The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-20
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week.
Bishop Weed while here was the
guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Gautier. The bishop remain
ed over till Tuesday noon.
Mrs. Mary Scott Miller entertained
the young people Of the place with a
pretty dancing party at V. |. A. Hall
last Tuesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. W. Weeks and Mr..
and Mrs. w. A. Russell went over TO
Welaka for an auto ride last Sunday,
making the trip with Tom Russell.
ArchGeacon Wyllie of Palatka spent
Monday in the city looking over the
new Episcopal rectory. Rev. Wyllle
has host of friends here who were
pleased with his visit and his inter-
est in the church at this place.
Harrod Braddock has retired from
the bakery business and will go to
farming again. Mr.. Braddock is a
good baker, but he is also good far
mer and orange grower, and he likes
the latter better.
NJ. R. Hubbs and daughter, Miss
Nellie, who have been guests for some
time at Grove Hall, left on Monday
for Pinehurst, N c., where they will
spend some time at Holly Inn, before
returning to their home in Brooklyn,
N. Y.
James w. Long has opened up a
meat market and grocery in the store
at the corner of Central avenue and
Park street formerly occupied by
Chas. Cowart. Mr.. Long is we'll
known in the place and hopes for a
share of the peoples patronage.
Jas. F. Walters of Cincinnati has
taken over the management of W. B.
Maull's pressing club business, and
being a first class man with large
| experience in this line, should do q
good business. Mr.. Walters will
make a speciality of ladies and gentle
mems garments.
VIM. G. Tilghman the well-known
mill owner and capitalist of Palatka
who is making the race for the
House of Representatives in the Dem
ocratic primaries, spent little time
IN the place during the past week,
getting acquainted with the people.
Mr.. Tilghman found that he has many
good friends in Crescent City.
Rev. DR.. and Mrs. C. l. Scofield lett
IN Monday, going in an auto to Pa
latka with W. c. Norton, from which
place they left by train for the north
Crescent City people have greatly en-,
oyed the sermons, or daily lectures OF
this eminent divine.
Mr.. Driggers who is here represent
ing the Cable Piano Co. of Jackson
vile and selling their Piano Players
has one of the instruments installed
at V. i. A. Hall, and one night last
week furnished the music ard the
nall to the young people for dancing
party.
Ri. Rev. E. G. Weed, bishop Of
Florida, preached to a large congrega,
tons in the Episcopal church last
Sunday both morning and evening
This was the annual visit of the blsh
op and as usual his visit was greatly
appreciated by churchmen. His ser
mons were both eloquent and spirit
ually instructive.
Arthur E. Bullock and family WIKI
nave been occupying the Sanders COT
tage for some weeks left Tuesday
morning by boat for Jacksonville am
will work their way north gradually
stopping for brief spell at severa
points of interest. Mr.. L. E. Bullocl
accompanied them as far as Palatka
r. c. Middleton drove his auto tt
Palatka on Tuesday, having, as guest
Tor the day Messrs. Tillinghast, Oar
ling, Driggers and Glynn.
A. P. DeWolf calls attention to an
other mistake in the News of TIVE
weeks ago which we gladly correct
An item stated that the new bell IN
: stalled at the Baptist church was tn
gift of Mr.. DeWolf; instead it shoul'
have stated that it was the gift o
the Baptist church at Lake Como, o
which Mr.. DeWolf was a member
The Lake Como church, being Wlhou
pastor, no services are now helc
and the members sent the bell to tn
Crescent City church.
The Southfeld Bible Conference
instead of closing on Thursday nigh
as planned, held daily sessions unit
Sunday night last, when Rev. l..
CHATTER preached the closing sermon
i DR.. Scofield preached on Sunda
g morning. During the closing days Q
n the session DR.. H. Mckenzie @
Cleveland, Ohio, pastor of The Gospt
Church, and Rev. R. V, Bingham G
. Toronto, Canada, Secretary and 81
perintendent of the Soudan Interio
- Mission, were present and dellvere
= addresses. These gentlemen hay
I been holding a Bible Conference
| South Florida.
II w. B. Campbell, who is somethin
| of an expert on weather and its relt
| tions to the growing of oranges an
| other citrus fruits, while admittin
that the brand we have been gettln
| through a large part of the winter ne
been abominable when considere
| merely in relation to the comfort
| tourists and visitors, has neverth
less been excellent for the shlpplr
of fruit and for the starting off
the coming crop, Gin fact" said h
"if | had the ordering of the weat
er, couldn't have done better
- Growers generally are satisfied WI
- the past winter and the effects OF Il
weather on the trees. They had
:, long dormant spell and now that tn
have commenced to grow are all t
better for it.
The ninety-third birthday Of o
fellow townsman, M. H. White, W
not allowed to pass unnoticed. La
Saturday afternoon some II or
. little misses of the town chaperon
lnv rlsses Annie Burton and Josep
inc Darling went down to Mr.. Whit
home and surprised him. He was tc
:. that some one was in the other, roc
ii to see him. He went In and "