The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-10-20
Personal and Social.

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Prof. Geiger spends Saturdays and
Sundays at his home in Green Cove
Springs.
Homer Ward, an industrious col
ored man, has fine crop of tanger-
ines which he will ship next month.
Mr.. and Mrs. #. J. Capers terminal
ed their visit with relatives here on
Monday when they returned to their
home in White Springs.
Alderman Lucius Turner has been
experimenting the trimming of
many of the street shade trees and
has made an artistic job of it.
Latest reports from Capt. Miller
indicate that his health is being
benefited by the treatment he is un-
dergoing at Asheville, N. G.
Samuel e. Neal is recovering from
q painful carbuncle on his right arm
and which has prevented his doing
much work for the past three weeks.
Miss Florence Atkins will rent her
six room, partly furnished house for
the season. Miss Atkins address for
the present is care Of ID. M. Gautier,
Fitzgerald, Ga.
Chas. Janusch, foreman of the
Preston Miller Cos mill, visited
jacksonville last Friday and Satur-
day, going and returning by the
steamer Crescent.
Maj, ]. L. Burton went to Jackson
vile on Notwithstanding the fol-
lowing day. The major went to Sc
lect new horse-says there's no use
trying to farm without horse.
A. o. Dawson of Jacksonville, com.
mercial agent of the q. S. & f. R'y
spent Friday and Saturday here on
business for his line. Mr.. Dawson
came to figure with the Preston
Miller Co. for part of its outgoing
freight via. Palatka.
Capt. S. M. LaBree spent Monday
in Palatka, where he went to engage
a caulker for his new launch, now
nearly completed. This new launch
is very pretty model and differs
much from anything ever seen in
these waters. The boat is now ready
for its machinery.
Bargain hunters in peninsula real
estate should read the advertisement
of John Wetherbee of Frultland to be
found on this page. His place is Of
fered at bargain. The Crescent
City Realty company, composed of
Thos. Shinn and Henry Hutchinson,
can tell you about this property.
X. Borsen went to Palatka Mon
day to see after the finishing of his
new launch, which should be ready
now for delivery. This boat, already
described in the News, will be 40 feet
long, with commodious cabin, and
will be the swlftest launch ON these
waters. Mr.. and Mrs Borsen expect
to take long cruises on the launch
this winter.
S. l.. Benham spent Sunday at
home with his family, who but re-
Gently returned and are now occu-
pying their old residence on Park
street. This was Mr.. Benham's first
visit to Crescent City in over a yea-
and all were pleased to see him. He
will make frequent visits home dur
ing the winter as he is now travel
ing in Georgia and Florida.
Orange shipments will begin here
next month when the fruit to go out
from this place will be we'll colored.
Among the earliest to ship from here
will be j. G. Grimsley and Chas. A.
Gowen. The first week in Decem-
Der will see nearly all tangerines in
this vicinity boxed and ready for
shipment. J. w. Miller has large
stock of new box material and paper
for wraps and shippers should send
in orders early. The extent of the
orange, tangerine and grape fruit
crop this year is hard to estimate,
but il will probably not exceed 5000
or 10000 boxes.