The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-06-09
Personal and Social.

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w. S. Newbold is shipping a fine
crop of peaches, estimated at from
500 to 800 crates.
J. L. Burton spent Monday and
Tuesday in Jacksonville consulting
an eye specialist.
Watermelons are now in the mar
ket, the first coming from Major
Healy's place at Hammond.
Mrs. Woolman leaves this week
for Ozona, Fla, where she will
make her home with her son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Harp came
up from Haw Greek last Saturday
and spent Sunday with relatives.
Squash shipments have gone for
ward steadily during the week and
shippers are getting fairly good, but
not fancy prices.
Wallace Reeves, son of Rev. DR..
and Mrs. D. M. Reeves, returned
home from Rollins college, Winter
Park, last Friday evening.
Mrs. F. L. LASER and son, Mr..
Fred LASER, left early in the week
for Detroit, Mich, and Hubbard
Park is again closed for the season.
Hon. Edwin Gilbert has written to
c. H. Cash that he has ordered the
desks for the Auditorium school.
These will probably be sent forward
soon.
Miss Katherine Crawford, a popu-
lar teacher of voice culture in John
B. Stetson University, DeLand, ar
rived last week and will remain for a
time at the home of her mother, Mrs
w. r. Sanders.
Rev. DR.. G. II. Ward spent Mon
day in Palatka. He expects to leave
next week for Suwannee, Tenn, to
attend the commencement exercises
of the Episcopal university at that
place, and may extend his trip to
Pittsburg, Pa, to visit his daughter,
Mrs. w. b. Clore.
There was quite serious fire at
the Shell Bluff turpentine camp of
J. M. Deaton on Thursday night of
| last week. The fire is said to have
originated in the carelessness of one
of the hands. The still was partial
ly destroyed together with Il large
amount of resin The loss has been
estimated as high as $1,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. A, M. Norris and
daughters are leaving this week for
their old home, Wellsville, Ohio,
after continuous residence here OF
10 months. Mr. Norris says he may
not return next winter as he greatly
desires to see southern Europe
However, he has not decided and
may conclude to return and reopen
his winter home.
A. Joselyn is leaving this week fol
Massachusetts to spend the summer
His numerous friends here are hop
ing that the more bracing air OF the
north will soon restore him to health
Mr.. Joselyn has been quite ill during
all of the past winter, and though
now on the road to health, his
strength does not come to him as
rapidly as he expects it will when
once more on his native heath.
Obid. the little two years old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar w. McGrady
died Monday noon of peritonitis af-
ter an Illness of several days. This
bright little boy was the hope and
pride of its parents life and the joy
of happy household. His death
brings deepest sorrow where before
all was Joy and gladness. For three
DAYS the little one lowered between
life and death and all that loving
hands of parents, relatives and
friends could do was done to save
but all to no avail. The sympathy
of the entire community goes out te
the bereaved parents in this great
bereavement-the loss of their only
child. Little Obid was an exceed
ingly bright little one, whose happy
disposition greatly endeared him to
all. He had never before been i'll.