The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-02-23
J Personal and Social.

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Major J. L. Burton visited Palatka thi
week on business.
| Mrs. L. t. Clark and Miss Jessie Bur
ton spent several days in Jacksonville
this week.
Eddie Sackett is now the chief clerl
in Chas. Cowart's meat market ant
grocery.
Mrs. ]. ]. Horton is greatly improving
her residence with new roof, porch
rails, etc.
G. A. Cheatham, husiling Jacksonville
real estate man, spent the week END
with relatives here.
E. II. Williams is shipping his June
bloom tangerines this week, and they
are of perfect color.
Crescent Hill lots are attracting much
attention these days. They are beauti.
fully located for residence purposes.
Mrs. Isaac Edwards wife of the mayor
of Batteburg, S. c., has been the guest
for some days of Mr.. and Mrs. w. c.
Cartledge, of Huntington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Keller and Miss
Phipper OF Winnipeg, Manatoba, Cana
da, are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. c. E.
Gutteridge. They have just returned
from trip to the Bermudas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Simmons and Miss
Lucille Simmons of Greenville, S. c.,
who have been visiting Mrs. c. A.
Cheatham at Huntington, will also visit
here at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Har.
wood Mathis.
Mrs. McGinness of Norwich, Conn,
with her little infant son, is here on
visit TO Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Hurlbut-
her uncle and aunt. Mrs. Hurlbut met
her niece in Jacksonville on Thursday
of last week and accompanied her TO
this place the following day.
Capt. John D. Pigue of this place who
has for some time been importuned by
friends 10 become candidate for Sher-
if, has finally decided 10 enter the race.
Capt Pigue is well-known in all this
section and has assurances of general
support.
A photographic survey of Lake Ores
cent and Dunn's Creek is now being
made by government engineers under
the Rivers and Harbor act of 1910. ].
G. Coxetter who seems to have charge
of the survey states that he expects TO be
about two weeks doing the work. The
engineers and helpers are on the steam.
er Mcclure.
Messrs. Levy and Lyon of Grove
Hall have been making a wonderful
fishing record during the past two or
three weeks. On Saturday last they
went out on Lake Stella, spending some
three or four hours, and returning with
a pretty string of fish of the big mouth
black bass variety. There were 10 fish
on the string and the total weight would
be about 20 pounds. Their skill is the
envy OF all the winter visitors.
The work of laying the she'll road the
of Central ave was expected |
TO begin this week. Jas. Padgett jr.,
who has the contract for building the |
road, has also made arrangements for |
getting out the she'll at DeLeon Springs, |
and the first two car loads arrived at the |
Junction on Saturday. MIR. Padgett says
he intended TO put force on the work |
this week and push ii rapidly TO com
pletion. AS soon as this is done the |
work of Smelling North Summit street
md lakewood avenue TO the north town |
limits will begin. Mr.. Padgett also has
The contract for this work.
Crescent City, which includes IA.
illus of four miles from the town center
ships more oranges, grape fruit and tan,
yersnes in year, said Mr.. John Nc
Cormick, head of the New York fruit
house OF Mccormick,
dubbs & Co., 'than any other one
place in Florida" Last year, our tan.
yerine crop, il was stated by men con.
with the crop of the state, rep.
'esented fully one fourth of the tanger
mes in the state. These are some things
Crescent City people should raise
loise over.
II is understood that the ladies of the
Village Improvement Association intend
aking the lead in building concrete
idewalk the entire length of Central
venue, on the south side, and that
expressed a willingness to
one.half the cost. II is with
n the power of the town council TO or
Ter this work done, requiring property
folders to pay one-half, but as the coun-
il has ordered she'll road work done to
he extent of its present years income,
he ladies think seriously of taking up
be work.
Probably the most successful enter
ever given at this place, both
rom the point of numbers attending and
were those of last week.
le Valentine Social and County Fair
nder ! auspices of the V. |. A. The
tendance on both days was excellent
nd all had fine time. Nearly $500
,as realized as profit from the two
avs, and this money the ladies are go.
lg to use on some scheme for town i'm
The credit for The success
{ the affair is largely due to Misses
ohnson, TillinghaSt and Bessie A. VIII
ans, and MeSdames Hurlbut and
iowen. Miss Johnson appears 10 have
cen the general manager. Many other
dies, also, are entitled to great credit !
or the success of these entertainments.
The Southfield Bible Conference will
egin Its Ninth annual conference in
lis place one week from next Tuesday
ION March 5th, and continue TO
larch 9Th. The sessions will consist
( a series of popular bible lectures
ach day Rev. DR.. C. l. Schofield of
lew York, formerly of Dallas, Texas,
ne of the foremost bible teachers in
ne world will be leading lecturer
ere. DR.. Schofield has attended for,
Ter sessions of the Conference and his
oming will be great pleasure 10 all
ur people. Rev. Lewis S. Chafer and
Irs. Chafer will also be present. Mr..
,hafer is DIR. Schofield's associate in
ible teaching, and Mrs. Chafer will
reside at the piano. Mr.. and Mrs.
,hafer's duets are among the most
leasing features of the Conference.