The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-04-15
. Personal and Social. .

day or two in Palatka this week.
Mrs. E. G. Sackett spent most of last
week visiting friends in Jacksonville.
Mrs. L. A. Hurlbut and Miss Mary
Haak spent several days last week in
ST. Augustine and Jacksonville.
William McKinlock, young man
who has spent the winter here, left on
Monday for his home in Norwich,
Conn.
Mrs. Henry Hutchinson of Palatka
was the guest of the Misses Williams
over Sunday, where she was visited by
many old friends.
Miss Alma BurckhaIter of Aiken, S.
c., who has been the guest for some
weeks of Misses Ruby Mathis and Mary
Graham, left on Monday for her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira C. Pratt left for their
home in Cropsey, ILL.,, early in the
week. We will all look forward with
pleasure for the return of these pleasant
people in the fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Wells, who have
spent the winter at Grove Hall, left last
Sunday for their home in Little Gene
see, N. Y, much to the regret of large
circle of friends.
Misses Bessie Neal, Grill Burton and
Mabel Andersen represented the local
Society of Christian Endeavor at the
State Convention in DeLand last Satur-
day and Sunday.
]. H. Mathis caught 10 pound big
mouth black bass in Lake Stella last
Friday. No doubt about the size OF this
fish-too many people saw it, among
whom was the News man.
Voters of this precinct with their la
dies are invited TO attend the meeting
at V. l. A. Hall next Thursday, the 21st,
when the legislative candidates will be
present to address the people.
Mrs. James ]. Horton closed her win
ter residence on Monday and left for her
home at Attleboro, Mass. Mrs. Horton
has large circle of old friends in Ores
cent City who will regret her going.
Miss Edith Butler entertained her
kindergarten class at doll picnic on the
lawn and under the shade of the oaks at
the Presbyterian parsonage last Saturday
afternoon. Ice cream and cake were
served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert B. Bethel are
building a nice new residence on their
farm three miles south of town, and
their many friends are hoping that they
may live long in the land and prosper
and enjoy it.
The brick for the new Catholic
church was all delivered on the grounds
last Saturday, the contract for hauling
being let to Jas. Padgett jr., who made
quick job. The foundations for the
church were expected TO be laid this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Coleman and daugh-
ter closed their pleasant winter resi-
dence this week and returned to their
home in Cropsey, Ill. Their return in
the fall will be looked forward to with
pleasure by the people OF the place gen
orally.
James Padgett jr spent several days in
Palatka during the week. Mr.. Padgett
to have try at building some
OF the hard roads of the county and will
study the matter of road building care
fully. In event he secures contract,
he will do the work well.
Arthur |. Sykes of this place and Miss
Cora Studstill of SatSuma, were married
by Rev. ]. H. Davis on Saturday night,
April I'd. The young people are living
with the groom'S parents just north OF
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good wishes for their happiness from
friends.
. DR.. H. E. Johnson and Miss Johnson
were among the pleasant winter resi-
dents TO return TO their northern home
this week. They live at Fairbury, ILL.,,
now, but we are all hopeful that the
time is not far distant when they will
spend at least u months of the year in
Crescent City.
The mother of Mr.. C. A. Pratt, died
at her home in Milton, VT, on Saturday
last, at the advanced age of
nearly, if not quite, 90 years. MIR. and
Mrs. c. A. Pratt, who were on their
way north, it is thought would be able
to reach home in time for the funeral
obSequieS.
Mrs. Christian of indianapolis, Ind,
who has been the guest for some two
months of her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. H. Preston, left on Monday for
her home, much TO the regret of large
circle of friends. Miss Louise Lorick
Mrs. Christian to Indian
apoliS, where she will visit several
weeks.
Mrs J. L. OverStreet and her father,
Mr. Samuel Brown, among the most
popular of our winter visitors, and fast
friends of Crescent City and its people,
left for their home in GaleSburg, ILL.,
last Tuesday. They have been spend
ing many winter seasons here and both
own fine grove properties some four
miles south of the town. Their depar-
ture in the spring is always cause for
sincere regret
At the invitation of Mr.. w. c. Norton
some dozen or more of the officers and
delegates to the state convention of the
Societies of Christian Endeavor stopped
over at Crescent City on Monday and
Tuesday and held special services at
the Presbyterian church in the afternoon
and evening of Monday. During their
stay in town the visitors were the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Norton, at Grove Hall, |
both active Christian Endeavor worker |
Among the more prominent among the |
visitors were Miss Grace E. Townsend, |
state secretary, and Mr.. Karl Lehman, of
Boston, Mass, Interstate Field Secre-
tary, who made the principal addresses.
The meetings were we'll attended by
local EndeavorerS and the Christian
people of Crescent City.
Judge J. L. Burton tried a treSpaSS
case last Saturday wherein ]. H. Camp !
bell was the complainant and Sim An !
derson, colored man, was defendant,
and who had taken cord wood from the
lands claimed by Campbell under a tax
title. Col. Geo. T. Graham represented |
Campbell and Col. II. Z. Merryday APP
peared for the defendant As the value |