The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-08-25
Crescent City News

pehtlHe operator, spent SUNDAY anu
Monday in town guest at Crescent
cent Inn.
Mrs. r. F. Adams spent several
days here last week the guest of her
sister, Mrs. L. Eaton, and her father,
Hon. ]. H. Harp.
The street committee of the coun-
Gil has been doing some grading and
filling on Central avenue, and also
some pine straw paving.
Mrs. DIR. f. w. Warren received
telegram on Sunday evening an
nouncing the serious illness of her
sister at Webster, Fla. Mrs. War
rem left for that place on Monday,
DR.. Warren accompanying her as far
as Palatka.
The grove of w. S. Pine, three
miles west of Huntington, is one OF
the most promising in that whole
section. The trees are ia very thrift
ty condition and will yield large
crop this year. The same is true of
the adjoining grove, under Mr..
Pines care. Mrs. Pine was in town
for a short time Saturday.
w. B. Campbell has gone to Lake
land for time to look after his bus
mess interests at that place. Mr..
Campbell has grove interests here to
the extent of some 1 200 thrifty trees
now in bearing, as well as several
acres of truck lands, said to be as
productive rs any in this section of
the state.
Capt. and Mrs. J. w. Miller and
the children are. now at Asheville
and are well pleased with the place
and climate. In letter to the
editor Capt. Miller states that his
health has improved since leaving
home, though the improvement does
not come as rapidly as he had
hoped.
George Jeal, who has been very
i'll during the past three weeks of
malarial fever, the News is pleased
to say is now rapidly mending. For
a time Mr.. Jeal's condition was con-
sidered critical, but on Sunday DR..
Sprague, who has had the case, stated
that the fever had departed and that
Mr.. Jeal would soon be out again.
1t was Mr.. Jeal's first real Illness In
life.
H. B. Hale, editor of the Gazette,
East Hartford, Conn, no, with his
family rented the home of Mrs.
Thompson at Huntington for the
winter of 1923, has engaged the
same house for the coming winter
and will arrive with his family soon
after Christmas. They will remain
until May. With them will be Mrs.
FL. r. Hayden, the mother of Mrs.
Hale.
Prof. Geiger, the new principal of
the school, spent day or two in
town last week, the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. L. Chamberlin. Prof. Geiger
made a fine impression on all who
had the pleasure of meeting him.
Mrs. Geo. T. Thompson of Hunt
ing is spending the summer at the
home of her brother, DR.. Wickham,
at Corona, N. ", while the doctor
and his family are touring in Cali
fornia.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Preston gave
large party at their home on Thurs
day evening the 18th instant in hon
or of Mr.. Lloyd PrestOn's Goth birth
day. There were some % young
people present and music and dane
ing was the order, the new pianola
furnishing the music. Delicious re-
freshments of ice cream and cake
were served, This party easily takes
rank as the leading social func-
tion of the midsummer.
Small handbills are out announc-
ing basket picnic and base ball
game at San Mateo next Wednesday,
the Both inst, in which the base bal
contest will be between the mines of
this town and Moccasin Branch.
The music will be by the Moccasin
Branch band. The thing that is
puzzling most people is illustrated
by the query of one well-known
citizen, who, when he had read the
announcement, exclaimed: mecca
sin Branchi Where the ID is
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