The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-08-16
crescent City News
a Personal and Social, .


Wallace Smiley expects TO leave for
virginia the latter part of the month IN
engage in apple packing.
w. B, Sanders is building small co,.
tage on the lot next nortb of his homa
and which he will rent.
E. II. Williams and B. +. Tillingbast
are in Gainesville this week helping to
Xix maturity standard for oranges.
Mrs. ChaS. w. Hutchinson of Bancs
Cuba, is the guest of her aunts. the
Misses Williams. Mr.. Hutchinson is
expected also before long.
Mrs. J. E. Lorick and her sister, Mrs
PoSey, left this week for South Caro-.
lima, the home of Mrs. Posey, Mrs
Lorick will remain away several weeks,
The Sunday evening congregations at
the Baptist church are quite large for
this season of the year, as indeed they
1should be as none of The other churches
have evening service.
r. C. Middleton returned on Sunday
from visit in Quincy, Illinois. Mrs
Middleton will remain in Quincy
throughout the summer, as also will her
mother, Mrs. ChaS. Cook.
Mcintosh Morrow came home to
spend the week end with his parents
and his friends. Mack is now in the
banking business in jacksonville. He
always did have the prosperous look.
NJ. H. Read had present short fine
ago of a very beautiful clock which
will run 400 days with one winding.
The mechanism of the clock is all IN
der glass and much of il in full view.
The clock is as beautiful as il is won.
dcrful.
There will be more building going
on in Crescent City next winter than
during any winter since The foundation
of the place. 1t will also be the best
business winter unless some unforeseen
disaster occurs 10 iniure the orange crop.
The baseball club went to St. Johns
Park on Friday last where they first
witnessed game between the club OF
that place and the Seville nine, in
which the latter club was victorious.
Then the Crescent City Club turned in
and vanquiShed the victors, as is their
custom on such occasions.
Mrs. c. Oliver Chamberlin who has
been spending some two or three
months with relatives in West Virginia,
is expected home tomorrow. Mr.. and
Mrs. Chamberlin will probably go To
housekeeping in the Ausling flat on
Prospect street. Mr.. Chamberlin OK
pected TO go TO Jacksonville today 10
meet his wife.
j. w. Chattaway, director OF the Pa. /
latka Military Band was here last Mon
day to meet with the new band organi |
zation, and at the Auditorium in the
evening made general talk on the sub |
jcct before the members of the aSSoca-
ton and their friends The enthusiasm
for the band is growing and Mr. Chatta
ways talk was helpful.
Mr.. and Mrs Edgar McGrady spent
day or two in St. Augustine last week,
whittier they went 10 see ChaS. J. Nc
Grady who is quite i'll. Mr.. MCGrady |
reports his brother as no better and to
tally disqualified for business, news that
will cause much regret here among the |
old friends OF the sick man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Harp and their
two little children were here over Sun
day, the guests of their parents, Hon.
and Mrs. J. II. Harp, They were Ell
route from their home on the east COaSJ
to Connecticut, where Mrs. Harp and
the children will spend the rCmaindc;
of the summer. Mr.. Harp expects 10
stay in Virginia until winter.
H. D. Braddock'S new grocery was
Il H. loCt
and during Saturday had good bust
ness. In fact the business has hecn
most encouraging ever since the open.
ing. Mr.. Braddock has his store ar
ranged in a neat and orderly manner
and all his goods have the advantage OF
being fresh. He expects to increase
the stock from time TO time as the bust
ness warrants. Mr.. BraddoCk has many
friends throughout all this section who
wish him success in his venture.
Mrs. Lulu Mae LoundS and her sister,
Miss Louise Hunter, have made arrange
ments to open dreSS-making, millinery
and souvenir store about October LIST In
a little building erected especially Tor
the purpose on the lot next north OF
Mrs LoundS' home on South Summit
street. They will call the new store
THE Souvenir" and TO make good the
name will keep beside line OF notions,
many souvenirs of Florida which will
have a charm for tourists and winter
visitors. There are no more popular
Young ladies in Crescent City ana as
thew both are credited with ability in
the dress making and millinery line the
News has no heSitanCy in predicting
immediate success for their venture
Fred Darlington, writing 10 the San
Mateo Item from Summer Haven laSi
week, thus speaks concerning one OF
Crescent City'S honored citizens: 'JuS'
n line TO saw we arrived here all o. h.,
and found everything fine kiy,ef
comes up to within 20 or 80 feet OF the
front door. Ocean about $50 yards from
the back door. Stand on front porch
and catch all the shrimp ! want Most
fish caught are, Sheephcad, and use lid
oilers for bait. They are on river beach
bv the thousands, best fishing is at the
inlet about half mile north OF our cot
tape, need row boat TO fish at inlet
Squire Burton who by the way is mayor,
and Judge, of Summer haven
does all he can to make it pleasant ior
everybody, he is proud OF the fact OF be
ing the first democratic tax assessor OF
Putnam county. About IS or 40 cot,
tages here and all full, PoStoftice ana
store. mail three times a week, store and
postofficc run by Mr.. Bryant, no hotel
here"
The large residence row in process OF
building by Mr.. c. A. Chealham on Inc
corner of Main street and Cypress ave,
nue. will be one of the most imposing
and costly homes in this section OF the
state. This residence is TO be OF press
ed brick vaneer and will have a Tie
roof The rooms will be large and AIRY
and each of five bed rooms will nave
modern bath equipment. The nome
will have a hot wafer heating plant
MIR. Cheatham, who as n boy and young