The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-09-01
a Personal and Social. .

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Miss Grill Burton is visiting Miss June
Brown at Hastings.
The Ballard cottage is 10 be improved
and occupied this winter
Mr.. and Mrs. Slade have moved into
their new home on Main street.
The Hale house is nearing completion
and portion of their furniture has ar
rived.
Dave Gautier returned the past week
from three weeks visit in New York
and Massachusetts.
Gus Cheatham and Miss Stella Benham
OF Jacksonville, were pleasant visitors 10
Crescent City over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sexton have arrived
from Georgia. While there Mr.. Sexton
was seriously ill for some time.
Ed. Lumberg has gone 10 Chicago for
a months visit. Mr.. Lumbcrg will re-
turn in October and bring Mrs. Lumberg
and the children with him.
Mrs. c. T. Kings mother and sisters,
Mrs. Hamilton and daughters, who have
been visiting Crescent City for some
time, left last week for their home in
Georgia.
The family OF r. o. Burton and Mrs.
Rhoads and Frank, who have spent the
past two months at Summer Haven, are
expected home this week.
Miss Nellie GrimSby, who has been
visiting relatives and friends in Baxley
and Atlanta, Ga, for the past several
weeks, has returned home.
The many friends ofMrs. Lucy Cham
berlain Hardy are glad to learn that her
condition is little better than when she
was taken 10 the Jacksonville hospital
last week.
Mrs. Maggie Brownlow and children
expect 10 spend the coming winter here
with Mrs. Brownlow'S sister, Mrs
Grimsby. Their many friends here will
be glad TO welcome them.
Word has been received here that Mrs
Austin, who is visiting relatives in
Massachusetts, has had a serious fall.
But her many friends are glad to hear
that she is much better and will be able
TO return home in a short time.
Miss Edith A. Evans, who is residing
with her sister Mrs. f. l.. Bills, Prospect
street, is authorized agent for all maya
zines, and will be pleased to collect sub
scriptionS or renewals for any magazine.
L. A. Hurlbut left last week for Nor
witch, Conn, and will spend several
weeks there with Mrs. Hurlbut who has
been there during the summer. They
are expected TO return home the first
part of October.
Mr. and Mrs Cannon have rented the
Padgett place near the old school house
and will move there about the first OF
October Mrs. Cannon will be one OF
our teachers this year For the present
Mr. and Mrs. Cannon are the guests OF
Mrs. Cannon'S sister, Mrs. Graham.
News has just been received of the
death OF Mrs GrovCncr Gaulier in Cali
fornia where she and her husband went
10 reside about one year ago. MIR. eau
tier had been here on visit 10 his par
ents and had but recently returned. The
particulars are not yet known.
Capt. Prior, for so long the accommo
dating and efficient captain OF the
Steamer Crescent, has resigned his
position and will go to New York in
September, TO the regret OF the many pa
irons of this popular line. Capt George
Crotty, former captain OF the boat Tor
many years, has again taken charge and
made his first trip Saturday.
Splendid progress is being made III
clearing up the way for settlers on the
farm lands of the Lake George Land
COMPANY, This enterprise is OF unusual
importance TO the business life OF CreS-
cent City in that Crescent City is Inc
nearest point of any importance whcIe
the average daily needs could be catered
TO. This colony will be connected WIN
Crescent City by nincmilc hard road
A gang of men are now grubbing and
clearing A right of way for this road
which is 10 be eighteen feet wide on
ton with drainage bitches on either SIDE
nine feet across and three feet deep
Sixty acres of average land are being
thoroughly cleared up for experimental
farm purposes so that intending Set'leiS
NAV have an ocular demonstration as 10
tho nroductiycness of Florida soil. NcIIS
are also being put down and everything
got in readiness for the first party oil
settlers which is expected about the llrS'
of October. Between forty and my
practical Kentucky aud Ohio farmers
will comprise this first party nc
rionecr work is being rapidly pushed
under the energetic supervision OF o. D.
Alexander.