The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-06-14
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WI; ahu MIS-. I, L. Hale left on Satur-
day last for Denver, Colorado, and do
not expect to return until October.
F. S. Cone and family expect TO leave
for their new home in St. PETERSBURG
about the first of the coming month.
Chester Norton visited St. Augustine
and Jacksonville last Monday. He is
contemplating visit this summer TO
Hot Springs 10 take the baths for his
rheumatism.
The Misses Addic Grace and HiIda
Waterman OF DcDand, both students in
StetSon University, are here for months
visit with their aunt, Mis-. A. B. Torrey.
WatermclonS are plentiful, but they
do not appear to be as large as usual;
season said not TO have been the best for
this brand OF fruit The peaches are
also plenliful-yum-yu yum.
H. H. Cooper for many years one of
our most highly esteemed winter resi-
dents, left last week for Pennsylvania.
where he willSpcnd the summer months
with relatives. For several years Mr..
Cooper has made his home while in
Crescent City with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Andersen.
F. S. Cone will have an auction of his
household goods tomorrow and Major
J. l.. Burton will deliver the orations
that are expected to go with each article
Y GU may not want to buy any OF the
goods, but you can't afford to miss the
rare treat in store far all those who are
charmed by persuasive cloqucncc.
News has been received of the death
at his home in Wildwood, Fla, Of
Mr.. Drew Johnson. 1t will be remem.
bered by all old citizens that he was the
husband OF Miss Emma, daughter of MIR.
and Mrs. H. r. Johnson, formerly of
this place and who lived for years in the
GroveSdalc suburb. II is said that the
death of her husband leaves Mrs.
Johnson with the care OF five children.
Remember that next Monday has been
set apart by the V. l. A. as "Ccan up
day. The ladies are right Crescent
! City ought TO look lis best at the time OF
the Stale editors visit We want them
| all, on their return home, to carry a
good impression of Crescent City and
tell their people OF its beauty OF location,
its lakes and groves, its cleanliness and
hospitality.
C. T. King, cashier OF the Bank of
Crescent City, has anchored himself in
the town now for certain. Mr. King |
has purchased the +. S. Cone house on
Prospect street and will take possession |
next week. Ii is his purpose to make |
some changes and Improvements
Immediately, and will move into his
new home about the first of the |
coming month.
Mrs. l.. NJ. Baker of Seville, died at
her home in that place on Thursday, |
May SOth, after a lingering illness, OF
consumption. Mrs. Baker was formerly
Miss Bcrnicc Long OF this place, and the
daughter of James W. Long She was
sister of Mrs. Startling Padgcu, Jas. T.
and Frank Long, and was born and |
grew to womanhood here. She was a
devoted wife, and mother OF one son
aud three daughters. Her funeral wa,
conducted by Rev. f W. Naybright,
and she was inferred in the Seville
cemetery.
Miss Annie 2ruCc OF Palaka who had
been visiting friends here for a couple OF
weeks and Just been persuaded to pro
long her visit, was called 10 her hom,
last Saturday owing to the serious acct
dent which bclell her father, and from
which he died later in the same day.
Miss Bruce is universally liked by the
people of Crescent City and much sym
palhy is expressed for her in this sudden
and great bereavement.
The truckers about Seville, in the
north end of NoluSia, slipped this spring
eight or ten thousand dollars worth OF
Irish potatoes from the muck lands
around Lake Louise, following win.
ter crop of cabbage, This same land
will now be planted in summer crop,
TO be followed by fall potato crop.
This fertile section of the county is now
sending to market ten to twelve thou
slnd dollars worth of peaches. The
prospect for 4 citrus crop is the best the
section has ever had. Besides these
crops, the people there grow the regu
lar summer crops, and people OF no
other section of Florida are getting on
better than the people of Seville. The
village is located in most fertile sec
ton, with the inland lakes scattered all
around it. The main line Of the Allan
tic Coast Line passes directly through
the section, with all day and night trains,
both passenger and freight, stopping
there and giving it superb shipping tacil.
lilies. -DcLand Record.
Word was received here on Saturday
telling of the sudden death at Chatta
hoochcc of our old and genial fellow
townsman, J. Fletcher Allen. 1t will
be remembered that only few months
ago Mr. and Mrs. Allen went 10 Chatta- +
hoochec 10 live so as TO be near their
two married daughters, the MeSdamcS
Edwards uhc two daughters having mar.
ricd brothcrs) The only reports that
have come from them have been to the
effect that Mr.. Allen was feeling much
benefit from the change. The news OF
his death, therefore, comes as shock /
TO all his old friends here and in other
parts of the peninsula. Before coming $
10 Crescent City Mr.. Allen lived many |
wears near Fruitland. He was not
strong man but he was a genial one
whom all liked. MIR. Allen is survived
by his wife, four daughters, the Mes.
danes Edwards of Chattahoochee, Mrs. {
Field of Sanford and Miss Minnie Allen {
who made her home with her parents;
Two sons. w. P. Allen Of this place and :
T. A. Allen of PaIatka. Much sympathy !
IS felt for the family in their bereave- c
nent.
Paul C. Smith, who has kept the l. :
5. Weather Bureau records for this place =
during the past six months, has resigned +
he place because OF his inability TO I
make the observations on the minute as !
-eouired. His own business affairs will a
not always permit giving attention TO |
he matter. Blaine Shivcr has been ap, =
pointed in his stead and Mr.. SILVER will :
move the apparatus TO his own home /
md keep the records. Mr.. Smith states Q
here is little, if any, local interest in $
heSe weather observations and that dur
NO all the time he mas been making and