The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-05-05
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A most enjoyable dancing party was
given at V. |. A. hall on Thursday even
ing last.
L. Eaton & Son are making fine
progress with the new residence of
Wallace Harp on Prospect street.
w. F. Glynn shipped the last of his
late fruit last Monday, the shipment
comprising over 800 boxes of vaIencias.
Miss Florence Newbold left on Mon
day last for Jacksonville, where she will
visit for week or more with her sister,
Mrs. E. H. Prior
Miss Annie Bruce of Palatka, who had
been the guest of Miss Mary Graham
and other friends here for some 10 days,
left for home last Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. f. H. Williams and
daughter, Miss Cardell, returned on
Monday from ST. Augustine, where they
have been staying for month and pen
ding Mrs. Williams sojourn in the hos.
pital.
The local telephone company of
which the Drs Calhoun will hold con-
trolling interest, is now being pushed,
and statement is made that the Crescent
City telephone system will soon be in
working order
w. R. Saunders has purchased the
vacant lot which adjoins the Methodist
parsonage on the South, and until re-
Gently the property of Miss Bard. Mr..
Saunders bought the property of Allen
B. Long.
The regular monthly meeting of the
V. |. A. will be held next Monday after
noon, May Sth, at $3.50 sharp, and as
business of importance will come be-
fore the meeting it is urged that full
attendance of members be present.
On Friday last the papers transferring
the timber and turpentine lands of the
Castle Timber & Naval Stores Co. at
Longs Station 10 Robert L. Smith were
signed at Palatka. This is the property
long under the general management Of
r. c. Middleton.
And the worst of ii all is that a good
local Judge OF moons, states that the new
moon which made its appearance last
week isIwhat is known as "dry moon. )"
There is evidently no hope then from
the moon, so you may as well turn TO the
clouds for relief.
C. c. SIadc has laid the piers for a
neat, new cottage he proposes building
on his lot on south Main street. Mr..
Slade expects to complete the new house
this summer, and as he will do most Of
the work himself, he feels confident it
Twill be we'll done.
There was some disappointment be-
cause of the failure of Walden the Wiz
ard TO keep his appointment at Y. |. A.
hall last Saturday night, the failure being
due to illness of his assistant. The en-
tertainment will be given this week and
there will be a large attendance, for
Walden is favorite here.
The c. H. Preston Co., has just in.
stalled a new and powerful engine OF
the Fairbanks & Morse type, and from
henceforth customers will be spared any
DELAY or Inconvenience incident 10 fail
ure of the refrigcrating plant This en-
CINE will run smoothly and regularly and
will keep the fans moving in the store
the cold storage plant in perfect order
and run the electric dynamo. 1t is ar
expensive and perfect engine.
Thos. H. Stryker and sister, Mis-:
Phoebe Stryker, and Miss Washington
left this week for their summer home a
Rome, N, Y. Crescent City people
have been rejoiced this winter at Mr.
STRIKERS improved health and conSe
ouent renewed activities and will rejoice
TO learn that he contemplateS returning
early in the falls 10 occupy his new
home.
News of the steady decline in heallt
of the venerable Rev. DR.. ]. X. Wight
father of Mrs. w. c. Norton and Mrs. !,
H. Williams OF this place, will be occaS
ion for sadness on the part of the man!
friends of this grand old man in Crescen
CITY. DR.. Wight was the organizer ant
first pastor of the Presbyterian church a
this place, and during all the years sine
. his retirement has kept in close toucI
: with the people here.
F. S. Cone has purchased the inIeres
e of NJ. H. Read in the Crescent Hill sun
division, and therefore is now sole oWhe
of that coming residence portion an
$ most DELIGHTFUL section of Crescent City
y MIR, Cone has arranged to place ne'
j. corner-posts at each block, deSignaIlh
the block bv letters as in the origin'
plat He will continue TO sell Inc lo'
either for cash or on The inStaIlmer
plan.
; Mr.. and Mrs, John S. NewboId {
Miami who have been visiting mere IL
the past several weeks left on Monaa
S for Jacksonville and ST. Augustine p'