The Palatka news and advertiser., 1903-03-06


3any, N. Y arrived Friday and will
abide at Grove Hall for several
wteks. Mr.. and Mrs. Sample have
been coming to Crescent City regu-
Iarly for several seasons, and their
visits are now looked forward to
with much pleasure by our people.
They spent a couple of weeks at
R0ckledge before coming here.
Mr.. Thomas Carpenter was sad
dened last week by the receipt of a
Telegram announcing the death of
his business partner, Maj. Herbert
A. Clark, treasurer of the Horton
Angel Company of AttlebOro, Mass.
Major Clark was IA brother of Mrs. j.
j. Horton, and to this lady, espec-
tally, will go out the sincere SYM
pathy of many Crescent City peo-
pie. Mr.. Carpenter states that his
partner was but4l years of age, and
that when he left home to come to
Crescent City, Major Clark was in
robust health and he can hardly re-
alize that he is dead. The funeral,
according to Massachusetts papers,
was an imposing and impressive one,
the remains being followed to their
last resting place by several regi-
ments of soldiers, lodges, societies
and clubs, as well as the city Off
cials and vast concourse of citizens,
for the deceased was held in the
highest esteem by all classes.
Rev. l.. S. Chafer and wife of
Northfield, Mass, are conducung II
series of gospel meetings at the Pres
byterian church this week, and if the
interest so palpably manil, st on
Sunday night continues, the meetings
will be carried on through the COM
ing week also. The attendance on
Sunday night filled the church. Af-
ter several familiar songs had been
sung by the congregation, vocal So
10 by Mrs. Chafer, and prayer offered
by Dr.. Reeves. Mr.. Chafer began
his sermon, IL plain, direct and ten
derly spoken appeal or the Chris
rian life. He is an intensely inter-
esting speaker, and the News believes
the seri, $ of meetings now being con-
Quoted will have marked benefit
upon the town. Mr.. and Mrs Chafer
are both singers, the latter having a
highly cultivated contralto voice.
Her singing is an important aid to
the spoken word of her husband
Mr.. Chafer did not sing at the Sum
day night meeting as he was suffer
ing from a severe cold contracted on
the trip down from the north.
Miss Lucy Gautier returned to hel
home in Jacksonville last Monday
after several weeks arduous work in
the sick room as nurse for little Ger
trude Benham. Day after day, as
the days grew slowly into weeks and
the weeks into months and the ap'
parently unquenchable fever burned
on and all vitality departed from the
frame of the little sufferer, when the
skill of the physicians art was pow
erless to stop the ravages of the aw-
ful fire of fever, this faithful nurse
watched by the bedside, administered
the soothing potion, bathed tbs
parched body and stood guard to SEE
that no rule of precaution was VIC
lated as we'll as to watch for symp-
toms of change for better or worse
The longed for but apparently hope
less change for the better came. The
fever stopped for lack of fuel oil
which to feed. Then the fever-rack.
ed body required even more tender
nursing. There were several weeks
of cOnvalescence, and the child
slowly progressed, and then the day
came when the battle seemed almost
won. The little one is now sitting
up and is taking solid food. Some
say her recovery is a miracle. Miss
Gautier says it was the work OF
Providence. She is right, but Provi'
dence does not disdain to work
through human agencies, and Miss
Gautier was one of the agencies EN-.
ployed by Providence to bring about
the restoration to health-nOw only q
few days otf-of this little girl. Ores
cent City people are proud of the
record this devoted woman has made
in her chosen profession and trust
her life of usefulness may long be