The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-10-06

and ii doesn't hurt the town.
LA +. Babers and Lloyd C. Preston
attended the X. of P. banquet at PaIatka
on Thursday night of last week.
Encouraging reports come from the
bedside of Mrs. Lucy Chamberlin Hardy,
whose recovery is now quite certain.
Sidney Gautier is now at WayneSvilIe,
N. c., hoping that the change TO the
cooler climate will prove beneficial.
Benz Harrison, a well-known editorial
writer of the Florida Times Union staff,
was a guest at Grove Hill last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Hurlbut and Miss
Mary Haakc are due to arrive home this
week from all extended visit in Norwich,
Conn.
Mrs. ]. A. McNIarlin and daughter OF
Butler, Pa, arrived last week and are
stopping with Mrs. James on Market
street.
Miss Lucille Pitts, an attractive young
lady of Lafayette, Ind, is here 10 spend
the winter with her sister, Mrs. Sidney
Gautier.
Ii is stated that Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Clay will arrive soon and will arrange
for the speedy erection OF their new
winter home.
Quite a party of young people went on
straw ride last Friday evening to the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. r, B. Bethel,
where refreshments were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. H. Williams and
daughter, Miss CardelI Williams, arrived
home on Sunday from an extended So
iourn in Nova Scotia and New York.
Miss Brooke, teacher OF the primary
department in the public school and who
spent her vacation abroad, has returned
and will again make her home with Mrs.
Herlong.
There will be no preaching service at
the Presbyterian church next Sunday as
Pastor Butler will be out OF town attend
ing the scmi,annual session OF the Florida
Presbytcry.
Mr. and Mrs. II. NJ. Read have been
spending some time in Jacksonville
where they have been purchasing many
new household goods for their spacious
new bungalow home.
U. S. Surgeon Eber OF IT. Dade, Fla,
who has been granted ninety day leave
If absence before Joining the army in
the Philippines, spent Saturday and Sun
day here, the guest of DIR. and Mrs. u. f.
Henson.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Fletcher Allen expect
70 leave in a week or two for ChaIla-
hoochee, Fla, where they will live win
married daughter. Everybody Will
feel regret at the departure OF Mr., ana
Mrs. Allen.
An agent of the Florida Anti-SaIoon
,eague will occupy the pulpit OF the
PRESBYTERIAN Church on Sunday morn
ing. the 18th inst. In the evening he
will address a union meeting OF Inc
churches at the Auditorium.
Mrs. Geo. S. Crotty arrived in jack,
sonyille last Saturday from an EXTENDED
stag in the North Carolina mountain
section, She expects TO spend the week
with her relatives in Jacksonville and
will probably arrive home tomorrow
The Crescent City high school opened
for the wear under most favorable aus
pices on Monday, and with a heavy en-
roIlment. The faculty is composed o.
the following teachers; J. II. Seiden
pripcipaI; Miss Jane B. Bowman, assist
ant. Mrs Kanncr, Mr.. Waybright an'
Miss Brooke. Prof. Selden comes iron
Davtona Beach, where his family reSiue
He has had many years experience as
teacher in Florida.
The body of an unknown man wa
found near the pump at the norlheaS
corner of the Exchange packing nous
ot Crescent City Junction last Sunday
The discovery was made by MIR. HARRISON
the agent. The shcriif's Office wa
notified and Justice Marshall and Depul'
Sheriff Hagan came up on the lale 'ral'
Sunday and held an inquest. ne hla
had evidently been dead from twenty
f,ur TO thirty.six hours, and the Dou
vas in bad condition. The man wa
aged anywhere from fifty-live 10 slN'
wears. about five feet ten incheS TAI
dressed in shirt, overall and low shoe
of poor quality, There were no maiN
IN indicate violence, and the only 'h'h
to,nd in the mans pockets was circuia
hook of instructions how to pam"
the hook in good handwriting was 'n
name Tbos. Nilon, Providence, H.
Tho man had been seen at Denver an
nj Crescent City Junction during !"
week. hui no attention was paid to mn
Though death was probably due
na,ural causes, the verdict OF the Jul
was that he came to his death iro'
,,uses unknown and that the man WI
unknown. The body was buried
IIndertaker Torrey at the county's e.