The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-16
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| Marshal Lastinger is at work trim
ming the street trees. There il
much work that ought to be done il
this line, as the Overhangin!
branches in many places are so low
us to interfere with the free passag,
of carriages. Much of this worl
should also be done on many of th,
pleasant drives outside the tow
limits, but there seems to be no ont
authorized to do this work unless i
should be County Commissioner
Allen, who might be appealed to.
Deems saw mill camp on Deac
Lake is now a regular post Office
the name of which is Omega-mean,
ing the end. Mail for Omega goes
through the Crescent City post office
II carrier coming from that place
each day for it. One day last week
during the severe wind storm this
carrier came near finding his omega
in the bottom of the lake. He man.
aged to get to Mr.. Grimsley's place
where he waited until the storm was
over. In the meantime searching
parties went after him, and for a day
thought he was lost.
Those who enjoy dancing gathered
in goodly numbers at vi. A. hall on
Thursday night last and INDUCED
themselves in that pleasing pastime.
1t was pretty party, for the fem
mime beauty was there which is al
ways a feature of Crescent City
dancing parties, and more particu-
larly at this season of the year, when
our visitors are with us. 1t is under
stood that these parties will be held
regularly through the winter, and
that our society young people will dc
all in their power to make the stay OF
our visitors pleasurable one.
The household effects of Mr.. and
Mrs. James A. Close were shipped t.
Ashville, n. c., last Friday and OIL
Saturday Mr.. Close and the members
of the family here left for that place,
being joined at Palatka by Mrs.
Close and Miss Elizabeth. The feel
ing is general that in the removal OF
Mr.. and Mrs Close Crescent City has
been dealt severe blow, both in the
loss of one of it's most prominent
families and in the sorrow which is
felt for the cause of their removal
the continued illness of Mrs. Close.
Strong hopes are entertained that a
change of scenes and climate may
prove beneficial to her.
The first of the series of lectures,
to be given under the auspices of the
Christian Endeavor, will be deliver
ed at the Presbyterian church Friday
evening of this week by Prof. Carson
of Stetson University, DeLand. Prof.
Carson's theme will be '"The CRU
sades and their Results" Those who
have heard Prof. Carson speak in
the highest terms of his ability as an
orator, and the chances all favor an
evening of delightful entertainment
to those who attend his lecture. The
efforts of those responsible for the
attempt to elevate the character of
our winter entertainments should re-
ceive hearty support The promised
LECTURES are mainly of literary
character, and cannot prove other
than instructive and entertaining to
all who attend.
During the singing of the last
hymn at the evening service in the
Presbyterian church last Sunday
some member of the congregation
unconsciously hit off the time with
his foot on the floor. We say "his
foot,n' for it is safe proposition and
"worthy of all acceptation' that no
lady would so far forget herself-or
her feet-in meeting. 1t is also an
other safe proposition to state that
the introduction of rag time music
will always be accompanied by just
such foot work. 1t cannot be helped.
It's catchy. Once let it get hold OF
man good and plenty and it will
work into his feet as surely as the
ting-a-ting-a-tub-a-dub of banjo.
Rag time is dance music, but who
shall say that the modern church
goer hasn't the same right to ''praise
His name in the dance" as had the
children of Zion to be joyful in their
king? Not this paper, anyway.
BEST LNuMENT ON EARTH.