The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-05-17

Personal and Social. =


81 10 her nome az Atlanta, Georgia.
DR.. and Mrs. Dmshee have rente
the residence of Mrs. s. l.. Benhar
y where they are now at home to thei
g friends.
2 Frank Johnson's condition seem
d to show little or no Improvement an
4 he is still quite i'll at his Grovesdal
home.
2 Mrs. Emily Erwin and mother
] Mrs. Waldron, came over from Pc
mona on n shopping tour one da,
last week.
! In the school report last week tn,
j name of Addie Neal was accidental
! ly left out. She made an average O
50 and should have been on the homo
roll.
Miss Grace Cash has recovered
from the slight indisposition of the
past few days and is able to be al
the library again on Wednesday,
and Saturdays.
Miss Jessie Wight, daughter OF
Rev. Jas. X. Wight of Green Cove
Springs, has terminated pleasant
visit to her sister, Mrs. w G. Nor
ton of Grove Hall.
Harry Sturdy, who has spent most
of the past season at Grove Hall, has
returned to Attleboro. Mr.. Sturdy
has made many friends here who
hope to have him back next winter.
j. M. Deaton's valuable pointer
dog, which strayed away some time
ago, was found over beyond the
Ganas camp near Georgetown and
returned to his owner a few days
since.
Mr. and Mrs. J. NJ. Deaton left on
Monday last for North Carolina
where they will spend the summer.
They were accompanied by little
Roland and the baby, the older chill
dren remaining at home under the
charge of Miss Halle until after the
! close of school.
Mrs. S. Lee Benham and daughter,
Miss Stella, departed on Monday for
Jacksonville where they will spend
few weeks with Mr.. Benham. Mrs.
Benham will later go to the Arkan-
sas Hot Springs and Miss Benham
will visit her aunt, Mrs. A. A. Cal
houn ir., until the fall.
The unimproved grove lots around
Crescent City are fast being sold out.
Mr. Read, the hustling real estate
man having sold fourteen five-acre
lots during the past two weeks. The
lots are being cleared, the wood be-
ing sold or corded for future use and
peach orchards being planned for the
most of them.
Mrs. Brusie, who left us not long
ago, writes that they had stormy
trip north, and thrillingly describes
narrow escape from colliding with
Il large schooner, which occurred
during q dense fog followed by a
severe hurricane. Mr.. and Mrs. |
Brusie are now pleasantly located in
New York city, their present adj
dress being 2276 Bassford Ave.
Mrs. Dwight Benham and daugh-
ter Gertrude are planning delight
full summer trip. Leaving Crescent
City about the first of June they will
spend a couple of months at the
New York Chautauqua, where they
will be the guests of our friend, Mrs.
M. r.. Traile. About the first of
August they will visit their old home
at Moline, H., returning here early
in the fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. III. Libby report
a stormy passage to their home in
Portland, Maine. And George H. is
gazing out the window and wonder
ing If that eight inches of snow on
the side walk will be sixteen by
morning. Those of our residents
who left Florida early have all run
into SHOWS and storms at home,
while at Crescent city ideal spring
weather prevails.
The recent rains have done much
for Crescent City's farmers and
truckers. Tho orange trees are put
ting on an unusual amount of new
growth and some of the trees are
to bloom. Peaches are
ripening and being shipped every
day, prices being quoted at from
four dollars to four-fitty per crate.
Squash and onions are also bringing
good prices and those of us who have
been raising either squash or onions
for the market are rejoicing in con-
Mrs. Chas. Slade happened to a
yery painful and peculiar accident {
,ne day last week. While stirring
beans which she was cooking for din
,er Mrs. Slade was overcome by the
heat and fell forward, plunging her
right hand and arm into the pot of
boiling beans and severely scaldlng
ler arm ms high as the elbow A S
,hvsician was Immediately summon q
I'd and the lamed member is having "
he best of care Mrs. Slade is well
,nown and liked and has the sympa- Il