The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-12-20
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- hnIo iaot week and will spend IL
- balance of the winter season. V
Messrs: Charles King and Jol
Mulverhill, prominent Residents 90, :
milton, w., arrived here last wee
| Miss Abbijean Miller and her br,
ther George returned from the
school duties in Georgia last week , an
will spend the holidays at home.
/ John McGunagle of Detroit Mich
arrived last week and is stonnin
with his son, DR.. McGunagle n
will probably remain through tn
winter. VII
| Fred LASER arrived last week an,
is putting in his time placing Hub
bard Park in shape for the arrivgl O
ms sister, Mrs. H. G. Hubbard who i
due to arrive the latter part of th,
present week.
: Florida oranges in New York, Chi
cago and other northern market,
nave shown a large percent of deca,
during the past two weeks, due, if !,
SAID, to the warm weather prevailing
at the time of shipment
A card party is to be given at V. l.
A. Hall on the evening of Friday, Dec
18th, to which all are cordially invited
An admission of 25 cents will be
charged. Refreshments will be serv
ed free.
Mr.. j. P. Gunter and Miss Agnes NJ.
Moody of Seville were married at the
Presbyterian manse last Sunday even
ing, the ceremony being performed br
Rev. j: ii. Hunsberger in the pres
ence of young friends acting as wit
nesses.
K. Borson, Hon. j. H. Harp and R.
b. Bethel were visitors to Palatka on
Monday, called there to testify in the
case of the State VS.. d. J. Marshall
and M. W. Cozart, held for selling
worthless bonds in the American Con
crete Steel Tie Company.
Marshall and Cozart, the bond
swindlers, have been held to the cir
cult court, the former in $4,000 and
the latter in the sum of 81 800. Now
is the time for their friends here to
show themselves by going on these
bonds.
Ned Hubbard arrived on Friday of
last week from the province of Onta-
rio, Canada, where he has been en-
gagged for some time doing civil en-.
cheering work. 1t is his first visit
here since he was little boy. He
will spend the holiday season with his
mother. Mrs. c. B. Hubbard.
Rev. D. D. Dieffenweirth for the
past two years pastor of the Metho~
dist church here, left for Tampa early
in the week to attend the annual SEES
sion of the Florida Conference. 1t
is stated that Mr.. Dieffenweirth con
templates asking to be removed tc
another field, much to the regret no.
only of his congregation but all the
people of the place.
The late Miss C. D. Williams of De-
troit, Michigan, and who with her sis
ter, Mrs. buckley, owned an orange |
grove in the northern limits of the |
place, bequ 1athed $500 in her will to
the Presbyterian church of this city |
and the same has been paid over to
the trustees. The church is contem-
plating some needed improvements OIL
the manse now that it has the money.
The Study Glass of the V. A.
have begun their readings. They are
reading this year Arctic Sunbeam5,
or from Broadway to the Bosphorus
by way of the North Cape" by Sam.
uel S. Cox. The class met with Mrs.
C. S. Gowen on Friday last and en-
loved the travel to the capital of HOl-
land. The literary vice-president Of
the V. |. A. extends a cordial invita-
ton to all members of the association
to ioin this class. It. will meet Friday,
Dec. goth, with Miss Tillinghast al
2:3O D. m. Arrangements are being
made for illustrated lectures or "Trav
ell Talks" early in the season.
A sacred concert will be the order OF
he regular evening service at the Pres-
byterian church next Sunday evening.
The music will be appropriate TO the
Christmas season.
The grocery firm OF Clayton & Dixon
ioing business on lower Central avenue t
vas dissolved the early part OF the /
week. Mr.. Clayton retiring and the I
business being continued by Mr.. Dixon.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. D. Rankin and
laughter, and Mrs. Warehouse OF t
south Boston, Mass, arrived last week $
md spent a few dayS-until they got S
heir own home ready-with Mr.. and 9
Mrs. C. II. Pratt. Mr.. Rankin il will be f
purchased the Pierponl s
O Use last season and may make his
home with US.
Sullivan's Plantation MinstrelS will
i've an entertainment for the benefit oil F
he hand at V. |. A. Hall next Monday .
light. II is stated that this troupe has y
ieht end men and some Of the finest Z
ocaI commedianS in the world. Good :
music and something to make you
lugh all through the evening. P
The ladies OF the Episcopal Church !"
ave a reception to their new rector
nd wife. Rev. and Mrs. T. G. Crack. p
eli. at the V, /. Hall last "Wednesday Ii
and a large number were pre-
enL The reception lasted from . to
d 40 and all were made acquainted. @
.fter a social time ice cream, punch p
nd cake were served. p
A leap year dance was given by the r,
Dung ladies' of the place on Thursday d
venjnq of last week at V. !. A. Hall I
nd il was said 10 have been beauti- el
,IIv arranged affair. The music was P
onated by the band and was excellent D
,ainty refreshments were served by the
Dung ladies'. The proceeds OF the
1rty were given 10 the band organiza-
on.
The Misses Williams expect TO enter -
lin a number of relatives at Christmas II
inner, among those expected being a
,eir brother, Mr. Goldsmith II; VII s
ans of Panama, and Mr.. and Mrs o
,enry Hutchinson ST., and Mr.. and n
-. u..tchinsnn LIZ of Palatka, :.