The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-04-07
Personal and Social.
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The Misses Gordon left on Wednes-
day for their home in Vermont.
Capt. Jno. d. Pigue has put new
gasoline engine in the launch Fawn.
James Padgett ST., has been quite
ill, but is now said to be getting
much better.
Mrs. Martensoh and son of Como
spent Saturday and Sunday here the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G. g. Slade.
The Misses Morse will leave today
for Key West, from which point they
will take steamer for Galveston,
Texas.
Il. S. Bunting of Salem, N. j., who
has been at Grove Hall for the past
several weeks, and exceeding popu-
lar with all the guests, left on We'd
nesday for home.
X BOrsen has an acre and third
of some of the best looking Irish po-
tatoes to be seen anywhere in the
state. The potato field is on his
farm at Clifton.
Capt. Miller has young grove at
Clifton that is heavy with bloom.
The trees are small and this will be
their first crop, They were not de-
fOiated by the January cold.
The Crescent City base ball club
beat the Huntington team on the
grounds at that place last Saturday
afternoon. Our boys played with
but seven men and won the game by
a core of I to 6.
X. Borsen's residence has been
greatly improved by two coats of
paint. The conspicuous location of
this home makes its improved APP
pearance add greatly to the attrac-
tiveness of the town.
julius G. Grimsley's grove on the
opposite side of Lake Crescent is go
ing to be a heavy bearer again this
year, His was another grove that
was not defoliated by the January
cold. Mr., Grimsley also has fine
crop of potatoes coming on.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winde of Boston,
guests at Grove Hall for the past two
mouths, left on Sunday for Bruns-
wick, Ga, where they were to take
Mallory line steamer for Mobile.
They were accompanied on this trip
by Miss Margaret Richardson.
Mr.. Janusch, superintendent of the
Preston Miller company's mill, play
ed with the local ball team at Hunt
ington on Saturday and showed won
derful skill as a player. The boys
will try their best to get him to join
the team in some of its excursions
abroad.
Hon. and Mrs. John Wesley Davis
of st. Augustine, formerly of this
place, have moved to Fitzgerald,
Ga, for the summer 1t is their pur-
pose to return to st. Augustine the
coming winter, when Mr.. Davis will
open up business establishment.
Mr.. Davis has retired from politics.
The News has but hazy knowledge
of q temperance rally to be held
next week. Those having the meet
ing in charge have failed to notify us
But if our information is correct the
meeting will be held at the audito-
rum next Tuesday evening and is
to be addressed by Rev. VIM. Stones,
Baptist pastor at Palatka.
Capt. and Mrs. w. M. Ritch and
Mrs. Oxer broke up their pretty
winter home here on Monday and
left for their summer home at Port
Chester, New York. Capt. Ritch
has been coming here for many
years andall hope he may be spared
| for many more winter seasons with
us. His pretty home ON the shore OF
4 Lake Stella is one of the most at
tractive in the place, and those ar
irving at Crescent City by train can
always locate it among the trees as
the white house amid a setting Of
green trees, and with the American
| flag always floating to the breeze.