The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-27
Crescent City News

Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Norris, with
son and two daughters, of Wells
vile, Ohio, arrived last week and are
pleasantly settled in their cottage
home at the corner of Summit st and
Florida ave. They expect to remain
through this winter, the coming
summer, and another winter before
returning to their northern home.
Mayor Cowles is attending court
in Palatka this week where he is for
the purpose of defending suit for
Islander brought by his late son-in-
law, K. j. Harper. The case grows
out of some statements which Har-
per alleges his papa-in-law made
rejecting on his character at the
time his daughter was suing the
complainant for divorce. The charac.
ter of the language which it is al
legged constitute the SANDER is too
tough for great moral paper like
the News.
A. V. Driver has sold his turpen-
tine rights at Osteen, Volusia
county, and will quit the business
with the purpose of settling eventu-
ally on farm. Mr.. Driver and his
interesting family of little folks in
charge of his niece, Miss Driver, are
spending the week here, guests of
DR.. and Mrs. Sprague. They will go
to relatives in North Carolina to re-
main until Mr.. Driver gets his bust
ness affairs settled. II is reported on
good authority that Mr.. Driver has
made several thousand dollars by
the sale of his place at Osteen.
Cards have been received here by
friends of the family announcing the
approaching marriage of Miss
Aletha Latta of Griffin, to Blanche
Mr.. Sidney Crawford Parker Of Millen
Ga. The ceremony will take place at
the residence of the brides parents,
Mr.. ana Mrs. Delacy Alfred Latta, in
Griffin, at O'Clock Tuesday evening,
December 8th. Mr.. and Mrs. Craw-
ford will be at home in Millen, Ga,
after December 10Th. Great interest
is felt here in the approaching mar
riage by reason of the once promi-
nent social Standing of the Latta
family in Crescent City. The family
moved to Griffin, Ga, some eight or
nine years ago.
The Crescent City school house
came within narrow margin of 60
ing up in flames and smoke one NOR
ming last week. The fire was discOv-
cred soon after the pupils had assem-
bled for the opening exercises and
was in the wall. 1t was caused by a
defective fue. Prof. Simmons was
at the other school and pupil was
dispatched for him on his wheel,
Some of the larger boys got al axe
and ladder and with the former cut
hole in the wall and roof to the
seat of trouble. J. g Grimsley and
Frank Rhoads happened to be pass
ing and they turned in and helped
the boys. A few buckets of water
pored on the centre of the crater soon
extinguishei the fire. But the fire,
smoke and water made a sorry mess
and school was adjourned for the day
in order to clean up. 1t WAS n narrow
escape for Crescent City's school.
At the last meeting of the town
council the prerogatives of his excel
lency, the mayor, were still further
abridged by n change in the ordin-
ance requiring permission of that Of
fetal before any onecan cut tree in
the street. Power to grant such per-
mission now lies with the street COM
mittee of the council. The amend
ment to the ordinance was passed
over the mayors veto. The wisdom
of the change is doubtful, and there
| will always be the lurking suspicion
that it had its inception in spite, or
revenge-always bad motives for the
transaction of public business. 1t
grew out of the fact that some MEM
Der of the street committee last sum-
mer exceeded his authority in giving
G. H. Cash permission to cut down
several trees In the streets in the
neighborhood of the Cash residence.
The mayor afterwards made Cash
pay a small sum of money into the
town treasury as fine, thereby ig-
aoying the permit of the committee"
man. The trees which grow in such
natural, irregular order in the streets
of Crescent City are at once the
pride, the glory and charm of the
town, and it does not reflect any par
ticular credit on the council to make
any show ofwillingness to have them
cut. But there isn't that perfect har-
mony between the council and the
mayor which should characterize the
fellowship of brethren of the same
household of faith.
The Electrical Current.
The path traversed by a heavy cur
rent of electricity in passing through
the body is a matter of great impor'
lance. The most dangerous is from
one hand TO the other, because the re-