The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-09-15
Crescent City News

MIS- bfauC returns to Jacksonville
after spending the summer at her
home, 1.-THE Cedars," on the Fruit
land road.
F. S. Cone, 1.-THE shoe man. will
receive the bulk of his fall purchases
next week in all lines-clothing dry
goods, notions and shoes, as well as
hundreds of handy household goods
to go on his 5 and 10 cent bargain
counters. Mr.. Cone has bought a
fine line of goods and proposes to
mark them at the lowest possible
cash selling price.
Last week the News reported the
arrival of Dirt. M. Conner, who came
to take up the practice of DR.. War
rem, who has engaged in practice at
Palatka. The item was right. DR..
Conner did come. But by Friday of
the same week he had decided not to
remain, The place he thought too
small. He left on the 9Th inst. for
Georgia.
Capt. Isaac Hall has been tempo
rarily placed in command Of the
steamer Crescent and may be en-
gagged permanently for that response
BILE position. Capt. Hall is we'll
known on the river as a careful and
safe commander. He has had a
long and varied experience as a pilot
and captain, having at one time been
in command of the steamer H. b.
Plant, He was also formerly cap
tain Of the Mcneil.
Fl, f. Wakefield, former principal
of the Crescent City school, passed
through town OH Monday on his way
by the overland route to Cocoa,
where he is principal of the high
school. Mr.. Wakefield's parents
will break up housekeeping at
Pomona and spend the winter with
him and he was going ahead of them
with the horse and buggy. Prof.
Wakefield was recently awarded u
state teachers certificate by Super
intendent OF Public Instruction Hol-
loway, having passed the required
examination two weeks ago at
Gainesville. The state certificate is
the highest certificate given by the
state superintendent and is good for
the life of the holder.
Mrs. S. l.. Benham and daughter,
Miss Stella, are coming here to pass
the winter in their old home on Park
street. The family have been living
at Pensacola for the past year or
more where Mr.. Benham with his
daughters was engaged in the MILL
merry business. Sometime ago, so it
is reported, they determined on the
removal of their business to Atlanta,
Mr.. Benham and Miss Mamie Lee
Benham to go there and Mrs. Ben
ham and Miss Stella to come here
for the winter. They left Pensacola
some weeks ago and may arrive at
any time, their household goods and
q large stock of merchandise being
here. 1t is presumed they
got out of Pensacola before the out
break of yellow fever.
Capt. A. W. Brown, for the past
five years commander of the steamer
has resigned his place to
accept the captaincy of the big gov
dredge boat, st. John, at
Jacksonville. and left for his new
work on the early morning train last
Monday. Mrs. Brown will remain a
couple of weeks to wind up affairs
here, when she will also leave.
Capt. Brown was not certain wheth-
err they would make their home in
jacksonville or Mayport. Capt.
Brown has made nothing but friends
among our people and the patrons of
the Crescent during his long service,
and though all congratulate him on
securing an easier and more profita-
BILE position, there is general regret
at the departure of himself and Mrs.
Brown. Capt Brown is native
Floridian and he has seen nearly 80
years service on the st. Johns river.
A private wedding ceremony was
performed in the parlor of Crescent
Inn last Sunday at noon by Rev. DR..
d. NJ. Reeves, pastor of the Presby--
terrain church. The parties to the
contract were Miss Lille, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Mathew Davis of
Omega, and Mr. A. l.. West of the
same place. Assembled in the par
lor at the time were DR.. and Mrs. G.
F. Sprague, Mrs. Capt. John d.
Pigue, Mrs. S. 3. Shaw and Miss
Kathleen Sprngue, all of whom con-
graduated the happy couple at the
conclusion of the ceremony. The
bride is charmingly bright young
lady and presented lovely appear
ance as she stood for the ceremony
gowned in pure white. Mr.. West
is young man of sterling habits
and valued employee at the Omega
mills of A. t. Squier. Mr.. and Mrs.
West left in the aft ra9on for One
ga where they Immediately entered
their own home, which had been pre-
pared in advance for their recep-