The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-05-20
Crescent City News

VOC H. smith never says good
Dye, but quietly folds his trunk and
silently slips away, and EVERYDAY
Is sorry he's gone. This Is about five
time to look for Mr., SMITH, d,,n.
ture.
Hon. John Wesley Davis, a for
lner citizen of this place now lil inc
at ST. Augustine, VAS defeated ro
the office of county commissioners in
ST. Johns county in the late Fri
mary.
The Presbyterian church look,
greatly improved since it Received
It's new coat of paint. The painting
was done by Fred Andersen and
was paid for by Hon. James r.
Howe of Brooklyn.
Cliff A. Maull is expected home
from Boynton in few days and it is
expected he will remain here will
his mother some time. Mr.. Maull
has just gotten through shipping a
large crop of tomatoes.
DR.. II. G. Welch returned from his
old home in Kentucky on Tuesday,
He had been called there owing to
the serious illness of sister, whom
he now reports out Of danger. DR..
Welch will spend few days here
and at other points on the peninsula.
winding up his professional and
business affairs. lie will then on
gage in the practice of his profo. sion
in Palatka.
The close of the public school was
marked by an entertainment given
by the teachers and pupils at V. +. A..
hall on Friday night. The stage had
been arranged at the back of the
hall with IL slide curtain and the
opening number was II chorus by the
entire school. This was followed
with Rotations, dialogues and other
songs, III which most Of the children
had Il part. The universal opinion
of the large audience was that CreS-
cent City had about as neat. intelli-
gent and interesting lot Of school pu-
pills rs can be found in any part OF
the globe. They certainly made Il
handsome picture rs they We're
punched together on the stage. 1t
would scarce be fair to mention one
child without mentioning all, and
this would be next to impossible
Suffice it to say that the appearance
of each child in a part was hailed
with delight and all We're heartily
encored. The principal made a long
speech at the conclusion of the ell
tertainment which drew tears from
his own eys. The entertainment was
too long. 1t began at o'clock and
continued until 1880 p. m.
The residence of Spicer S. Brad
dock at Denver was entirely de
strOyed by fire last Saturday after
noon. The fire caught from Il defec-
tive tlue in the kitchen where Mr..
Braddock's daughters were ironing
and preparing dinner. At the time
of the fire Mr.. Braddock was at his
slaughter pen about n hundred yards
from the house. Mrs. Braddock was
at her mothers home between Den
yer and Crescent City. Mr.. Brad
dock and the children succeeded in
saving his money and valuable pa
pers, trunks and one bed room set.
This is the second time within the
past four years that Mr.. BraddoCk
has lost his home by fire, and the
sympathy of the community is with
the family. They had Il pretty
home and, unfortunately, there was
no insurance upon it. The fire oc-
cured about ? o'clock, just as the
north bound passenger train was
passing Denver and the passengers
had IL full view of the burning
dwelling. MIR. and Mrs. Braddock
have moved into IL vacant cottage
near by, the property of james Nor
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