The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-05-26
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| street.
| Miss Mabel Andersen has been spend.
ing the week in Palatka, where she
visited friends
Chester Norton is getting better rapid
ly. He did not have typhoid fever as
was at first supposed.
Mrs. John D, Piguc and children ex.
pect to leave today for Jacksonville to
visit Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. W. Long.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. S. Gowen went to
San Mateo in their launch last Monday
TO pay visit TO Mr.. and Mrs. John A,
Crosby.
Mrs. Norris and daughter, Miss Martha
expectto leave next week for visit OF
some time at their old home town oil
Wellsville, Ohio.
Mrs. T. S. Haskell, who has been
visiting at the home of her brother, C.
| c. Slade, left on Tuesday last for Provi
dence, r. |. Mrs. Haskell expects to
return in the early fall
Miss Ruth Hcrlong, teacher of music
at Marion College, Alabama, returned
last week and will spend the summer va
cation months at her mothers home.
Miss Herlong is an accomplished must
clan and the Methodist choir will likely
again profit by her presence.
Clay Cradle came up from his home
in Manitee county last week TO be pres
ent at the school closing exercises, and
witness the promotion of his little
daughter, who has been 4 pupil of the
school during the past year. During his
brief stay Mr.. Cradle was The guest Of
his parents, Judge and Mrs. j. L. Burton.
A. G. Brewer of Savannah, formerly
general freight agent of the Beach &
Miller Line, is spending few days in
the city auditing the books and accounts
OF that line. Mr.. Brewer met with a Sc
rious accident in Savannah last winter
which placed him in a hospital for sew
eral months and is only now getting out
again. His Crescent City friends are
greatly pleased TO see him.
Postmaster f. D. LoundS attended the
annual state convention of poStmasterS
in St. Petersburg last week, of which
body he is leader. Mr.. LoundS is re
garded as one of the most efficient fourth
class postmaSterS in the state and the
people of Crescent City are proud o.
him. He is always on the job and hi
iservice is prompt and pleasing. Hi'
quarters are crampcd, but he hopes tc
secure better soon. Indeed he will be
obliged to, for the place now occupied
is wholly inadequate 10 care for the
winter business.
The revival services at the Methods
church have been continued through the
present week, with good but not as large
, an attendance as the pastor had hoped
for. Rev. II. +. Partridge of Hastings
one of the oldest and abIcst preachers
9 in the Florida Conference, has beer
preaching some strong sermons, ant
which should result in great Spiritua
awakening. No service was held at th'
] Presbyterian church on Sunday night
in order that all might feel free TO attcnt
the revival. But heavy rain came u
| lust before the hour of beginning ser
vice and many were prevented from at
tending. The meetings will continue
> as long as there is an interest
Judge ]. L. Burton held court last Sat
= urdav afternoon for the preliminary
hearing in the case of Edgar YounamuS
big, burly negro charged with th'
murder of a negro named Henry Polite
/. at Wainwright's mill on the night o
March 10th. There was a large attend
ance of witnesses. Sheriff kcnncrl!
who had arrested YounamuS carly in thu
week at Longs Station, brought hin
: from the Palatka Jail for the hearing
When asked to plead, YounamuS stated
Well, ledge | shot him, but don
know whether is guilty or not Inc
t evidence of witnesses was conclusive
# and Judge Burton held IounamuS with
5 ont bonds TO the circuit court on charg'
! of murder in the first degree.
MIR. and Mrs Frank Buck are leavin!
this week for their summer stay in fhila
deIphia, being the last OF our winte
residents TO return north. Mr.. and Mrs
Buck, however, arc no longer looke'
upon as winter residents, but as rea
4 citizens of the place who are SO happll
ID situated rs TO be able TO take Summe
e vacation each year Mr.. Bucks Spler
M did grove property, where he raises
standard ouality of Florida naVa
oranges, together with other line Vari'
Of tes, and his deep interest in the cuI'ur
If GOOD fruit, has so identified him viii
N the industry of the place that all loo
is upou him as one OF our substantial hon
people. All Crescent City people WI
4 wish for Mr.. and Mrs. Buck pleaSaI
summer outing among old friends an
= relatives in the Quaker city and its enV
al rons.
o Don't get the idea that because NJ +
d d Read has sold out his Crescent Hlll SUI
ID division that he has quit the real eSta
al business, for he hasn't, Mr. Keao nj
b. b, listed with him nearly everything in IN
way of property for sale in this Sec'o
of that is desirable, and if he can't suit ye
o. he can at least give you points on van"