The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-08-01
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last from a visit Of some ten days
with friends in Palatka,
Mrs. T. C. Darby is still with her
son Sidney who is reported very i'll
and showing little improvement.
Will Walton of Palatka spent Sun
day evening with friends in town, and
was guest at the Turner House.
Mrs. Will Gautier and three chill
dren arrived from Miami on Sunday
to spend some time with relatives
and friends here.
The young people of the town gave
most interesting dancing party at V.
l. A. hall on Tuesday night with
music by the home orchestra.
Mrs. George Crotty and the chill
dren were to leave on Wednesday OF
this week for the mountains of North
Carolina to spend the balance Of the
heated term.
George Seaton expects to leave to-
day for Louisville, KY, and after sev-
cral weeks in the Kentucky metropolis
will go to New York, returning to
Crescent City early in October.
Hon. ]. II. Harp sold his late Val
encia oranges last week, receiving 81
so per box for them f. o. b. That is
considered a fair price for fruit IN
this section at any time of year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben H. Weeks are
enjoying the delights of their new
summer cottage, named "Rest Cot
tage," at Frankfort on the northern
shore of Lake Michigan, in Michigan.
Miss Virgie Smith drove her tour
ing car through to Palatka and re-
turn on Tuesday, having as passen-
gers her father, Mr.. Paul c. Smith,
Miss Bessie Neal and Mr.. Chester
Norton.
Mrs. T. N. Gautier of Miami has.
been spending some time here visiting
old friends and relatives. Last We'd
nesdav Mrs. Gautier attended the
wedding of Miss Ellen Green at
Fruitland.
The new shell road on lakewood
avenue is progressing rapidly ana SO
far, under the supervision OF Mr. Boz
son. has been we'll made. The road
is to connect with the clay road at
the northern town limits.
Judge ]. L. Burton was over from
his summer home at Summer Haven
for last Friday and Saturday, tie
reports all the Crescent City people
there as we'll and having good time
and thriving on a diet of fresh fish
and oysters.
There is quite heavy orange
bloom in several of the groves about
here. This is the bloom that usually
comes in June but which was de-
ferred by nature this season because
of the drought. Grapefruit is also
blooming some.
The band was out for practice
again last Sunday in the north Park
and quite number of people were at
tracted thither by the exquisite must.
The fact that seats are not provided
alone keeps the people from turning
out to these Sunday afternoon con-
certs en- maSse.
Reports from Atlanta are to the
effect that Capt. c. E. Cook is I'M
proving steadily. Mr.. and Mrs. R.
C. Middleton who have been spending
two or three months in Oklahoma
are now with him. Mrs. Will Miller
returned on Friday with the news OF
her fathers improved condition.
Capt. William Allen and wife who
have been visiting friends here and al
other points on the peninsula for the
past several weeks left Frultland OF
Monday for st. Augustine where they
will visit their son short time ant
return to their home on the lowel
east coast.
A very complete and concise repor
has been issued by the transportation
companies of the amount of citru
fruit shipped out of the state during
the seasons 1908 to 1913 inclusive
The season just closed is the larges
in the history of the state, 8,125,
465 boxes was the total amount o
, fruit moved.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Hurlbut mag
inc they are enjoying themselves il
their beach cottage at New Londor
Conn. They have a beautiful HON
there and while Mr.. Hurlbut is lis
tening to what the wild waves ar
saving, he is also thinking abou
Crescent City and his beautiful HON
: here and his growing orange crop.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. N. Gautier who LET
here some fifteen years ago for Geol
gia and who had not been here
, all that time have been spending tn
! past week with their mother and sis
tiers and brother and paying welcom
:, visits to hosts of other old tim
friends. They look and act as if pro:
perity had been their portion throug
c all the years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hoerschelma
. who have resided for more than
y year past in the Neal house, ne'
i south of the Methodist church, ar
10 who recently moved to JacksOnvill
:. are living in the suburbs of that eli
= as indicated by their address, Whit
IS is jacksonville, R. F. D. No. 3. The
Al old friends in Crescent City will wi!
v them success in their new home.
q R. P. Burton, sales manager of Il
a. Florida Citrus exchange, declares t
"a outlook for the orange crop is eXcee