The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-04
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PERSONAL AND SOCIAL
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Mrs. HeflOng ana Iamlly nave iloN-
ed into the lower floor of the new
Torrey fiat on North Main street.
W. F. Glynn went over to Palatka
on Mondays noon train, driving back
in his motor car.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. Borson mortored
to Palatka on Tuesday and had as
their guest Mrs. w. A. Russell.
Mrs. DIR. A. I. Spencer and little
daughter went to Palatka on Friday
of last week, remaining over there
until Monday evening.
F. A. Mason of Beloit, Wis, and
Edward Oswald of Syracuse, N. Y,
were among the prominent arrivals
at The Coutant last week.
Miss Pearle Hardy, an accomplish
ed young lady of Rays Mill, Ca, ar
rived here last week for prolonged
visit in the home of her brother, DR..
G. C. Hardie.
Mr.. Jacobs has his force of men at
work on the South Prospect street
concrete sidewalk and before the end
of the present week good share of
the work will be well under way.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Merrill were
the Thanksgiving day guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Hale, and were also present
at the Thanksgiving ball at V. l. A.
hall Mr.. Merrill is a prominent in
surance man of the Gem City.
J. NJ. Mulvahill of Milton, Vt, a
gentleman who spent last season with
us and who made many friends, has
returned for the coming winter. Last
winter it will be remembered that
Mr.. Mulvahill was with the local eX-
press office under Mrs. LaBree.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. H. Herrick of
Attleboro, Mass, are scheduled to ar
rive at Grove Hall next Monday, and
the town will be out to welcome them.
No more popular couple spend their
winters in Crescent City than Mr.. and
Mrs. Herrick.
A French comedy, followed by a
farce and pantomine will be given at
Nv. |. A. Hall Tuesday evening the
18th inst. Miss Louise Gowen is ar
ranging the affair and is to be assist
ed by local talent. All seats will be
reserved and these will be put on sale
Dec. 18th.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Pres
byterian church have arranged to
give a Welsh Rarebit supper on
Thursday evening of next week, Dec.
10th. The supper will be held in the
church chapel and a cordial invita-
ton is extended to every one to at
tend.
The Young Mems Club of the Pres
byterian church is arranging to lay
tennis court on the church house
grounds. Pastor Burris seems to
lbe a live wire among the boys of the
Iplace and is taking great interest
in their amusements. The members
only recently elected him president OF
the club.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Bullock of
Onsett. Mass, arrived on Sunday
evening. having driven all the way
through TO Crescent City IN their
touring car. Accompanying them
on the trip were the Misses Fannie,
Butler and Julia Breckenridge, and
Albert Pye. They were a little over
ten DAYS in making the "trip and re-
port delightful weather until they
struck the rain in Jacksonville Sun
day. The Bullocks and their guests
will occupy the Bullock home on
South Summit street for the winter.
NJ. w. lies of Palms, California,
spent last week at The Coutant the
guest of his son, T. ]. lies. He
found number of old acquaintance
here, especially those forming. the Da-
venport, Iowa, contingent, that city
being also his old home. Mr.. lies
was in Europe at the breaking out
of the present war and like other
stranded Americans, had some diff
culties in getting through the lines
and finding ship for home. This was
his first visit to Florida, and ne
seemed much pleased with our little
town, a place he now will always
feel an interest in because of his
sons interests here. He has prom
Used to come again.
The horse race Thanksgiving after
noon attracted large crowd. There
was but one race, straight away
quarter mile stretch wherein Jas
Padgett's black pony was matched
against a horse belonging to Mr.. LIE
onardy of Palatka. Quite a number
of Palatka sports were present II
back Leonardy's horse. 1t won by ;
length. Considerable money change(
hands. Experts who saw the race
say that Padgett's horse had ba'
start and was gaining fast on the Pa
latka nag at the close, and that hat
the race been continued 200 yard
further the Palatka horse would hav
been distanced. 1t was winded a
the close, while the Padgett horse wa
fresh as at the start.
Mr.. Hobbs, the gentleman who con
ducts neat little grocery in the tele
phone building, had to close up o.
Saturday in order TO be present
a law suit in Pomona, in which a Mis-
Eccles of that place was suing hin
Mr.. Hobbs has lived in Crescent Cit
but a short time, but he was a resi-
! dent of Pomona many years and n
is not the kind of citizen to get en-
tangled much with his neighbors Q
with the law. Evidence that he
, still all right is found in the fac
that the Pomona jury on Saturda
gave him a verdict, and saddled tn
penalty and costs on the plaintiff. tn
trial was before Associate JustiC
r Irish of the Fruitland peninsula di'
trict court.
Edward Burr, an agent of the Flo
ida Citrus Exchange, spent a day
two at Grove Hall last week lookin
s L.. q fn,,r dntnils OF the local o.