The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-01-21
Crescent City News

Lucius Butler, son of Rev. Z. P. But
Ter is spending couple of weeks witt
his father and sisters The young mai
comes from Cleveland, Ohio, where h,
has responsible position in the Stude
baker automobile works. This is hi
first visit to Florida and the Crescen
City people whose pleasure it has beer
to meet him hope it, will not be the
last.
The special meetings held at the
Presbyterian church during the first two
weeks OF the month were so successful
that DR.. Work was persuaded TO continue
them through the present week. The
attendance has been large, the audiences
at the evening meetings generally taxing
the seating capacity of the church,
There have been. quite a number OF
converts. The meetings will probably
end with the present week.
Mrs. Fl. L. Tebbets of Lynn, Mass.
arrived last week Thursday and will be
the guest for the season of Mrs. ]. F.
Rhoads. Mrs. Tebbets formerly lived
here and was social leader. She was
one OF the charter members of the V. |.
A. and an active worker in that organiza-
ton. She moved to Massachusetts, in
the spring of 1895 and this is her first
return visit Naturally, therefore, her
coming is real pleasure to her host of
friends who remain.
K. Borson took large party of men
on hunting trip to Salt Springs last
week, going over on Tuesday and re-
turning on Saturday. The trip was
made on Mr.. Borson's commodious
launch. Those in the party were
MeSsrs. Posey and Long of South Caro-
lima, Messrs. Borson, Jas. Padgett jr., o.
M. Newbold, George Neal, Samuel E.
Neal, ]. E. Lorick and C. ]. Hunter.
One deer was killed and one other
badly scared But the party had lots
OF small game and fish, and what's bet
ter still, a bang-up good time
DR.. ]. w. Inches of ST. Clair, Mich,
who has been the guest of DR.. and Mrs.
G. E. Henson for the past three weeks,
is great sufferer from rheumatism, and
during much of his stay here has been
invisible to the public because of that
DR.. Inches was here much |
Of last season and is pleasantly remem-
bered by a large number of people, |
several of whom had the advantage of
his medical skill in recovering from
Illness. All hope that he will receive
benefit from his own ailment in the
nilder climate of Florida.
Readers of this department will kind
y bear with the editor for mistake
made last week in reporting the building
If new home on the Borson lot for
Cashier King. That will come later,
We understand. But seeing a pile of
lumber on the lot and the carpenters at
work, the News editor jumped at con-
Illusions. He has done it before. In
tead of the house the carpenters built a
mall shack. Speaking of shacks re-
minds US that at least two dozen citizens
AVE called the attention of the News
o the unsightliness OF this particular
me. II is nearly on the street line, and
S of style of architecture that ought
lever TO have been permitted, especially
n the center of town. The town or
finances define limit in which build
ng permits are required TO be issued by
he Town council before a party can
'uild any kind of frame structure.
inquiry reveals the fact that this form
lily was dispensed with in this case.
10 permit was asked and none granted.
t is the business of the mayor to enforce
own ordinances. In fact he took an
'ath that he would do so. And be-
auSe of this independence of authority,
nd neglect of official duty, the town of
crescent City has been saddled with a
shack" on its prettiest street, and in
he center of town.