The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-08-23

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Miss Atbiiean Miller visited Jack.
sonville this week.
Miss Malissa Higgenbotham visit
ed Palatka early in the week.
Lounds have their new seeds TO,
the fall planting It's a good time
to begin thinking of the fall garden
Will Newman has been laid ur
again this week with malaria, and as
a consequence the shop has been
closed.
Mrs. NJ. H. White and her compan.
ion, Miss Dunn, returned from a two
weeks visit in Palatka SATURDAY.
evening.
Mrs. l.. Eaton and daughter, Miss
Mary Alice, We're expected home
yesterday from an outing of several
weeks at Summer Haven Beach.
Mrs. j. NJ. Deaton went to Jack
sonville Monday to see her daugh-
tiers on the train for an outing of
several weeks in Highlands, N. C.
The Eaton home on south Summit
street has been improved in appear
ance by an addition and large bow
window, the new part being almost
ready for occupancy.
w. b. Campbell, who comes about
us near knowing as any man in this
section, estimates that the orange
crop hereabouts this winter will be
fully as large, if not larger, than last
season.
Major j. L. Burton expects to
spend a few days at Summer Haven
and then go to Palmetto, Manitee
county for a short time. Mrs. Bur-
ton and Miss Jessie are at the latter
place.
Mrs. &. H. Preston, Mrs. s. M. La
Bree and the Misses Halle and
Mary Deaton left on Monday for
Highlands, N. G., where they will
remain until about the first of Oc-
tober.
The Preston-Miller company has
made some heavy cypress tank ship
ments during the week and has a
large number of orders booked. The
pail and tub mill is running at
its full capacity.
Mr.. and Mrs. James T. McGrady
of Denver entertained a large party
of friends and children at their
home last Monday evening in most
pleasant manner. The party was
given for the pleasure of the chill
dren.
Tom Clark is now the pufser of
the steamer Crescet, the position so
long held by R. o. Burton, whose
resignation went into effect last
Thursday. Mr.. Clark has all the
qualification to make him popular
and efficient officer.
3W ;B. Carrier took a photograph
OF 1.-THE steamer Crescent as she. was
going down the lake Monday morn
ing. The view was taken from
Capt. Pigue's launch, further out in
the lake, and should make an excel
lent picture.
j. H. Babers has been absent from
the Darby store several days and ru-
NOR has it that he is indisposed.
The people miss Mr.. Babers much,
as he is one of the most cheerful and
altogether popular statesmen ever be-
hind counter in Crescent City.
]. NJ. Deaton is thinking of engag-
ing in the growing of tobacco in Cad
send county. Farmers in that Sec
ton have been making money on to-
bacco growing the past few years,
and many of them have made for
tunes.
Mrs. Eddie Hancock died at Seville
last week. Mrs. Hancock, with her
son. lived here last fall and winter,
for time in the small Payson cot
tage and also short time in the
Swanson house at the head of Cen
trail ave. She leaves daughter and
son.
Mrs. f. S. Crotty has been quite
i'll for the past two weeks and at
present is at the home of her father,
]. L. Torrey. There have been many
anxious enquiries concerning her
conditions from u host of friends.
Capt. Geo. Crotty reports, however,
that his mothers condition is not
serious.
Mrs. w. G. Norton of Grove Hall
has received news Of the death OF
Mr., ]. A. Marshall at Terre Haute,
Ind. Mr.. Marshall, with his sister,
Mrs. n. e. Kircher, and two daugh-
tiers, spent several weeks at Grove
Hall last spring, and the party made
MANY friends. Mr.. Marshall was an
invalid at the time, and he had
GROWN worse until his death, July
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