The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-06-24

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spencer The little people were
served with cake and shcrbet,
Miss Mary Balm, who spent the
winter here and who was popular
worker IN the Presbyterian Sunday
school, spent u Week as the GUEST Of
Hon. and Mrs. Edwin Gilbert ot
Georgetown, Conn, during her Jour
ney to her home in Portland, Maine.
Mrs Il. w. Lawless and daughter,
Miss Emma, of Savannah, were the
guests of Mrs. Capt. j. w. Miller
over Sunday. Mrs. Lawless' hus-
band will be remembered as the en-
Slh'er of the steamer Gov. Stafford
when it formed a part of the old
Beach d Miller Line of St. Johns
river steamers.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ Baker of Hunt
Ington have moved to this place and
are occupying the Harper house on
Main street. Mr.. Baker was fore
MIN of the Walker barrel factory at
Huntington and is a member of an
influential West Putnam family.
Mrs. Baker is the daughter of our
fellow townsman, james w. Long.
The Crescent City, Rossville and
Denver Railroad company has not
vet applied for Il charter and rumor
has it that President Hawkins has
been trying to negotiate with the
Florida East Coast system with Il
view to an extension of its San Ma
teo branch, III which event the C. G.
X. " d. route will be abandoned to
the gOphers.
CCpt. S. M. LaBree is going to haul
the Gondola on the ways this sum-
mer and fit the steamer with II new
gasoline engine of some 10 horse
power He will otherwise improve
the boat with a view to the comfort
of passengers and when completed
the speed will be increased by one
half. The work will start as soon as
the ways can be prepared. Capt
LaBree is in Jacksonville this week
looking up the matter of machinery.
Chas. S. GOwen made his la
shipment of oranges for the season
Of 1901 on Monday. Mr.. Gowen
commenced shipping oranges last
October and he has been sending
them continuously since that time.
In other words he has been ship
ping more or less steadily for nine
months. Mr.. GOwen is making
many improvements on his grove at
Fishhawk point, among them being
a new packing house. He has the
prospects of large crop the coming
fall.
Frank NJ Payson has prepared
plans for commOdiOus two story
dwelling which he proposes to erect
on the lot at the corner of Market
and Central avenue. The new house
will be IN the nature of II fiat, will
serve for two families, and is de-
signed for lease to winter visitors.
The house will be equipped with
water and gas and will have modern
conveniences. There was strong
demand for just such apartments
last winter, and the demand the
coming year will be even greater.
The Junior Christian EndeavOrers
of the Presbyterian church gave a
very enjoyable ice cream social at
Grove Hall last Tuesday evening.
The attendance was good. The So
ciaI was given in the interest of the
annual fund which the Junior En-
deavorers of this place stands
pledged to raise in support of a
scholarship in II Chinese mission
school conducted by Mrs. Calvin
Wight, sister-in-law of Mrs. w. G.
Norton, and who is pleasantly re-
membered here by reason of visit
some three wears ago.
The teachers, pupils and patrons
of the Denver Methodist Sunday
school INDUCED in Il pleasant picnic
on the shores of Denver lake last
Saturday afternoon. Some fifty or
sixty were present and most en-
iovable day was had. Tables were
spread in the shade of the trees and
grand dinner served. The Denver
Sunday school was established
some months ago through the efforts
of Mr.. J. p. Appleby, who Is the
superintendent, and under whose
direction the school has made steady
growth. The picnic was to BRING All
together and stimulate interest III
the work and it was a success III TINS
way as well as in the social llhe'
Addresses were made by Mr.. APP
plebv and Mrs. Geo. Neal. The lat
ter was along the line of temperance
Roth wore entertaining and well re-
ceived.
Mrs. Julia b. wade, relict Of the
Intel, n. Wade, died at the home
of her son, Benz. F. Wade, in Pat
metto, Fla, on Saturday last of heart
foilure. The remains, accompanied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Ben. F. Wade ana
the children, arrived here on the ear
w train last Monday morning. me
frraraI was held at the Episcopal
! .,,,,rob of 10 o'clock, and the inter