The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-03-29
Crescent City News

Miss Jessie Burton will have
charge of the Crescent City depart
ment of the News during the next
TWO months or more and the man
agement bespeaks for her the kindly
assistance of the people that she
may make this department thor
oughly newsy, something it has not
been OF late for various reasons.
Hon. James r. Howe of Brooklyn.
n. Y, and former member of con
gress from that city, is again at
Grove Hall for II season. Mr.. Howe
Is the owner of much property in
TINS place, u portion OF which has
been divided into lots and is being
disposed of through NJ. II. Reads
agency. The people of Crescent City
are always glad to see Mr.. Howe.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Samuels of Mo-
| line, ILL.,, arrived on Sunday and are
guests of Mrs. F. 5. Crotty Mr..
Samuels owns grove property a
little south OF town, but has not visit
ed this section in several years. His
old friends are pleased to welcome
both himself and Mrs. Samuels, and
their little daughter.
There is some fun ahead. "The
Young Ladies Single Blessedness
Debating SOciety's annual conven-
ton" is the name of the next enter
talnment billed for V. |. A. Hall,
and the time is next Monday eve
ming, April lst. Miss Jessie Burton
Is the promoter and the proceeds will
be devoted to the fund being raised
for Y. M. G. A. gymnasium here.
The general admission will be 20
cents, with 10 cents extra for front
seats. Refreshments will be sold at
the close of the debate. Fun is
promised all who attend.
DIR. q. f. Sprague has been nOmi-
mated and will be elected mayor of
Crescent City for the 18th time on
Tuesday, April 9th There will be
no ticket in opposition. The town
was incorporated in 1888, and DR..
Sprague was its first mayor, an office
to which he was reelected each year
until 1887, when Willis Kemp was
elected. Others to fill the office are
S. w. Goodale, F. S. Cone, A. B.
TORY, w. A. Russell, and j. w.
Cowles. DR.. Sprague is the only one
to fill the office for more than one |
term. All the eX-mayors are alive,
a fact which indicates that the du-
ties are not eXacting nor the life |
Shelby's circus and trained ami
NAL show gave two exhibitions in |
the South Park, opposite the South
field Hotel, last Saturday, both af-
ternoon and evening performances
being well attended. You see it isn't
often that Crescent City people have
an opportunity to see the elephant
go round and round in the circus
ring and they generally availed
themselves of this opportunity. The
show was an unusually good one.
Capt. John D. Pigue towed the show
to Palatka on lighters Sunday and
Monday, the last load going on Mon
day. Several cages of animals were
left to the last load on Monday,
among them being one cage contain
ing a great lion, whose roarings
were heard all through the day and
night. 1t is said many of the town
boys and girls played "hooky'' from
school in the morning of
that day in order to stand about the
circus grounds.
Tom Russell was thrown from Mr..
Padgett's horse last week by the
of the saddle while the
lorse was running full speed in prac-
ice for a race. The young man
struck on his head and was rendered
continuing in this con-
iitiOn for five hours. Mr.. Padgett
and several others saw the accident
and sent for DR.. Dunshee. They
picked the unconscious boy up and
carried him home, the doctor arriv-
ng at the same time and remaining
until his patient returned to con-
,ciousness. 1t was very close call
or the boy. Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
IRE very grateful to DR.. Dunshee for
lis kindly acts and intelligent treat
nent of the case, and also to the
many neighbors and friends for their
and loving attentions dur
ng the extremely anxious hours
the accident. Tom is now
ully recovered from the effects of
he fall and it is not considered likely
hat any symptoms unfavorable to
lis future health will appear.