The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-11

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

X. M. White with his sister, Mrs.
Benham, drove through to Jackson
vile this week in his automobile,
where they spent several days.
Mrs. harrington of Illinois arrived
on Friday last to spend the winter
with Miss Florence johnson, at the
johnson home on North Summit
street.
Lounds drug store has a nice as
sortment of goods suitable for
Christmas gifts, as usual. These
articles embrace things for the lit
tie people as well as adults. Look
into this store.
The regular meeting of the Village
Improvement Association will be
held on Monday, next, December
18th at 3 o'clock. The executive
board will be the same day at 2:3O
p. m.
Mrs. l.. Eaton expects to remain
at Hot Springs another month, but
reports indicate that she is making a
steady recovery and that she will re-
turn home entirely cured of the rheu-
matism, a malady from which she
has suffered long.
Red Cross Christmas stamps, the
proceeds of which will go toward
the anti-tuberculosis fund now be-
ing raised in Florida, will be on sale
at the Woman's Exchange, V. |. A.
hall, on Saturdays. Souvenir spoons
may also be secured at the Exchange
sale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Clay and
their friend, Mrs. Cary, are expected
tomorrow. Mr.. Clay, who has made
extra efforts to have his new bunga-
low ready for the arrival of the la
dies, went to Jacksonville early in
the week to buy his furniture, and
was to meet Mrs. Clay and her friend
there.
All the packing houses in this vi
cinity are now working full forces
and extra time in order to catch up
with the orders for Crescent City
fruit for the Christmas trade. At
least two of the larger houses were
so rushed with orders that work had
to be done on Sunday, something I'M
usual in this section.
A. G. S,amuels, SGloIed mon OF
this place is doing some excellent
carriage painting work, one of the
zoos to Which he is now pointing with
pride, being the repainting and re-
lettering of the J. H. Babers 4 Sons
delivery wagon. He says he can
make both carriages and autos look
| like new.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. F. Cheatham en-
tertained a large party of young
people no Monday night with a So
cial dance at the magnificent Cheat
ham home on South Main street. A
Said course with other delicious re-
Investments, were served during the
evening. This was one of the pref
test private parties given here in a
long time.
The Mathis Mercantile Co. of this
CITY will open a branch store at
Hastings, and John Mathis of this
place is to be in charge as manager
There is but one thing to say, and
that is that Hastings will have a
complete and up-to-now stock OF
furnishing and dry goods. The
Mathis people know how to cater to
the wants of the people.
The Campbell packing house with
Clifford Hunter in charge is now
busy with a large force packing and
shipping oranges, tangerines an
grapefruit to the northern market.
This packing house, located in the old
Pierpont factory, is equipped with
Maulps latest packing house machin-
cry and the thorough and lively man
ner in which the fruit is handled is
marvellous. Mr.. Campbell has a large
amount of fruit to get off.
Under the auspices of the order of
Eastern Star of this place a very
pretty entertainment was given last
Friday night, with vocal music by
Miss May Mills of St. Augustine,
and readings and representations by
Miss Susie Lee Walton of Palatka.
The attendance was excellent and
the audience was charmed with the
number given by these young ladies.
After the program the young peo-
pie remained for social dance.
The packing house of John McCor-
mick, where the Empire Brand of
fruit is put up, has specially large
force at work this week, and E. H.
Williams, who is in charge of the
business, is being driven harder per-
haps than any others of our packers.
He has the largest packing plant and
lust now extra efforts are being made
to catch up with Christmas orders.
The larger of the two Empire pack
ing houses has been busy the last ten
GAYS on tangerines, of which there is
some beautiful fruit in this place.
Thos. H. Stryker and his sister,
Miss Stryker, and Miss Washington
are expected this week and will pos
sibly be settled in their delightful
winter home before this issue of The
News reaches its readers. Miss Stry-
ker and Miss Washington have al
ways taken deep interest in the
affairs of our little place, and espe-
cially in the work of the Women's
club and the Episcopal church Guild,
and their coming is always looked
forward to with much pleasure by the
people generally.
"How the Story Grew" will be the
title of the little comedy given to
night by local talent in aid of the
Episcopal church guild. Of course
most of US here know how the aver
age story grows in Importance as it
is handed from one to another, but
in the play we will be privileged to
see it done. There is promise of
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