The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-10


ed. Any one desiring a pleasant sum-
mer home can find bargain in this
! house.
Reports from Miami state that
VIM. Simpson has quit the employ
OF q. H. Gautier and is about to open
a store of his own in that city. Mr..
Simpson is a thOroughgoing business
man of wide experience and those
who know him and his pleasant
way are predicting a successful ca
reer for him in the thriving city of
Miami.
Mr.. Squires, proprietor of the mills
at Omega, will begin the erection of
dry kiln this week, in size 40X80
feet. There have been many inn
provements made at the property
since Mr.. Squires came into posses
sion, and it is predicted that the out
put of lumber will be greatly in
creased, A large force of men is
constantly employed and it is stated
that more are needed.
J.W. Cowles gathered three good
sized apples, grown from a tree in
his daughters yard on Main street,
few days ago. The apples were
about the size of an orange number
ing about POO to the box, and were
green with red stripes, resembling a
wine apple. The tree was planted
several years ago but has been neg
lected. 1t is to be taken care of now
and MIR. COwles expects to get some
apples every year. A Florida grown
apple is novelty.
E. N. Maull whose illness was
noted in last weeks paper has been Il
very sick man since that time. On
Monday Of this week, however, DIR.
Sprague advised us that he thought
he was over the worst and that he
would probably improve. Mr.. Maull's
illness was due to malaria, and his
fever took the form of typhoid ma
laria, with some lung complication,
which has been corrected. DR..
Sprague has been giving the case his
best attention and Miss Lucy eau
tier has watched the patient nights.
There was no public celebration of
the Fourth of July in Crescent City
this year, but all the same Young
America had its inning. At mid
night the Presbyterian church bell
was -rung and every one within the
sound of it was made to realize that
the day of the boys was at hand. In
Il short time the boys began to
gather on the streets and the pop
ping of fire crackers made older
heads think of the time when they
also were patriots. The boys had
good time all through the day. But
it was a hot day.
There is a great quantity of coffee
weed growing on certain streets that
should be pulled up soon. The town
could well afford to hire a man for a
few days to rid the streets of this
nuisance. This weed also threatens
to block the Seville road and is
growing thick on the street south of
the Williams grove, just outside the
town limits. There is an ordinance
against allowing noXious weeds to
grow IN private grounds A town
that makes that sort of an ordinance
can certainly afford to set the exam
pie of keeping them out of the public
streets.
At the close of the morning SER
vice at the Presbyterian church last
Sunday Rev. DR.. Reeves announced
that he would take his vacation
during July and August, and that
during these months there would be
no preaching service. The Sunday
school will be held Sunday mornings
as usual and the Christian Endeavor
will meet Sunday afternoons. There
will also be the usual Thursday eve
ming prayer meetings. DR.. Reeves
may go on q short visit to his
brothers in Eufala, Ala, but most of
his vacation will be spent quietly at
home.
Will ]. Newman and Miss Edith
Foster were married at the home OF
Miss Melissa HIggenbotham, a little
south of town, on Wednesday of last
week. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. DR.. Reeves in the presence
of only few friends. Mr.. New
man is a young man highly re
garded, whocame here from Seville,
and for few year past has acted as
a marine engineer. The bride is a
charming young lady who has re-
sided near Green Cove Springs. The
best wishes of a large circle of
friends go with the happy couple in
their new relations.
F. S. Cone one OF Crescent City's
leading merchants and who always
adyertises as "COne, the Shoe Man"
because he makes shoes for men,
women and children leading fea-
ture of his business. reports a steady
increase in trade. 1t is three years
since Mr.. Cone re-opened his store in
Crescent City, and he states that
each year his sales have shown an
increase of asa per cent over the
previous year. Mr.. Cone keeps an
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