The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-05-03


Scott, of H., left last Monday.
t. j. Capers and wife of Jackson
vile spent Sunday with relatives
here.
The little son of Joe McGrady was
very i'll few days since, but is all
right now.
Walter Campbell shipped thirty
nine crates of Boston squash one day
last week.
Harry Sturdy of Attleboro is at
Grove Hall again for the remaindt I
of the season.
A. M. Kendell and wife are occu-
plying the upper story of Mrs. Darby's
building on Central Ave.
r. B. Smith after spending Il e
winter at the Sprague house has rt-
turned to Long Island.
The pond lilies in Lake Stella are
unusually plentiful this season and
lovely beyond description.
Mrs. Holland who has spent the
winter with her sister, Mrs. Morse,
has returned to Portland, Me.
w. R. Saunders is out again and
able to superintend the erection of
his new home on Summit street.
Rev. J. X. Wight of Green Cove
| Springs occupied the pulpit of the
Presbyterian church last Sabbath.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. P. Hale, who
occupied the Chamberlin cottage the
past winter, are now at Grove Hall.
Capt. j. P. Hawkins returned on
Saturday from City Island, N. Y,
where he has been for the past three
weeks.
X. Borsen is cleaning up and
making general Improvements on
the property he recently purchased
from the Gilbert estate through the
Read agency.
Mrs. J. P. Hawkins has lost her
valuable horse Highlander. He was
handsome, noble animal to whom
his mistress was sincerely attached
and she mourns him greatly.
The dance at V. l. A. Hall last
Tuesday evening was success both
socially and financially. An unu-
sually large crowd for this time of
the year being in attendance.
Frank Johnson of Grovesdale, who
was so seriously ill last week, is rap
idly improving. He has been pro-
nounced out of danger and will soon
he able to be up and about once
more.
Mrs. L. b. McMeekin and Miss l..
B. Maxwell of Jacksonville visited |
their cousin Mrs S. L. Benham last |
week They were accompanied by
Newsome, the little son of A. A.
Calhoun, ir., of Mariana.
Real estate is still changing hands
and Crescent City is doing well. MI.
Read is the man who is managing
these real estate transfers. He
knows his business, attends to it and
consequently has as much as he can
handle in his line.
The Aumack Cottage is for sale,
1t is an attractive little place ana
one of the few houses around Ores
cent City which can be bought. Two
houses have just been completed ana
three are in course of construction
A number of others will be erected
before the fall.
Some of our prominent citizens are
agitating the subject of laundry as
it would be grand thing for our
housekeepers. We have no doubt 1t
would be a success and pay good
dividends. Labor is getting to be
serious aud expensive question, while
laundry matters worry our house
keepers beyond measure.
The first peaches of the season
were brought in by Mr.. Babers last
week and pronounced as very good
bv those who were so fortunate as to
taste them. The Babers peachery Is
famed for its delicious fruit and will
keep up to its former record this sea-
The crop is large both as to size and
quantity, and shipping will soon be-
gin.
Rev. J.K. Wight of Green Cove
Springs spent Sunday with his
daughter, Mrs. VIM. @. Norton He
was accompanied by another daugh-
ter, Miss Jessie. Mr. Wight is call
ed the father OF PresbyterianisE. in
Crescent City, is greatly beloved by
all our people. He headed the move
ment which resulted in the erection
of the Presbyterian church here and
was its first pastor. !