The Palatka news and advertiser., 1903-04-24
For Sale by Ackerman & Stewart.

A lot of itinerant horse traders
with their families, leading a gipsy
life in tents have been encamped on
Crescent Hill during the past week.
They are neat looking class of peo-
pie and well behaved.
The steamer Crescent will be busy
for the next week carrying potatoes
to Jacksonville from points beyond
Palatka, and during that time will
not come to this place except on Sat-
urday night, laying here over Sur
day and leaving at a. m. Monday
morning. The regular run will be
resumed after the potato season.
The base ball club went to Palatka
last Friday and had their third game
with the mine Chums." The score
was close One-4 to in favor of
the "Chums close scores are
always encouraging. They incite
the defeated club to hard practice.
The local team is making great
progress and the News predicts
season of fun for the boys if nothing
else. But they will get their share
of victories, too.
The ladies of the V. l. A. gave
what is known as "SOck Party at
the hall on Tuesday night. Invita-
tions were sent out last week each
accompanied with a miniature silk
sock into which each recipient was
expected to multiply the size of the
sock worn by them by two and put
in the product in cents. In other
words lady or gentleman wearing
No. % sock would "get sOcked" for A
cents admission. There was not q
large number of 22's present. No
provision was made for double
breasted socks, and open work hCsi-
cry was not debarred. The ladies
served ice cream and cake, and there
was entertainment of music and
games.
Hon. and Mrs. Edwin Gilbert are
preparing to leave for their northern
home next week. All their old
friends in Crescent City trust that
they may be spared to return next
winter Mr.. Gilbert has always
been staunch friend of Crescent
City, and during the darkest hours
of the towns history has never lost
faith in the ultimate return of pros
perity to this section and the conse-
quent growth of the town. During
the past winter he has evidenced
this faith by the purchase of addi-
tional property and in other ways
that will be made public at the right
time.
]. w. Cowles was elected mayor
for the ensuing year at the election
last week, and has taken hold of the
office. He says he has two appli-
cants for the position of town police
man, but will take his time and get
at the wishes of the people before
making any appointment. 1t is gem
orally believed that the appointment
will go to f. G.. Sackett, provid-
ed he wants the place. Mr.. Sackett
was town marshal in the earlier days,
and knows the duties well. On Sun
day the mayor acted as marshal HIM
self, and it was particularly notice
able that he didn't carry a brace of
horse pistols in his freely exposed
hip pockets. 1t is to be hoped that
the horse pistol, as means of pre-
serving the peace, has seen its day in
quiet Crescent City.
Have you noted the changed ap-
pearance of the old Lakeside Hotel?
Marvellous isn't itP From an old
rambleshack structure, humpbacked
and ready to collapse, 1t now rears
its head proudly in a new suit OF
paint, and looks for all the world
like somebody. The improvements
are not all on the exterior, either.
The interior of the house has been
remodeled and put in the best pos
sible shape for residence purposes,
and with view to accommodating
three families. There are three sep
arate kitchens and all are to be sup
piled with modern ranges with hot
and cold water. Water has been
brought into the house from the city
water works, bath tubs and closets
supplied and a private sewer made to
the lake. A new roof has been put
on, new porches, and neat cement
walks laid from the gate to the var
ious entrances The old house as it
stands today is good for another %
wears of strenuous life, and makes
one of the most desirable residences
in town-as It is the most slightly.
Hon. Edwin Gilbert is entitled TO the
4 thanks of the entire community for
this change for the better In the
/ Lakeside. The work was done by
l., Eaton,