The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-12-20
e Personal and Social, q

Mrs. g. B. West and Mrs. E. H
: Williams visited Palatka on Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. X. Borsen took a
launch party to Palatka on Wednes.
day.
Miss Stella Benham of Jackson
vile was popular visitor here last
week.
Tom Russell is home from John B,
Stetson University for the Christ
mas holidays.
e. FL. Williams expects to make
the final shipments of his seasons
orange crop this week.
Mr.. w. H. Fuller was critically ill
all of last week, but is now consid-
cred out of danger.
1t is stated that Mr.. and Mrs. w.
B. Clore will move from Pittsburg,
Pa, to Chicago, soon.
The Shakespeare class will meet
with Mrs. F. S. Crotty next Monday,
the 23d, at 3 O'Clock in the afternoon.
The services at the Presbyterian
church next Sunday morning will
have special reference to the Christ
mas time.
DR.. w. A. Brewster of Welaka has
decided to spend four days a week in
this place and word can be left for
him at Lounds drug store.
The young people are preparing
tor grand ball to be given on the
night of January I'd, at V. 1. A. Hall,
with music from Jacksonville.
Mrs. J. J. Horton of Attleboro,
Mass, was expected to arrive this
week and open her home at the cor
ner of Summit st. and Central ave.
E. H. Prior and his friend, Eugene
Burroughs of Jacksonville, were in
this section last Saturday, bird shoot
ing, They were spending several
days at Lake Como.
Robert Smith of Long Island is
again at Crescent Inn for the season.
Mr.. Smith has visited Crescent City
several winter seasons and is always
most welcome visitor.
The Walker Bros, orange buyers
of Orlando who had purchased seve-
raj crops hereabouts, began shipping
last week. They have secured the
G. B. Morrow packing house for their
work while here.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hutchinson of
Providence, r. l., have arrived for
the winter season and are being well
coined by host of old friends. They
formerly resided here, and no more
popular couple ever lived in Crescent
City. During their stay they will re-
side with Mr.. and Mrs. Austin.
The travelling Art Gallery of the
general Federation of Woman's
clubs will be on exhibition at V. l.
A. Hall, Crescent City, Friday after
noon and evening, Dec. 9th, 1907.
There will also be a card party in
connection with the art exhibit dur
ing the evening. Admission 35cts.
VIM. Broadstreet is now chief en-
gineer of the steamer Crescent. Mr..
Broadstreet was engaged in a SINH
lar capacity with this line many
years ago, and is pleasantly remem-
bered by q lot of old friends. E. ID.
Terry, the former engineer is now
chief engineer on the steamer St.
Johns.
Postmaster Lounds wishes all
Christmas patrons of the postottice
to understand that all packages and
papers must be in the office by 10 a.
m. to insure their departure the same
day. Only letter mail goes out IN
the afternoon. Packages mailed
after 10 a. III. will be held in the
office till next day.
Sip. Turner, an old time and popu-
lar Crescent City boy who left here
some seven or eight years ago, and
who has since resided in Opellka'
Ala, was here last week on a short
visit to his sister, Miss Higgenboth
am, and saw few of his old friends.
He was on his way to South Florida
where he expects to engage in busl-
ness.
There will be turkey shoot here
on Christmas day at which some III
or - turkeys will be shot for Cd.
Hunter is arranging the ahalr ana
this announcement is sufficient to
Guarantee that it will be conducted
in n satisfactory manner. me shoo1-
inc will be at target and I@ho
participate will use Il gauge shot
guns. This will be about the only
sport of the day.
Allen B. Maui of Baltimore, Md,
and w. B. Maui of this place nave
recently formed a partnership III
baltimore to engage in the 1rult
commission business at that place.
aud Mr.. w. B. Maui, who is now
here is soliciting consignments for
his house. Both these young men
are well and favorably known here
where they grew to manhood They
know all about the orange business
and are prepared to tell the people