The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-12-01
Crescent CltV News

W. c. Williams, the young man from
Louisville, KY, who spent last winte
here at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Girarc
Alexander, arrived last week and i
spending little line with Mr.. and Mrs
Alexander at Huntington. During thu
past summer Mr.. Williams has been a
work on the Florida East Coast R'y. ex
tension 10 Key West, and says he ha
had good time, and a profitable one
He is on his way to New York and Jus
stopped over here to see his old friend
On Wednesday of last week there wa,
distributed 10 members of the Crescent
City Citrus Growers Association, the
local branch of the Florida Citrus Elk
change, total of $685. 80, the amount OF
freight ovcrcharges and other damage
due from shipments by the association
here last season. This amount was col,
lected by the Florida Citrus Exchange
and turned over to the local association
work. One man in speaking of this re,
fund asks: 81 wonder how much in
damages and overcharges for freight has
been refunded TO individual growers"
The funeral of Mr.. ]. C. Rankin,
whose death from paralysis occurred at
an early hour on Nov. 10th, was held
at the family residence on the foil owing
day, conducted by Rev. f. w. Way
bright of the Baptist church. The in
tcrment was in Eden cemetery. Many
Sympathizing friends attended the ser
vices at the house and grave. Mr.. and
Mrs. Rankin came here from Ohio last
winter, and had purchased the George
Hutchinson place northwest of town.
MIR. Rankin was stricken with paralysis,
and death was due TO that malady. Mrs.
Rankin has sent to the News the fol-
lowing card of thanks: 81 take this
means of extending my sincere thanks
TO the Masonic Lodge and other friends
who were so kind TO me during the ill
ness and death of my husband. Mrs. J.
c. Rankin"
A generally signed petition was pre-
scented TO the city council last week
protesting against the cutting out of oak
trees on Central avenue for the building
of the proposed new hard road. The
petition was drawn up and circulated by
the civicS department of the v |. A.
and bore the names of nearly all the
property owning citizens. No action
was taken by the council, but from con-
verSation with various members of the
board ii is quite evident that they will
not stand for any tree cutting on this
street. However, in view of tree mutt
latiOnS in the past, and the general sen
timcnt against the cutting OF shade trees,
il is well that our V. |. A. has taken the
matter in hand and given officials TO
know in practical way just what the
tax paying sentiment of the town is re-
garding shade trees. The pride, the
glory of Crescent City is its street shade
trees.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. II. Libby arrived
last week from Portland, Maine, and are
again pleasantly located for the winter
with Mrs. Frank Gautier. Mr.. Libby
has been putting in some of his leisure
time this summer on the invention of
an orange Sizer, and for which the
United States has issued a patent. A
model of this sizer is now here and set
up in Mr.. Libby's packing house and
works perfectly. The machine will
size tangcrines and grapefruit as we'll as
oranges. In the absence of specified
tons the News prefers not TO attempt
description of this Sizcr, but as Mr..
Libby is a good natured old veteran it
would suggest TO all interested that they
go down TO his packing house and see
it work. There arc other things 10 be
seen in this packing house, chief OF
which is its orderlincss. Mr.. Libby is
going TO have fine vegetable garden on
his lake front, and has large space de-
voted TO celery.