The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-01
crescent City News

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moved its tank making machinery
from the old Preston factory to
the new factory on Lake Cres-
cent ana III II few days will be
ready for turning out tanks. In a
month or two the big factory will be-
III perfect running order and there
will be something doing in Crescent
City.
DR.. Dewitt Beekman, a former
resident of this place, now a leading
dentist of Daytona, was married on
June 18th. The bride is Miss Ruth
DodSworth Barrett of Home CITY.
Ohio, and the ceremony took place
at the home of her parents in that
place. DR.. BeGllman is the MAYOR
OF Daytona aud was formerly presi-
dent Of the State Dental association.
f. 5. Cone has a new advertise
ment this week which tells of shoes
chat feel easy the moment you put
them on and which wear well and
look WELL but he neglected to say
chat he has fine line of rendy-to-
Wear clothing for men and bows both
in wool and cotton goods, rs well ,Ls
almost everything that both men
and women wear. In hot weather
people want cool clothes and Mr..
Cone has them
The large addition TO Grove Hall is
DOW up and enclosed with the roof
on; and the interior work is being
rushed as rapidly as possible. With
this addition our popular hotel pre-
sents a most imposing appearance,
and will be able to cater to fully Il
third more people. The rooms in
the addition all command magni-
licenr view OF the lake, as 50 also
does the dining room which occupies
all of the first floor.
The piers and chimneys in the
new Grove Hall annex were made
by David Dawes of this city and are
of cement and shell. They are per-
feet IN form and rs hard Ms rock In
the recent great Baltimore fire Mr.
Dawes says that masonry of this ma
terial is the only thing that stood in.
tact after that awful heat. Grave
is used where shell cannot be obtain
. ed. These chimneys do not cost bu
about half that of brick, look as wei
.. and are more durable.
The Village Improvement Associa
ton will give al entertainment o
/, patriotic songs and recitatiOus as it,
contribution to II proper celebration
Of the Fourth of July. The enter
tainment will be at the hall in tn,
evening and if any admission i,
D charged at all, the amount will bt
) small and the ladies hope every on'
will come out. Some of the bright
t est children in the place have beer
. impressed into service for the occa
! sion. In the afternoon the ladie!
will keep the hall open and will sci
ice cream. This will be the only
local attempt at a celebration of thu
Fourth of July.
Mr.. Monroe Crawford and hi!
mother, who for nearly two year!
have occupied the Hutchings hOuS,
on Summit street, expect to leave
e for their old home, Hoboken, n, j.
2 tomorrow. Mr.. Crawford has beer
) coming to Florida for many year.
md is quite familiar with both thu
f material and political history Of thu
t state. He came to the state first II
s 1874, and remembers when the trii
from St. Augustine to Tocoi, on tn
q st. Johns river, was made in muI
= cars drawn over wooden rails. Fl
y also remembers the campaign of Gov
Geo. f. Drew in 1875, when the stat
was worsted from the republicans
. and believes he will long romembe
the late primary-as it has occupied
first place in newspaper discussion
for pretty much the entire time O
his residence.
a A well attended meeting of patron
Il of the public school was held a
: Chamberlin hall last Friday nigh
a pursuant to Il call issued by Supervi
sor Nj. H. White. The object Of tn
e meeting was to provide adequat
rs room facilities for the increased nun
IF her of pupils. The sense OF tn
'e meeting was that an additional rooi
SHOULD be Joined to the present schot
,e buildng and committee conslstln
a. of panI G. Smith, r. :. DeNeau, n
n n. White and DR.. &. +. Sprague wa
70 appointed to secure plans none!
10 and to 90 ahead with the work. 1T
FIRE the meeting adjourned total
!, 1855 was pledged and this amou'
y. WAS increased to sos Saturda
-. morning. Messrs. 7. 5. DeNeau an
NJ Fl. White headed the list WIZ
generous subscriptions, and as
:" large number of patrons had NJ
:, been seen, there is no doubt that IL
" fuIl amount needed will be secure
-, immediately and the building
AZ nnder way within the next thr'
weeks. The idea of the commltte
60 which was given carte blanche to
~ ahead with the work, is to put up
'e room 2oxS0 feet extending acro