The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-11-22
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Wald's pool and billiard room wa,
opened to the public last week.
Rev. Mr.. Thiot preached for the
Baptist congregation last Sunday
morning and evening.
Jason Long of Cropsey, ILL.,, is here
again Tor the season, and is the guess
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ira G. Pratt.
Capt. and Mrs. George Hall are
rejoicing over the arrival of a boy in
their home last Friday night, the 18th
inst.
Tom Russell returned to the John
b, Stetson University, DeLand
Sunday, after IL week of indisposition
at home.
VIII Maui has rugged up IL very
neat and convenient packing house
at the corner of Main street and Cy-
press avenue.
Adam Pruden an old cololed set
tier Of this place living in the Ross
vile suburb, has moved with his
family to Orlando.
j. E. Mccormick u Sons have pur-
chased the grocery store and bakery
business recently started in this
place by S. A. Kinnard.
Capt. j. P. Hawkins and family
have arrived from New York and
are again at their delightful winter
home on Park street for the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira G. Pratt and
daughter arrived last week from
Cropsey, Ill, and are again at their
pleasant winter residence for the
season.
A little daughter was born in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Il. WI. Hodges
last Saturday night. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hodges live on the j. l.. Burton
place.
Mrs. T. S. DeVeau and sister, Mrs.
Paine, arrived last week from New
York and are again pleasantly quar-
tered for the winterin Mrs. DeVeau's
lovely home.
Mrs. Will NJ. Miller returned on
Monday from Wisconsin where she
has been some two months owing to
the serious illness of her mother,
Mrs. Chas E. Cook.
Capt. and Mrs. w. M. Ritch and
other members of the family from
Port Chester, N. Y, are due to ar
rive this week and occupy their de-
lightful home on south Main street.
A spark from the steamer May
Haw set fire to the Miller warehouse
on the dock last Saturday noon, but
the fire was discovered in time and
put out before any damage was done.
Who said there wasn't going to be
q crowd in Crescent City this year?
It's here now. Bet you therell be
more visitors here this winter than
ever before in the history of the
town.
Amos Mccormick of Augusta, Ga,
last week joined his fathers family
in this place and is now associated
with his father and brother, Jesse,
in the grocery and bakery business
of j. E. Mccormick d Sons.
Up to last Monday, the 18th inst,
Chase 4 Co. had forwarded from
this place upwards of 40 cars of
oranges. They have a large force of
men in their packing house on the
dock.
Mrs. J. L. Overstreet is expected
this week from Galesburg, ILL.,, and
probably her father, her sister, Mrs.
Scott, and nephew, Mr.. Motley Scott.
And everyone in Crescent City will
be glad to see each and every one of
them.
Homer Ward, worthy and indus
trious colored man of this place who
by hard work has built up valuable
grove property to the point where it
is now profitable, is seriously i'll with
dropsy, and the fear is entertained
that he cannot recover.
DR.. and Mrs. H. f. Johnson ar
rived last week and are again at
their winter home on north Summit
street for the season. With them
for the winter is Mrs. Frank Brown
of Fairbury, Ill. DR.. johnson ap-
peared well pleased to be back in
Crescent City.
G, ii. Preston visited Savannah
and Macon, Ga, last eek, and WhlIe
aft the latter city secured an order
from the McCaw Manufacturing Co.
for 100, 900 lard tubs for delivery dur
ing the ensuing year. These to be
made by the Preston-Mi.i,r Com
factory in this place. The
factory is now running full time and
has all the business it can handle, OF
pals, tanks, etc.
Ii the anxiety of the numerous or
ange buyers who are at the local
hotels be any index, there must be
strong demand for Florida oranges
in the northern market There never
was a season when so many buyers
and agents for fruit commission
houses in the north visited this mar
ket, and there never was season
when so many growers sold their
crops on the trees, or +. 0. b. Prices
still rule high, A card from Nc
Cormick, Hubbs q Go. on Saturday