The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-08-12

~ 9V'"lilel crescent was on the
ways In Jacksonville on Friday, Sat
urday, Sunday and Monday, return
ing to her run on Tuesday. Capt.
Miller was in Jacksonville during
tile repainting and repairing, and
saw that the work was hustled
Z. II. Cash has raised the price of
ice to consumers. 1t is stated by
some that he was induced to demand
the increase owing to the low stage
OF water Mr. Cash states that the
Increase is due to the increased cost
OF wood for fuel. But wood or wafer
the public will be obliged to submit
or go without ice.
The young boys of the town are
using Lake Stella quite generally as
a Saturday afternoon bath tub. AL
most any Saturday afternoon it is
not an uncommon sight TO see from
six to eight little fellows out in the
lake lowering around an overturned
boat disporting in the water. and
having II big time--the same time
you had when you was Il boy.
Elder f. A. Hogarth and Mrs. FL
izabeth Samos, both of this place. =
were married in the parlors of Cres-
cent Inn on Wednesday evening.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. DR.. ID. Nj. Reeves. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hogarth left shortly after the
ceremony for the new house of the
bride, built last year, and which oc-
cupies the site of the old home of
Mrs. c. Smith in the Carrier neigh
bOrhOOd
The grape fruit grove of T. ). De-
Neau out on the Seville road pre-
sents one of the prettiest sights in
the line of growing fruit crops 10 be-
found in this vicinity. The limbs of
the trees, laden with half-fomled
fruit are all being proped up to ena-
bic them to hold their fruit. There
are 10 acres in this grove and the
yield will be enormous. Mir De-
Veau's tangerine and orange groves
will also be heavy bearers this fall.
A woman writer in last Saturdays
Evening Metropolis, in discussing the
question Has This City too Many
Scandal-Mongers, Says "Of all the
scandal-mongers the old hook-nosed,
dried-up woman who is sour with
the whole world is the worst.
Oftimes she processes to be Chris
tian, but she shows the cloven foot
before you are with her many min
utes. ] unfortunately met woman
poor old foOl-a few days ago who
talked about the best people in this
city. She would tell You what size
heard, but this prevaricator could
never give her authority. She had
CwO daughters. one as mean 4 talker
as her mother, and the other who
didn't have sense enough to talk
about anybody. This miserable soul
talked and talked, and during the
time thunder storm came up and
vivid flash of lightning and ii terrific
clapof thunder brought her to stop.
She rolled her eyes upward and said:
Excuse me, please, but always
pray in storm" Perhaps you have
met it right here in Crescent City.
Its" here and it's" scandal-loving
tongue is going all the time it is not
otherwise engaged in chewing the
rag"
Hon. and Mrs. Edwin Gilbert are
now at Mortified, Mass, where
they are quartered at the elegantly
appointed Mortified hotel. They
are attending the sessions of the
Moody Bible Conference at that
place, and through the courtesy OF
the management have been provided
with especially convenient seats IN
the great auditorium. Mrs. Gilbert
writes the News that this place Is
an inspiration to push on the South
field work. and we are meeting many
who are anxious to know about that
institution (Southtield) and how to
oct TO Crescent City and what the
prospects are for board. Mi. Gill
bert is receiving special hohors ana
is every where introduced as the
father of Southfeld.' Mrs. Gilbert
stated also that they are meeting all
the friends who were with us lasl
winter, naming especially MI ana
Mrs Stebbins, Mr.. and Mrs. Chafer,
Mr.. Moody and Mr.. Pope; that they
all look back with pleasure on their
visit here. and that no great induce
ments would be required to get them
tn return. Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert had
Mr. and Mrs. Chafer to dinner one
dav last week when plans Tor the
coming meeting were gone over ana
the speakers discussed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace j. Plerpoht
Of Savannah. Ga, are spending ale"
davs with B. f. Tillinghast and fam
ilv. They have been seeing the
= Worlds fair and like many Others
= extended their trip up the Mississippi
: valley. Mr., Pierpont is at the he"o
Of the Pierpont Manufacturing com
many, one of the largest ana most
specessful of the Georgia INDUS
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