The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-17
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Virginia, whittier he went some week,
ago TO pack apples.
: Miss Annie Bruce of Paatka spent tbe
week end in Crescent CITY visiting
friends and attended the dancing park
al v |. A. hall on Saturday night,
James Padgett, Jr., expects 10 get his
Telegraph Office open this week, when
, Crescent City will be on The main line
W re from New York to Tampa.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Hurlbut returned
last Saturday and are again at lteir
4 beautiful bungalow home in the north
| end.
Dave Gauicr came up from Stetson
University, Deland, TO spend the week
end at home and TO attend the dancing
party at '. !. a. hall given in honor OF
his iStcrin-law.
The Episcopal church congrc ,tion
OF this place are making arrangements
TO build a reCtury this winter. After
this is built it is the purpose TO secure
rector 10 live in it,
Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Geo. II. Ward,
formerly and for Is years residents of
this place and where DR.. Ward was rec.
tor OF the Episcopal church, have re.
turned 10 their home in LeeSburg, after
summer spent IN the north.
r, |. Boardman, for lhc rast IS or IS
years superintendent OF the Williams
groves, is confined TO his bed at The
home OF Mr. R, 0. Burton, and is said
to be quite seriously i'll. This will be
clusC OF deep regret to all in Mr. Board
mans large circle Of friends.
The town council could make a hit
with The people by ordering the streets
cleaned up. Some of them are very
shabby. And anyway, What right has
a man 10 clean his private premises and
then dump the rubbish into the street
without burning il:
A largely attended dancing party was
given at V. l. A. hail last Saturday night
in honor Of Mrs. GroSvcrnor Gauier
who expects 10 leave soon for home in
California. Il was one of the best at |
tended parties of the year. Refresh
mentS were served at 1890, after which |
dancing was resumed and continued 10 |
midnight
Mrs. Mary Scott Miller has been in
New York duriog ,hc pHt ten days ar
ranging for a steamer t. run on opposite |
days with the Crescent during the |
orange shipping season, and in order to
give proper care Il the Interests of
growers who prefer the boat line 10
making shipments. 1t is the purpose OF
the Beach & Miller line to give shippers
perfect service if it rev>r lays up
cent.
B. i. Purscll late of Greensboro, KY.
who only recently bought the livery in
lcrcStS of I. T.. Darby, expects TO soon
have an up-to date Stable here and not
only let rigs, but engage extensively in
he hauling business. He has been
looking for a suitable location on which
10 erect his barn. Mr. Purcell is a
brother of MIR. Purcell OF DeLeon
Springs who only recently Complei. d
the lakewood avenue road contract for
The city. He was here last winter and
made a host of friends.
Park street is now sporting new
concrete sidewalk running from Central
avenue 10 Eucalyptus ave. The walk
has just been laid by Mr.. Webster OF
DcLand, the man who did the Central
avenue work a year or two ago The
people on Park street raised large part
IT the money for the work by subScrip-
ion from the property owners along
the street. 1t is TO be hoped that others,
seeing the good work, will get hump
IN them also, and soon.
Mr.. and Mrs X. c. Mid Ilctop, Mrs
G. +. Cook and Mrs. Capt. w. Nj. Miller
returned last week from Quincy, ILL.,,
whittier they went the week before
with the body of Capt Chas. L. Cook.
The funeral was held al the home of an
old friend and was attended by the Con.
gregational pastor in the absence of The
Unitarian pastor from the city. There
were many beautiful floral offerings
The body was inferred beside that of an
infant son in the old and beautiful
cemetery at Quincy.
Preston'S store was entered last Satur
day night and several dollars in nickleS
and dimes taken from the cash register.
The thief gained entrance by breaking
the glass of the rear door and reaching
through and drawing the bolt.
Whether the thief took anything else,
Mr.. Preston was unable to say, though
up TO the time he had not missed any
thing. This sort OF thing has not hap
pencd often in Crescent City. The
man who did the Job was familiar with
the surroundings and had laid his plans
Henry Fleming has given the required
thirty days notice TO the postottice de
partmen; OF his intention TO throw his
present contract for carrying the mails
| to and from the Junction TO town.
| Henry took the Job CheCpcr than any
one else could afford it and there was
some sly winking at the time. But he
saws h 5 reason is that the government
has increased the weight limit on parcel
post packages from seventeen TO twenty
pounds and he understands it will soon
be increased TO 100 pounds He will
make new bid. Henry has been Civ
ing good service even though he has
not gotten rich as quick as he had
hoped.
In their weekly circular letter 10 the
growers last week Chase & Co. say that
the smaller markets of the country are
showing an interest in grapefruit at
present prices. This means that cars
shipped from now on will have wider
distribution, as the firSt cars of the sea
son went to the larger markets. Chase
s. Co. will ship their first oranges this
week. These oranges will be of good
quality, heavy, juicy, and well matured
but will be from greeniSh TO turning
when shipped They will be the bes
colored available at time Of shipment
! and as all OF the oranges in the early
: cars will be from early districts and o