The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-12-19
Crescent CITY News
3. L. Bevins has been viewing the
holiday sights in Palatka this week.

E. L. Bevins has been viewing tn,
holiday sights in Palatka this week.
Mrs. W. J. Pierpont of Savannah
arrived in the city Sunday and viii
be the guest for a short time of Mr.
and Mrs. B. F. Tilinghast. Mr.
Pierpont has gone to Havana, Cuba
and. may stop for day or two or
bis return home.
1t is understood that there will be q
union service of song at the Presby.
terrain church next Sunday night, with
the congregations of the Presbyterian
Methodist and Baptist churches par
tlcipating. Hymns appropriate to
Christmas will be rendered.
Rev. DR.. Taylor of the Episcopal
church will hold evening services dur
ing the balance of the winter, and
!lopes in a,week or two to have a full
chorak Vice. DR.. Taylor is an able
and scholarly preacher and for the
next few Sunday evenings will take
his topics for discourse from the life
of st. Paul.
The conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church, South, which I'D
journed in Tallahassee on Tuesday,
appointed to the pastorate of the
church here Rev. S. l. Kendrick. He
also has st. Johns Park church. The
district has also been changed. Cres-
cent City is now in the Palatka dis
trict and the new presiding elder is
Rev. Smith Hardin. Rev. Mr.. Davis
goes to Macclenny, Baker county, in
the Jacksonville district.
The editor received a telegram.
Monday night announcing the death
that. evening of his sister, Mrs. P.
Ross Parrish. Mrs. Parrish was the
wife of Rev. DR.. P. Ross Parrish, a
former pastor of the Snyder Memo
rial Methodist Episcopal Church,
Jacksonville, and some six years ago
spentNhe summer here with her fami-
~. Since leaving Jacksonville Dr.
Parrish has been a pastor in Cincin-
matt, Ohio, but last fall moved to Del
ia, Ohio. 1t was there that Mrs. Par
fish died. She is survived by her
husband, one son and three daughters,
. " but one of the latter of whom are
Of adult age.
Inc marriage of Miss Virgie X.
smith, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
=. Smith OF this place, to Mr.. Roy z. !
Perkins, cashier of the Bank of Arch
er, Fla, will be solemnized at the
nome of the brides parents at noon
Saturday, Dec. goth. The
wedding ceremony will be a quiet,
nome affair and will be witnessed bv
only the family and other relatives
OF the bride and groom. After the
ceremony the bride and groom will
leave Immediately for Jacksonville
and from there will go to their fu-
ture home in Archer, A'achua Coun-
w. The briGe, of course is known to
US all; she was born and reared here
end except for course in Stetson
University has resided in Crescent
City all her life. She is a modest,
most attractive and accomplished
young lady. Mr.. Perkins lived in
Crescent City for a time and was
clerk in the bank. He is young
pan who has pushed himself to the |
.ront in the business world and is |
still mounting. He organized the |
state Bank Of Archer last wear and
IS now its cashier, and the bank is n
success. Mr.. Perkins came from De
Land and is nephew of Hon. James
W. Perkins, judge of the circuit court
All of the friends of the young peo-
PIE in this place are prepared to wish
Them life Of happiness, full and
overlooking.