The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-01-07
Crescent City News
. Personal and Social. .
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Saunders.
The Misses Woodward, who have
been spending the holidays here, re-
turned to Jacksonville Monday.
John Wendle Marley and William
Gaylord Mum, of Cumberland, Md,
are among the latest arrivals at Grove
Hall.
Mrs. C. P. Hale OF Denver, Colo, ar
rived on Thursday of last week accom-
panied by her mother, and the ladies
are with Mr.. Hale at Grove Hall.
DR.. Warren L. King, wife and family
of two children have moved into the
Cowles house on Main street, and ex-
pect to remain until summer. They
come from Quincy, Ill.
The new aristocracy now making
such frantic struggles for recognition in
Crescent City is the result of thunk
originating in the head of 2 x 4 cad
wearing 81 hat. The composition of
the bund is three parts Goldfish and one
of-colic. 1t is to laugh at the strut.
Miss Mildred Hill, who has been
spending the Christmas vacation with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. Hill, left
on Monday for St. Augustine, where
she is pupil in the ST. Joseph's Convent.
Mr.. Hill accompanied his daughter, ex-
pecting TO return the following day.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. Borson took party
of friends to Palatka on their launch
Wednesday, returning in the evening.
The guests included Rev. and Mrs. ]. c.
Dorward, Mr.. and Mrs. Smith Cobb OF
Albany, N. Y, Mrs. w. H. Fuller and
Miss White of Live Oak.
John Mccormick, senior of the big
New York fruit commission house OF
Mccormick, Hubs & Co., who have
extensive grove holdings here, was ex.
pected to arrive this week for an ex.
tended stay at Greve Hall. The people
of Crescent City are always glad TO see
Mr.. Mccormick.
Mr. and Mrs. c. H. Preston took a
party TO Palatka on Thursday night TO
attend the New Years dance of the
Athletic Club, the trip being made on
Mr.. Preston's elegant and commodious
new launch. 1t was a cold night, but
all in the party were as comfortable as
they could have been in their own
home. Supper was served on the boat
going and lunch on the return.
H. F. Johnson formerly of this place,
and who in the later years conducted q
wheelwright and blacksmithing shop al
Grovesdale, but who was obliged to
give up owing to ill health, writes from
Wildwood that his health is gradually
returning and that he will probably re
engage in business at Coleman, Fla
This will be pleasant news to all Mr.
Johnson's old friends.
Hon. and Mrs. Geo. L. Thompson
and their son, Richmond, OF Kings Park
Long Island, arrived last week at Grow,
Hall. Mr.. Thompson, who is membe
of the general assembly of New Yorl
was obliged 10 return TO his Legislative
duties at Albany, but Mrs. Thompson
and son will remain some time, hoping
for the speedy return TO health of tn,
boy, in whose interest the trip is taken
Mrs. ]. L. Burton is recovering slowl,
from severe illness.
The special evangelistic services nov
being conducted at the Presbyterian
church by Rev. DR.. c. L. Work, paste
evangelist of the Florida Presbytery
are attracting large audiences night
and are bound to result in more activ
spiritual life in the place. DR.. Wor
will probably continue the meeting
through the coming week. He is a
earnest and interesting preacher.
The advantages of Crescent City as
,, section for the growing OF citrus frui
was never more thoroughly demon
strated than during the cold of la
week. AT points more than 100 mile
south the mercury went three and fol
degrees lower than at this place, and {
many places south there is no questio
of the destruction of the fruit crol
Here very many of the growers hay
been unable to determine the extent I
damage, large part of the fruit shown
no signs of injury.
The Southfield Bible Conference mo
called the Florida Bible Conferenc
. will hold its sessions in the auditorium
this year from February 26 TO March 6t
inclusive. The speakers thus far e
gagged are Rev. DR.. c.. |. Scofield,
Dallas, Texas, editor OF the new Sc
field Reference Bible, and Rev. l..
/ Chafer, president-secretary of the ass
8, citation. There will also be gospel sin
e ers. VIM. c. Norton of this place
e one of the trustees of the associatio
{: from whom further particulars may
= had.
% Hon. w. H. Cook OF Pomona spe
!, portion of Sunday in town where
N was the guest at dinner of his nice
"a Mrs. w. NJ. Miller. Mr. Cook is lar
grove operator at Pomona, and besit
a his own property has the care of mu
other grove property. He reports Il
groves not fired in his section have ,
y. questionably lost their fruit In his o.
grove he had made preparations for j
such an emergency as the late freezi
weather by piling wood in the cen
Is space for each four trees and havi
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