The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-11-15
" Personal and Social. .

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Non and Mrs. ]. II. Harp left ON Fri
dale. ~ auburn
me local band is getting into shane
rapidly and is even now playing some
/ easy music. >
Mr.; and Mrs. Otto Kinnard are tho
PROUD parents of little son horn N
'nem on Saturday morning.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Proc
Dyterlan church met with Mrs. lanes r.
Harper on Wednesday evening.
Mrs. J. L. Burton left last week to
visit lor time al the home of her son
Clay CRADLE, at Cortez, near Braiden.
town.
The '. |. A. purpose giving "sock
party" December 4th, al which The nrice
oil admission will be twice the size Of
your sock.
Mcintosh Morrow came up from his
business in Jacksonville on Saturday
night 10 spend Sunday with his parents
ana friends at the old home.
The C. H. Preston Co. has lust 70.
ceived a car load of Columbus wagons
OF all sizes, one and two horse. There
must be nearly 50 wagons in the LOT.
James Padgett Jr, has contracts for
hauling lruit from the groves TO all the
big packing houses and has big force
OF men TO work.
A prominent lady of the place has lost
valuable gold bracelet which she
offers reward for if returned to
Lound'S drug store. The bracelet is en-.
graved on the inside.
A recent letter from l.. L. Newsom
al La Gloria, Cuba, tells of his deep in
tereSt in Crescent City after many years
absence. 1t also tells of his continued
prosperity and contentment. Maybe
he'll come home some day, where
there is bread enough and to spare"
The Lounds drug store is up TO date.
Quick as the weather changed they
were on hand with hot drinks, includ
ing hot beef tea, boullion, chocolate
and coffee. OF course ice cream and
cold drinks are always on tap. The
LoundS store is also filling up early with
Christmas goods.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. f. Harris arrived last
week from their Massachusetts home
and will be with US again for The winter
months, during which time it will be
the business of all good citizens TO try
and persuade them TO stay here perma-
nently. And you wont have 10 work |
very hard, either. Mr.. Harris brother |
and family are expected soon and are
We understand preparing TO build a
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Coutant have ar.
ranged TO open the wainwright building |
as hotel on the 1st of the coming
month, and in the meantime some addi-
lions are TO be made looking to more
convenienceS for that enterprise, among
which is a kitchen addition. The
building is finely located and is entire.
ly new, with some s or 10 sleeping
rooms. The office and dining room
will be on the street floor Mr.. and
Mrs. Coulant have established reputa.
lion that inSureS them full house from
the start.
The V. |. A. will open a Woman'S
Exchange at V. |. A. Hall on Saturdays
beginning Saturday Nov. 23d. They so.
licit articles of all kinds usually sold
through such exchangeS-embroidery,
embroidered articles, fancy work-can.
dies, jellieS, preserves, pickles, cakes
and other foods, etc. 1t is hoped that
any one having such things to dispose
of will do so through the exchange.
No entrance fee will be charged, but a
commission OF Is per cent will be asked
on all sales. Responsible ladies will
be in charge of all articles offered for
sale Exchange open from 3 until
Saturday afternoons.
The Crescent City band will give
moonlight excursion on the Steamer
Kennedy on Tuesday evening, the 10Th
inSt.-that'S next Tuesday. Now this
Crescent City band is an organization
that we all have an interest in and one
that we want TO help. The boys are
under heavy expense and are laboring
hard TO perfect themselves so that the
band will be a real source of pride to
the town. They get up these enter
tainmentS and excursions in order to
raise the money necessary TO meet their
monthly expense. This excursion ought
10 appeal TO every one. There can be
nothing nicer than moonlight ride on
Lake Crescent, unless ii be Two moon
light rides on the same lake. Fifty !
cents for men and Is cents for women
and children.
The town is filled with youag men
who are here 10 take a hand in the
orange shipping industry; they are fine
looking sci of young fellows, too, and
the pity is that there is no place OF
or recreation TO which they
may go for their evenings That is one
fault of Crescent City; il provides no
place of amusement for its own young
men. Said lady to the News man the
other day: lam glad my boy is not
here; there is nothing here for him in
he way of manly and innocent amuse'
nent. There ought TO be young
mems club in Crescent City, and |
would like to help in its formations; IFS
shame that nothing has been done in
his particularly important field OF help
ILLNESS in the cultivation OF clean
minded young men," The lady is
light. The News respectfully refers the
natter to the business men of the town,
he board of trade, and would not object
n n r,odarate uSe of the church peo-