The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-08-25
Personal and Social.

Miss Edith Cook of Pomona was
the guest on Thursday and Friday
last of Mrs. G. H. Preston.
Master Audley Eaton has been
spending the week in Palatka, the
guest of his aunt, Mrs. r. F. Adams.
Homer Ward has a fine crop of
tangerines in prospect. Homer is
1 one Crescent City colored man who
deserves success.
Miss Emma Olmstead Of Pomona
came over on Thursday to attend the
Preston party and was the guest OF
Miss Hutchinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. r J. Capers arrived
on Saturday last for visit with Mr..
Capers' mother and sister, Mrs.
Clark.
Rev. DIR. d. M. Reeves returned on
the 18th from a weeks outing at Day
tona Beach, a trip which he greatly
enjoyed and from which he received
much benefit.
Lucius Turner has over 5000 large
and thrifty budded orange, grape
fruit and tangerine nursery trees in
his nursery, nom which he will
make shipments this fall and winter.
Abram Richardson and family
4
will move this week to Seville, where
Mr.. Richardson will enter the en-
ploy of J. @. Robinson, the peach
king"
Miss Jessie Burton has gone to
Summer Haven beach to enjoy the
seabreezes and surf bathing. While
there she will be the guest OF Miss
Susie Walton of Palatka.
Mrs. X. Borsen caught two large
sea bass from KeRting's pier at Day
tona Beach one day early in the
week. This is considered exception
al work for even the most experience
ed fishermen.
G. H. Preston is devoting what
little spare time he can command to
playing new pianOla, which he re-
ceived last week, and by means of
which he is enabled to make music
like professional.
The A. M. f. church has been Civ
en- new shingle roof and otherwise
greatly improved. This is the result
of money collected at recent rally.
The church is said to be greatly pros
pering under the ministrations Of its
present pastor, Rev. P. X. Johnson
The wet and dry" controversy oc-
cupies leading place in the street
corner discussions just now. with the
sentiment apparently about evenly
divided. 1t is probable, however,
that this precinct will give decided
''dry" majority.
Some wholesale chicken stealing
is reported from the Huntington
neighborhood and it is said that
some of those who have lost chick
ems have spotted the thieves, and
that they are not "coon's," either
Should there be any more chicken
raids there is fair prospect OF trouble
Capt. S. NJ. LaBree is busy this
week putting up his new passenger
launch which is to ply between here
and the Junction, and which arrive d
last week in knocked down shape by
freight. 1t is his purpose to put the
new boat in commission at once.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coe d. Smith arrived
on Monday from Long Island and
: are at the home of Mrs. Smiths
parents. Their coming at this time
was quite surprise to their friends
: hut was owing to the serious illness
of Mr.. Jeal, who is now rapidly inn
proving.
Mr.. and Mrs. James t. McGrady
of Denver entertained a number o.
their friends and relatives last Sat
urday night, the occasion being Mr.
Grady's 45th birthday anniversary
Ice cream and refreshments wer'
served and a pleasant time passed
Mr.. Grady is one Of the pioneers II
! this section, and one Of those wh'
iprospers at farming.