The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-10-27
Personal and Social.


week at his home here.
E. N. Maui spent Sunday at home.
Mr.. Maull's new factory at Palatka
is rapidly nearing completion.
Chester Norton, who has spent the
summer in New York state, is eX-
pected home this week.
Work on the rear addition to the
vi. A. Hall began this week under
the supervision of Mr.. Eaton.
J. M. Deaton was the only Cres-
Cent City citizen to attend the Presi-
dents reception in Jacksonville last
Saturday.
Mai. G.. G. Westcott is still con-
fined to his home, though able to be
up and about the house. His strength
does not return as rapidly as his
friends had hoped.
Mrs. DIR. Warren of Palatka, who
has spent the past ten days here
packing and preparing her household
goods for shipment to Palatka left
for that city on Monday.
The ladies of the V. |. A. will give
a Halloween card party at the hall
next Tuesday night the 31st inst or
course there will be refreshments
and a good time for all who attend.
Rev. j. X. Wight is expected in
Green Cove Springs this week to re-
sumo passionate of the Presbyterian
church. His first service for that
place is announced for next Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Buck are eX-
pected to arrive here in few days.
They are usually the first of our win
ter residents to arrive each year and
their coming is always n great pleas
ure to the people.
The News has heard of another
family who contemplate moving here
on account of our school-Mr. Wells
of Satsuma Heights, who is interest
ed heavily in Haw creek property,
and who contemplates the purchase
of a.home here.
Miss Miriam Payson and her little
brother came home last week from
North Carolina, where the family
has been spending the summer.
Mrs. Payson is said to be improving
some now, but on The advice of her
physician will delay her return until
next month.
DR.. Sprague, as mayor, has signed
the dog tax ordinance, having had
assurance that it was legal. And
now some of us who own zoe dogs
will have to step up to the captains
office and pay a good American dol
lar for the privilege of keeping him
lust as much money for cheap dog
as for n good one. But all pet dogs
are good-to the owner-and all will
pay cheerfully and help the town
treasury.
The movement of grapefruit from
Crescent City began last week Fri
day when shipments We're made by
Capt. ]. w. Miller and II. M. 'Read.
The fruit was clean, well colored
and ought to bring fancy prices.
This week Capt Miller will ship
more grapefruit and some early va
rieties of round oranges as well as
grapefruit will go forward from the
grove OF Chas 5. Gnwen. 1t will be
about three weeks before the fruit
begins to go forward in any guam
titles.
The hotel Qui-Si-Sana at Hunting
ton has been put in repair and II a
manager can be secured will open
for the reception of guests this win
ter. Huntington is delightful lit
tie hamlet surrounded by undulating
land covered with clean pine forests
and the place would be filled with
winter visitors could they but know
of its advantages and attractions.
There are many acres of bearing
orange groves in the place and near
vicinity and good crops will be ship
ped this winter. The place also has
much to offer in the way OF amnse-
msnts and social and church advan-
tages.