The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-25
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is home for a two weeks vacation
Monroe Harris and family of Mas
sachusetts, have arrived for the win
ter. Mr.. Harris built a home here
some two years ago.
Prof. Wheatley of the high school
is to spend his two weeks vacation
in Jacksonville. He left for that
city on Sunday evening.
Miss Pfahler, head of the art de-
partment at Southland Seminary, St.
Petersburg, has been the guest Of the
week of Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. DeWolf.
Miss Pearle Hardie, a sister of DR..
Hardie, who has been the guest of
her brother for some two weeks, left
on Saturday for her home in Geor-
gia.
Miss Addie McGrady, a pupil in
John B. Stetson University, DeLand,
is home to spend the vacation with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. ]. Nc
Grady.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. Borson entertain
ed Judge and Mrs. E. E. Haskell and
the other visiting Eastern Star del
egates from Palatka at dinner on
Tuesday evening.
Joshua H. Cort of Tenafly, N. Y,
arrived last week for his customary
stay Of the winter season at Grove
Hall. Mr.. Cort was accompanied by
his son, Mr.. H. J. Cort, who remain
ed only over Sunday.
Coz. and Mrs. H. S. Springer arriv-
ed from New Jersey last weel; and
will spend the winter at their pleas
ant home on North Summit street.
Crescent City people always delight
in welcoming these good people.
The New Years ball will be given
under the auspices of the Order Of
Eastern Star, and will be on New
Years Eve at V. l. A. Hail. A fine
supper is to be served. This prom
Uses to be a magnificent affair.
E. G. Sackett was called to Mas
sachusett5 some two weeks ago ow-
ing to the death of an older brother,
Mr.. Cornelius Sackett, and who will
be pleasantly remembered as viSi-
tor here some two or three years ago.
Basket ball paraphernalia has been
erected on the grounds of the v |.
A by Tom lies and to which the
young people are now turning for a
| little wholesome physical exercise; in
the meantime the poor niger attends
to the wood pile.
Miss Wheatley of Jacksonville, a
sister of Principal Wheatley Of the
High School, visited her brother
here last week, remaining over until
Sunday evening. At the morning
service in the Presbyterian church,
Miss Wheatley sang solo most
beautifully.
The children of the several Sun
dav schools were to unite in a Christ
mas party at the Auditorium yester-
dav afternoon, and probably did,
though this edition of the News went
to press too early this week to give
details. You can CONT on the de-
tallS Oelng IHeIe, Ho"eNel'
H. L. DeWolf is home from the
University at Gainesville to spend
the holiday season with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. DeWolf. He is
a senior year student and recognized
as one of the brightest young men
in the class. He is editor-in-ch!et
Of the University of Florida weekly,
nublished by the students, The Flor
ida Alligator.
The V. I. A., so it is said, is plan
rinp to celebrate the 25th anniver-
sarT Of its founding. Better cut that
ont There are some young ladies
Of this town who were charter mem
bars also some matrons; and what's
tbe usp of reminding 'em concerning
these feet prints in the sands OF
time? The association has maze
some excellent history; there can be
70 question about that; but well,-
let it go at that.
Mrs. D. A. Latta of Griffin, Ca,
with her niece, Miss Bell, OF Mlchl-
% @,r arrived on Thursday of last
Taek and will make a stay OF some
ten DAYS or more at Grove Hall.
Mrs Latta is well and pleasantly re.
, ~ M as a former resident of
Troscent CITY. who left here some
twenty years ago. her ola lriehG Is
We're ali pleased to see her. 1t is
some six years since Mrs. Latta iaSI
visited Crescent City.
With the exception of Cruchtield q
voolfolk and the Florida Citrus Ex-
change plants, all the packing houses
in the place closed down last oatur-
a. Iav for the holidays and to await
.oba Initiating of the market. This
throws a good many young men out
~ work temporarily, but the WORK
~ come again. Crutchfleld q
TnoIfoIk were listed to close this
" IL and so also it was understood,
~onId the Exchange packing no1se;
Tbe orange market is rotten. ana
- ~ was some of the fruit arriving at
destination. !
The school entertainment on FIJI
low night was an immense success
Ioib from the financial and literary
The school wanted a
3 an ru6Iawwanted it for the children
', i' orch by and for other purposes,
y y FL III, for the classes in languages.
t pneorJs will be used for the lessons
&C., G,rencb and Spanish, and records
N f. by natives who know how to
llauv +be right twist to their words.
y you can see what a help this will be
- Of tbe children; when they want to to
% s,' 70 correct Spinish, they will
spe"N M n more attention to SQUIRE Bur-
pay n nU Dr. Pipe, but will get it
ION u from the records. Ditto