The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-08
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w. B. Campbell is arranging to
build a packing house on his grove
the old Frank Gautier property.
The carpenter work will be done by
w. S Newbold.
Mrs. Barber and son Ernest, of
Como, were in town Saturday.
They expect to leave the present
week for Winsted, Conn at which
place they will spend the summer.
Capt. J. w. Miller, w. b. Camp
bell, w. S. Newbold and Arthur B.
Appleby are in Miami this week in
attendance upon the annual meeting
of the State horticultural Society.
Work on the new residence for
Mrs. Elizabeth Samos begins this
week under the direction of l..
Eaton. The new house will occupy
the ground formerly occupied as the
home of Mrs. G. Smith.
Capt. Adams of the launch Wizard
has purchased the engine which has
been in use during the past winter on
the launch "Mystery' at Palatka.
The new machinery makes the Wiz
ard run with much less noise.
w. c. Norton has been spending
the week in attendance upon the
state convention of Christian En-
deavorers at Ocala. Mr.. Norton has
been the state citizenship superin-
tendent for Florida during the past
year.
The Crescent City base ball club
will play u return game with the
mime Chums' of Palatka to-day
friday on the Palatka grounds.
The local club with their friends will
20 to Palatka on the Wizard Friday
morning.
A. b. Torrey's new residence on
the point of land east of Capt. }. W..
Miller's grove is now nearly COM
pleted-the plasterers having fin
ished last week. Mr.. and Mrs. Tor
rev expect to move into their new
home in short while.
Hon. J. H. Harp has been spend
ing the past several days at Hastings
watching the potato harvest. He
says it's the biggest sight in the farm
ing cline in Florida. From thousand
to fifteen hundred negroes, cOmpris-
ing the force of harvesters, sleep on
the roadside and in box cars, The
extra quality potatoes are bringing
as high as So per barrel, No. rs SO per
barrel, and No. 2's from 1925 to So 70
per barrel.
Capt. John Pigue has raised the
little steamer Satilla which for over
a wear has been beached and partial
liz sunk in Haw Greek at Paxton's old
landing. The steamer was raised on
Friday of last week and as soon as
pumped out the fires were lighted
and the machinery started, when
Capt. Pigue steamed to this place
towing a lighter. 1t is stated that
Capt. Pigue has purchased the boat
and that he will put it in thorough
repair for towing and other work.
The Young Peoples Society of
Christian Endeavor gave its an
nual May festival at V. l. A. hall on
Friday afternoon and evening. The
children had prepared large num-
Der of May baskets of candy which
were sold to guests along with ice
cream and cake. Quite a fund was
realized from the sale. In the even
ing pretty literary program OF de-
CARNATIONS, etc, was given. The
Junior society of Christian Endeavor-
ers is an active body Of little Chris
tian workers which, through all sea-
sons of the year manages to maintain
interest in its work. The society is
educating at least one Chinese boy in
mission school and keeps in close
touch with his progress through his
teacher, Mrs. Calvin Wight, who
spent a couple of months in Cres-
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