The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-02-12
Personal and Social.

been changed to "1'he Southfield.
Mrs. f. A. LASER, of Detroit, Mich,
arrived last Saturday evening and is
at the Southfleld.
Wheaton A. Carpenter, of Attic
boro, Mass, is the guest OF Mr. ana
Mrs. e. L. Waterman.
Capt. ]. w. Miller was ill again all
of last week, but was reported as inn
proving on Monday.
A we'll attended card party was the
order of amusement at V. /. A. hall
on Thursday evening of last week.
A lawn tennis court has been laid
out in South park, in front of the
Southfield hotel.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Presbyterian church gave very
pleasant dime social at Y. l. A. hall
on Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Arthur knights and son, Mrs.
S. M. Knights and Miss Gertrude
knights, all of Melrose, Mass, are
here for brief stay and have found
quarters with Mrs. Frank Gantier
DR.. Merritt Corthell, the eminent
New York optician, will visit Cres-
cent City next on March 9th to 18th,
( inclusive. He can be found at
Lounds drug store on those days.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Johnson, of
Grovesdale, are entertaining their
newest daughter, the wife of W. Z.
johnson, of Barlow. She came last
Sunday for short visit.
Among the Saturday arrivals at
Grove Hall were Mr.. G. H. Grendle
and Miss M. F. Pierce, of New York
City. Both are pleasantly reinem-
bered as visitors here last winter. :,
Capt. John Pigue's new launch is
nearly completed. The boat is large
enough to accommodate a big excur-
sion party. 1t will make excursions
up picturesque Haw creek for the
benefit of tourists and winter visitors.
Crescent City is to have new Nv
cry stable. Mr.. A>hby, OF Owens
boro, KY, arrived last week with his
stock and carriages and has leased
the barn in rear of the Burton house.
He will keep rigs for let.
Stephen Ransom, of New York,
spent last week here the guest of his
friend, NJ. Ii. Read. Mr.. Ransom
makes break-away from New York
for a week each winter, especially
for visit with Mr.. Read.
Mrs George Lowe mee Marguerite
Brown is here for month or six
weeks visit with her sister, Mrs. j.
q. Grinsley. Mrs. Lowe formerly
lived here and was IL leader in social
matters. Her friends are all glad to
see her.
There were ten arrivals for the
Southfleld hotel last Saturday. Some
four or five of these guests only came
to spend Sunday, and on that day
Mr.. Gilbert gave them II chance to
view the place in his big mountain
wagon.
The death of Mrs. j. &. Hutchins is
announced. This lady, with her hus-
band, formerly lived here winters.
They built the house now occupied
by the Crawford family on Summit
street. Mr.. Hutchins died some two
years ago. Since that time Mrs.
Hutchins has been an invalid. She
is remembered here Us IL very pleas
ant lady and her-death is deplored.
The first quarterly meeting for the
present conference year will be held
at the Grovesdale NJ. f. church,
South, next Saturday and Sunday.
The business meeting or quarterly
conference will be held on Saturday
and there will also be sermon at II
o'clock that day as well as at II
o'clock on Sunday morning. Rev.
Frederick Pasco, of Miami, the new
presiding elder, is expected to be
present and preach.
Lake Lodge, F. & A, NJ, of this
place, is, making preparations fol
quite a celebration at the time of lay
ing the corner stone of the new
Southfield auditorium and school
which ceremony will occur on the
22nd instant, Washingtons birthday
Judge f. L. Haskell, of Palatka
right worthy grand senior warden OF
the order in this state, will deliver
the grafton. Governor Jennings anC
Congressman Robert w. Davis have
been invited and it is thought that al
least one of them will be present.
A case of smallpox was reported
from Seville last Friday. DR.. Spragut
went to that place on Saturday morn
ing and found that man by tn,
name OF Brannen, living with fam
lily named Stanley, had the disease
but that Seville authorities had quar-
antined the case by moving the vic
tim and family with whom he live(
toa point some five miles from thu
place, near Lake George. AS severa
citizens of Seville had been exposed
DIR. Sprague has issued quarantine
regulations, has an officer on the out
skirts Of the town and no one will b