The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-28
f" Personal and Social, .

Miss Bessie A. Williams visited Palat.
ka this week.
Ground has been broken for the new
steam laundry building.
Mrs. John Rafferty, of Lake Como was
visitor in town last Saturday.
Rev. E. P. Butler and Miss Edith
Butler spent Monday in PaIatka.
The water in Lake Crescent rose to a
point within 10 inches of the level of the
Beach & Miller dock.
Tom Grimsley has secured position
in the shops of the Florida East Coast
Railway at St. Augustine.
Frank Gautier, who is travelling for
the E. o. Painter Fertilizer Co. of Jack
sonville, spent Sunday at home.
The Cash ice foundry has more than
doubled its capacity, but the price per
short weight is still scrupulousIy main,
tanned.
The water in Lake Stella is higher
than it has been in four years and nayi-
CATION for the Gondola has been made
easy.
Miss Elsie Padgett spent Saturday and
Sunday at home, her first visit since
entering John B. Stetson University at
DeLand.
To anxious inquirer" Yes, St.
Johns Park is wet community with
water, water everywhere, but not
drop to drink" There was little loss
except to gardens, and the wafer is re.
ceeding.
Mrs. ]. F. Rhoads and Miss Grill Bur-
ton visited Palatka on Monday, and
where the latter secured teachers GER
tificate to carry TO the next regular ex.
animation. Miss Burton will be assign
ed place as assistant in the high school.
George Hall for some eight years en-
ployed by Capt S. NJ. LaBree, and well
and favorably known to all travellers who
make this place, is now engaged in the
carrying business on Lake Crescent, hay
ing the run from this place to Shell
Bluff.
Miss Edith Butler has been engaged 10
teach music reading TO the pupils in the
public school and will give one lesson
each week. Thus the children will ac-
quire very useful art and one that will
prove very helpful in after years.
The injury to the orange, grapefruit
and tangerine crop in the recent severe
storm was very slight and so well dis
tributed as TO make its burden rest light
ly on the community shoulders. One
per cent damage will probably more
than cover the bill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Clifton of Plain
field, N J., spent several days here this
week the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. c. J.
Hunter. Mr.. Clifton was looking after
the orange prospects of Clifton & Camp
bell. They were on their way to their
winter home at Braidentown.
Wallace Smiley returned on Saturday
from Virginia where he has been en-
gagged for some six weeks in packing
apples. He will take his old place in
the orange packing house OF Chase q
Co., where he is known as one OF the
most expert packers as we'll as the most
rapid.
H.H. Henderson OF England has been
the guest of the past two weeks of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. A. Cowburn. Mr.. Hender-
son spent some eight months in Crescent
City some ten years ago and will be
pleasantly remembered by many. 1t is
likely that he may decide TO locate here
permanently, in which event he Will be
warmly welcomed.
Beginning with the first of the month
next Tuesday, Capt. S. M. LaBree Will
regularly meet train 50 from the nor'h'
and which arrives at the junction little
after midnight. This for the accommo-
dation of those who go TO Palatka ana
Jacksonville, and who otherwise would
be obliged to remain over to the next
day. Capt. LaBree will meet this train
with his automobile, as he does the reg
uIar day trains. 1t will be big accom-
mediation.
The ladies of the V. |. A. are TO give
Halloween party at the hall next Mon
day evening, the 31st inst The pro-
gram will consist of pantomime, phan-
tom dance, good music, refreshments
and other attractions. The entertain
ment will wind up with dancing party
for the young people. The ladies are
hard at work to make this party sue
cess, both in interest and attendance-in
which they will undoubtedly succeed
This evening Miss Vera Wilson is to
give a Halloween party at the home OF
her parents out Union avenue TO which
a large number of young people have
heen invited. 1t is said the guests VIII
no clothed in sheets and some other
things to make them look as much ike
the WbiteyiIle conception of ghosts as