The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-08-09

e Personal and Social, .



enjoying visit with relatives in Orlan.
do.
L. Z. Darby reports his health as
much improved by his rest at Green
Cove Springs.
Miss Bessie A. Williams returned from
a short but pleasant visit 10 New York
last Thursday.
Paul c. Smith and daughter, Miss
Virginia Smith, were among the local
visitors 10 Palatka this week.
Mrs. L. D. Sackett who has been visit
ing in Massachusetts for the past two
months, returned home last Saturday.
Mrs. Capt. G. S. Crotty and children
left last Monday for their usual summer
vacation in the mountain region of
North Carolina.
MIR. and Mrs. X BorSon, who have
been stopping for time at Brevard, n.
c., are now at HenderSonville. They
report cool weather
Deputy Sheriff P. NJ. Hagan has been
making numerous visits here lately and
there is a suspicion that he has some
thing up his sleeve.
Mesdames Cash and Rhoads and Mr..
r. l. Boardman were guests of Capt
and Mrs. S. NJ LaBree in their automo-
bile trip to Orlando last Sunday.
Mrs. S. A. Kinard and daughter, Miss
Louise, who have been visiting for some
weeks with relatives and friends in |
| South Carolina, returned home laSt |
week.
Harold Bache, the young son of Mr. |
c. +. Bache of Philadelphia, who is the
owner of the Dr. Hastings place on
Union avenue, arrived in town last week |
for short stay.
DR.. Miller, the dentist, who was to
have been here Aug. LIST, has been de
tanned by business engagements. He
will be al Crescent City Monday, Aug. |
18th to remain for Two weeks.
Capt John D. Piguc has leased ground
of the Appleby estate near the railway
junction and is at work putting up
store building As soon as completed |
Capt. Piguc says that he will put in a
stock of general merchandise.
Capt and Mrs. S. NJ. LaBrce with
party of friends filling their seven pas
Senger Cadillac touring car left early or
Sunday morning for Orlando, returning
next day. This is the only chance
these Sunday and Monday auto trips
Capt LaBrce has of vacation and all
his friends who have been included in
the trips think it a nice way.
Mr.. and Mrs f. II. Williams have
postponed the time of their leaving for
their northern trip TO the week of Au,
gust 10Th, as Mr.. Williams desired to BE-
present at the Orange Growers Conven.
lion in Gainesville on the 18th inst
This convention is called for the pur-
pose of fixing a standard by which to
determine when citrus fruit is mature.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gauticr left or
Monday for an extended trip through
the north and east They will stop in
Washington, Baltimore, New York,
Boston and thence on to Portland,
Maine. 1t was their purpose to spend
few weeks, instead, at HendcrSonvillc
n. c., but they finally changed their
plans for the above outlined trip.
f. H. Williams and B. F. Tillinghan
will attend the meeting of orange grow
ers at Gainesville on the 18th inst
This meeting is called jointly by the
Florida Citrus Exchange and the State
Commissioner of Agriculture for the
purpose of agreeing upon standard test
TO determine the maturity of citrus fruit
such test TO be used in enforcing the
law against shipments of green fruit.
w. T. Glynn left last week for trip
to Boston and other New England points.
Mr.. Glynn went in his automobile TO
Jacksonville, from which point he will
go via. Clyde line steamer TO Boston,
shipping his machine on the same ship
With the machine he hopes TO have al
enjoyable outing and see the country 10
advantage.
Thanks to the recognized board OF
school trustees, when The Crescent City
high school opens in the fall the pupils
will find a clean school room with some
attention paid TO sanitation. The board
has installed modern sanitary closets to
take the place OF the public nuiSanceS
which dSfigured the lower end OF the
lot, and the town pump has been rele-
gated to the scrap heap. A neat fence
is also being erected around the lot and
the cattle upon thousand hills will mol
browse nor leave their trade marks in
the way of the careless stopper. The
building has been put in excellent re-
pair; the outside plaster where it was
broken off has been replaced and the
entire interior wood work has been re-
painted The building as well as the
school will now be credit TO the town.
Harrod Braddock who recently sold
his home and grove just south OF town
on the Seville road TO Capt William M.
Miller, has leased the building of Mrs.
Darby on Central avenue opposite the
Sprague House, and is fitting the same
m TO open a grocery store. MIR. Brad.
dock is n Young man who stands well
with large circle of acquaintanceS and
il is predicted that he will do fine
business. though as a matter of fact
Crescent City already has large mum
her of stores for IFS population. But the
coming winter is going TO be one OF the
most prosperous this place has ever
known. and all business men are bound
IN do we'll. MIR. Braddock has already
taken possession of the building and his
family occupy the upper floor as resi-
denCe.
Two wagon loads OF tramp gypsieS ar,
rived here last Friday evening ana
camped in the grove on the lake front
back of the Catholic church, remaining
over till this week. They claimed to
he Indians from Oklahoma on their way
TO Miami, and said they had been nine
months on the road. But the party have
not been properly trained, for some tell
a very different story. One OF the wo'
men said they were always on the road;