The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-20
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f. X. Shaw a former citizen of this
place is now living at Cambridge
Springs, Pa, at which place he is
employed in jewelry store.
Eggs dropped from 30 to Is cents
per dozen in Crescent City last week
owing to sudden determination on
the part of the hens to lay an eggstra
lot.
G. E. Muriel, formerly a travelling
salesman well-known in Crescent
City, has accepted position us local
agent of the Beach & Miller line in
Jacksonville.
Mrs. F. L. LASER is entertaining
her sisters, Mrs. McCaskey and Sis
ter Alice, the latter the member of a
sisterhOOd in the Protestant Episco-
pal church, New York City.
Homer Wakefield captured a live
but wounded eagle Oh his way to the
city from Pomona last Sunday after
noon. He will have the bird, which
measures four feet from tip to tip of
it's outstretched pinions, mounted.
Simon BaaIam, an aged colored
man who has lived here many years,
died last Thursday. He was a ma
tive of Georgia, and was said to have
been about So years of age He has
lived for the past few years near
Denver, where he had charge of the
grove property of Chas. j. McGrady.
Mrs. A. M. Raymond of Brooklyn,
n. Y, arrived last week and is at
Grove Hall. Mrs. Raymond spent
the winter here two or three years
ago. She visited in California last
winter, and that she has returned to
Crescent City after a winter in Cali
fornia is complimentary to our eli
mate, our little town and its people.
Collins B. Hubbard, writing from
his office at 10 Wall street, New
York, says: ut is with no little re-
greet that / have to say that it is not
probable that we shall see Crescent
City this winter; | hope, however,
that this will not happen again"
This is certainly Il hope that all their
friends in this section are INDUCING
as we'll.
The public school will close for the
year on Friday of next week. Per-
haps parents who would like their
children to continue their studies
can prevail on Prof. Wakefield to
open Il private school. Let the mat
ter be discussed, and let all who
would like to see a school main-
tanned for two months longer ap-
proach Mr.. Wakefield on the sui
ject.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. H. Hail, for the
past several weeks guests at Grove
Hall, left for their home, CORY, Pa,
last Friday. Mr.. Hall has been ill
a long time with heart trouble, and
for a time after his arrival here
seemed TO be improving, but latterly
he got worse and longed to be at
home. He was a very sick man
when he left, and his friends at the
hotel and in town are awaiting with
much anxiety to know how he stood
the journey.
Mrs. E. &. Newhall, Jr., of Detroit,
Mich, with her two little children,
arrived last Saturday and will re-
main until spring at the beautiful
home of her mother, Mrs. {. Lyon,
on South Prospect street. Mrs. New
hall, nee Miss Mamie Lyon, was for
merly very popular young lady in
Crescent City society circles, and all
her old acquaintance are antici-
pating much pleasure from her visit.
1t is doub tful if more thoroughly
enjoyable dancing party has been
given in Crescent City in recent
wears than was held on Thursday
night of last week at the V |. A.
hall. The attendance was large and
embraced nearly all of the society
loving people in the city, both habi-
tant and transient. The hall was
prettily decorated, and with the
beautifully gowned ladies presented
a scene of exquisite loveliness, and
one which it would be hard to dupli-
cate. The music was furnished by
Finlay of Palatka, and it is the opin-
ion of all that no better dance music
of the kind has ever been given in
this hall At the close of the pro-
gram coffee and dainty refreshments
were served, More parties will fol-
low,