The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-04-19

Personal and Social. a

Il WSSh . WON III
| Mr., and Mrs. C. P. Hale returned or
Friday last from an extended visit in
Atlanta.
George Sealon left on Sunday last fol
Green Cove Springs where he expects
to tarry some time.
Mrs. Rankin and her two little boys
left on Monday for visit in Ohio and
Canada, but expect TO return during the
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben H. Weeks left for
their home in Galesburg, ILL.,, last week,
accompanied by Mrs. Weeks father,
Mr.. Samuel Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Cary have
closed their winter home and gone to
Massachusetts, for the summer. They
have proved very popular couple and
their going even for the summer months
is greatly regretted.
Mathew HI. Read Realty Company has
just sold 20 acre tract in POMONA, a
fine location, and which is 10 re i'm
proved and cultivated for vegetables and
peaches. This property is in lot l.,
Pomona.
The San Mateo Item states that c. S.
Gowen of this place had about 100
boxes of June bloom tangerines sold in
March, the 1875 sizes at $500 the box,
and IA size at $500. But Mr.. Gowen
is not the only tangerine grower in this
section who received big prices.
c. L. Chamberlin has broken ground
for new business block next west of
his store on Central avenue. The new
I "a T..
and will be designed for two stores.
AT least that is the present plan which
he has arranged for prospective tenants.
| The ladies of the V. l. A. have com
pleted she'll cross walks over all the
streets crossing Central avenue This
splendid and much needed work cost
the V. |. A. a considerable sum of money
and the people ought and do appreciate
the work.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Campbell and Mas
ter Billie Campbell expect 10 leave for
! their New Jersey home next week much
TO the regret of large circle of friends.
MIR. Campbell has not yet sold his fine
driving and saddle horse, but surely
some one will buy this fine animal be-
fore the week is over.
Mrs. ]. ]. Horton closed her home on
Monday sand left for Attleboro, Mass,
where she will spend the summer as
usual. Mrs. Horton has been a winter
resident of Crescent City for very many
years and the people generally know
and esteem her highly, and regret her
departure for the north.
Mrs. Chas. B. Morrow who has been
quite i'll for some time, and who for the
past several weeks has been at the home
OF relatives in Georgia undergoing treat
ment, is expected home today or TO-
morrow in company with her son, Nc
lntoSh. Latest reports are TO the effect
| that Mrs. Morrow is improving, news
that will be Joy TO her hosts of friends
in all this section.
Possibly between $50 and 800 people
attended the political meeting at the
auditorium on Wednesday of last week
and heard Congressman Frank Clark de-
liver notable address of one hour and
IS minutes. Clark was at his best and
held the close attention of his auditors.
Hon. S. ]. Hilburn, who followed
briefly, was limited for time, and stated
that he hoped to return and deliver an
address before the close of the cam
paign.
The annual town election was held |
on Tuesday of last week when the fol-
lowing ticket was named, Mayor, G. |
T. Graham; Aldermen, E. l.. Mathis,
Lloyd C. Preston and w. B. Campbell;
Clerk and Collector, Paul c. Smith,
TREASURER and assessor, Capt S. NJ. La
Bree; marshal, Chas. Schubert. There
were contests for the office of clerk and
collector, for one alderman and for
marshal. But the above, the regular
ticket, was elected by good sized ma
jorities.
Mathew H. Read Realty Co. has sold
during the past week 40 acre tract be-
tween this place and Huntington TO Ell
ford M. Ballard for improvement Ii is
understood that Mr. Ballard has already
given a contract for clearing the land,
and that later on he will have il set out
to orange and peach trees. This is
rapidly growing suburban section and
one who has not visited it in some time
would be surprised at the evidences of
thrift as exemplified in new peach and
orange groves, the fields of corn and
other farm crops. Mr.. Read has also
sold the north half of grove lot 143, and
the purchaser contempla:tS building a
house and improving the place. When
seen, Mr.. Reed stated that he had more
orders at the present time for lands and
orange grove property in this section
than he Is able 10 fill.
A called meeting of the Board OF
Trade was held at the Auditorium last
Friday evening which was well attended,
not only by members, but large num-
Der of ladies representing the V. |. A.
were also present by invitation TO con
slider plans for entertaining the Florida
State Press Association which is to visit
this place in body on June 21St next.
By arrangement of the two bodies the
presidents of each are to appoint CON-
mittee to work together for such enter
tainment President Tillinghast also
brought up the matter of gathering re-
liable statistics covering the amount of
business tributary TO Lake Crescent 10
furnish the government, and commit
fee to gather the same was also ordered
appointed. A number of gentlemen
from St. Johns Park were in attendance
at the meeting and that town will also
assist in the work. President 'Tilling
hast is real leader of men in the line of
industrial development and this Ores
cent City commercial body is indeed
fortunate in having him for head.
Have you been out Union avenue
lately? If not you have at least missed |
one of the most attractive environs of
our little town. Union avenue is a |
county road that runs direct north from
the Huntington road TO Cross Hammock
and for its entire length of nearly two
miles is bordeTed on either side by cult
waited fields and groves of oranges and
peaches. Places once abandoned have
been taken up and are again under cul-