The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-27
For Sale by Alderman & Stewart.

Ballard in this section will be glad
to learn that he is making a fortune
in the kaolin mining business in
Lake County. Mr.. Ballard is inter-
ested in several profitable properties.
Miss Blue Eyes Beach has been
awarded a prize by a monthly maya
zine for amateur photography. Her
subject entitled "Winter in Flori-
da" looks wonderfully like old man
John Prices OK hitched to two
wheeled cart.
H. r Ide of Philadelphia is stop
ping with Joe McGradv ut Denver.
Mr.. Ide owns an orange grove next
west of Edgar McGrady's place on
the railroad, and has 400 trees just
coming into bearing and from which
were shipped so boxes this season.
Mr.. Ida purchased in 1886 but has
not been here since the freeze of 1885.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robson, visitors
here in former years, arrived Lass
week and are guests of Mrs. Henry
Hutchinson. Mr.. and Mrs. Robson
are from Illinois, and on their for
mer visits to Crescent City had
rooms at the Lakeside. They have
many old friends who are glad to
welcome them among us again.
The G. H. Preston company has
purchased over 81 ,0G0 worth of furs so
far this season. The company is
preparing to go extensively into the
fur business and is in communication
with trappers in all parts of the
state. New York quotations are
paid on all furs consigned or brought
to this company.
Mrs. q. II. Ward entertained quite
u party of her young friends at din
mel on Wednesday of last week
Those present were the Misses Jan,
and Emma Morse, May and Alice
Hutchinson, Eva Lyon, May and
Edith Walker, Mrs. Frank Gautier.
and Messrs. Thos. II, Stryker, Geo
Crotty, Eugene Lounds, w. Eyre
and Ernest Walker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. J. Knox and Mr..
VIM. Il. Knox of Brooklyn, n. Y,
arrived last Saturday and are at
Grove Hall for a somewhat protract-
ed stay. The Messrs. Knox are
nephews of Messrs. John and James
Mccormick, and Mr.. VIM. II. Knox
is n member of the well-known fruit
commission firm of Mccormick.
Hubbs 4 Co.. New York, who have
valuable holding here. Mr.. and Mrs
r. J. Knox will be pleasantly re-
membered by our people by reason
of visit here some three years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Barker of Pei
ham, n. Y, arrived last Saturday
for brief stay and are at DR..
Spragues. Mr.. and Mrs. Barker
have been coming here many years
and have always taken a lively inter
est in the place. They have very
pretty grove just west of town and
both are we'll pleased with the pro-
gress it has made since their last
visit. Mr.. Barker, who is a large
owner of real estate and improved
property in the envirous of New
York City. states that his business
will not permit of long stay here
this winter.
A season of special religious meet
ing will be held at the Presbyterian
church beginning with next Sunday
and probably continuing each eve
ming for two weeks. The meetings
will be conducted by Rev. Mr..
Chafer and wife, travelling evange-
lists and both of whom are gospel
singers. They came from the north
on invitation of the elders of the
church and at the request of Hon.
Edwin Gilbert, who pays the entire
expense. Mr. Gilbert knows OF their
work and believes that they Will
be the means of accomplishing much
good in Crescent City.
The public school closes to day for
the season. Owing to lack of funds
the schools of the county were liml-
ted to five months this year. The
usual term is six months. The
shortness of the school term in the
country districts of Florida consti-
tutes our greatest drawback. Peo-
pie from other states may fall in love
with our climate, but that love soon
becomes chilled when they learn OF
our poverty in school matters. II
Crescent City had an academy open
eight months in the year the town
would shove to the front, railroad or
no railroad. There is right now a
first class opening for the right sort
of teacher to start private school,