The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-04-21
Crescent City News

Ilehnlg home and grove property near
Denver TO Prof. Mariner, of Louisville,
KY, who expects TO come here with his
family early in the fall to make his per.
manent home.
E. w Harp has purchased the residence
on the Henderson dormerly Ryan,
grove near theriunction, and Mr.. Eaton
is taking ii down and will rebuild on
The southeast corner of block 81, the lot
facing Prospect. street, and purchased by
Mr.. Harp. last season. The house was
originally. erected by Mr.. Eaton and is in
fine condition.
Mr.. and Mrs.! WIN. w. Cary of Col
rain, Mass. who have been guests for
some two weeks at the Turner House,
liked the place so we'll that they have
purchased the north four-fifths of block
u. This is the old Carll home block,
Summit and Prospect streets. This
property Mr., Cary purchased of +. S.
Cone and w. r. Saunders, and on the
part purchased of the former there is a
good, new two-story house. 1t is under
stood TO be Mr.. Cary's purpose to sell off
some of this property to other friends in
Massachusetts, who will build houses
thereon the coming season.
Thos. II. Stryker has purchased the
late home of Mrs. T. S. DeVeau on Park
street. This is one of the prettiest
homes in Crescent City, the spacious
grounds surrounding embracing all of
block 90, and containing fine orange
grove and much in the way of ornamen-
tai trees and Shrubbery. The residence
was built by the late DR.. Thos. Seelye
some Is years ago and has always been
well cared for. Mr.. Stryker has occu-
pied the house for. the past two seasons,
and now that he has purchased the
property will make some improvements.
| The consideration is said TO have been
something above $4,000.
Quite a serious automobile accident
occurred last Saturday afternoon near
the home of r. B. Bethel, four miles
south of town. The automobile, driven
by young man named Miller from De-
Land and containing three ladies', was
making a pleasure trip from Mr.. Or's
turpcntine camp at Relay TO Crescent
City, and at the place above indicated,
while running about 20 miles an hour,
struck stump. Two of the ladies, Mrs.
]. C. Tate of Jacksonville and Miss
Brewer were injured-the former quite
seriously, and the latter only badly
bruised. Miss Jennie Lou Orr, the |
other lady occupant, and Mr.. Miller,
were not hurt The injured ladies were |
taken 10 Mr.. Bethel's home, where they |
were cared for and where they were |
later visited by DR.. Henson. The auto
was quite badly damaged and the fol-
lowing day was brought here for repair. |
At last report Mrs. Tate was improving |
rapidly and expected to leave for home
by Wednesday.
A citizens meeting was held at the
Auditorium on Thursday night of last |
week, the purpose of which was TO urge |
the Florida East Coast Railway TO run a
line through Crescent City. Some 40
or 50 leading men of the place were
present and the meeting was presided
over by Col. G. T. Graham. 1t had been
stated that Mr.. Flagler was going to build
a road through the interior OF the State
TO tap the Lake Okeechobee territory,
and it was for the purpose of finding out
if Crescent City was TO be on this line
that the meeting was held. Col. Graham
appointed committee of seven to see
officials of the road. One of the commit
fee. Mr.. E. H. Williams, who at the time
was in ST. Augustine, was request
cd to see Mr.. Parrot, president OF the
road. Mr.. Williams saw Mr. Ingram,
vice president of the Florida East Coast
Rv. and made the following report:
"There is absolutely no foundation con-
corning the extension of the Florida
East Coast Ry. through or in the vicinity
of Crescent City; that the only contract
which has been let, is for branch line
from Maytown, VoluSia county, South.