The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-03-25
Crescent City News


county registration officer for this pre-
cinct and will have his books ready fol
all who want TO register tomorrow Sat
urday) the 25th. All who are qualified
should register.
Harry Powell has returned from
Nashville, Tenn, and taken his old
place in the Preston-Miller mills. AS
soon as he can secure house his family
will come. 1t is a little over year
since Mr.. Powell and family left here
for Nashville. He is fine workman
and the pail and tub factory was glad to
get him back.
A. X. Hawkes. Co., the well-known
opticians of Atlanta will have a special
ist here on April 9Th and 9th, who will
make headquarters at Lounds drug store.
Mr.. Lounds says he has assurances that
a licensed man of undoubted ability will
represent the company, and states that
all who are in need of glasses can meet
him in full assurance that they will get
scientific treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Pratt expect to
leave for their northern home today,
stopping enroute at Green Cove Springs
and Savannah, at which latter place they
will spend two or three weeks with their
daughter, Mrs. Porter Pierpont. The
people of Crescent City say au revoir to
these good people for the summer sea
son regretfully, and will await with
pleasant anticipation their return in the
fall.
Mrs. Agnes w. Seaton and her son,
Mr.. George Seaton, of Saugerties-on-
Hudson, who have been spending some
weeks here, left last week for Green
Cove Springs. Mrs. Seaton expects TO
build beautiful home in Crescent City
next winter on the property fronting
Lake Crescent, next north of the Will
liams grove, and which she purchased of
Hon. VIM. Ryan. II is one of the most
beautiful building sites in the place.
Rev. Father P. Barry of Palatka was
here on Tuesday making arrangements
for the building of the new Catholic
church, which will be part of his
parish. Father Barry stated that he had
already ordered the brick for the build
ing. The plans show church edifice
Of pleasing design, and somewhat artiS-
ic. Father Barry expressed himself as
we'll pleased at the success
Of the recent church supper, and is en-
ering into his work at this place with
great enthusiasm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel H. Wilson of
Utica, Ohio, who spent several days here
asst week, guests at the Southfield Hotel,
we're so we'll pleased with the place that
hey decided to make Crescent City
heir winter home. Mr.. Wilson pur-
chased the Smith place out two miles on
Union avenue. This place consists of
bout 20 acres of land and 400 trees.
There is also large house on the place.
t is also Mr. Wilson's intention TO build
fine bungalow on one of our town lots
nd Mr.. M. H. Read has already selected
beautiful location for them.
Mr.. Eaton Cliff has made suggestion
hat the News trusts will appeal to many
If our winter residents. This is that they
ret into the forthcoming U. S. census as
part of Floridl's population. Mr.. Cliff
avs that it is his purpose to do so; that
lie has large property interests here, lives
lere six months of the year and that he
eels he is part and parcel of the state
If Florida. MIR. Cliff says that he ex.
,ects to leave for the north on the 10th
If April, but that as soon as he learns
Who is to do the work of the census
here, he will apply TO him TO give in his
amily and property statistics. The work
If the census will begin April 18th. Let
other winter residents and orange grove
owners consider this subject from Mr..
Cliffs viewpoint.
Mr.. M. H. Read celebrated his 10th
birthday last Sunday, the Goth inst On
Saturday evening and all day Sunday
many friends called and left boquets and
mall remembranceS of the occasion, to-
,ether with their hearty congratulations.
Ir. Read has resided in Crescent City
Utmost continuously for the past 20 years
ind has done his full part in the develop
nent of the place, both in the way OF
his own property and talking
others into the notion of coming here to
iettle. He is vice resident of the bank,
loes a real estate business and talks
Crescent City all the time. May he live
ong, and prosper.
The special services at the Methodist
church which were brought to close
asst Tuesday night, were not generally
10 we'll attended as their importance de-
handed, probably because of the great
humber of special meetings previously
leld at the other churches. The attend
lnce Sunday night completely filled the
church, and the attendance at the week
hight meetings showed steady growth
md increasing interest. Rev. How
lrd Dutill of Palatka, who was in
charge of the meetings, is an eloquent
md impressive gospel preacher, and his
erieS of sermons constituted powerful
appeal to men TO forsake sin and lead
Christian life. 1t is doubtful if series
If more intensely interesting sermons
vas ever delivered in Crescent City
There is nothing of the sensational in
Mr. Dutill. He breaches the simple gos,
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