The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-10-13

photographer ana VIII open a photo
graph gallery here this winter.
Miss Mabel Braddock was brought
back from the hospital at st. Angus
tine last Friday evening and is again
at her fathers home in Denver. Her
condition is said to be serious,
though early in the present week she
had rallied some.
Some 10 or is children come in to
school each morning from the Den
yer neighborhood in a comfortable
two horse conveyance provided by
Mr.. Jos. J. McGrady. These child
rem constitute merry party and all
seem highly pleased with the ar
rangements.
@. l.. Chamberlin has some pleas
ant furnished apartments for light
house keeping over his store. Par
ties from the north who contemplate
spending the winter here should not
overlook the advantages of these
centrally located and pleasant rooms.
Eaton Cliff has returned to his
home in Providence, r. 1. Mr.. Cliff
did moi sell his place while here, but
left word that he and Mrs. Cliff
would return in short time and oc-
cupy the house for the winter. Since
visiting Crescent City last winter
the stork has called at their home,
so that when they return there will
be a little Cliff.
Capt. Thos. P Haddock of Savan-
nah spent few days here this week
the guest Of his sister, Mrs. j. c..
Grimsley. Capt. Haddock who is
interested with Mr.. Grimsley in or
ange grove properties on the east
side of lake Crescent, is a conductor
on the Southern R'y running be-
tween jacksonville and Savannah.
Building operations are pushing at
the Longs Station turpentine camp
and many Crescent City workman
is finding profitable employment
there. The new company is putting
up many buildings and getting in
shape to do an extensive business.
The lands of the company extend to
Lake George and covers many thous-
ands of acres of turpentine trees.
Mrs. j. w. Miller and the children
returned from a three months so
journ in the mountain districts of
North Carolina last Friday, and are
all now quite we'll, though for some
time during their absence both the
children were i'll. Capt. Miller has
not made much Improvement, but
he is now under the care of a special
lists at Asheville and has great hopes
of securing benefit.
Mrs. David l.. Hurst, nee Miss
Willie Buchanan, an always popular
young lady in Crescent City, is again
with us and will be the guest for the
winter of her sister, Mrs. Jas. Pad
gett, jr. Mrs. Hurst was married
last winter, and her husband died
suddenly within three months after
their marriage while living in Allan
ia. Her many admiring friends
in Crescent City are delighted to
have Mrs. Hurst with us again
Chas. Curtis has been engaged dur
ing the past week in laying pipe in
the streets for the municipal gas
plant. Mr.. Curtis says he will have
all the pipe laid in about 10 days, and
then there will be the street lamps
to place-then turn on the flame and
Crescent City will be in blaze of
glory these dark nights and you
won't have to be so particular where
you step.
Among the young groves about
Crescent City none present a more
thrifty appearance than does that of
Mr.. B. F. dillingham; of Davenport,
Iowa. which lies a mile south of
town on the Seville road. This grove
was badly injured by the frost of last
winter and many of the smaller
branches of the trees were killed.
These dead branches were not gen.
orally disturbed. During the sum
mer the trees have made a vigorous
growth, and those in the south end,
particularly, ought to be heavy bear
ers the coming year.
William G. Norton has received
word from Rev. L. S. Chafer that
the Southfield Bible conference will
open here on February 10Th. At a
later day the News hopes to give the
names of speakers who will figure on
the program. 1t this bible confer
ence is to become permanent thing
something ought to be done to arouse
greater interest abroad and provide
accommodation for those who will
come. As conducted for the past
two years they have been little more
than local affairs with indifferent
interest at home.
The new blackboards for the school
arrived last week and were put in
place by Mr.. Eaton last Saturday.
These boards run the full length of
the school rooms on one side and al
so across one end, giving ample
blackboard space. The school, is re-
ceiving fresh additions very day and
now numbers nearly 80 pupils. The