The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-11-21
Crescent City News

uiNoy VI ldSI week.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Gowen spent a
couple days in Palatka this week TAX
ing in the gaieties of Waterways
convention week.
Charles Gutteridge, how working at
his trade as an electrician in Jackson
vile came home for a few days visit
last Saturday.
c. A. Pratt, C. E. Gutteridge, W.
B.. Campbell and Her Babers were
delegates from the Crescent City
board of trade to attend the Water
ways convention in Palatka last
Monday and Tuesday.
A number of citizens owning prop
erty on the line of the lakewood hard
road to the north of the city have
defaulted in the payment of their as
sessments, but Town Clerk Paul c.
Smith went to Palatka before the
time limit and has filed liens against
the property of all delinquents.
William Pipe returned last week
and is again at his old place with
the Lounds Drug Co. looking even
letter than before the serious illness
OF last summer which necessitaeG his
going to northern hospital. Mrs.
Pipe and the children returned on
Friday following after a long visit
in Michigan and Canada.
X. M. White motored to Palatka
on Monday to attend the Waterways
convention to which he was one of
the delegates of the board of trade.
Mr.. White had. with him as guests
Messrs. Tillinghast and Darling, the
former delegate from the state
at-large by appointment of Gov
Trammell.
The W. ]. & W. C. Norton grove
of five acres on the Grovesdale road
beyond Mr.. H;nchliffe's was sold last
week through the Reed & Smith agen-
cy to Mr.. Her Babers of this place,
young man in the orange business
and one who knows a good property
when he sees it. The consideration
is said to have been $4,000.
Capt. Sturdy of Charley, Mass,
who has recently come among us to
abide permanently and be one of us,
is engaged with force of workmen
in putting his home in good repair
before the arrival 1of Mrs. Sturdy
and daughter about January. 1t will
be remembered that Capt. Sturdy
purchased the Borson cottage on
Prospect street last winter.
The V. I. A. is to have a "Rummage
Sale" at the hall on December 8, 4 and
5th. This will be very interesting
sale as it will include many interest |
ing articles not found in the catalogs
of mail order or local houses. The |
ladies wish to solicit donations of all
kinds of goods foS this sale, and if |
you would know more concerning it,
why, you might talk with some of the
good ladies themselves.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Hurlbut motor
ed to Palatka in their car on Mon |
day, having with them as guests Mr.. |
and Mrs. w. A. Russell and Mr.. Tom
Russell. Mr.. and Mrs. Hurlbut re-
manned over till Wednesday morning
attending the sessions of the Water
ways convention and the social func-
ton auxiliary thereto. Mr.. Hurlbut
was a delegate from the state-at-
large by appointment of Gov. Tram
NELL
H. S. Springer of New Jersey, who
last year bought the block opposite
R. o. Burton's residence on Summit
street, arrived last week land has
been busy since building a garage.
now nearly completed. Mr.. Springer
will also build a neat residence in
this block this winter This is one
OF the prettiest properties in the
town limits and was once the pride
of that grand old man, Josiah Bah
cock, a pioneer winter resident who
passed Ito This eternal home MANY
years ago, but who is still affection
ately remembered by all old citizens
of the place.
The Presbyterian, Methodist Epis-
copal and Baptist churches will unite
in Union Thanksgiving service at
the Presbyterian church on Thanks
giving day. The hour of service will
be announced from the several pull
pits next Sunday. The sermon will
be preached by Rev. G. C. Farr of
the Baptist church. Rev. J. H. Huns
berger of the Presbyterian church,
in announcing the service said: at
is hoped that business and pleasure
will be suspended during the hour of
service, and that citizens and visi-
tors will attend to return thanks to
Almighty God for the great blessings
bestowed upon us as a nation"
The town council at it's meeting
last week denied an almost unanimous
petition of residents of South Sum-
NIT street for a concrete sidewalk
running from Central avenue to the
end of the block beyond the Metho-
dist Episcopal church. The petition
was denied because of lack of money
to pay the city's part. 1t is to be
hoped, however, that this matter
will be set down as an important
improvement in which the citizens
most interested are willing, yes anx-
ious, to pay their part. Other
streets need sidewalks, but the peo-
Pile on this street have made a move
which entities them to first considera-
ton.
Word comes to the News just be-
fore going to press telling of the
death of Allen B. Maui at his home,
100 Ashburton street, Baltimore,
Nd, Tuesday afternoon Nov. 18th.
Death was due to pneumonia and af-
ter a weeks illness. Allen Maull
was the son of the late J. L. Maull
and his widowed mother resides here
He is also survived by one sister
Mrs. Carter of Haworth, N. j., and
several brothers residing in this
state, among them being Mr.. E. N
Maui of Jacksonville, and Messrs
W r and I l. Maull of +biS nloco