The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-03-10
crescent City News
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| Nouhts Engineer IL. Il. EnSey wa
here last week to inspect the hard sur
face road work.
Judge Burton visited PaIatka thi
week on legal businesS-the great sea
of his court had to be repaired.
Orange growers of this section are re
porting a scarcity of bloom on the
orange, grapefruit and tangerinc trees.
Miss Lula Mae Hunter, long the popu
lar saleslady in the dry goods depart
ment of Mathis store, resigned on the
LIST inst.
The annual meeting of the V. A.
for the election Of officers for the en-
suing year will be held at the hall at 3 &c
p. m. next Monday the 18th inst
Mr.. and Mrs. X. BorSon went to Day
tona Beach in their automobile last Fri
day for day or two, having as their
guests Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Hurlbut and
their niece, Miss Peale.
Rev. Father Barry of Palatka will hold
veSper service at the Catholic church
next Sunday evening, with sermon.
Father Barry desires the News to state
that The collection at this service will
go to the benefit of the orphans in ST.
Mary's Home, Jacksonville.
Five car loads OF she'll were authorized
to be purchased for the repair of the
county road TO the junction at the last
meeting of the county commissioners,
and yet nothing has been done. In a
short time the need will be for 20 car
loads. That road is being ruined rapid
| ly. The time TO act is now.
The Lake George Colony company is
building nine miles of hard surface road,
or boulevard through its property, with
the hard surface 80 feet wide. One
road will run from Denver TO George
town, and another from north TO south
through the colony's holdings. Mr..
Alexander, who has charge OF the work,
is an expert road builder
Crescent City people, the News is
sure, will delight TO pay special honor
on Tuesday next, the 18th inst, to their
venerable and honorcd fellow-townS
man, Mr.. NJ. H. White, who will on that
day celebrate his Goth birthday. Mr..
White is the grand old man" of CreS-
cent City, but the News heSitates TO call
him old He isn't that He's 80 years
young-vigorous in mind and body and
filled with the JOY of living.
Miss Peale of Norwich, Conn, who
is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. L. A. Hurl-
but, has been drafted for song service at
the Bible Conference, and where her
full, rich contralto is heard in duets with
Rev. l.. S. Chaier Miss Peale also sang
at the entertainment given by Prof
Hale the imperSonator, al V. |. A. Hall
last week, adding materially TO the en-
joyment of the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Pierpont and Mr..
and Mrs. W. NJ. Davant Of Savannah,
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs B. +.
| TillinghaSt from Thursday the I'd 10
Monday the 9th inst The party came
down in Mr.. Pierpont'S magnificent
launch, "Rcvonah," with which they
had also toured the eastern waters OF
the state. During their stay here the
party were much feted not only by Mr.,
and Mrs. Tillinghast, but by other old
neighbors and friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Pierpont, who formerly resided here.
The Cooke Comedy Company is
holding forth at V. |, A. hall every
night this week in what il APPLY calls
musical farce comedy. 1t is seldom that
company OF its size visits this place
and some are pointing TO the visit as an
evidence of our growing importance as
center of thrift, money and culture
The more uncharitablc say that aweek'S
stand indicates that the company has
been I'D against ii and is here on the
nrinciple that any port is desirable in
storm. But the company furnishes
some very cheap amusement, and oilers
IN alternative TO such as fail to lind
pleasure and profit at the bible confer
ence.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Burke OF Jackson
vile AID Mr.. Tapprell OF Chicago
were the guests at dinner on Sunday Oh
Mr.. R. o. Burton. Mr.. Burke is with
the Drew Company at Jacksonville, ana
Mr.. Tapprell is the Chicago manager OF
the Eastman Kodak Co. He came 10
Crescent City for only brief stay ana
with the view of seeing the town ior 'ne
purpose of finding quiet place suitable
for winter home. Mr.. Burton states
that he was delighted with the place.
and although he had intended visiting
other towns in the state with the same
end in view, he expressed himself as
perfectly satisfied with Crescent CITY
and deciced not TO go further.
The eighth annual session OF the
Southfield Bible Conference Association
which began last Saturday night ana
will close with the evening service Oh
next Sunday is proving one OF the most
profitable gatherings of the association
vot held here. Rev. DR.. Jas. NJ. Gray
dean of the Moody Institute, chicago,
is preaching both at the afternoon ana
evening meetings and the people nave
manifested deep interest IN MS OiDie
expositions. Dr. Gray is most pleasing sa n;
sneaker, with a profound knowleuEe vi