The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-12-15
Crescent CITY News

SohSSuS VIII Dc dilORet0eT the pTetIleSt
little bungalow home in this section of
the. country. Mr.. Eaton is a carpenter
and something of an architect, and if
any such can be excused for spreading
themselves on job, ii is the one who is
doing it for himself and-his bride.
This pretty home is making good pro.
greSs, but there will have TO be faster
work done if it is ready for Dec. 9th.
Cashier C. T. King of the Bank of
Crescent City went over to Lawtey,
Bradford, Co., last week where he par
ticipated in the organization of a state
bank with capital of $4,000, and of
which organization he was elected
president. Lawtey is in the center of a
line farming country, its principle crop
being strawberries. The town has about
500 inhabitants and the people are pros
porous. They needed bank and sew
eral OF the leading business men of the
place took sufficient stock to enable
them 10 qualify as members of the
board of directors. Mr.. Kings presi-
dency of the Lawtey bank will in no
way interfere with his business relations
with the bank here. The Lawtey direc-
tors simply wanted the benefit of his
experience, and it is only expected that
he will make monthly visits of SuperviS-
ion to the new bank, which will be
managed by cashier and the local d.
reCtorS
Local merchants may not be aware of
ii but nevertheless ii is fact that large
amount of money leaves this place each
week for groceries and other household
necessities, sent by citizens who buy di-
rect from mail order houses in Chicago
and other large cities in the north. OF
course it is really no business of the
News, or of anyone else for that matter,
where people buy goods and neither
can the people who send away cash for
goods be blamed for buying where they
can buy the cheapest. 1t is a fact, how
ever, that such practice hurts the town
in that il takes good money out of local
circulation and makes the place poorer-
well, great deal poorer. AT the lowest
calculation every $40 sent away makes
this town $50 poorer, for that len dollars
would pass along here and pay five
times its purchasing power in debts.
There is a reason for this condition;
if local merchants are at loss to know
ii, they can learn by applying to some of
the families who are in the habit of
sending away for their supplies.
Old Mr.. Goodwin who for the past
two years has lived on r. o. Burton's |
place and was engaged in gardening and
chicken farming, died on Monday of
last week at the Tampa hospital. The
old man was suffering from kidney
trouble and DR.. Hugh Calhoun thought
best 10 remove him to the hospital
where he could have better care. He
only lived few days after reaching the
hospital. His body was sent here for
interment and through the kindly offices
of Rev. Mr.. McGinnis, was held in the
Episcopal church pending the arrival of
his son, Mr.. w. F. Goodwin, from De-
troit. The funeral was held on Thurs
day and interment was in Palmetto
cemetery. There is little story re.
garding this burial spot which will have
interest. 1t seems that one day the old
man was talking with Rev. Mr.. McGin-
Miss at the cemetery gate when he hap
pened 10 point out spot in the Gene
terry with the remark that in case of his |
death "he would like TO be buried |
there" Mr.. McGinniSS thought of that |
remark after his death and set to work |
10 secure that spot for the old mans |
grave, work in which he was success |
full. Mr.. Goodwin, though a former
resident of Michigan, went to Canada
some years ago, and it was from that
country he came to Crescent City. s.. His
relatives all live in Michigan. One of
his sons, Mr.. w. f. Goodwin, of De-
troit, Mich, was here for the funeral
and took charge of his effects.
editor News: Why are the old, I'M
slightly shacks in the school yard al
lowed TO Stand2 They are disgrace to
The town. Who is responsible for them?
Enquirer"
The writer of the above is evidently
new in Crescent City. His question is a
new conundrum in local civicS and is re-
olcte with promise of hope for the fu
ure. Up to the present and for many
years past old residents of the place
have been asking themselves "Why in
hunder were they ever built" But we
nave never been able TO arrive at salts
actory solution. The author, or de-
,igner, or architect-whatever you
choose TO call him-haS been Singularly
He has kept his secret
Empty bottles in the neighborhood
lave often suggested to certain prohibit
ionistS that they were possibly intended
is blind tiger cages and because of their
close proximity to the town pump where
,haSers are to be had at all times of the
lay or night, this idea has gained ad.
lerentS. There were other theories, but
our correspondent wants to know "why
hey are allowed to stand?" That also
S question on which we have given
much thought, but a satisfactory answer
s hard to find. Perhaps they are al
owed TO stand in order TO maintain a
civic balance between the aeStheticiSm
If the V. |. A. on the one hand, and the
more practical ideas concerning the cos
mic or materialiStic affairs of every day I
life in a small, dry town entertained by I
he board of trustees for this particular
ub school district. Then again, there
ire others who hold with some show of
,eaSon that il is the purpose of the trus-
eeS to keep these buildings in as perfect
state as possible until the opening of
he Southlield Bible Conference. That
founded by the late Hon.
Edwin Gilbert in the hope that it might
-eSult in bringing some OF the righteous
Of this town as well as sinners TO repen
cnce, meets in the sweet spring time
when the air is laden with the odor of
orange blossoms and the young mans
Iancy inStnctively turns 10 thoughts of
,pooning on the lake front in the gloam
ing, as it were, and is an occasion of
great moment in Crescent City. Some
Of the lecturers at this conference will
come from the effete east and other
centers of culture, and it is suggested
hat the school trustees may be keeping
heSe shacks with the view OF showing
hem something quite different and fur
1ishing them and other strangers some
hing TO talk about on their return.
Then it has been suggested that they are
Kept standing as monument TO the work
IF the trustees -Something that the pres
mt generation of school children can