The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-11-24

a Personal and Social. .

E. H. Williams and daughter, Miss
Cardell Williams, spent Sunday at St
Augustine.
Miss Nellie Grimsley entertained g
large party of young people last Friday
evening in honor of Prof. Hammer.
Mrs. T. S. DeVeau expects to spend
a part OF The winter here, and has en-.
gagged board with Mrs. Frank Gautier
The ladies of The Baptist church have
changed the hour of their proposed
Thanksgiving dinner from 5 o'clock, as
first decided, TO p. m.
Mrs. Henry G. Hubbard and little
daughter, Alice, arrived early last week
and are again at their home-Hubbard
Park-for the winter.
Mrs. ]. l.. Maui is again occupying
her home on North Prospect street, and
with her is her daughter, Mrs. Stone
and two children of Chicago.
Mrs. Eaton Cliff entertained the ladies
of the Episcopal church guild one after.
noon last week. The ladies' are making
preparations for sale early in January.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coe D. Smith arrived
last week as expected, and their de-
lightful bungalow home on Prospect
street again shows signs of active life.
L. S. Bullock has purchased the inter-
eStS of the other stockholders in the
Bay State Fruit Co., owners of the
block of trees on Prospect street, and it
is said will soon build a home thereon.
Marley r. Hubbs of New York, of
the firm of Mccormick, Hubbs & Co.,
and who has been guest of the past
two weeks at Grove Hall, was to leave
today for home.
Messrs. D. S. and Chas. A. Hogan,
father and son, of Marion, Indiana, ar
rived on Sunday and as usual are stop
ping at Grove Hall. The MeSSrs. Ho-
gan have spent several winter seasons
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Pratt, who arrived
last week, expect to leave today for Sa-
vannah, Ga, where they will spend
Thanksgiving week with their daughter,
Mrs. Porter Pierpont, and see the Auto
races.
The aged mother of Mr.. ]. T. Clayton
died at her sons home on Summit street
last Sunday morning. The body was
taken to Welaka for interment on Mon
day and at which place funeral services
were held.
L. A. Hurlbut has sold all his oranges,
grapefruit and tangerineS, except the
l. lNN, tnt, 10 Me- Nxvn Of hr-
lando, who will pack them at the juno
ton. 1t is understood that Mr.. Hurlbut
sold at most satisfactory price.
Prof. H. G. Hammer former principal
of the High School, but now living at
Arcadia, spent last week here the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Lorick. Prof. Ham
ner's school at Arcadia was closed last
week because of dyphtheria in that town.
Mrs. Walter Perry and her son, Mr..
Harley Perry, and Mr.. Philips, of Milton,
VT, arrived last week with the purpose
to remain through the winter Mrs.
Perry was here some two years ago, and
will be pleasantly remembered as the
guest at that time of Mr.. and Mrs. &. A.
Pratt.
Arthur +. Lane arrived on Friday last
and is making headquarters for the
present at Grove Hall. Mr.. Lane owns
a fine grove property west of town and
close TO the A. c. l.. track, and is an
old citizen. During recent years MIR.
Lane has been spending the summer
seasons in Massachusetts.
George NJ. Prevatt, of Seville, was
here this week, juror before the fall
term of the Circuit Court. He reports
that the truckers of his section are get
ting ready 10 market fine crop of Irish
potatoes grown on the muck lands Dor
dering Lake Louise at Seville.
Record Some of these potatoes were
on sale here last week and they were as
fine as any ever grown.
w. A. Sturdy of Charley, Mass, ar
rived last week for his usual winter sea-
son here, and is again domiciled at
Grove Hall. Last year Mr.. Sturdy'S
two daughters spent the winter here
with him and they all resided in the
Pierpont house; the ladies are not TO
come down this winter, much to the
regret OF many friends.
The News has been accustomed in
mentioning the big packing house on
the Mccormick s. HubbS grove as the
"packing house of Mccormick q
| Hubbs." This it seems was a mistake;
the big packing house is the individual
property of Mr.. John Mccormick, who
was recently here 10 Superintend the
placing of the machinery. This pack
ing house is putting up the fruit OF Seve-
raj large growers hereaboutS'
The Beach & Miller Line has just is
sued pretty little booklet advertising
the delights of the trip from Jackson
vile TO Crescent City. The booklet is
filled wit pretty half-tone views OF points
along the route, with many views OF
this place. With this book well dis
tributed in Jacksonville during the tour
ist season the Beach & Miller Lines
passenger business should show big
increase the coming season. II is al
together the the most delightful day
light trip in Florida.
Among the prominent visitors due 10
arrive this week none will have a more
cordial welcome than MIR. Goldsmith IL.
Williams, who comes from far off South
America TO visit his sisters, the Misses
Clarissa and Bessie A. Williams. For
many years Mr.. Williams was one OF
Crescent City'S most influential citizens,
leader in every movement for the up
building of the town. Then came the
call TO larger field which he could moi
ignore. For many years he has been
the superintendent of the big fruit plan,
tations in South and Central America OF
The United Fruit Co. of New York, and
This is the first visit to his old home in
several years. All the older citizens OF
the place will remember him and rejoice