The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-21
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Ildic, dIIlNcu ldSt week from AttleDOTO,
Mass, and are again at their pleasant
winter home here.
Mrs. w. C. Norton, who has been
spending several months in New York
state, returned on Friday last, greatly
improved in health.
The pressing need of Crescent City is
more houses and then, some more.
People who would come here cannot for
the reason that they cannot secure
houses.
Chase s. Co.'S packing house at the
junction shipped car loads of oranges
last week, the first of the season from
this place. Nye's packing house at the
junction, also made shipments.
Tim Allen who has been packing
apples in Virginia for several weeks re-
turned on Saturday greatly pleased with
his experience. He will join the groupe
OF expert orange packers here for the
winter.
+. S. Cone has the lumber on the
ground for the construction OF a two
story dwelling on Summit street opposite
the Episcopal church. MIR. Cone will
either sell or rent the house when COM
pleted.
The town council at its meeting last
week granted a ten year franchise for a
telephone system in the city to DR.. D.
fl. Calhoun and G. Jos. Braddock.
Now maybe we will have telephone
system and "Hello Girl"
Rev. DR.. Geo. H. Ward, for Is years
rector of the Episcopal church here, and
who resigned early in the summer, has
made arrangements TO take charge OF
two or three mission churches on the
ST. Johns river, one of which is at Man
DARN.
The Episcopal church has no imme-
diate prospect of securing rector IN
place of DR.. Ward. 1t seems that in or
der TO engage rector some guarantee
of living salary is required, condi-
ton that was long waived by the former
rector.
The announcement is made OF the
marriage at Jacksonville on Monday, the
18th, of Mr.. Sidney Gautier, and Miss
Cleo Pitts. Miss Pitts is the very at
tractive ward of Mr.. and Mrs. John Van
Pearse of ST. Johns Park. Mr. Gautier
| is the only son of the late Walter eau
tier of this place.
Mrs Mary Scott Miller entertained
party of friends on a launch ride inns
week with Mai. ]. w. Sackett OF the
U. S. engineering department as Inc
guest of honor. The party went VI
Haw Creek and stopped for dinner a
ST. Johns Park.
Ouite a number of the ladies OF the v
I A. have formed a class for the study
of the works of Thos. CarlySle, the olS
tinguished British critic and historian
the class TO be called the "ClaSS II
Carlysle." The class mel this "eef
with Miss Bessie A. Williams.
Mai l. w. Sackett of the U. 5. engl
neering department paid visit to ores
cent City during the past week and wa
4 guest at Grove Hall. Maj. Sackett wa
I'D TO make report regarding preliml
parv survey of the lake with view Q
recommending an appropriation to Cor
gress.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson Tucker G
Georgetown were due TO move over l
Crescent City this week where the
will remain through the orange shiI
ming season. They will live in the "a!
SON cottage, the only house available
Crescent City people will give them
cordial welcome.
The Thompson house at Hun.ing,0
| v,,p burned TO the ground on Tuesda
nioht of last week, and is total los
The origin of the fire is unknown
There were a number of bearing orans
trees close to the house ruined by u
fire For the past year or more u u,
place has been the property OF Jas v
: ong of Crescent City. The house W
. good one and could not be replace
. for 81, 800.
L. E. Cole OF Davenport Iowa, n
been the guest of Mr. and MIS- D,
Tillinghast for several days MI 20
/ was for 20 years the cashier OF Il
Davenport water works, and clio
friend of Mr. Tillinghast'S' mat
has his eyes turned toward Flor'ua
= evident from the fact that he has Doug
;. farming lands in the Hastings po'a
i belt and has paid Crescent City MS st
ond visit within the year 1t is mo
i than likely that Mr.. Cole Will concur
10 make this city his home before lou
Why mott