The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-18
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a Personal and Social. .

on Mondays steamer.
Mrs. C. Lyon and daughter, Mis-
Eva Lyon, left last week for thei
summer home, Crosse lie, Michigan
They remained longer than usual th
year in order to superintend extensiv
repairs on their house.
j. W. Long has purchased the mea
stand opposite The Coutant on Cen
trail avenue. He will live in the Pad
gett house near the old school build
ing. For the past several month
Mr.. Long has been living at Pomona
Town Marshal Stokes resignation
went into effect last week and he hay
moved back to Bradford county. C
j Hunter is now the town marshal, {
place to which he was elected by the
people last April, but for which he die
not at the time qualify.
Miss Addie Grace Waterman Of
DeLand who is spending some timt
with her aunt, Mrs. A. D. Torrey
sang a solo at the morning service
of the Presbyterian church last Sun,
day which was much enjoyed by all
the worshippers.
State Convict Inspector Griffin was
a visitor in town last Friday and Sat
urday, stopping at The Coutant
Mr.. Griffin came to inspect the con-
Wet camp at Shell Bluff, where a
dozen or more convictS have recently
been sub-let.
Misses Abbijean Miller md Grace
Cash have gone to Asheville, N. G., to
enter a business college and will be
absent through the summer months.
George Miller also went along and
will spend the summer taking a bust
ness course in the same college.
Mrs. Smiley and daughter, Miss
Hattie, left on Monday last for Pablo
Beach where they will spend two or
more weeks by the seaside. They
went TO Jacksonville on the steamer
Crescent. On their return they win
visit briefly with friends in Jackson
Vile.
DR.. II. H. Mcclellan has moved
into the home Of Mrs. f. S. Crotty on
North Prospect street and will have
MS office at his home. As this is but
)ne bloock from Central avenue it will
1e quite handy. DR.. Mcclellan makes
4 speciality of surgical cases and it
was his hope to open a sanitarium,
1ut this seems to be impractible at
his time; however in cases of opera
ion he has made arrangements for
/ room at The Coutant and the ser.
yice of trained nurse.
Rev. j. H. Hunsberger preached his
asst sermon for the summer months at
he Presbyterian church last Sunday
evening and the following morning
accompanied by Mrs. Hunsberger and
heir little daughter, Harriet, left for
N, j., where they expect to
Iivide their vacation time with a visit
o their old home in the Catskill
mountain section. Before coming to
crescent City Mr.. Hunsberger was
'astor six years each at Vineland and
n Catskills, and they expect a pleas
mt time with old friends and relatives
The withdrawal Of the regular Shell
'luff daily boat and the consequent
oss of trade to Crescent City mer-
hants is likely to result in these
anne merchants putting on another
oat. OF course it cannot land at the
she'll Bluff dock because that is a pri-
ate enterprise, but it can land at jim
Williams dock only a little further up
he lake. AS a matter of fact the
Mathis Mercantile Co., has already
placed a boat on this run for this
week to accommodate their many custo
ners who want to avail themselves
# the special prices now on at the
Mathis Cos sale. 1t is going to be
lard matter for anyone to get ahead
# Mr.. Mathis in this matter. He is
ne merchant who doesn't propose to
it idly by and let others take his
rade away. Last Saturday he put
rec boat on this run.
The orange growing industry in
'rescent City has sustained loss in
he removal Of E. V. Lundberg, for
he past fifteen years connected with
he Mccormick & Hubs groves and
or eight or ten years manager of
he interests of this firm here Nh
was not only a grower of
experience and a large degree of
uccess, but he was familiar with the
,acking business and as manager of
he big packing house of Mccormick
Hubbs was wonderfully successful
With his army of men. 1t is under
TODD that he has invested in large
crove properties in Orange county
md that he also contemplates get
ing into the packing house business
In all his undertakings
lie will always have the best wishes
# host of Crescent City friends.
Patrons of the Crescent City school
viii unite with the pupils themselves
n lamenting the fact that Prof. Eli
rel has decided not to return as prin-
,ipal Prof. Eigel has just returned
a his home in Pomona from a trip
o the west and while in st. Louis,
No., consulted an eye specialist who
,as informed him that in order to
save his sight he must give up using
lis eyes for a time. 1t is for this
'eason that Prof. Eigel has informed
he local board of his desire to can
rel his contract for the coming year
Not alone the board, but all Crescent
City will regret the necessity which
the popular principal to re
:nquish the school He is an edu
,ator that any town could be proud
If and during his superintendency
our school has made fine progress.
lis place will be hard to fill, and as
vet the board has no one in view.