with regret. Mr.
Buck is making one of the prettiest
orange groves in this section, and in
mother year will likely ship a large
quantity of fruit.
Coe ID. Smith arrived last Friday
lirect from his home on Long Island
md is again in his old quarters at
irove Hall. There was 70 herald tC
announce his arrival. He simply
came to a town that is easily his
own, and us soon as the town Gin
Guiding every man, woman and
child in IT'D knew he was here he was
received with gladness. Mr.. Smith
has been coming to Crescent City
for % winters, and all know and
esteem him highly. Now that he is
here it may safely be said that the
season is open.
Miss Hester Gilbert with her sis
ter and two children are expected to-
day. They come from Canada, and
the ladies are nieces of Hon. and
Mrs. Edwin Gilbert, whom they ac-
companied on the journey down. Miss
Hester Gilbert was here last winter,
at which time she purchased the cot
tage and half block facing Florida
ave, and between Summit and Pros
pect streets. Since then the proper
ty has been improved. Only lately
Fred Anderson had the house
thoroughly cleaned and decorated,
and last week furniture shipped down
bv Miss Gilbert was moved in and
arranged, so that the house is ready
for immediate occupancy. 1t Is I'M
derstood that Miss Gilbert eXpects'to
spend the large part of each year in
Crescent City.
Mr.. Mantle, the old English gard
ener of Huntington, died last week.
The old gentleman was upwards OF
80 years of age, had lived in and
about Huntington for many years
and was active up to few weeks
since. He was well-known here by
reason of his highland Scotch cap
and other oddities of dress which he
wore in making his rounds from
house to house, basket and staff in
hand, selling vegetables. He was a
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