The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-08-02
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fever.
Mr.. Darby has purchased BIZ
black horse from G. w. Shinn, late o
Pomona.
1t is expected that the steame
Crescent will be on its regular run by
next Monday, if not before.
Mr. and Mrs. c. Thomas Shinn are
now in Illinois, and their return tc
Crescent City is uncertain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. II. Long of Hunt
ington left this week for Daytona
where Mr.. Long goes to engage in
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Braddock Of
Huntington are visiting friends in
DeSoto county and at Tampa. 1t is
Mr.. Braddock's vacation trip.
Mrs. S. M. LaBree and Mrs. G. H,
Preston will leave shortly for a stay
of several weeks at Highlands, North
Carolina, a picturesque mountain re.
sort
L. Eaton is building a one room
addition to his pretty cottage home
on south Summit street, and this,
when completed will add much to
the beauty of the home.
Mrs. w. M. Miller has been quite
seriously ill during the past two
weeks with sciatic rheumatism, and
for time was great sufferer. At
last reports she was much better.
The Crescent City transportation
company is doing good passenger
and freight business despite the dull
times. The new, flrst-class depot ac-
commodations at the junction has
helped this line.
Victor /. Carrier left on Monday
for the jamestown Exposition, after
visiting which he will go on to
Washington and Hartford, Conn, at
which latter place he will spend
some two months.
Walter Hawkins, the former we'll
known Jacksonville transportation
man, now general manager of the
Florida Fruit and Commission COM
pany, has been here this week look
ing at the orange prospects and So
Letting consignments.
The Misses Hester McGrady and
Lena Mizell of Jacksonville spent
last week here, guests of Miss Nc
Grady's father, Mr.. John McGrady.
These young ladies were warmly
welcomed by many of their old
friends and school associates.
Major J. l.. Burton is having fer
tilizer spread and blowing done on
the Albert jenkins grove. This
grove has some of the largest trees
in this section, but owing to neglect
the past year or two the crop for
the coming winter will be small.
Lloyd Preston left this week for
two weeks vacation at the James
town Exposition and Washington,
and where he hopes to drink in a
heap of useful information and be-
hold some wonders. Such a trip can
be made of untold value to any
young man.
L. A. Hurlbut will go to Detroit,
Mich, in about ten days to spend the
balance of the summer. His grove
is in excellent shape and will have
fine crop the coming year, so he feels
he is entitled to a rest. Mrs. HUI
but is now in Detroit, having gone
there some two months ago.
The home and grounds of E. 4.
Sackett on.the lake Stella rondo SIM
ply demonstrates what a man OF
taste can make in neat and artistic
home surroundings by a little work.
1t is the prettiest place in town to-
day, as far as grove and garden and
fences and lawns are concerned.
A letter to the editor from Hon.
w. II. Hooker, leading orange
grower from DeSoto county, states
that there have been no sales of fruit
in that county at $1.50 per box on the
trees, as reported, but that there had
been several bulk sales, where it was
estimated that the price would aver
age $3.50 per box. That's different
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Smith have
been here during the past two weeks,
guests of MIR. and Mrs. X. BOrSOn. |
Mr.. Smith in company with MI
Borson recently sold out his turpen-
tine interests in the western part OF
the county and is now thinking Sc
riously of settling or one OF his sew
erai,places south OF Crescent City,
and near the VOlusia county line.
One of Mr.. Smiths prettiest places
in that section is the home, farm and
grove recently the property OF Rev.
d. Spencer. Mr.. Smith has large
peach and orange grove interests IN
that section, and says he expects to
eniov the work of looking after them