The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-09-29
Crescent City News

Cash returned from st. Augustine on
Tuesday evening.
X. Borsen returned from his sec
ond fishing trip to Daytona Beach
last Saturday, bringing four or five
large sea bass caught that morning
and which he generously divided as
far as they would go round with his
neighbors and friends The fish
were of fine flavor and all of those
favored with sample are very CRATE
full to Mr.. Borsen for his kindness.
Over 100 delegates and visitors
were in town last week to attend the
colored Sunday school convention
held at the A. NJ, f. church, MANY of
whom remained here until Sunday.
The convention was an annual Sun
day school gathering of the Sanford
district, A. M. E. Church. The WISH
tors were entertained by our colored
people and all appeared to be having
| SOOu
j. G. Grimsley's orange crop is re-
ported to be developing finely, the
tangerine, grapefruit and round or
anges being of good size. The rains
of the past few weeks have assisted
materially. Those who have seen
the fruit predict that it will show up
of the highest quality when mature,
and they estimate that his east side
grove will have between 1000 and
1900 boxes.
Rob't B. Bethel has returned from
visit of some weeks to his old
home in South Carolina, whittier he
went in the hope of benefitting his
health. The News regrets to state
that Mr.. Bethel did not received the
hoped for benefit, and is now quite
ill at his home south of town. Mr.
Bethel has been ailing for some time
and his failure to show any signs of
Improvement is matter of deep
concern to his family and hosts of
friends in these parts.
Several people in this neighbor-
hood lost number of chickens
from their coops last week and some
seem to think that there is sort o
connecting link between this fact
and the further fact that there was
large colOred Sunday school con-
vention here coincident with the
discovery of their raided roosts.
But this is probably only a coniec-
ture based upon the well-known love
of the average colored preacher for
fried chicken and the desire of the
people to entertain him properly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward J. Burke of
Jacksonville were the guests of Mr..
r. 0. Burton over Sunday. Mr..
Burke is manager of the photo
graphic supply department in the
H. q w. b. Drew company, and |
while here made some exposures
that are going to result in some high |
grade Crescent City views. He took
photographs of Capt. Miller's and
the Williams grove as well as some
others about town, and has made q
pretty groupe picture of Mr.. Bur-
tons children.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Dawes, who
have been spending the summer at
Dongan Hills, Staten Island, N. Y,
will leave for home on the Clyde
Line steamer Araphoe which sails
from New York next Tuesday. This
they expect will get them in Jack
in time to arrive home on
The 7th inst. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Dawes have had a pleasant summer,
and Mr.. Dawes states in his letter
that while he has not entirely re-
covered, yet he is feeling greatly
benefited by the summer in the
north.
Under the present school law of
The state a valuable inducement is
offered the patrons of each of the
public schools to do their part in Sc
curing good attendance. This pro-
vision of the law, in brief, gives to
each school showing an average at
tendance of so per cent of its enroll
ment, two extra months of school at
state expense. All parents have to
do is to see that their children,
once enrolled, are faithful in attend
ance. This done, it does not look
as if it would be hard matter to Sc
cure the standard of attendance re-
luired to secure this extra two
months of schooling. Suppose par
ents and children unite now in resell
wing to secure this extra two months
for the Crescent City school. 1t
san be done, and it is prize worthy
our best effort.
POMONA.