The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-02-05

There was a large attendance at
| V. L. A. hall on Wednesday evening
of last week to view the "WaA
| Works" of Mrs. farley. The enter
tainment was given for the benefit of
the Episcopal church and some SIC
was cleared. The entertainment af-
forded spectators much amusement,
Work on the new auditorium and
school house is progressing rapidly
and Mr.. Eaton, who has charge OF
the working force, hopes to have the
building in readiness for the Bibl
conference next month. 1t is ex-
pected that the roof will go on this
week Mr.. Gilbert has ordered the
furniture.
Robert J, Hubbard, of Casnovia.
N, j., arrived last week and is at his
winter home, "Oakwood,n three
miles up the lake. With Mr.. Hub
bard are Miss Bingay and Thomas
Fl. Stryker. 1t is understood that
Miss Stryker expects to come down
later in the season, and also RobeH
F. Hubbard.
w. B. Lincoln, one of the guests at
Grove Hall, and Mr.. Carpenter of
Attleboro, Mass the guest of Capt.
F. NJ Payson, made an excellent
I
fishing record last Friday. These
gentlemen went across Lake Cres-
cent and caught II large black bass,
l3 of which were caught by Mr.. Lin
coin, who is evidently an expert at
| This sport
The wreck of the collapsed water
t1wer is still allowed to lay in heap
on Florida avenue. This should not
be the case. The city authorities
should order it removed. One alder
man in speaking of the unsightly
heap said. "If we were to order ii
moved 1t would raise the cry of per
secution.'" That would be Il terri
de thing, but the people could stand
it better than they can to allow the
lnsightly mass to occupy the streets.
Thos. J. A. Mccormick of Easton,
Pa, who, with his mother spent the
winter at Grove Hall several years
rgo, is now attending st. Johns Col
lege at Fordham, N. Y During his
stay here Mr.. Mccormick made
many warm friends and they have
I'll been hoping that he would some
time find it convenient to pay Ores
cent City another visit. That Mr..
Mccormick still feels an interest in
our town is evidenced from the fact
that he still keeps up his subscription
to this paper.
The Florida Cruiser, edited by D.
J. Daniels, has made its appearance.
The paper contains a goodly amount
of local news concerning colored
people in the place and matters of
special interest to them, in all of
which the editor is qualified to write
entertainingly and instructively.
For man new at editorial work, the
editor is exceedingly modest. He
claims the whole round globe as his
field and Crescent City, county of
Pu n m and State of Florida, SIS. as
his base of operations. He could
scarce have secured better base.
Edward J Harper, an old resident
of Crescent City, and Mrs. Piety d.
Pigue, formerly of Volusia county,
were quietly married at the residence
of Capt. John d. Pigue, on Lake
street, last Sunday evening, The
ceremony was performed by Justice
Westcott. Mr.. Harper is well known
to the people of this place, having
served many terms as town marshal.
Mrs. Pigue, the bride, is the mother
of Capt. John d. Pigue, and but re-
Gently moved here from Volusia
county. The best wishes of the CONF
munity go with Mr.. and Mrs. Harper.
Hon. Edwin Gilbert, to whose gen
crosby the people of Crescent City
will be indebted for one of the finest
school buildings in the state, is de-
sirous of still further extending bis
benefactions. Mr.. Gilbert now wants
to secure the balance of the block
now occupied by the school as well
as the streets Oh the south, north and
east, aud the park, and to convert
the whole area into handsome park
with beautifully sloping grounds to
the lake shore. If it is possible to
secure this property the News hopes
it will be done. 1t will be a long
time before another philanthropist is
wiling to spend so much money o
beautify this town. Give Mr.. Gil
bert free hand
The Speculative.
Il have looked over the whole field >