The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-20

first event of some two weeks ago
The music will come from Jackson
vile, and this has already been en-.
gagged. There will be more dancing
people here by the time of the Sec
oud dance, and therefore a larger at
tendance than at the first. Now
boys, balance for your partners.
Hon. j. l.. French of Washington,
d. c., arrived early last week and
will remain through January. Mr.
French has been making visits to
Florida for the past % years and for
many years has been interested in
orange culture. His pretty grove of
| 10 acres is the one next north of
L. A. Hurlbut's and while young,
has q crop of about 500 boxes. Mr..
French is an attorney, making a
speciality of practice before the post
Office department, department with
which he was many years officially
connected. He is at Grove Hail
Chas. w. Hutchinson is home for
a few days visit to his parents,
brothers and sisters and all his old
! friends. He is the cashier of the
Cuba Fruit Company at Sagua de
Tanamo, Cuba, where he has been
for the past three years. He has
been to New York on business with
the home Office of the company and
stops off here for few days visit on
his way back to Cuba. He is obliged
to be in Havana by the 25th inst to
make connections for sailing to the
eastern end of the island where the
company's plantations are located.
A recent fire in the woods near
lakewood came near doing great
damage to the valuable groves in
that vicinity and had it not been for
the hard fighting OF Mr.. Campbell
and the men under him there would
now be tale of great loss. AS it is
the fire crossed the roadway near
'Lisnaro," the home of Mr.. Collins
b. Hubbard and burned down to the
big entrance of that property. The
gate caught fire and was badly dam
aged. At other places the fire did
cross into the property. Some six or
eight orange trees were burned and Il
part of the forest at the rear of Lis
naro enclosure was despoiled. The
fire did not touch lakewood,
One of the most enjoyable evening
parties of the season was that given
to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Barker at
their cottage on south Main street
one night last week. The party was
in the nature of a surprise by the
neighbors and friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. Barker, who came in nearly two
dozen strong. The evening was
spent in dancing and singing until
nearly midnight, when a turkey
luncheon was served. The music is
said to have Been furnished by pro-
fessional. South Main street is hav-
ing more than the usual number of
private parties this season.
The Preston Miller company, after
overcoming the innumerable diff
culties incident to the establishment
of a new manufacturing enterprise,
now feels that it has all its machi-
merry in perfect working order and
that the future is full of promise.
One thing is certain and that, the
company is now turning out perfect
tubs and pals. Charles Januscf ,
the expert now acting as foreman of
the factory, states that he is perfectly
satisfied with the working of the
mill and the quality of its product.
He says that more perfect pail or
tub is not turned out at any mill in
the United States. The company
has already booked orders for over
5000 packages, and orders are coming
in daily. Now that the mills are
running smoothly, Mr.. Preston will
devote more of his time to securing
orders, and when he once gets ON the
road with his samples, the company
expect the buyers viii do the rest.