The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-03-17
Crescent City News


Official visit TO the church here last
Saturday and Sunday, preaching both on
saturday night and Sunday morning, at
which latter service he administered
Inc sacrament of the Lords Supper.
Mr. Blackburn made a fine impression
on the church people here, and all re-
port having greatly enjoyed his sermons.
The M. H. Read real estate agency this
week disposed of some valuable grove
property, consisting of four grove lots of
D acres each, and all in good bearing
condition, property of the estate of L.
A. Ballard. Lots 50 and u were sold to
Col. Geo. T. Graham, and as they ad.
join 10 acres of grove already owned by
Col. Graham, the whole gives to him
specially valuable property. Lots 81
and 100 acres in fine bearing condi-
ton were sold to Elford M. Ballard.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Hill of Henderson
vile, N. c., who have been spending
the season at Daytona, have but recently
completed trip down the east coast
TO Miami and Palm Beach, and on their
return decided TO spend the balance of
the season at New Smyrna. For some
reason known only to themselves, these
good people decided TO cut Crescent
City out this season, much to the regret
of hosts of old friends, all of whom
hope they won't do ii any more.
Two special Pullman cars filled with
recent purchasers of lands of the Lake
George Farm Co., arrived at Crescent
City junction on Thursday, where they
remained until Saturday. In the mean
time the 40 odd excurSioniSts went
over the property of the company and
made personal selection of such tract as
they desired. The members of the
party took their meals at Grove Hall and
all the public service autos and livery
rigs in the place were in constant use in
taking them back and forth and driving
the party over the company's lands. 1t
is stated that each of the excursionists
represented four other purchasers be-
sides himself and each was empowered
10 make selections for five. Members
of the party expressed themselves as
highly pleased with their purchase. The
party was made up of a fine looking
body of men, all of whom seemed to
wear look of prosperity naturally. The
party was in charge of Walter S. Adams
the selling agent of the company at
Louisville, KY, and Mr.. Alexander the
local manager.
Fire about 2 o'clock on Friday morn
ing destroyed the barn and contents of
Her F. Babers on the Huntington road.
In the barn were three horses, harness,
large amount of hay and 1850 pounds
of feed. All were burned. Two of
the horses, worth more THAI $3.50 each
belonged TO Mr.. Babers; the third horse
was property OF RUDE Kirkland and
was valued at over $500. The 1850
pounds of feed in sacks had only that
day been placed in the barn. That the
fire was of incendiary origin there is
every evidence, and yet MIR. Babers is
man without a known evenly; he is not
the kind of man who makes enemies.
The door to the barn had been locked
with chain-thiS chain was broken and
the door wide open when the fire was
discovered-the fire was burning fierce,
" in two separate places. So fierce
were the flames when Mr.. Babers dis
covered and reached the barn that it was
impossible to save anything. 1t is
thought the door was left open in order
that the horses might go out in the yard,
but the poor beasts, as is the custom oil
all horses in a burning building, were
so frightened that they stood still and
burned up. That the object of the fire
bugs was TO steal the feed there is evi
dence, and it is not improbable that they
will be traced. Mr.. Babers had no in
surance and his loss is total.