The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-09-06

iuo Sossloi III tIle AuulGOFlun sunday
afternoons.
Mrs. w. A. Russell is expected
home today from two months trip
in the north.
Phillips Cash and his little brother,
Henry, have been spending the week
at Daytona Beach.
Rev. DR.. Reeves has been quite ill
the past ten days and confined much
of the time to his bed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Squiers of One
ga expect to leave in few days for
the jamestown Exposition.
Mrs. G. l.. Chamberlin and little
daughters returned last week from
an extended visit to Clearwater, on
the gulf coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Capers, who
have been spending some weeks with
Mr.. Capers' mother, left for Jack
sonville last Monday.
Hon ]. II. Harp and w. B. Camp
bell were among the attendants upon
the meeting of the board of county
commissioners Wednesday.
Major ]. L. Burton visited Palatka
on Monday and later in the week it
was his purpose to go to Palmetto,
Manitee county, for several weeks.
Victor Smiley has purchased 20
acres of land of L. Eaton in Groves
dale and will clear it for peach trees.
He will put out 1000 trees this fall.
J. H. Babers is going to increase
his peach grove by 1000 more trees
this fall. From his 1000 old trees he
sold about 1900 crates last spring.
Mr.. Thomas who was last year ac-
cOuntant at the Omega mills, and
who made his home in this place,
was shot and killed in Georgia seve-
raj weeks ago.
VIM. Hutchinson of Providence, r.
l., is expected here early this fall.
He will build the new Austin house
on south Prospect street, the lumber
for which is now on the ground.
H. f. Waid opened his fish house
last week and is now shipping fresh
fish each morning. His market will
be a great convenience to the people.
Mr.. Waid will live in the Attic
boro flat.
Oliver and Harry Chamberlin are
clearing 10 acres in Grovesdale and
will set out a peach orchard of about
1000 trees. These young men are
going to cut the wood into stove
length and sell it by the strand.
There will be a caucus at the Audi
forum on the evening of September
Goth for the purpose of nominating
three school trustees for this special
tax school district. Patrons of the |
school should bear this in mind.
The saw mills at Omega have clos
ed down for a time in agreement
with all the mills affiliated with the |
Georgia-Florida Sawmill associa-
ton, which hopes to increase the
price of lumber by cutting down the
product.
Miss Maude Varnes, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Darling Varnes, and
Mrs. Alice Cowles were baptized in |
Lake Stella by Rev. Mr.. Sims on
Wednesday morning of last week,
and are additional members to the
new Baptist church.
The new Baptist church society |
has purchased the vacant lot at the
corner of Summit and Cypress sts.,
directly adjoining the Presbyterian |
church lot on the west, and will
erect new church house thereon |
this fall. The lot was purchased OF
James Padgett, jr. The society has
already pledged over $500 for the
building, and it is understood will
receive aid from the church mission
airy society.
Joseph McKim, well remembered
by most Crescent City people rs
guest of two seasons at Grove Hall,
has just recently been determined
incompetent to manage'his large es-
tate at Far Rockaway, Long Island,
his home. The court has appointed
Congressman William w. Willett,
ir, a committee to look out for the
person and estate of Mr.. McKim,
who has been removed to the River
crest Sanitarium at Astoria. The
papers say that Mr.. McKim has
been in failing health for several
wears, AID of late both his eye sight
aud hearing have been defective In
wears past Mr.. McKim had been an
active figure in public affairs at Far