The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-09

a Personal and Social. a


turned last week from an extended st,v
in South Carolina.
MIR. Parrot has switched from ,be
Darby TO the Chamberlin store, where
he will now clerk.
MIR. and Mrs. Henry Hutchinson, ir,
OF Palatka, spent Saturday and Sunday
here the guests of the Misses Williams
Mrs. Victor Smiley and little son have
been visiting Mrs. Smiley's parents at
Huntington-Mr. and Mrs. ]. H. Babers.
E. L. Mathis spent a day or two in
Jacksonville during the week. The
Mathis Company is now getting in new
goods every day.
Mrs. V. ]. Herlong and Miss Ruth Her.
long, who have been Soiourning for
time at Hendersonville, N. C. were ex-
pected home on Sunday.
Miss Mary R, Taylor had advertised
an alcohol exhibit at the V. |. A. hall
for last Monday and Tuesday night, on
which latter night she was to lecture.
The Crescent City baseball club had
pleasant outing in Palatka last Monday,
though the pleasure would have been
all the more apparent had they won the
game.
A white barber who worked here for
week or more and boarded with Mrs.
Robinson, skipped out last week forget
ting C) TO pay his board bill.
Wallace Smiley and Her Babers have
gone TO Virginia for a time to work in
the apple packing business. Being OK,
pert orange packers they were selected
by the Apple Growers Exchange 10 help
out during the Virginia shipping season.
Audley Eaton, with T. C. Darby, jr.,
and w. ]. Newman, has gone on
cruise down the east coast, through the
canal, the Halifax and the Indian river.
They are making the trip in Mr. EatonS
launch, and are making il vacation
trip.
Miss Sarah Andersen returned on
Tuesday from two weeks at Sea
Breeze. She reports that her mother
is making slow improvement and ap-
pears to enjoy the change. Miss Mabel
Andersen will now go over and remain
with her mother for time.
Postmaster LoundS has been commits.
stoned by the committee of the Jackson
vile board of trade TO accept Subscrip-
lions for purchasing silver service for
the new battleship "Florida." All con,
tributors to this fund will have their
names published in book TO go with
the service. The battleship Florida will
be the largest battleShip in the U. S.
Navy when it goes into commission.
James Padgett, ir., has been awarded
the contract for constructing two miles
OF clay roadway TO begin at the interSec-
ton of the shell and Seville roads and
continue two miles south. The contract
price, TO be paid from the county bond
issue, is 81, 400 per mile. Mr.. Padgct
was to begin this week, beginning al
the south end and working north; this
for the reason that the clay deposit is
nearer that end.
Rev. F. P. Butler and Miss Butler did
not return last week. Instead, MIR. w. J.
Norton had a letter in which the good
pastor said he would try and be here for
service next Sunday, and that if he could
not come in person he would arrange for
a substitute. 1t is therefore quite certain
that services at the Presbyterian church
will be resumed next Sunday. 1t is fear
ed that Mr.. Butler was detained because
of the illness of either himself or Miss
Butler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene D. LoundS re-
turned from their wedding trip OF nearly
two months on Sunday evening. Dur
ing their absence they have been as lar
north as Quebec, where they visited the
shrine of Ste. Anne de Beaupry and
Montreal where they saw the cage IN
which DR.. Crippen was kept during his
enforced stay in that country. lhey
saw the peaks of the White mountains,
and witnessed the frivolitieS OF the care
less in New York city. Saw Washing
ton and Richmond and took in the re-
sorts of North and South Carolina
They have been some, but are glad 10
get home-and we are all glad TO have
them.
E. L. BevinS, who slipped quietly
away some three weeks ago, is having
real Joy ride through the northland' MI.
Beyins has lived in Crescent City ana
vicinity for fully 80 years and during that
fine has been away butlittle. 10 trlendS
bore he has written from GAINESVILLE,
Wis. and again from Houghton, CITY
in the copper mining district OF The
INNER peninsula of Michigan. From
there it is his purpose TO cruise through
Lake Superior, the Sault Ste Marie
canal, lakes Huron, St. Claire, Erie and
Ontario, and on down the ST. Lawrence
river TO the seaboard. He will visit
Boston, New York and Washington and
thence come home. Mr.. BevinS is one
Of our oldest and mostly highly esteem
cd citizens and during his long residence
bore If is doubtful if he has made any
trim TO the north. He writes that Inc
changes since he last saw that county,
have been wonderful To such man q
great trip of this kind is sure enough