The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-05-03
Crescent City News
a Personal and Social. a

i. Z. Darby, jr., is spending several
days at home.
orange growers are busy now spray
ing for the white fly pest.
c. H. Cash is again setting up and
improving from most serious illness.
The magnolias are now in bloom and
their fragrance is delighting the woods.
c. l.. Chamberlin is at work on his
new store, which is TO be pushed rapid
ly to completion.
Miss Jessie Burton is expected home
today from a prolonged visit with her
brothers family at Braidentown.
Jason Long who has spent the winter
with Mr.. and Mrs. Ira C. Pratt left for
his home in Cropsey, Ill.,, last Tuesday.
|. ]. Fennell of Florahome was visi-
tor in town last Saturday. Mr.. Fennell
is a son of the late Jas. Fennell of Mel
rose.
Miss Virgie Smith a student in John
b. StetSon University, DeLand, spent
the week end with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul c. Smith.
Mrs, r. F. Adams of Palatka has been
here for the past two weeks on a visit
to her father, Hon. J. H. Harp, and her
sister, MIS- l., Eaton.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Fuller have been
spending some time at St. Augustine,
where Mrs. Fuller underwent treatment
al DR.. Worley'S hospital
Rev. Father Barry held service at the
Catholic church last Sunday night,
preaching 10 good sized congregation.
He also celebrated mass on Monday
morning.
The Crescent City base ball club is
now INDUCING in daily practice games |
recent trip outside convinced the boys |
that they must work if they would win,
so they are going 10 work.
Her F. Babers has returned from an
extensive business "trip down the east |
coast. Mr.. BaberS will have charge of |
the big Crulchfield & Voolfolk pack
ing house and fruit shipping interests
here the coming season.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. MackIey and |
children left on Wednesday for Phila-
delphia, from which city they will set |
sail for their old home in England early
next week This good family will be
greatly missed from Crescent City.
Mr.. Braddock, who has the contract
10 take the school children TO and from
their homes south Of town, killed
monster rattlesnake one morning early
this week. The snake had II rattles
and button and was 61a feet in length.
Rev. Adelbert McGinniss for the past
year or more rector of the Episcopal
church, left on Tuesday for Texas. Ii
is understood that Mr. McGinniss is
simply going away on six months va.
cation, and that he will return 10 resume
his duties as rector in the fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. McMarlin, and Miss
McMarln who have spent the past seven
months in Crescent City, most of that
time having rooms with Miss Lucy eau
tier, left for their old home in Butler,
Pa, last Tuesday. They spent a winter
here several years ago, and that with
the past winter has enabled them TO
make many sincere friends, all of whom
regret their departure.
William Jennings Bryan delivered his
lecture "SignS of the Times" TO a large
audience at the Auditorium last Satur-
day afternoon. Mr.. Bryan arrived here
on the noon train from the south and
was met at the junction by McSSrS. Bor-
son, Graham and Tillinghast, in the for
mer'S automobile, and taken TO the
Sprague House, where he had dinner in
company with County Clerk Henry
Hutchinson who came up from Palatka
TO meet MIR. Bryant having been at
Mr.. Hutchinson's request that MIR. Bryan
was induced originally to lecture in Pa
latka the same night. The distinguish
ed guest was highly pleased with the
dinner and paid Mine Host Coutant
splendid compliment on the excellence
of.thc couSine and service. Mr.. Bryan
was escorted then to the hall where he
found waiting audience, TO whom he
was introduced by Mayor Geo. I. Ora
ham. Before the lecture began, Master
William Bryan Sackett, son of Mr. and
Mrs. L. G. Sackett, marched TO the stage
and presented The lecturer with huge
bouquet. The News cannot give even a
SyHODSsS vi tllC lCSlhiSS ~ ~ jay |
that for fully an hour and half the
audience sat speIlbound while this peer
less leader OF democratic thought made
it plain that the world was advancing
morally and politically and socially and
gave many illustrations from recent and
current history TO prove his case. AT
the close Of his lecture Mr.. Bryan had
only time to see few people before
entering the auto to be whiSked away to
the norlhbound train. But his visit al
fordcd great pleasure and much profit TO
the people OF this place. Had news OF
his coming been thoroughly circulated
through the surrounding country much
larger audience would have been pres
ent. The thanks of the community is
due the V. |. A. for his coming.
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