The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-05-13
Crescent City News

Today n arks Tia. cloo. Of the mi e.
lie sci DOL. The closing eXercis, g
Will be held at V. |. A. hall tonIgh,
when II program of exercises by the
chlidr N, consisting Of recitation
dialogues, etc, will be given. Fr.m
All accounts Crescent City has had II
good school this year AID path, Ms
would do well if they turned out en-
mlsse tonight to witness the finish.
George Cuthbclt Moor, Il promi
mt real estate dealer of Chicago,
was Ia town over Sunday, guest at
Grove Hall Mr.. Moore owns con
siderable property at Norwalk. and
has recently set out several hundred
pecan trees. He says lie bought his
trees OF Walter Thomas, Of Palatka.
and that out of 300 trees set out only
two died.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. II. Libby who
have spent the winter at Mrs. f. S.
Crotty S, and Mrs. GrecnOugh, Il
guest at Grove Hall, left on Wpdnes-
day for their homes in Portland.
Maine. Mr.. Libby has been busy
most of the winter improving his
orange grove property ana now has
his trees in fine shape. He expects
to erect Il residence on his place next
fall.
Reports come from New York that
Capt. w. NJ. Ritch and Mrs. JeSsit
Green were married shortly after
their arrival home from Florida
Mrs. Green spent the winter here
with Capt. Ritch and his niece, Miss
Russell. She was tie ster-mothel
of Capt, Ritch's deceased wife, anC
because Of this circumstance, the
New York papers made II great sen.
sation under the caption He Mar.
ried his Mother-in-law.n
The cOlored men of this place have
organized II base ball club and the
players have very neat blue liner
/, uniform with the letters sc. G.. c.
across the breast. One of the players
when asked the meaning of the let
tiers, answered that they mean
Crescent City COnvicts." They ar,
hardly that, but they are going t,
play some good base ball for TIN
amusement of those who love tn
: game. The club played with team
from Longs Station last Saturda,
. and beat the visitors by a score 0
. of 8 to2.
Work on tie extension of Grov
Hall has already commenced undo
direction of l.. Eaton the maste
J builder. David Dawes has ha
> charge of laying the brick piers
The extension will be three stories
and will extend to the east from tn
} rear of the present building Th
) first floor of this extension will be
, large dining hall, and the uppe
, floors will be sleeping rooms. Th
| present dining room will be used as
parlOr next winter and the rOOl
, now used as Il parlor will be a
+ office and lobby for gentlemen. TN
enlarged hotel will accommodate abot
as many again guests as at present
Y Robert Norwood an old colOre
t resident died at his home i'll til
Rossville suburb last Saturda
n night after an illness of some
y. DAYS. The old man was i'll I'll
II neghborhood of seyenty-tive yea
of age and had resided here #
., many years. He did some practi'
" among the superstitious negroes as
- "Voodoo,n and the fact that he hi
" some mixture of Indian blood al
wore long hair gave him an inil
. pnce WIFI lHtSt lN'Il'' ''"' ~ "
5, good old fellow, and his death
TX deplored. His funeral occurred
Sunday afternoon from the Beth
l.. \. NJ. Il. church.
~ The annual picnic of the Neter
= Association of the Blue and CIR
will be held in this place next we
a nesday, May 18th, and the occaSI
re will be observed ms holiday. 1t
Il hoped that veterans from all parts
;h the country will come and ENJOY
dav. At 1890 the steamer CfeSct
mt will arrive from Palatka loaded VI
or veterans and cXcurSionistS ana
st companied by the PaIatka bf'
IL hond. On arrival here the Veter"
will form in line and march TO
NJ auditorium where addresses Will
on made, after which the excursion
~ and veterans will dine la picnic
A. the park. The Veteran ASSoc'"',
If fine Blue and Gray is composed
nrettv nearly all the Federal il
w rorfaderote veterans in the couh
ats Colleu'i"'0
cir
%, co,,.,>-,, ACHES AND PAINS.