The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-10-06

ing. 1t is his purpose to attend that
school this term.
Mr.. Eaton is hard at work build
ing the new launch which Is to be
Capt. LaBree's passenger ferry to
Crescent City Junction for all trains.
The engine was purchased by Capt.
LaBree last week and it is thought
the new launch will go into commits
sion the latter part of the present
month.
Luther Curtis of Montgomery,
Ala, arrived here on Tuesday night
to spend day with his grandpar-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. M. II. White
Mr.. Curtis was on his way to Orlan-
do, where he has accepted respon-
sible position as head prescription
clerk in a large drug establishment.
Mrs. S. b. Shaw is spending the
week in Jacksonville and Atlanta
baying her new fall and winter mil
linery and notions stock. She is ex-
pected home tonight. Mrs. Shaw.
has enjoyed good trade during the
past two or three years by reason of
her wise and tasteful selections of
goods, and an ability to please GUS
toners. She will have her new pur-
chases ready for inspection next
week and invites all her lady friends.
Eaton Cliff of Providence, r. L., is
here for a short time and is living at
the home of his brother, south of
town. 1t is stated that Mr. Cliff
came down this time for the purpose
of selling the A. P. Millar place,
property that has been his for the
past several years. The property is
to be sold, so it is stated, to gentle
man who spent last winter here and
who took fancy to the place at that
time.
An exchange says: '1f you want
to make an all-'round good for moth
ing tough out of>yOur boy, just butt
in and take his side on every ques-
ton that comes up between him and
the teacher, and if you want him to
have good start to the penitentiary
b. sure and let him know that he
can always depend upon your assist
ance in whatever trouble he may get
into at school, right or wrong. More
boys are headed in the direction of
jail, and to lives of Incidence and
crime by over indulgent parents,
than can be imagined"
The school opened on Monday
with a larger enrolment
of pupils than ever before in the his
tory of the place, and everything
points to favorable, year under the
of Prof. Geiger, who
has created a most favorable i'm
preston with parents and children
alike. The school this fall and win
ter will be success, and in another
year, when money begins to come in
from the special tax levy, our school
ought to take leading rank among
the public schools of the state.
Capt. j. w. Miller has decided to
remain at Asheville, N. c., month
or two longer, having recently be-
gan taking a treatment which he de-
sires to continue. UP to the time of
the News (Sept, 26) Capt.
Miller was not able to report his con-
lition as improved over what it was
in Florida, but he speaks hopefully
Of the new treatment and says he
hopes to be on the road to recovery
when he leaves for home. That's |
Just what we are all hoping down
here.
Capt. Geo. Crotty is again in the
pilot house of the steamer Crescent
after an absence of nearly five years.
Capt, Crotty was always very popu-
lar with the travelling public and his
return to the Crescent will be re-
ceived with pleasure by large cir
Gle of friends. He has the reputa-
ton of being one of the safest, most
careful steamboat men on the river
and the interests of the owner of
the boat will be well guarded by
him. Engineer Terry says with
Crotty at the wheel l know every
thing is going through all right, and
that there will be no mishap.
Tom Russell has an elevated rail-
way in his back lot which starts
from a platform erected up in the
branches of big live oak tree and
runs for II distance of $50 feet to the
ground. The boys have creased
track and creased car wheels and
when the car, with boy aboard,
starts on the down grade it doesn't
take any longer to reach the other
end than it does to say Jack Robin
son." Just now this "shOOt the
railway seems to be the chief
after-school sport of the boys, and 1t
is just possible that thoughts of il
may interfere some with school du-
ties.