The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-04-08
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Miss Shepard of Apopka, is visiting
her uncle, Mr.. T, c. Darby.
Miss Corrie Cheatham OF Huntington,
was visitor in town last week.
E. L. Mathis was business visitor TO
Jacksonville several days last week.
Mrs. ]. C. Grimsley and Mrs. j. l..
Overstreet spent Monday in Palatka.
DR.. ]. w. Inches of St. Clair, Mich,
is again guest of DR.. and Mrs. G. L.
Henson.
Mrs. o. A. Holmes of Palatka was the
guest of Miss Bowman over Saturday
and Sunday
Mrs. Smith, who has been popular
winter guest at the Turner House, left
for her home in New Jersey on Monday.
Mrs. J. H. Mathis spent portion of
last week visiting relatives in St. Angus
tine and viewing the Ponce de Leon
celebration.
Miss Theresa Cox of Goldsboro,
North Carolina, who has been the guest
of Miss Mary Graham for some weeks,
left for home on Monday.
Capt. John D. Pigue is erecting a large
new machine shop and ship building
dry dock on the lake front property he
recently acquired by purchase.
c. Fl. Preston took large party of
ladies' and gentlemen on his launch TO
Palatka last week to attend the ball given
by the Palatka Athletic Association.
Rev. E. F. Leysof Miami, presiding
elder of the East Coast District of the
M. E. church south, preached here last
Saturday and Sunday and held quarterly
meeting.
Miss Jessie Burton left last week for
st. Augustine and in time TO attend the
big Ponce de Leon festival. She will
remain some days longer as the guest
of friends
Ri. Rev. E. G. Weed, Protestant Epis-
copal bishop OF Florida, officiated at the
Episcopal church last Sunday morning
and at the Huntington church in the af
ternoon, good congregations greeting
the distinguished prelate at both ser
vices.
Mr.. Geo. f. Morse arrived last week
from his home in Portland, Maine, and
will be guest for some time at Grove
Hall. Mr. Morse is one of our old time
winter visitors, who with his family,
have generally spent the season in the
Pierpont house.
The supper Sand sale given by the la
dies guild of the Episcopal church last
week was big success, both socially
and financially, nearly 5000 being real
lied. 1t is probable that an effort will
be made to build new church edifice
at an early day.
Hon. w. B. Sadler of Lake City,
state bank examiner, paid an official
visit to the Bank of Crescent City on
Saturday and Monday. Mr.. Sadler
states that the bank has made phe-
nominal growth in the short time since
it was opened for business.
II. E. Scott has purchased the fixtures,
furnishings and good will of the city
barber shop of B. B. Harris Mr.. Scott
has long been in charge of the shop and
enjoys fine trade; largely on account
of his excellent work. He is the best
barber the town ever had.
The News has no report from the en-
tertainment given for the benefit of the
Baptist church last Tuesday evening,
other than that there was a good attend
ance and that Mrs. Fuller, the elocuton-
ist, and Miss Pitts, pianist, gave an ex-
ceptionally interesting program.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. J. Herlong of Atlanta,
Ga, who spent some ten days here on a
visit TO their daughter, Mrs. E. L.
Mathis, left for home last week. They
were greatly pleased with Crescent City
and may decide TO invest in property
here with view to their return.
Hon. and Mrs. w. H. Cook CT Po-
mona were visiting friends in town on
Wednesday OF last week. Mr.. Cook
formerly took an active interest in the
politics OF the county and state and in
which he was a power. Probably his
most important work was as member
of the State Constitutional Convention
OF 1885.
Beginning with next Sunday morn
ing, Rev. DR.. G. H. Ward, rector of
the church here, will begin series of
sermons on "The Future Life" DR..
Wards lectures have been long in preTa-
ration and are the result of many years
of careful biblical research. The News
trusts that this faithful pastor may be
greeted by large congregations.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Wells of Little
GeneSce, N. Y, but who spend the win.
ter here each year, returned last week
from a visit OF some three weeks at
Wiersdale. Mr. Wells is better pleased
with Crescent City as stopping place.
He is just now enjoying himself in daily
fishing trips on Lake Stella, Last Fri
day he landed one plymouth black
bass weighing nearly II pounds. This
is a big one Uhe fish but its size is
vouched for by Mr.. R. B. Smith who
was present when the fish was caught
The opening meeting of the democrat
ic cnmnaipn now on in this county will