The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-02-28
Crescent CITY News

returned from TRIP TO CUBA.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Whitney, of
Detroit, Mich, were among the arri-
walls this week.
VIM. T. Knox, secretary of the Nc
Cormick- Hubbs Co., New York fruit
commission men, was a guest at Grove
Hall for time on Saturday.
Venerable Archdeacon Wyllie of the
Diocese of Florida preached at both
services in the Episcopal church last
Sunday. Archdedcon Wyllie is the
popular rector of st. Marks Episcopal
church in Palatka.
Gov. Park Trammell has reap
pointed Judge j. L. Burton
of this place to be Judge of the First
Judicial Circuit, Putnam county.
Some people still call the office JUS
tice of the Peace, which is all right
seeing that the honorable judge has
always been successful in maintain
ing peace, though he is not a "peace
at any price" sort of man.
A copy of the Digby, Nova Scotia,
Courier of the 18th inst, addressed
to the editor has been received. Look
ing over the paper we find an inter-
esting item concerning a former Cre5-
cent City citizen. 1t is of masquc-
rade carnival at the skating rink given
by Mr.. C. E. Walker, who is none
other than Mr.. Ernest Walker, for
merly of this place and Huntington
There were some thirty or MOI E
dressed in costumes representing diff
ferent characters, the only one OF
whom who would be recognized here is
Miss Constance Swabey, a daughter
of Arthur l.. M. Swabey, also for
mer orange grower of this place. Mr..
Swabey was one Of the judges. The
night was reported as intensely cold,
and it must have been cold to get a
mention in the papers of that section
Our old friends will be pleased to
know that the sun is still shining in
Florida and that there has been 10
ice formed here this winter Now,
maybe they will get homesick and de
eide to come back, where there is
grits enough and to spare.
The George and Lady Washington
reception under the auspices of the
ladies of the V. I. A. on Friday night
last was most charming affair and
attended by an immense crowd. Very
many of the ladies of the place at.
tended in colonial costume. George
and Lady Washington were repre-
scented by Mr.. Seaton and Miss Kurt,
who filled the roles gracefully. Pre-
vious to entering the hall the distin-
guished couple drove through the
streets for a half hour. The CreS-
cent City band stationed on the veran-
dab played patriotic airs during the |
reception and made charming music
After the reception there was little
time devoted to dancing. On the fol-
lowing day the County Far opened
at 10 a. M, and continued through !
the day and well into the night. There
was an excellent display of vegetables
and fruits, and several northern Wis
itors were heard to express wonder
at such fine vegetables being raise
in Florida; that Florida is the real
vegetable kingdom of the earth wal
news to them-and will do them good,
and us good. There was also booth
for the sale of fancy articles,
booth for candy and other articles,
and a large department for the sale
of lunches and food in bulk. In the
afternoon there was a baby parade.
The little people of the town were out
with fancy decorated doll and baby
carriages and were formed in line in
front of the hall from where they
were marched down and up Central
avenue headed by band of whistles.
This was the prettiest, most gener
ously applauded feature of the far;
All of the little rigs were beautifr'
and showed many hours of work Ii
the preparation. The procession was
half block long marching close to-
gether. Out of town ladies acted as
Judges and it was their judgment that
the prizes be awarded as follows: LIST
prize (girls) cart decorated with pink
and green roses, drawn by Elizabeth
Crotty and Bernadetta Carter; End
orize (girls) doll carriage decorated
with white and green, drawn by Mil
bred Mathis. 1st prize (boys) U. S.
Parcels Post, rode by Glendower Par
rott; End prize (boys) pink and green
wagon drawn by Veron Harper. Har,
vey and Alice Pipe were awarded
prizes for best costumes, and all the
little people in the parade who were
not awarded prizes received rs cents
each through the kindness of MI,
Bullock. 1t is not known how much
money the ladies made by their en-
terprise in arranging these affairs for
the entertainment of the people, but
the amount will reach several hun
bred dollars, every dollar Of which
was earned by hard work.