The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-01-18
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Most of tho grove owners are put
ting on fertilizer now.
l.. S. Turner was business visitor
to Palatka last Monday.
Mrs. j. l.. Burton is visiting hel
son at Braidentown and expects tC
be absent several weeks.
Mrs. Henry G. Hubbard arrived
last week and is again at her beauti-
full home in Hubbard Park.
Hon. j. H. Harp is spending the
week in Jacksonville in attendance
upon the Masonic Grana Lodge.
John Vincent is going to put up a
new barber shop on his home lot on
Main street and has let the contract
to Mr.. Studstill.
Dan Daniels has moved to the
place east of Capt. Miller's and will
work on Capt. Miller's grove and
home place.
Mrs. r. F. Adams of Palatka spent
last week here the guest of her
father, Hon. j. II. Harp, and sister,
Mrs. l.. Eaton.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Braddock are
rejoicing over the arrival of u son
at their home on Monday of last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Merrill of Pa
latka are expected here to-day to
spend Saturday and Sunday as
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Gowen.
The Misses Deem of Espanola and
Miss Williams of Georgia, three at
tractive young ladies, were the
guests last week of Mrs. James Pad
gett jr.
Mrs. f. II, Prior of Jacksonville,
who, with her bright little daughter,
has been the guest of her sister, Miss
Florenc Newbold, and other rela-
tives since holiday week, left for her
home on Monday.
The town council has authorized
the extension of the brick sidewalk
on the north side of Central avenue
from Summit street to Preston's
store, and the same will be laid rs
soon as the brick can be secured.
Blaine Shiver reopened the Chase
& Co. packing house again on Mon
day and is again forwarding fruit for
that firm at lively rate. The dam
age to the fruit in this section by the
late Christmas cold is now seen not
to have been half as bad as at first
thought.
H.H. Cooper of Philadelphia ar
rived about q week ago and is again
with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Andersen
for the winter season. Mr. Cooper
was delayed in coming down this
winter by the serious illness of his
mother, who is now reported much
better.
John Mccormick of New YORK, Sc
nior member of the firm of McCor-
mick, Hubbs q Co., the well-known
fruit commission merchants, spent a
couple of days at Grove Hall this
week. Mr.. Mccormick is on his an
mail visit to look over his property
interests here and III Cuba and the
Bahama islands.
Miss Lucy Gautier has purchased
of the NJ. II. Read agency the south
half of block 80. This property
which is bounded by Summit street.
Florida ave. and Maine street, is one
of the prettiest building sites IN
town and il is understood that Miss
Gautier contemplates erecting cot
tooe home for herself and mother
fronting on Summit street.
B. +. Tillinghast Of Davenport
Iowa. whose purchase of two lots on
Prospect street for winter nome
was reported last week, has IN aoui-
tion purchased three lots In the rear
ON Summit street, giving him ample
grounds in one Of the prettlest pullu-
ino sections of the place. The adol-
tional property was purchased last
week through NJ. H. Reads agency
tt is likely that the Bible Confer
ence, which has been an annual fe"-
ture in February for several years.
will be postponed this year to a later
date not yet settled. Rev. l., >.
Chafer. the promoter and presldehe
Of fine association is teaching at
Mortified this year and will not be
ob,e to come down until April
though he, with the other trustees
vav conclude to hold the meeting
earlier, say the last week in FeOru-
ory and the first week in March.
Tho News will announce the Iiil'e VI
meeting us soon as it is settled deiln-
itely.