The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-12-29
Crescent City News

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Fl. Smith of Ellabelle, Ca, the first
named the father, and the last named
the brother and sister of Mrs. K. Bor-
son, are spending the holidays here the
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Borson.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mccormick ir., of
Brooklyn, N. Y, were here for short
time last week, guests at Grove Hall
Mr.. Mccormick is son of the senior
member of the well-known firm OF Nc
Cormick, Hubbs & Co. OF New York,
and is on his honeymoon trip. They
returned 10 New York for the Christ
mas festivities
The Baptist Sunday school had de-
Thursday night. On Saturday the big
auditorium was crowded for the Christ
mas tree festival given by the Presbyter-
ian Sunday school, and on Monday night
the same place was filled with practical
ly the same people at the Methodist
Sunday school Christmas tree. Children
all had good time-grown, ups, too.
The dominant Christmas spirit seemed
to make "kids" of US all. That was the
best part of the festival.
The marriage of Miss Vera Wilson to
Mr.. Audley Eaton was solemnized at the
home of the BRIDES parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. II. Wilson, on Union avenue
last Wednesday evening, and by those
present is said to have been one OF the
prettiest home wedding events ever wit
messed in these parts. The Wilson
home was attractively decorated for the
occasion in palms and ferns. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. Adelbert
McGinniSs of the Episcopal church.
The guests were limited TO the relatives
of the immediate families and the init
mate young friends of the contracting
parties. Mr.. and Mrs. Eaton will take a
short honeymoon trip, after which they
will return to Crescent City, and after a
brief time will be Eat home" in beau
tiful new bungalow home now almost
completed by Mr.. Eaton on South Sum
nit street, The young couple were the
recipients of many beautiful and valua-
bic presents.
Capt. S. M. La Bree's new Cadillac-3O
touring car arrived on Sunday and is
now regularly on the passenger service
run between Crescent City and the rail-
road junction. The new car is the lat,
est model of the celebrated Cadillac
Motor Car Company, and is undoubted-
ly as fine, if not the finest, car in the
county. Among the points of superior.
ity in this car may be named: Its crank
ing is done by an electric motor-you
simply press button and push forward
the clutch pedal and the engine starts; il
makes its own electric lightS-a brilliant
steady glow; it has two complete sSys
TENS of ignition, either OF which i;
efficient for operating the car indepen
IDENTIFY of the other; the dynamo charges
storage battery; the dynamo is temper
ariIy transformed into a motor and auto
matically starts the engine; then it re
verts again to dynamo and generates
current for lighting and igniting. oh
its peach, all right, and passengers will
enjoy the luxury of a ride to and from
the station in this splendid car.
Rev. E. P. Butler the greatly love-
and faithful pastor of the Presbyterian
church in this place is at present pa
tient in Boston hospital, where he I'm
derwent an operation on Friday last, tn
I'D inst. On the following day tele
gram to his son-in-law and daughter
MIR. and Mrs. H. C. Pomeroy, told then
to settle affairs and come at once. Th
contents of this telegram soon Sprea
and cast gloom over the little town
where Mr.. Butler has lived and labore'
for several years and where his loveabl'
Christian character is known and ap
preciated by all the people. Mr.. ant
Mrs. Pomeroy left on the late afternoon
train and arrived in Boston Christina
day. On Tuesday Mr.. Pomeroy sen
the following telegram to the editor o
the News: "Mr. Butler has rallied from
the operation and may live Severa
weeks, though his recovery Is regarded
as impossible" While not unexpected
this sad news will nevertheless fall as
heavy blow upon the people of thi
place. We have all, probably, looked
our last upon his kindly face and hat
our final grasp of his friendly hand, bu
there will ever linger in our memorie
the example of this heroic commissioner
soldier of the cross, who, when tn,
final test that must come TO us all
reached him, went down into the Val
lev of the Shadow of Death with Smil
on his face, fearing no evil, but aSSure'
of his reward. May the pillow of peac
rest his devoted head during thu
remaining days of his life journey, ant
until the ebb of the tide shall bear hin
far and he meets his Pilot face TO face.