The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-10-25
a Personal and Social. .

Major j. L. Burton wants to av
change a good mule for gentle
driving horse. e''''e
Mr; and Mrs. C. E. Harris of So
Deerheld, Mass, are expected here
the coming week. 'N''
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Buck sbonld
arrive from Philadelphia within the
next week or two. WIZ
W. P. Allen spent several DAVIS in
Sanford this week on a visit O to b IL,
sister, Mrs. Fields. W III"
John Mccormick returned TO Nov,
York last Thursday, but expects to
be in Crescent City again early next
month. ''0'>'
= Mr.. and Mrs. Barr of Lexington. S.
o., on their honeymoon trip, speni
several days last week with Col, and
Mrs. G. 7. Graham.
DIR. H. E. johnson and daughter
Miss Florence are arranging to come
to Crescent City next week from their
home in Fairbury, Ill.
George Meals new house is nearly
completed, and will probably be for
rent. 1t is a very pretty house and
will find ready rental.
Clifford Hunter went down to San
ford last week to meet the Clvde
steamer and receive a consignment
OF mules and horses for Mr.. Camp
bell.
Chester W. Baer and wife are now
living. in the Torrey house on the
junction road, Mr.. Baer being en-
ployed at one of the junction pack
ing houses.
Mrs. Park Trammell, wife of the
Governor-elect of Florida, spent all
OF last week here visiting her father,
Mr.. I. c. Darby. Mrs. Trammell left
on Saturday for Orlando.
Shipments of grapefruit have not
been numerous the past week owing |
to the depressed condition of the |
market, but several are arranging |
to ship the coming week.
W. A. Kirkland has purchased the
old Hastings place Just west of town
and will make it his permanent
home. The deeds were drawn up
last Saturday by Hon, J. II. Harp.
S. D. Rankin of South Boston,
Mass, who sometime ago purchased
the Pierpont residence and block in
the north end, writes that they will
arrive here early in the coming month.
Tim Allen will resign his place as
captain of the launch Josephine, on
the Lake Stella run, and will take the
fthe Lisnaro grove
property for Geo. Seaton, its new
owner.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. Borson, having Mr.
and Mrs. Bills as guests, went over
to DaytOna Beach for a couple days
fishing last week. They had excel
lent luck, as the sea bass were great
ly in evidence.
W. R. Saunders has purchased the
launch Grace Of Capt. LaBree and has
moved the same from Lake Stella to
Lake Crescent. He will refit the boat,
repaint it and make it look like its
former self.
G.. }. Braddock has returned to the
city and has opened a cash grocer!
store in the Long building on Central
avenue. For some months Mr.. Brad
dock has been in business at Vain
rights mill location.
J. F. Crutchfield, representing the
New York fruit commission house of I
Young & Co., has leased the old
packing house next to the Crescent !
dock for the winter and is preparing t
to do big business for his firm.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Wilson and
family have moved into the Borson
house on Prospect street formerly
occupied by Mr. and Mrs. c. T. King
Mr.. Wilson is engaged in the logging
business over in the Georgetown sec t
ion. {
Ed. V. Lundberg has purchased the ;
Did Sip Turner residence on the Nc
Jarmick & Ilubbs grove and will |
move the same to his new lots in the t
Crescent Hill district backing to Lake +
Stella. f
Among the prominent orange men a
n the city recently were VIM |. c
Knox of the firm Of Mccormick, l.
Iubbs & Co., NJ. C.. Hardee, and Eu-
rene Hunt of the firm Of Mcfarland,
iardee & Hunt. and John Pilkingham
# Crutchfield G Voolfolk, Plttsburg.
VIM. Pipe of the Lounds drug store -
tates that he has been appointed /
pecial agent of the state board OF h
Iealth to examine orange shipments ~
rom this place where the same are IA
Questioned under the green fruit law, 8
le to make an acid test of the same
Charles Hutchinson left on Mon
law to spend day with his parents
n Palatka before leaving for New r.
Jork. where he has business. Mrs. !,
hutchinson will not leave for New y
FORK until the first of the month ana
hev will sail from that city Tor Cu- Il
"a on the 9th of November. C
The Crescent City band is prepar- =
ng to give an excursion on the =
iSht Of the 29th inst, and will use b
he launch Varuna for the purpose; 3
ne Young people will not need e
much pushing to decide on taking in r,
his promised pleasure. Remember n
he night, Tuesday evening, october f
he 29th.
K. Borson has donated a new car
,et for the Presbyterian church and h
he Ladies Aid society has been lay- d
ng it this week. The interior OF tns L
hurch has been newly decorated, ana Il
his, with the newly painted, exterior .ii /.
las greatly added to the looks oil tmS $
Iouse of worship. I
Rev Mr.. Edwards, the pastor evan "
,eIist of this district of the Presoy-
erian church, will preach at the
hurch of that denomination mere