The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-01-23
Crescent City News

} January 9th, V. /. A. will hold it!
second club night, to which all of tn,
friends of the association are invited
The marriage of Miss Stella Clifton
Benham to Mr.. G. M. Tyler Of Jack
sohville was solemnized a. thu Pres
byterian church at / o'clock on We'd
nesday, and was most br:!lian. af
: fair, many elegant toilettes being no
: tlceable, and the decorations of thu
church being arranged with exoui
site taste. The News is without par
ticulars, except that the ceremony wa!
performed by Rev. ]. H. Hunsberger
and that the church was filled.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Stats, Mr.. ana
Mrs. Frederick Sanford and DR.. P
/ j. Zegleo, all of Plainfeld, N. j., have
secured the l.. G. Preston house or
lakewood ave., for the season, and ar.
rived on Wednesday of last week tc
take possession. The gentlemen will
enjoy themselves in hunting and fish.
ing. They were induced to come tc
Crescent City by Mr.. J. H. Camp.
bell, who is also something of a
sportsman.
Mrs. A. A. Calhoun of Mariana
Fla, is spending two weeks here on
ia visit to her sister, Mrs. Mary New
som Benham, and to attend the we'd
ding of her niece, Miss Stella Ben
ham. She is accompanied by her
little daughter. Mrs. Calhoun will
be remembered pleasantly by all old
citizens of the place as Miss Fannie
Newson, the youngest daughter of
the late DR.. l.. L. Newsom, one of
the early pioneer citizens of Crescent
City and long the leading physician
of the place and who died some nine
teen years ago.
At the meeting of the town coun-
Gil on Wednesday night of last week,
Paul c. Smith, for some 16 years the
efficient town clerk, rendered his res
ignation to take immediate effect. The
council filled the vacancy thus arising
by electing Albert Edward Lounds, a
young man to the manor born and
who should make a good clerk MI
Smith has certainly given his share
of time to the affairs of the town and
is deserving of wholesale thanks.
Twenty-Five dollars year don't quite
pay man for such a service as Mr..
Smith has given. No wonder he is
tired of it all.
The Crescent City Tennis Club pro-
poses to give Tennis Tournament
in connection with the V. l. AS two
day county fair, on February Is and
IA. All members of the Tennis club
who would take part in the tourna-
ment are requested to leave their
names with Mr.. Pixton at the bank.
Mr.. Keller, to whose enterprise and
labor the clubs thanks are due for
one of the best tennis courts in Flori-
| da, is taking an active interest in the
coming tournament, ana is anxious
that other clubs of the county be in
vited to join in the sport
The Second Annual County Fair
under the auspices of the ladies of
the V. l. A. is scheduled to take
place on Friday and Saturday, Feb
ruary 10 and 18th. This year it is
the intention to make the main show
larger than ever by adding another
ring, and to double the number of
side shows and other attractions. The
ladies say that a dollars worth will
begiven for every fifty cents invested,
and the money is to be used for the
general good. All who will remem-
Der the last County Fair" given by
the ladies will look forward with
pleasant anticipation to the coming
event.
Through the recent purchase of the
lseventy-two shares of stock held by
the estate of the late c. T. King,
former cashier, in the Bank of Cres-
cent City, Mr.. K. Borson now has the
controlling interest in that thriving
banking institution. Previous to this
purchase Mr.. Borson held fifteen
shares and from the first had been
the president of the bank. He now
holds total of 81 shares. 1t is stat
ed that the King block of stock was
held at 5000 per share and that there
was some lively bidding to get it, but
that Mr.. Borson was the first to reach
the price set on it by the King estate
Miss Jessie Burton entertained de-
lightfully at the Burton home last
Saturday afternoon in honor of the
bride of the week, Miss Stella Ben
ham of Jacksonville. The hours of
the reception were from three to six,
during which time most of the young
er social set attended Miss Burton
was assisted in receiving by her
friend, Miss Susie Lee Walton of Pa
latka, Mrs. Mary Scott Miller and
Miss Abbijean Miller. Delicious re-
freshments were served and the home
was prettily decorated for the occa-
sion. Earlier in the week Misses Sa-
rah and Mabel Andersen also enter
tanned at reception in honor of Miss
Benham
All the packing houses have either
closed down entirely or for at least
a portion of the present week; the
market on oranges showing a further
decline. This however is expected to
pick up in a few days, when ship
ments will be resumed. Chase & Co.
in their weekly letter to the trade say:
Prices on oranges are ruling some
what lower than week ago. Florida
oranges now shipping are excellent
quality, heavy, juicy and fine eating.
The oranges are carrying well and ar
irving in most instances, in very good
condition. Grapefruit shipments are
light, the demand heavy and market
strong and advancing"
A. c. WEIGH, one of the junior mem
bers of the house of Mccormick,
Hubbs & Co., New York, spent Mon
day in town, the guest of Mr.. McCor-
mick. On Tuesday Mr.. Mccormick,
accompanied by Mr.. WEIGH and
Messrs. E. H. Williams and B. F. Til
linghast went over to Hastings in
Mr.. McCormick's car. Mr.. WEIGH is
making his first visit to Florida.
He came to the state to attend the
big convention Of commission men in
Jacksonville last week, and from there
went to Tampa. He likes Florida: