The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-13
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Dave CARL expects to get away
from his New York law practice and
spend the month of March with his
mother and sisters. When he ar
rives there will certainly be some
thing doing on the golf links.
Little Gertrude Benham, whose
condition has so lorg been critical, is
now said to show signs of improve
nent She is still very ill, however,
and requires the same careful nurs-
ing, but her family have now a little
something upon which to base hope
for her recovery.
Rector Ward preached to large
congregation in the Episcopal church
last Sunday morning. The choir Of
this church was recently reorganized
and is now composed of Mrs. h. {.
Williams, the Misses Morse and
Horace Pratt, with Miss May Hush.
inson, organist.
Rt. Rev. Edwin Gardner Weed
bishop of Florida, will visit the
Church of the Holy Comforter, Cres-
cent City, on the last Sunday in
March. Rev. Mr.. Ward, the rector,
lesires all who wish to prepare for
confirmation to meet him at the close
Of Friday afternoons service at the
church.
H r. JOhnson's shop has been re-
opened at Grovesdale, and for the
present all in need of wagon repair
ing or horseshoeing will have to
drive there. Mr.. johnson is a good
workman as well as a pleasant gen.
tleman and there is general regret
at the removal of his shop from the
Gown limits. But it's only little
over mile to Grovesdale, and Cres-
cent City people should not fee
Jealous at the industrial advance
ment of its nearest suburb.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Hutchinson OF
Providence, r. l., arrived on the
Crescent last Saturday night and
will remain in Crescent City for
month or more, guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Austin. Mr.. and Mrs. Hutch
inson were formerly well-known and
highly esteemed residents of this
place, who left here some five years
ago, and it is doubtful if the return
of any of our former townspeOple
could result in giving more pleasure
to our citizens generally than will
the visit of this popular couple. Mr..
Hutchinson came to Crescent City
some twenty-five years ago, and was
long engaged in the business of con-
tracing and building. He is me-
chanic of the first-class and enjoyed
the respect and confidence of the
people in q marked degree.
The V. |. A. hall was handsomely
decorated on Wednesday afternoon
of last week, the occasion being Il
"Silver Tea" given by the ladies of
the Episcopal church guild for the
benefit of the church fund. Dainty
refreshments were served to a large
and representative gathering of so
ciety ladies, and all speak in the
highest terms of the excellence of
the function, together with the tasty,
even elegant, arrangement of the
hall. During the afternoon visitors
were entertained with vocal and in
strumental music respectively by
Mrs. r, 9. Williams and Miss Alice
Hutchinson, as we'll as several enter
tanning and amusing recitations by
Mrs. Josephine Bunker.
The Misses Clarissa aud Bessie A.
Williams are in Cuba for several
months visit with their brother
Goldsmith, who is the superintend-
g mt of the Cuba Fruit Company's big
D lantation at Sagua de Tanamo, a
port on the north shore of the eastern
end of the island, They left New
York by steamer for Havana on Jan.
18th, and after few days spent in
seeing the sights of the latter city, !
took the new Cuba Central Railroad,
which runs from Havana to Santiago,
the province of Havana,
Matanzas, Santa Clara, Puerto
Principe and part of Santiago, to
Holguin, an old town in the central
part of the latter provinces. From
Holguin they take short line rail-
road to Gibara, on the coast, from
whence they take a ste amer to their
destination. This long trip gives
them first-class opportunity to see
the best portion of the interior of
Cuba and gives them an outing that
is full of interest and novel. The
host Of friends of these ladies In
Crescent City will wish them pleas
ant and profltably spent season IN