The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-10-11
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y "o"iuiilS mousse III DeLand. Mr.
waterman is still in the north.
Conservative estimates place tht
2 citrus fruit crop of the Crescent Git,
) section this year at $1,000 boxes.
*. BorsOn has a new 15-horse pow
er engine in his launch, and is now
able to enjoy this fine pleasure boa
to the full.
Fletcher Allen has leased the Brad
dock residence on Summit street
next south of the Episcopal church
and has moved il.
Grosvernor Gautier and Harry
Chamberlin came from DeLand and
spent Sunday at home. Both young
men have good positions in the col.
lege town.
Capt. and Mrs. S. M. LaBree are to
tit up u neat business office in the
warehouse where their hay, grain,
insurance and express business will
be looked after.
Several old citizens of this place,
all duly qualified, were denied the
right of suffrage in the special cleo
ton of Sept. Both, and they are not
feeling any too pleasant about it.
Services were resumed at the
Episcopal churches both here and at
Huntington last Sunday, Rev. DR..
Ward, the rector, having returned
from New York, early in the week
before.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Smith are now
living on their place near Hammond
station-the old Spencer place. This
big and slightly home, with beautiful
Silver Pond near, and surrounded by
a large stretch of orange groves and
peach orchards, is one of the pref
test places in middle Florida.
l.. A. Hurlbut has sold his entire
crop of grapefruit, tangerines and
round oranges Except Harris late) at
Il satisfactory price on the trees.
Mr.. Hurlbut has large crop of very
fine fruit and buyers had made him
several fine offers for it, but he had
refused all offers up to last Thursday
when a satisfactory one was made
and accepted,
Hon. l.. &. Stephens of Palatka,
chairman of the board of county
commissioners, and Commissioner
Solana of San Mateo, were guests at
Crescent Inn last Thursday night.
With Commissioner Middleton of
Pomona these gentlemen had been
going over the route of the proposed
hard road from East Palatka, via
San Mateo and Dunns Greek to Cres-
cent City.
Mr.. and Mrs. f H. Williams and
little daughter, Cardelle, and Mrs.
w. ID. Williams, who arrived from
New York last week, will put the
residence on the lake front of the big
Williams grove in condition for &C.
cupancy and will go to housekeeping
there this winter. 1t is one of the
prettiest home locations hereabouts.
At present the family are at Grove
Hall.
The New York Packer of last Sat
urday says; "a few Jamaica orang-
es are coming forward. They started
last week with several hundred bar
rels which were brought in by the
United Fruit Co. This firm also had
about 400 barrels this week. Next
week Mccormick, Hubbs q Co, and
other local importers will begin to
receive shipments. The first prices
realized on last weeks sales ranged
from SIPS to $3.50. The fruit is being
sold at auction by Brown d Sec
comb"
The marriage of Mr.. Arthur B.
Appleby and Miss Minnie w. Hogg
was solemnized at the home of the
bride in Kline, Barnwell Co., S. c.,
late last week. Mr.. and Mrs. APP
pleby came direct to Crescent City,
where they will make their home,
Mr.. Appleby being a clerk in the q.
H. Preston Co. store. The wedding
was in the nature of a surprise to
Mr.. Appleby's friends here, but all
have recovered and are offering him
heartiest congratulations. The bride
is spoken of rs highly accomplish
ed lady, who will be royalty well
coined to the hearts and homes of
our people.
The marriage of Mrs. Elizabeth
D. Lynch of this place to Mr.. o.
Pierre Havens of Jacksonville, was
solemized at the Fifth Ave. Baptist
church, New York City, on Friday,
Sept. 9th, Rev. DR.. Aked, the pas
tor officiating. All the members VI
the brides family were present eX-
cept Capt. Ivory, who arrived here
some ten days before the ceremony
Mrs. Ravens is well known to the
neople of Crescent City, where she
owns pleasant cottage, occupied
during the winter seasons by her
parents Capt. and Mrs. Ivory. Mr.
Ravens is the well-known photo
graphic artist of Jacksonville 1t is
understood that Mrs. Ravens VIII
continue to spend much of the win