The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-03
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. Personal and Social. .

Boston commission houses are beat
ing about the bush these days.
=, Mss Clarissa, A. Williams returned
u last week from visit OF sevara
;, months in New York.
Miss Helen Norton returned las
8 Saturday from a visit of severa
= months in New York state.
, The Edgewater grove at San Ma
teo shipped about 50 boxes of we'll
.. matured grape fruit last Monday.
The Glynn grove is estimated tc
, contain some 5000 boxes of fruit this
, year. This is one of the prettiest
: groves in this section
Mrs. C. H. Preston and her son
Mr. l.. c. Preston, left last week for
visit with relatives at Indianapolis
Ind
Mr.. Campbell, superintendent for
tlardee, Mcfarland & Hunt, has Sc.
cured the Geo. Neal house on South
Summit street for the season.
Phillips Cash returned Sunday
from two weeks visit to Asheville,
! N. e. He didn't like the country
and therefore didn't get his moneys
worth in fun.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Williams and
daughter, Miss Cardelle, who have
been in New York and Virginia for
quite an extended stay, arrived home
on Sunday.
Chase & Co. shipped grape fruit
from Crescent City last Saturday.
The fruit came from the grove ~f
j. Blaine SILVER, and was we'll col
ored and of good sizes.
The public schools opened for the
fall term on Monday last with
lar-aba ttendance Before the sea-
son is over this attendance will be
greatly increased.
Jas. W. Long has quit the meat
market business and will now drive
the children living north of town to
school. He will also drive a meat.
wagon through the country districts.
William Pipe recently underwent
a surgical operation at a Detroit,
(Mich.,) hospital and is said to be
improving, though it will be several
weeks before he returns to Crescent
City.
Col. and Mrs. G. T. Graham and
Master Ben Graham returned last
week from their summer outing at
Summer Haven. Miss Mary Ora
ham returned some 10 days earlier,
Col. Graham and Master Ben made
the trip around in their launch.
James Maui with force of men
started fitting up the New Camp
bell packing house this week with
modern washing and drying ma
chinery. This is the property best
known as the old Pierpont factory
on the lake front, and which was pur-
chased this year by Harry Campbell. !
The first carload of Florida oranges
to go forward this season were ship
ped by E. B. Peter of Leesburg, or
the 10Th. The car was made up of
extra fine ParSon Browns and was
inspected by w. J. Edwards, state
inspector who found the oranges up
to the required test.
NSpicer S. Braddock of this place
sold 1926 head of cattle to R. C. Mid
deton and James T. Long, the con-
sideration being $4,000. This is some
cows, and shows that there is some.
thing doing in this section besides
growing oranges. The cattle indus,
try has long been favorite pastime
now to omit riding tbe woods JSpe and
ranges, ~ ~ GIN
Rev. Father Barry who has closed
his pastorate of the Catholic mission
1ere was greeted by fine congrega-
ion last Snday evening, on the oc-
,asion of his farewell service. The
Catholic people of Crescent CITY are
grieved at losing this faithful priest,
as so also are his many friends out
side the church. 1t was through
mis- efforts that the pretty chapel
On Main street was erected.
]. II. Babers & Sons have opened
a new cash meat market at their
enlistment, with Mr.. CIar-
pnce Babers as manager. A large
has been installed, and il
is the purpose of the firm to keen
a full stock Of fresh and salt meats
at the lowest prices. and to see that
the department is always kent in =
wholesome and appetizine
They should have good
trade from the start.
Kew Il. A. DAVIS, late of Bruins
wick. ia, has been appointed to fill