The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-03-01

Washington's birthday was apprc
priately celebrated at the school O
Friday afternoon with exercises i
which all the children had part
The three rooms assembled in tn
nigh school room for the exercises
and there was goodly attendant
of the patrons of the school.
The sympathy of all orr people
with Mr.. and Mrs. G. Jos. Braddocl
in their loss of q little week old bah,
girl, who died last Thursday. TIL
funeral was from the home on Fri
day, being conducted by Rev. J.
Dorward of the Presbyterian church
The interment was in Eden GENE
terry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman S. Hodges
Mr.. and Mrs. +. G. Russell of Jack
sonville and Mr.. and Mrs. John S
Crosby of San Mateo were the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Gowen OF
Tuesday night of last week. The
party came up on Mr.. Hodges
launch, and attended the V. I. A
entertainment that evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Brusie will
sell their household effects, together
with horse, buggy, wagon and farm
implements at public auction on
Thursday, March 18th. The sale
will begin at noon, and will be at
their home. the Goodale house, on
lakewood ave. They will leave a
couple of weeks later for New York
DIR. G. F. Sprague, Major j. L.
Burton, X. Borson, Hon. J. HI. Harp,
L. Eaton, Paul G. Smith and S. E.
Neal were among the Crescent City
Masons to attend the grand Masonic
celebration and banquet in Palatka
last Friday night, and DR.. Sprague
voices the sentiment of all when he
says that the affair was an honor to
the Masons of the county town.
M. H. Marsh of Rochester, N. Y,
for several years among the more
prominent guests at Grove Hall,
writes that it was his purpose to
come here in January but that sick
ness prevented. Although much
better now, he will not come this
season. Mr.. Marsh has been greatly
missed this season, and his numer-
Gus friends here will hope for his
speedy and complete recovery.
A. P. DeWolf requests the News
to urge all citizens of the place to at
tend mass meeting at the Audito-
rum at 1880 tonight. The meeting
will decide what will be done with
the old school house. The commit
Zee appointed at a former meeting
will report that the property is now
N such shape that it can be sold for
he benefit of the present school
Let all take an interest in this mat
;er and attend the meeting.
Rev. II. j. Williams has been re-
appointed to the pastorate of the A.
". E. church in this place, and Revs.
4. Chandler and j. F. Allen, men,
,ers of the conference residing here,
lave been appointed to Shell Bluff
md San Mateo respectively. Both
re old citizens of the place and en-
oy the esteem of the white and col
'red people alike. Both are engaged
vt other work during the week and
'nly visit their appointments over,
sundays.
There was a large attendance at
he services of the Presbyterian
hurch on Sunday morning and
here is every evidence that Rev.
Or. Dorward is rapidly growing in
avor with the members. The SER
ice at night was not well attended,
argely owing to the TACT that the
lour of beginning service has recent
Y been, from some unexplained
ause, put to a half hour later. Peo-
lie accustomed to an hours service,
rom to 8, as have been the people
+ Crescent City for several years,
o not take kindly to the change
rom z 80 to 0. The change was a
Mistake. At the night service it
yas announced that at the prayer
netting on Thursday night the
lembers would decide whether or
OF to call Rev. Mr.. DOrward to the
astorate. OF course the News
ould not get the result of last nights
leetiug, but it is safe to assume that
he call was made, as there were
lany reasons why it should be made,
nd few, if any, why it should not.