The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-01-16

Personal and Social. :
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K. Borson was called on for jury
service at the special term of the Put
nam Circuit Court in Palatka this
week.
A New Years reception was held in
the chapel Of the Presbyterian church
and was much enjoyed by a large
number of people.
Mrs. Alfred Ducharme and son, Mr..
A. J. Ducharme of Detroit, Mich,
have been guests during the past
week at Grove Hall.
The Ways and Means Committee of
the V. |. A. has arranged card par
| ty to be given at the hall this evening,
and to which all are invited
Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Studwill Of Port
chester, N. Y, arrived last week for a
stay CT some time at Grove Hall. They
will be remembered as visitors here
last season.
The Week of Prayer services in the
Presbyterian church were well attend
ed and many Jealous prayers were Of
fered for the home, school, state,
church, and the coming of the king
dom.
S. A. and Rudolph R. Kinard have
opened up neat grocery store in the
Mccormick building at the foot of
Central avenue and which is to be
known as the Cash Grocery Co. They
should do nice business.
Mr.. PitmaR the painter has moved
here from Pierson and will live in the
Chamberlin house, opposite the Epi5
copal church. He has been doing con-
siderable work here and finds it in
convenient to live so far away.
Rev. A, w. Pierce of Green Cove
Springs filed the pulpit of the Pres
byterian church last Sunday morning
and evening in exchange with the pas
tor, Rev. j. H. Hunsberger. There
was good attendance at both SER
vices.
Mrs. Annabelle Reed of Tampa,
grand matron of the Order of the
Eastern Star in Florida will visit the
order here on the evening of the 30th |
inst, and the members of the order
are looking forward to the visit with |
great interest.
The box supper social given by the
local Order of the Eastern Star at
V. l. A. hall last friday evening was
well attended and most enjoyable
affair. The box suppers were auc-
toned off by Mr.. Kellar and nearly
$40 were realized.
Mr.. Blaine who recently opened a
provision store in the old Chas. Cow
art market building and who has been
doing good business in country cur
ed hams and meat, chicken, eggs and
butter, has decided to retire and move
to Jacksonville where he has been Of
fered good position.
The ladies Of the V. I. A. have had
so many compliments given them over
the success of their New Years Eve
dancing party that they have about
decided to give party Of the .auie
character each month during the bal
ance of the season. That for Feblu-
airy will be given early in that month.
The marriage of Miss Stella Clifton
Benham to Mr.. C. M. Tyler of Jack
sonville, has been announced to take
place at the Presbyterian church at
o'clock on Wednesday, the 21st inst.
Cards announcing the happy event
were issued last week by the brides
mother, Mrs. Mary Newsom Benham,
of this place.
The C. H. Preston Co. has just in
stalled a new giant refrigerator, so
large that several quarters of beef
and other meats and all the fruits
and vegetables the store would carry
can be kept therein and always at a
freezing temperature. The new ar
is great improvement
over the old system.
Miss Stryker entertained the ladies
of the literary department of the V. |,
A. on Thursday afternoon of last
week. 1t is the purpose of the class
to hold regular weekly meetings
through the balance of the season and
to continue the work of the past sea-
son, when the subjects were current
events and travellers in foreign coun-
tries.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Campbell
who have been residing here since the
opening of the fruit shipping season,
were expected to leave this week for
the lower east coast, where Mr.. Camp
bell, who is manager for the firm of
his attention to the tomato crop ship
ment. They will be greatly missed
socially.
Misses Sarah and Mabel Andersen
entertained large party of young
people at their home last Saturday
evening in honor of Miss Stella Ben
ham the bride-to-be and her fiance,
Mr.. C. M. Tyler of Jacksonville, who
spent the week end here. Cards were
played and pleasant social time in
tnlged in. Dainty refreshments
were served during the evening.
Rev. DR.. Smith Harden, the new
presiding elder of the Methodist Epis-
copal church, South, for the Palatka
district was to visit the church in
Crescent City this week, though there
appears to be some confusion as to
date. Rev. Mr.. Hendrix, pastor of
the church here, expects the new pre-
siding elder on Sunday, in which
event he will preach, at least at the
morning service.
The arrival of H. H. Cooper some two
or three weeks ago was not mention
ed at the time, but all the same the
people of the place have been seeing
aim on the streets occasionally ami
are filled with joy in consequence. Mr..
Cooper as usual is making his home
with Mr.. and Mrs Fred Andersen; he
is one of the pioneer winter visitors,
having been here annually for more
chan thirty years.
E. H. Williams, "provisional" presi
dent of the new cemetery association,
issued call last week for meeting