The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-12-12
q Personal and Social. i.

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Her Babers has sold his 4O-acre
peach orchard near Seville to his
brother-in-law, T. A. Baker.
The ladies Aid Society of the Bap-
list church met with Mrs. ]. H. Ba-
bers on Tuesday afternoon.
The Rummage Sale at V. |. A. hall
last week was pronounced success,
netting many dollars.
From and after January 1st, ]. H.
Babers & Sons have decided to do
only cash business.
The V. |. A. has arranged to open
the Woman's Exchange on each Sat-
urday afternoon during the winter,
beginning with tomorrow.
DR.. Brantley's wife and little sons
arrived on Monday and for the pres
ent will occupy rooms with Mr.. and
Mrs. E. D. Lounds.
Thos. H. Stryker, Miss Stryker
and Miss Washington, of Rome, N.
Y, arrived on Saturday and are again
at their pleasant winter home on Park
street.
Mrs. Frank Buck of Philadelphia
has arrived for the winter and as usu-
al is quartered at Grove Hall. The
many friends of Mrs. Buck are de-
lighted with her coming.
Mrs. C. A. Hogan of Denmark, S.
c., is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. j. H.
babers. Mrs. Hogan will be remem-
oered by all old citizens of the pc
ninsula as former resident Of the
Fruitland neighborhood.
W. G. Kelly arrived last week and
is to spend the winter as usual with
his daughter, Mrs. Harry Campbell.
Mr.. Kelly is most peasant gentle
man whose annual visits are enjoyed
oy large circle Of friends.
Mrs. c. 7. King and little son re-
turned last week from Rochelle, Ca,
where they have been making their
acme since Mr.. Kings death. Mrs.
King eXects to remain here for q
time and will live in her own home
on S. Prospect street.
The young people who have taken
part in amateur theatricals the pre-
yious winters are busy over a play
The Cabaret" to be given Monday
December 20, at the V. l. A. Hall
The play is given under the auspices
Of the literary department, V. |. A
The whole house is to be reserved anC
seats will be on sale Friday, Decem.
Der 26th.
Rev. Mr.. Davis the Methodist pas.
tor left on Monday for Tallahassee
to attend the annual conference Of his
church. After the session of the con
ference he will go to Rochelle, Ga
where Mrs. Davis has been staying
with her people until Mr.. Davis il
settled in his future work. There il
a! strong demand for his return tx
Crescent City, and this demand come'
form all the people of the place.
1t was Peter Jones and others O
Fruitland who supplied the majorit,
of our tables with Thanksgiving tur
keys this year, as they have for sew
etal years. These birds have &C
quired the turkey trot and if yol
want one to trot your way for tn
Christmas dinner it would be goo
idea for you to write Messrs. Pete
Jones, or Edgar Sanders of Fruit
land and they will see that you ge
it. These gentlemen raise larg
number of very nice birds every yea
| for the Thanksgiving and Christina
feasts.
| DR.. G. C. Hardie received his Il
cense to practice medicine in tn
State in the mail last Friday, Ii
cense which had been delayed throug
a technicality. This license has no,
been duly filed with the County Cler
and DR.. Hardie will resume the prat
tice which he was denied until tn
settlement of his case before tn
State Board. This will be pleasar
news to all his friends in Crescer
City and the surrounding countr,
Drs. Hardie and Brantly will occup
the same office in the Chamberli
building and have formed a partner
ship for the practice of medicine.
The DeLand News, taking its CT
from an item in this column son
two weeks ago announcing that Re
Gilbert E. Farr of the Baptist churt
void preach on HELL" insists thi
the Rev. Farr doesn't know anythir
, about the place. But the DeLar
paper is wrong. OF course if M
Farr had passed his life in Mi
little inland town like DeLand, Wi
Its co-educational institution and !
great moral reform newspapers, it
! not likely that he would venture
J preach on the subject, but for nur
Der of years Mr.. Farr resided in CT
. cago, where he would naturally pi
up information on the subject that
might be to the advantage of T
DeLand editor to hear.
The New England supper will
given by the Ladies Aid Society
!, the Presbyterian church at V. l.
' hall next Tuesday evening the 16
inst. The supper is for the bene
: of the church. Just why New E
: gland supper is given is not stat
: but possibly it is to cater to the q
petites of our New England visito
+ who dote on. Boston baked beans a
: brown bread-good stuff in its WI
but not to be compared with the fri
l. chicken and other things which
y to make up the State dish of Flori
. But perhaps the ladies will have so
'e of this, too, and that the New I
/ gland" idea is given it simply
= catch the stranger and make h
u lShink of home. Anyway we M
n the assurance that there will be
+ = of good things to eat and someth
y for every sectional appetite. Ii
y all go.
ct Crescent City ought to sustain
band organization. The members
d. the band have had very little h
tn from citizens. They have had h
u luck in the entertainments given
)c. their beneit-these have not
" much, and very few have been gi'
Id The expense of tutor has been DO