The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-04-10
Crescent CITY News

Mrs. S. L. Benham.
Miss Mabel Andersen has entered
business college to take a course in
stenography.
The high school base ball club have
appeared in natty uniforms, and
which will not look so natty after
they have won series of games.
The regular meeting of the V. |. A.
will be held next Monday, April 18th,
at o'clock, and the executive COM
mittee will meet the same afternoon
at 2:30.
Miss Mae Wells, teacher of domes-
| tic science in the Florida State Col
lege for Women at Tallahassee, de-
livered series of lectures before the
V. |. A. last week on Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday,.
The launch Wildrose II, with Cap
tain Raymond, vice-president of the
Clyde Line, and party, was here or
Friday, and the party was entertain
ed at dinner at the hospitable home
of Mrs. Mary Scott Miller, president
and general manager of the Beach "
Miller line.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. Borson, Mr.. and
| Mrs. G. H. Herrick, Mr., and Mrs. F.
| l. Bills, Mrs. E. T. Clark and Mr.. C.
f Gutteridge left on Monday to at
tend the Grand Chapter of the Or
der of Easern Star at Sanford, Mrs.
Borson, Mrs. Clark and Mr.. Gutter
idge being delegates from the Ores
cent City chapter.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Clay left on
Monday, accompanied by their friend,
Mrs. Courier of Baltimore. These
pleasant people will be greatly miss
ed from our social circles, but it is
certainly some comfort to the people
Of Crescent City to know that Mr..
Clay has made all arrangements to
build him a winter home here and
that the same will be completed Dur
. ing the summer months.
The V. |. A. has offered some Val
liable cash prizes to the citizens,
both white and colored, who shall
keep their premises in the best order
during the next few months. As a
matter of fact civic pride ought to be
sufficient incentive for any of us
to excel in this matter, but the cash
prizes will give a stimulus to the
pride and there will be cleaner, bet.
ter town by reason of the action OF
this progressive club of ladies, who
: have always taken the lead for 9
pretty town.
: Rev. Gilbert E. Farr, for the pas
=. winter pastor of the Baptist. church
= here, has resigned to accept the pas
{ torate of the church at New Smyrna
: he having recently been given a cal
y to that place. On Sunday morning
I last Mr.. FAIR preached his farewell
sermon to the congregation in Ores
cent City and many were visibly af
= fected by the sermon and the though
IS that it was the last time the minis
s ter would appear as their leader an
d pastor. Mr.. FAIR has been grea
d help to the church and the town an
J. many besides those :of his own con
S, gregation are 10th to part with hin
r All will wish him a successful min
is istry in the new and larger field.
DR.. H. E. Johnson passed away a
10 his home in Fairhlty, ILL.,, on Nor
y day. This was all THAT was contain
=, ed in telegraph message receive
=, Monday afternoon from his daugE
= ter, Miss Florence E. Johnson, VIII
=, was with him at the time of deaf!
= DR.. johnson had been winter res
+ dent of Crescent City for numhe
q" of years and owned a pleasant HON
in the north end, where with h
W daughter, Miss Florence, he had sper
st his winters, except during the pa
he winter, when DIR. Johnson was te
al feeble to make the trip. Glitter
lie OF the place generally will be grieve
vs. to learn Of the passing OF this KNIT
+ " gentleman.
I A S. Clay purchased 100 it. front
g South Prospect street last week of
S .Dar,.ng. This is tile lot frontir
s. on Prospect street and rrnlir
MT through to the lake, and which a.
V. Joins the home grounds of Mr.. Hal
ne it is one of the most beautiful bull
ce ling sites in the town. The conside
nd alton is said to have been $3.50
k Mr.. Clay has also arranged to ha'
k a bungalow home built on this /
n. during the summer, and the contra
has been let we understand to l.. Il
ton. The bungalow is after pla1
on and specifications made by Audl'
re Eaton and embrace modern bu
er' galow home with all conveniences:
'e- will cost in the neighborhoOd of s.
sll 900.