The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-20
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Mrs. Porter Pierpont Of Savannah
arrived last week to spend some time
on visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs
c. A. Pratt.
Mrs. Clapp, a former prominent
teacher in the public schools Of Da,
venport, Iowa, was a guest last week
of Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Tillinghast.
Miss Tierney and Mrs. Rice of Da.
venport, Iowa, are the guests for g
time of Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Bills al
their bungalow home on South Pros.
pect street.
Mrs. Rankin, the lady who has oper.
ated bake shop and ten cent notion
store here for some months, has
moved to DeLand with her business
She moved on Monday.
A meeting of the congregatio was
held at the Presbyterian church last
night to arrange for the supply of the
pulpit for the coming year. The News
mas not been advised of the result OF
the meeting
Her F. babers isn't going to let pol
itics interfere with his business. He
is leaving this week for Delray doW'
on the east coast where he will put
up and manage big packing house
for the Crutcntield-W oolfolk Co.
Miss Elizabeth Rice of Pautucket
R. l., and Mr.. w. S. Wadsworth Of
Brooklyn, N. y, are among the latest
arrivals at the Haskell house who will
spend some time in Crescent City
Others from the north are expected
by Mrs. Haskell in few days.
Mr.. and. Mrs. f. M. Payson of At
tleboro, Mass, were among the arri-
walls expected for this week. Mr. and
Mrs. fayson formerly and for many
years resided here and their return
for visit will be greatly enjoyed by
all their old friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Mcclellan of
Davenport, Iowa, who have been tour
ing Florida, Cuba and the West Indies
spent few days last week with Mr.
and Mrs. Darling. Mr.. Mcclellan is a
large sash manufacturer of Daven-
port.
James Padgett IS working in the in
terests OF the town in covering tht
way with sand. AS II was the road
was being avoided. Mr.. Padge;C al
his own expense Is making OF 1t I,
good road.
Miss Florence Atkins is said to be
in critical condition in an Atlanta
hospital. For some time Miss At
klns has been the matron of an Or
phan asylum in Georgia. News OF
ner illness will be the occasion OF
much sorrow among her old friends
here.
A newly welded couple from Bris-
toll, Conn.,, spent a day or two of their
| honeymoon at the Coutant last week
They were Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Net
Itleton. The groom was over eighty
years Of age and the bride was just a
mere girl OF 55.
R. c. Middleton has just placed on
the market an immense tract of fine
farming lands on the east side OF
Lake Crescent and Dunn's Creek. This
land is similar to that in the famous
Hastings potato belt and is among the
finest in Florida for general farming
Musical people here who were
charmed with the recent appearance
and singing of Mrs. j. D. Mitchell OF
Lake Como, are still talking of hel
wonderfully sweet and clear voice. II
is not often singer so generally cap
tivates an entire audience as did Mrs
Mitchell. All are hoping that she
may make return visit before very
long.
Every Democrat in the Crescent
City precinct should bear in mind that
the registration books close on Satur.
day night of next week, and that if he
would take part in the coming pri-
mary he must register before that
time. Now is the time to get busy
Major Burton the precinct registra-
ton officer has the book at the store
of Paul C. Smith.
DR.. and Mrs. Arthur Malcolm Of
Jericho, L. l., arrived late last week
for stay of some time at Grove Hall
DR.. Malcolm is son of the late James
Malcolm who spent many winter sea.
sons here and whose death is still
mourned by all who remember his
kindly ways. DR.. Malcolm is also wei
remembered by many for visit he
made some II years ago as young
man and who was then well acquaint-
ed with the place and people.
Senator and Mrs. V. B. Atkins Of
Selma, Ala, arrived in the city or
Sunday to be the guests for short
time of Mr.. R. o. Burton and daugh
tiers. Senator Atkins, who is mem
Der of the Alabama State Senate, is
a brother of the late Mrs. Burton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eaton Cliff will prob
ably leave early next month for theil
home in Rhode Island, and from
which point they will leave later il
the same month for England, where
their little daughter is in school.
Mrs. Amelia Wagner, the lady whc
last year purchased the 40-acre trac
near Mr.. Bartlett's place formerly thu
property of the late Mr.. Hawkins, ha
sold the property during the past few
days to B. E. Lake of Louisville. XIV.
who will move on the place soon
bringing his wife and family. TIL,
place has a 5-acre grove of bearing
trees. Mr.. Lake comes to be a year
round resident of the place and will
no doubt be warmly welcomed by tn
people.
The home of James Maui north O
the city and on the shore of LAX
Crescent, was burned to the groun,
with all its contents on Sunday morn
. ing How the fire started is no
known. When discovered by MI
George Neal it was burning fiercel
and there was no chance to save il
The family were all aWav at the time