The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-05-12
Crescent City News

nome Oh hon. and Mrs. ]. II. Harp, left
for New York last week.
Mrs. R. F. Adams of PaIatka is here
on visit to her sister, Mrs. L. Eaton.
S. A. Baker, the big peach grower of
Seville, is sending this luscious fruit to
market by the carload. He will have
six or eight thousand crates, mostly the
Jewel variety. The present crop will
bring him small fortune. Messrs w.
II. Mcbride and John T. Moody, also of
that section, have fine crops. --DeLand
Record
Mr.. and Mrs, F, L. Bills of Davenport,
Iowa, were expected to arrive this week
10 make permanent residence in Cres-
cent City. They have leased the Ben
ham residence on South Prospect street
for the summer. Mr.. Bills, who is
successful florist, visited Crescent City
last winter and was so we'll pleased with
the place that before leaving he pur-
chased one of the slightly Borson lots OF
the lake side of South Prospect street
and running through to Lake Crescent
This lot has frontage of 176 feet on
Prospect street. 1t is likely that Mr..
Bills will build home on this lot this
fall. The people of the place will well
come Mr.. and Mrs. Bills as most desir.
able residents and will trust that their
liking for the place will increase with
the passing of time.
j. P. Appleby, pioneer settler of the
Fruitland section, TO which place along
with other fine families from South
Carolina he came in the first years fol-
lowing the great civil war, died at his
home near Crescent City Junction at
noon of Saturday the 9th inst. Mr..
Appleby had been in feeble health for
some months, but his decline became
more rapid some two months ago, since
which time he had scarcely left the
house. His illness became serious last
week and his son, Mr.. Arthur B. Apple
by, living at Cline, S. c., was sent for.
He arrived on the noon train Friday.
During that afternoon he had several
long conferences with his father who
was overjoyed TO see him. On the fol-
lowing day Mr.. Appleby sank into
comatose condition, remaining so until
the end came at noon. The funeral was
held at the house on Sunday afternoon
and the interment was in the family lot
in Eden cemetery. The funeral rites
were attended by a large concourse OF
old citizens and friends of the family,
and there was long procession of car
rageS to the grave. Mr. Appleby's wife
died several years ago, and he is sur
vived only by his daughter, Miss Lillian
NJ Appleby, and his sons, MeSsrs. A. B.
and Harry. Mr.. Appleby was devout
Christian gentleman of the old school
and was leading member of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church, south. He moved
to Crescent City from Fruitland some
years ago. His death was due to a COM
plication of diseases.
James Poole, man in middle life who
has been living hereabouts for some six
weeks past, and who states that his
home is in North Carolina, is now in |
the Jail at Palatka charged with horse
stealing, thanks to the clever work OF
Deputy Sheriff c. ]. Hunter. The story
is that on Tuesday night of last week
Poole entered the enclosure OF E. H.
Williams and took horse. From here
he went to the home of the late T.
Appleby, where he took harness and
buggy. The man had good start when |
the horse was missed next morning and
the thefts were reported. Mr. Hunter
chartered Norton'S auto, and with r. l..
Boardman and Jas. Padgett Jr, traced
the horse 10 DeLeon Springs whef it
was found. Poole had traded horses
with man of that place. This gentle
man then joined the party and all went
south. AT Sanford Mr.. Hunter left de-
scription of the missing property and
while he was eating breakfast, it was re-
ported to him that Poole had just arrived
and was at the livery stable. His arrest
followed and all the property was re-
covered. Mr.. Hunter took Poole to
Palatka, where he was lodged in jail.
On Monday he was bound over to the
Circuit Court on charge of horse steal
ing. The man bore himself in gentle
manly manner up to the night of the
theft. He was frequently seen at church.
A little later on his permanent address
will be ''care of Florida Penitentiary'"
Poole does not deny the charge.