The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-01-19
. Personal and Social. a

Wainwright store.
Coo D. Smith has returned from a
visit TO New York.
E. B. Coutant proprietor of the
Sprague House made business trip 10
Palatka one day this week.
Circus in town today and as everyone
has the price there will be crowd I'M
der the tent
James t. Long has bought 20 acres of
land on the Huntington road of Jesse
Mccormick.
Rev. D. n. Good has been engaged 10
supply the pulpit of the Presbyterian
church during the absence OF the pastor,
Rev. E. P. Butler.
Ii is estimated that 1900, 900 boxes of
citrus fruits were shipped from Florida
up TO the first of the year, with the aver.
age price more than g per box.
L. A. Hurlbut has about 1000 boxes of
the later varieties of oranges which are
now of a beautiful color and which he
will ship as soon as the market warrants
Mrs. L. A. Hurlbut entertained the
Suliu Va SlulCll vi lhS llOlN SOUl-
forter recently, and the coming meeting
of that body will be with Mrs. Frank
Gautier.
The predicted freeze of last Friday
and Saturday failed 10 put in an appear
ance, but the weather bureau report
had the orange growers on the anxious
seat for some 80 hours.
Mrs. Mary Benham has returned to |
again occupy her home at the corner of |
Park street and Florida avenue, and |
with her for month stay is her daugh
ter Mrs. Black of Atlanta, nee Miss
Mamie Lee Benham.
w. B. Maui was a passenger 10 Pa.
latka on Monday. MIR. Maui has de- |
cided 10 stay in Crescent City now, but |
has not yet determined on just what |
business TO engage in. But he's a think
in, and bye and bye he'll be dom
something
Jesse Mccormick has sold his six acre
truck garden known as the Bethel
place. TO Henry HourSchelmann lale OF
ST. Johns Park who will engage in the
true King business for the local market
This is one of the best trucking tracts in
all this section.
Mayor Graham has sent al his personal
expense within the past two months
1900 small booklets descriptive OF Ores
cent City. These little booklets have
been scattered by Col. Graham all over
the country. The colonel has ordered
another edition of 1909 copies for cirCu.
lation from the Palatka News.
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The town taxes are now due and the
town needs the money for certain pub
lie improvements, such for instance as
the paving OF Central avenue, and North
Summit street and lakewood ave. The
tax collector is Paul c. Smith and the
books are at his store. Come across.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. PoSey of Trenton,
S. c., are here for time on their honey.
moon trip and are the guests of Mr. and
Mrs J. f. LoriCk and MIR. and Mrs. I
Lloyd c. Preston, at the wedding OF t
which latter couple they acted re 5
Speclivcly as groomsman and brides {
maid. Mr.. and Mrs. POscy are from the
o d h Dme of the Lorick family in South
Carolina, and this visit ii is TO be hoped
will be followed by others and frequent
ones.
Keep in your mind the Valentine par g
iy and County Fair to be given in Y. {
A. Hall on Tuesday and Wednesday, I
February 18th and nth. The ladies OF Q
The V. | \. are making great prepare a
ions for this two days festival and fair z
md will have a varied program of dan. n
cling, with the various fake devices usual Il
% fairs and festivals, together with mas C
lueradeS, booths, exhibits, etc. This is o
o be the great event OF the winter, and d
will have amuSementS TO please all tastes c
Crescent City society people turned 7
)ut in goodly number last Thursday
light TO hear the Schubert'S quartet u
irSt in the AlkaheSt LyCeum course un ~
Ter the auspices of the V. |. A. The u
met the highest expectations Il
md all were delighted with the enter y
ainment. The second OF the series OF Il
.yceum entertainments, will be neXl y
Tuesday evening the 23d inst. and will II
,e by Mrs. William Calvin Chiffon, =,
Writing of Mrs, Chill. |,
on'S appearance in atlanta, the CouSti- $
ulion OF that city says: Mrs William
calvin Chiffon, was great. She was :.
iappy, bright and inspiring. The audi. Is
nee was convulsed with laughter, and e
Though the hour was late, she was re- 81
allied again and again. The house pre-
ented brilliant appearance and royal u
Welcome was extended the artiSt." "
Tickets will be on sale at Lounds at 20 %
ents, with no extra charge for reserved "
eats At
At the meeting of the town council /,
lSl week the most important business 4,
.ansacled was the letting OF contract 60
} shell the Central avenue road rs feet r.
tide from lake 10 lake. Also TO shell N