The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-11-29
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Daytona last week.
Chas. P. Hale is putting a big crop
of excellent fruit on the market.
Chas. Barker is shipping his fruit
crop which he estimates at some-
thing over 800 boxes.
The big Williams grove, beginning
early last week, is sending out a car
load of fine fruit each day.
Mr. and Mrs. w. ]. Pierpont of
Savannah, spent nearly all of last
week here on visit to relatives and
friends.
Rev. J. q. Dorward spent several
days in st. Augustine last week at
tending the sessions of the Presby-
terry of Florida.
X. Borsen had successful hunt
ing trip last week to the western
part of the county. He returned
with some 20 quail.
Mrs. s. B. Shaw spent the greater
part of last week in Jacksonville.
During her absence Mrs. Kendall
had charge of the store.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Benham are
having their lot on South Prospect
street cleared and will soon begin the
erection of Il small home.
The V. l. A. is again in full swing
and you may soon expect the ladies
to announce their program of enter
tainments for the winter.
There is unquestionably large
amount of old fashioned booze"
consumed in this place-that is to
say, for town supposed to be dry"
w. A. Sturdy of Charley, Mass,
one of our regular winter visitors of
many years standing, is again at
Grove Hall, having arrived last
week.
B, F. Tillinghast is clearing his
lots of underground and will enclose
them with a neat fence. He expects
within the next two years to build
a winter home.
Mrs. L. A. Hurlbut returned from a
visit of several months in Detroit,
Mich, last week, and with her for
the season is her sister, Mrs. May
hew of Detroit.
Rev. DR.. j. x. Wight of Green
Cove Springs visited his daughters,
Mrs. w. G. Norton and Mrs. f. IA.
Williams, at Grove Hall last Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Pratt are due
to arrive this week, having stopped
over in Savannah II week or more on
their way down from their home at
Milton, Vt.
Fred Hubbard has been spending
much of his time lately at his faith
er's grove on Haw Creek, from
which Il very excellent crop of fancy
bright oranges is being shipped.
The Lounds drug store has just
placed some very handsome show
cases of the silent salesman" varie-
ty, but owing to mistake in the
making one of the cases, of circular
design, had to be returned to the
manufacturer
Rev. Father P. Barry of Palatka
was q visitor in town Monday and
was accompanied by his sister, Miss
Barry of Chicago. During his stay
Father Barry celebrated mass and
called upon many of his people and
friends generally.
Miss Cora Norris of Wellsville,
Ohio, is here on ten days visit
with her mother, sister and brother.
She is accompanied by little niece
Miss Norris visited Crescent City
some two years ago.
Capt. w. NJ. Ritch and daughter
Mrs, Oxer, and Mr.. and Mrs w. X.
Oxer and children of Port Chester,
N. Y, arrived--last week and are
again comfortably settled for the
season in Capt. Ritch's pleasant win
ter home on south Main street.
Herman Terry has successfully
passed his examination before the
U. S Inspectors of steam vessels ana
is now a full-fledged marine engl-
neer-and u good one. Herman is
at present second engineer OF the
steamer "Pilot Boy" and under the
tutetage of Chief-Engineer Lawless.
Herman's friends are congratulating
him.
Hon Park Trammell of Lakeland,
prominent candidate for the UNIT
ed States Senate, is a son-in-Iaw OF
Mr.. n. c. Darby of this place, Mrs
Trammel is here on visit ana 1t Is
expected that Mr.. Trammel will him
self visit the town before long, IN
which event the News trusts than an
effort will be made to get the distin-
guished gentleman to address the
people. i
The people or this place are grieved
IN learn that DR.. d. A. Dunshee's
health is such that he will be COM
PEELED to give up his practice here
and seek a change of climate. The
doctor has announced his purpose OF
going TO Arizona soon. DR.. and Mrs.
Dunshee came here little over
year ago for the purpose of making
this their permanent home and Dr.
Dunshee had succeeded in building