The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-03-25
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Miss Helen Tillinghast has been spend
ling some days at Daytona Beach.
Miss Alma Burckhalter of Aiken, S.
c., is the guest of Miss Ruby Mathis.
Mrs. ]. A. Phillips has been quite SER
iously ill for the past two or three weeks.
Mrs. ]. H. BaberS and Miss Madge
Wise of Huntington were visitors here
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Noble and Mrs. Dr.
Royston of Chicago, were Saturday ar
rivals at Grove Hail.
Mrs. ]. C. L. Basford of Como was in
town last week-shopping and visiting
friends and relatives.
Rev. ]. C. Dorward left last week for
New York. Mrs. Dorward and little
daughter are still here.
Miss Abbijean Miller entertained her
class mates in the high school at
O'Clock dinner last Friday evening.
The Crescent City base ball team has
recognized for the coming season and
will go after all local scalps.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. ]. Hurlong of Atlanta,
arrived last week on visit to their
daughter, Mrs. E. L. Mathis.
Mrs. J. ]. Horton and Mrs. A. B. Tor.
rey spent the week end in DeLand,
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Waterman.
There will be special services approp-
rate to Easter at the Presbyterian church
next Sunday A special musical pro-
gram will be provided.
Capt. and Mrs. Geo. S. Crotty have
moved into their new residence on north
Prospect street, one of the contest in this
little city of coy homes.
Mrs. c. H. Preston entertained some
Is ladies at tea given in honor of Mrs.
III. L. Tibbetts, and her niece, Mrs.
Christian of Indianapolis, last Saturday
afternoon.
The ladies of the Musician Club are
preparing to give musicale and social at
the Auditorium on the evening of April
Sd, and at which ice cream and cake will
be served. Keep it in mind.
Ernest Norris has purchased half
interest in the merchandise business of |
]. w. Long and is now attending TO that
business. The store and stock is to be
enlarged Immediately
The office in the Bank of Crescent
has new and beautiful clock of the
Colonial pattern to tick off the time, and
which was presented TO the bank by its
vice-president, Mr.. NJ. H. Read.
The "Bull Frog" is the name of A. B.
Torrey's trim y horse power launch,
which was put in the water last week.
The boat will be used both for towing
and for pleasure purposes. 1t was built
by Capt. John D. Pigue.
The ladies of the Church of the Holy
Comforter EpiscopaD will give a sale
and supper at " |. A. hall next Wednes-
day evening, March 3Oth. This supper,
also, should receive the patronage of the
people generally. Remember the date.
Wallace Smiley is again chief clerk in
ChambeIlin's store. Mr. Smiley is one
of the most popular young men in the
place, whose services are always in de-
mand, whether it be for managing the
packing of oranges, or in merchandise
ing.
The Southfield Hotel, which has been
doing a good business through the Win
ter. and has made many fast friends, will
keep open during the summer months.
MIR. kinard expects TO make many i'm
provements during the dull season of
summer
Jesse Mccormick, who has been ship
ping considerable truck from his farm,
lost quite heavily by the late frost Many
of his potatoes and other glowing crops
were injured Mr.. Mccormick had
been shipping considerable truck up
to the time of the cold last week.
Rev. r. w. Parrott will preach next
Sunday morning and evening in the
Methodist church. On the Saturday and
Sunday following, April I'd and Sd, will
be The quarterly meeting, when the pre-
siding elder, Rev. Edward F. Ley of
Miami, will be present and officiate.
AT the annual election of the V. |. A.
last week the following officers were
chosen: President, Mrs. A. B. Torrey;
1St ce-president, Mrs. c. H. Preston;
End vice president Mrs. Eaton Cliff; sec
re airy, Mrs. w. NJ. Miller; librarian, Mrs.
E. H. Williams. The office of treasurer
was left vacant until next meeting.
The Sprague House, under the mana
cement of Mr.. E. B. Cou,ant, has been
doing a very satisfactory business this
winter. Its central location makes it
easy of access to people arriving by boat
and travellers for ST. Johns Park have
given this house good patronage. Mr..
Coutant will keep the house open all
summer.
Mrs. ]. H. Bunker of Springfield,
Mass, lady who has spent several for
mer seasons here and who has a large
circle of sincere friends and admirers
in Crescent City, is again at Grove Hall
for the balance of the season. The
launch Josephine, Capt La Bree's
newest passenger boat on the lake Stella