The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-06-13
Crescent CITY News

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the Calhoun-Phillips wedding.
Rev. J. H. Hunsberger of the Pres
byterian church took the steamer tril
to Jacksonville and return on Monday
and Tuesday.
Mrs. Waterman of DeLand is spend
ing few days here the guest Of hel
sister, Mrs. j. l.. Torrey, and is meet
ing many old friends.
The city council will continue the
North Summit street shell road out
lakewood ave. to the tune of about
$4,000, and this to the lowest respon.
sible bidder.
Mrs. j. L. Burton is expected this
week from Manitee county where she
has been on short visit to her SON.
Major and Mrs. Burton and Miss Jes-
sic Burton expect to leave the latter
part of the week for Summer Haven
beach, where they will spend the bal
ance of the summer in their seaside
cottage.
The editor CT The News has return
ed from Tallahassee where he served
his full sixty day sentence in the Flor
ida legislature. AS soon as he can
get the state house pallor removed
from his face he will get back in har-
ness. In the meantime he is only do
ing small amount of work on the
paper this week.
Ed. V. Lundberg, long the efficient
manager of the Mccormick 4 Hubhs
groves and packing house, has tender
ed his resignation, the same to take
effect July list. 1t is not known
whether Mr.. Lundberg vii remain
here or go elsewhere, but it is said
he will engage extensively in orange
growing.
At meeting years ago of the city
council the old flake" 99-year water
franchise to Miller & Cash was wiped
off the ordinance book by a repeating
ordinance that will stand the test in
court and the wall of the party at
interest. The council obtained the
written opinion of one of the best mu-
nicipal lawyers in the state before
taking the action. If the town ever
got value received for the years the
franchise ran it's uninterrupted course
there is no testimony available to COW
er the point.
c. E. Gutteridge has been spending
the week in Tallahassee where he is
taking his examination for the bar
before the Supreme Court. That he
will be successful goes without say
ing. The rumor that Mr.. Gutteridge
will soon leave Crescent City to en-
gage in the practice of law appears
to be without foundation. Mr.. Gut
teridge will probably remain here to
be on the ground at the time a new
county is formd out of the Fruitland
peninsula, and when by reason of his |
superior knowledge he can engage in
the practice of law in our own county |
in Crescent City, the county seat.
The Crescent City band is arrang-
ing big Fourth of July celebration |
for the town, but the details are as |
yet so incomplete that nothing but |
The bare announcement of monster
can be made. 1t is I'M
lerstood that Hon. W. A. McWilliams
u st. Augustine had been engaged
sor a Fourth of July address by Hon.
J. H. Harp. Mr. McWilliams is the
president of the Florida Bar Asso-
,iation and one the States most elo-
luent and finished orators. Keep
your mind open and prepare for a
great home celebration, with bunting
fireworks and red lemonade.
The ladies' of the Village Improve
nent Association held special meet
ng on Monday morning, at which it
vas resolved not to go ahead with /
he contemplated addition to V. ]. 4.
lall. The ladies had the assistance
If Jacksonville architect i'll arriving
It this conclusion. To carry ont the
1lans contemplated would have cost
more than it was deemed advisable
or enlargement. So it was decided
'ather to wait another year; in the
Meantime to start building fund and
" next spring to erect an entirely new
md more commodious oulidng. The
dea had practically unanimous ap-
)roval of the meeting.
S. H. Wilson, whose pretty home on
Union avenue has been closed since
9arly spring, has returned from Ohio.
Mrs. Wilson and the little daughter
will return later in the season. Mr..
Wilson has been i'll during his an
'ence and felt that there was "no
place like home" in which to recover.
Prof and Mrs. W. M. Mariner have
sold their home in the McGrady neigh
to Jos. j. McGrady and in 4
short time will return to their Did
nome in Louisville, Ky. Prof. and |
Mrs. Mariner were Formerly teach
ers in the public schools of Louisville, |
KY, who came here some two years
ago and purchased the Old Shotweil |
place. They soon won n warm place |
in the hearts of all whose privilege It |
was to know them, and 5heir depart
lre will cause many expressions OF |
regret. But it was their first exper-
fence with rural life and the work,
while pleasant, has not been as pro- |
fl q hla q c thaV had hnnad