The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-13
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been a guest of the week at Grove
Hall.
/ Hon. II. P. Goodale of Boston, Mass
spent few days the past week with
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Springer.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. McCabe and
Mrs. N. B. Claudon of Fairbury, H.
arrived at Grove Hall last week fol
a stay of some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Glynn left on
Monday for their home in Saginaw
Mich. All hope for their return next
winter.
Whitner Burton, son of Mr.. John
N. Burton of Jacksonville, spent Sat
urday and Sunday at the hmoe of his
uncle, Major J. l.. Burton.
Grove Hall has been full to over
flowing the past ten days and mum,
Der of guests have had to be turned
away
X. M. White motored to Palatka
last Monday, having as his guests on
the trip Mrs. M. R. Traile and his
sister, Mrs. W. D. Benham.
| Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Hurlbut and
Miss Hattie S. Holibird, guests for
the winter at Grove Hall, have return
ed from a two weeks visit to Winter
Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pratt, who
have occupied the Coleman cottage
since early in the winter, and who
visited St. Augustine last week will
60 from that place to their home in
Illinois.
Col. H. C. Hale of Washington, D,
c., spent few days in the city during
the past week, the guest of his broth
err, Mr.. C. P. Hale. Col Hale is a
ieutenant-colonel in the United
States army on duty at Washington.
The Long house on Central avenue
near Lake Stella was sold at sheriff $
sale last week and was knocked
down" to the Bank of Crescent City
FOR $3.50. The house will bring that
amount in rentals in two years. The
bank was lucky.
Cashier M. F. Pixton of the Bank
of Crescent City attended the meeting
of the B. P. o. E., in Palatka o.
Monday evening. Mr.. Pixton is a
member of the Elks' lodge at Palatka,
and the meeting on Monday evening
was the annual election Of officers.
Manly R. Hubbs of the firm of Nc
Cormick, Hubs & Co., New York,
with his daughter, Miss Nellie A.
Hubbs, were among the arrivals at
Grove Hall last week. Mir. Hubbs is
interested in grove property here
and will be pleasantly remembered as
a former visitor
Rev. L. S. CHATTER, president of the
Southfield Bible Conference, was ac-
companied this year by both his
wife and mother, the latter a resi-
dent of Charlotte, N. C. They made
their headquarters as usual at Grove
Hall.
Mrs. Mary Scott Miller and her
guest, Mrs. A. H. Blanchard, and
Mrs. A. F. Masury, a guest at Grove
Hall, together with Miss African Mil.
Ter, made a trip over to Daytona
Beach and return last Sunday, going
and returning in Tom Russelps tour
ing car. The ladies enjoyed the trip
very much.
DR.. H. H. Mcclellan has decided to
accept a place at Dupont as physl-
clan to the big lumber company oveF
there and expects to leave in short
time for that place. The doctor is to
receive $4,000 year from the Du-
uont Company to look after the health
of it's employees. He expects to make
weekly visits to Crescent City.
A singed cat was the cause of o
fire being discovered on the roof OF
Mr., Gerard Alexander's home last
Sunday morning. Fire had gotten a
start up under the kitchen roof and
one of the embers fell down on a
sleeping cat. The "yeou" of the cat
in pain called for an explanation ano
the fire was discovered and put out
Just in time to save the house.
Mrs. E. M. Ballard left on Wednes~
day of last week for Memphis, Tenn,
to visit her sister. From Memphis
she will proceed to her old home in
Nevada, Mo-, where Mr.. Ballard will
follow later-after he has completed
his grove work for the season. They
expect to return to Crescent City in
November.
Rev. Smith Hardin, presiding ell
der of the Methodist Episcopal
church, Palatka district, will hold
quarterly conference at the Methodist
church next Saturday, and on Sunday
will preach and administer the Holy
Communion. The Methodist people
will turn out in great numbers to
hear this distinguished preacher.
Ri. Rev. Edwin Gardner Weed
Episcopal Bishop of Florida will Wis
it Crescent City next Sunday and Of
ficiate at the Episcopal church al
both the morning and evening ser
vices. Bishop Weeds occasional
visits to the church here are always
events of interest and the distinguish
ed prelate is assured of large con-
gregation.
The sad story from Fruitland or
Monday morning that the little Il
wear old Rinck boy, while out with 6
little sister shooting birds on Sunday
had accidentally shot himself in tht
head with a 22-calible rife. 1t i!
said that the boy died within a few
moments of the accident, with hi
head in his sisters lap. The New
could obtain no further particulars
The ladies of the Methodist churc'
were greatly surprised and please
at the success of their free offerins
social last week in V. |. A. hall. TIT
attendance was larger than they hal
any reason to expect and the offerin.
was most generous. The ladies ar
especially grateful to the band boy
l. l-.'a4al 4I1 .nn,,cin of the ham