The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-10-18
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The big Williams grove startc,
shipping grapefruit this week.
J. T.. Bartlett was business visitor +,
falalka this week. Mr.. Bartlett hoS
bumper crop OF fruit
kingsbury Norton spent several dav.
last week with his parents, Mr. and Mr..
W. C. Norton of Grove Hall.
The ladies of the Preshvterior
church have decided on the evening 81
December 10th for giving a sale at the
church chapel tut
Miss Ida Reeves OF Birmingham, Ala
daughter of the late Rev. DIR. d, M
Reeves former pastor of the PreSbvterion
church, is expected here shortly on a
visit 10 friends.
Major Burton fhe local registration
officer carried the precinct books ia
Palatka last Monday. He states that
Dut seven new names have been added
for the coming election.
Three of the Crescent CITY white
churches are now without pastors
Presbyterian, Episcopal and Baptist
The first mentioned has a pastor en-.
gagged who will be here by the first
Sunday in the coming month.
Postmaster LoundS has Just added
nearly 100 new lock boxes of modern
pattern and with combination locks,
Last year there was demand for boxes
which went way beyond the posimas-
ter'S ability 10 supply; this year there
will not be shortage.
The Crutchfield Voolfolk packing
house at the Junction has been finely
equipped with modern machinery for
sizing, cleaning and drying fruit
This company under the local manage
ment OF Her +. BaberS, bids fair to get
large share of the local business this
season.
The business office and lobby of
Grove Hall has been greatly improved
by tearing out The hall partitions and
making all into one large room. This
house has assurance OF large patronage
the coming season, as many have
spoken for quarters. Mr.. Nor
ton now operates two automobiles.
]. F. Crutchfeld representing the
fruit commission firm of Young & Co.,
New York, has been making his head
quarters at Grove Hall for several days
while he got about interviewing the
growers. Mr.. Crutchficld travels
through the State in his automobile and
which is great convenience in that it
enables him 10 see personally many OF
the growers.
The local correspondent of the New
York Packer estimates the present citrus
fruit crop OF this place at 200, 600 boxes,
of which 40 900 boxes are grapefruit |
The correspondent for the same paper
from San Mateo is even more enthusiasts
tic; he says: Crescent City groves
beat anything you ever saw. More |
fruit will be shipped from Crescent City
than any other one point in the state"
The total crop OF the Crescent City dis |
Irict will reach nearer 900 boxes.
John Mccormick, head of the big
New York fruit commission house OF
HubbS & Co., arrived here
last week and is at Grove Hall Mr..
and MIR. Hubbs of the firm
ire heavily interested in orange grove
here, having more than 100
acres in bearing trees; they have also
one of the most modern packing houses,
equipped with all the latest labor saving |
This firm will handle
arge part OF the fruit from this section
Ibis season, due largelyto their thorough
with the growers and the !
these growers have in the
FIRMS reliability and reputation for fair
lealng.
The C. II. Preston Co.'S store is really
/ Department Store and one OF the best
in Florida In its advertisement which
covers IS inches OF space in this issue OF
he News you will get something OF an
dea of the extent of the Preston bust
ness. For this year the Preston Co. has
,et out 10 do business on big scale. II
means TO put the mail order houses on
he run from Crescent City if prices and
Iualily of goods will do the trick. The
present season is going TO be pros
porous one in Crescent City and the
Preston Co, has put itself in shape to
1 Get il at the front door There isn't
me town of this size in all Florida that
las a store with the Preston nerve for
aging in fine goods in advance OF the
demand.
The Mathis Mercantile Co. is this
week engaged in moving its store TO
he west end of the lot and next TO the
inc fence separating the lot from the
property of the V. |. A. 1t is MIR.
Mathis purpose to add twelve feet TO
he store when in its new position,
hus giving him room TO display his en-.
lrgcd stock of goods. The removal OF
he store from the corner will also give
i'm better view of the street from the
ouse. This move on the part of Mr.,
lathiS is but temporary as it is his pur-
ose to put up big brick store on. the
orner dagonally across the street from
is old store some time next year Inc
uSincss of the Mathis company has
cen steadily growing one from its
oundation and today it enjoys fine