The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-09-27
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Rev. Earl D. Sims is now conduct
ing special services in the Baptist
church at Orlando.
Fletcher Allen spent last week in
Sanford where he made an inspec-
ton of the celery lands.
l.. Eaton & Son are building a
neat packing house for Chas. P.
Hale, on his grove southwest of
town.
The town council has given an or
der for two hundred copies of the
town ordinances to be printed in
pamphlet form.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. e. Waid of We
laka moved here last week and are
now residing on the second floor of
the Attleboro flat.
Mrs. Chas. b. Morrow left on Wed.
nesday of last week for Braidentown
where she goes for visit with her
daughter, Mrs. Clay Cradle.
The big prohibition picnic was
held last Tuesday in the park and
was a success. An account of the
days speaking and pleasure will be
found on our local page.
Mrs. J. G, Grimsley and little
daughter, who spent last week here
visiting friends, returned on Friday
last to their home in Glennville,
Ga.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander of Jack
sonville are here for time, guests
at the Turner House. Mr.. AleXan-
der is a Jacksonville contractor and
builder who comes here for rest.
Mrs. F. NJ. Payson and daughters,
and Master Capron returned last
week from Daytona Beach where
they have spent the entire summer.
Mrs. Payson seems greatly improved
in health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Mccormick who
have been residing IN the Gilbert
cottage, now the property of Mr.
Kinard, have moved to the upper
floor of Mr.; Kinard's new store build
ing on lower Lemon street.
The public school will open for the
fall and winter term next week
and the prospects are bright for a
large attendance. The school will
have four teachers this year and
will include the eleventh grade.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. H. Williams of
New York and Mrs. W. D. Williams
will arrive today or on Saturday for
the winter. Mr.. Williams comes
early to look after his immense
grove interests and to prepare for
the shipment of a big crop of
oranges, grape fruit and tangerines.
Asusual they will be guests at Grove
Hall.
Mrs. G.. II. Preston returned last
week Friday from an outing of sew
eral weeks in North Carolina. Mrs.
S. NJ. LaBree, and the Misses Dea-
ton, who have been with her, arrived
during the present week. They
have been way up in the mountains
at a delightful resort known as
Highlands, and all report delight
full season.
Miss Katherine Crawford, who re-
turned home some days ago from
New York, will it is understood,
have charge of large class in vocal
music at DeLand this winter. Miss
Crawford was for some time instruc-
tor of vocal music in the cOnserva-
tory of John B. Stetson University,
and since leaving there, the people
of DeLand, who know her ability,
have been urging her to return.
Mrs. w. NJ. Miller was called to
Milwaukee, Wis, early last week
owing to the serious illness of her
mother, Mrs. Chas. E. Cook, who is
in a hospital in that city. 1t was
found that Mrs. Cook was going |
totally blind, and she was to have
been operated on for this malady,
but there was also general breaking |
down of her health. Early in the
present week Mr.. Miller had heard
nothing discouraging concerning her
condition.
Crescent City people will be de-
lighted with news of the approaching
marriage OF Mr.. David Carl and Miss
Florence Jones, and which is an
nounced for Thursday afternoon at 4
o'clock. October Sd. The ceremony |
will be at st. Johns church Bridge
port, Conn, followed by II reception
AT the home of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Davenport, "a
Washington avenue. Miss Jones is
pleasantly remembered by reason of
her several winters spent in Crescent
CITY at the home of her uncle, the
late Hon. Edwin Gilbert. She is II
niece of Mrs. Gilbert, with whom she
has long made her home. Mr.. CARL
has spent his winters in Crescent
CITY since n little boy and the people
of this place think of him always as
one of them. Hewa graduated from
John B. Stetson University, DeLand,
and for several years has been a
practicing attorney in New York