The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-11-13
CRESCENT CITY NEWS

DdpClSlnR CeTeIHoIly Ill Cuc idhC az
that place on Tuesday the Sd inst and
at which 81 converts were baptised.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. Borson of this place
took some friends from here down in
their touring car to see this most in
teresting and solemn ceremony.
Postmaster Eugene D. Lounds who
has been indisposed for the past six
weeks because of his neglect to take
vacation during the past twenty
seven years, is improving and is back
at the Office most of the time. Won't
some one persuade him to take an &C.
casional walk around the block and
thereby get more outdoor exercise?
Now that he is on the mend, let US
keep him at it.
Attorney Robert L. Hutchinson of
Jacksonville spent day or two here
last week on a visit to his aunts, the
Misses Williams. Mr.. Hutchinson is
son of County Clerk and Mrs. Hen
ry Hutchinson of Palatka, and is ma
tive of Crescent City where he lived
until some six years ago. On Tues
day evening the Misses Williams en-
tertained the young people of the
place in honor of their guests, Miss
Brotherton and Mr.. Hutchinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coe D. Smith arriv-
ed home on Monday, having made
the trip from their summer place on
Long Island, N. Y, in twelve days
in their auto, Of course they took
it leisurely and enjoyed the sights
and got whatever else of fun there
was to be had. This is at least Mr..
and Mrs. Smiths third trip overland
by auto. In the language of the edi-
tor of Bingville Bugle, we would say
"Welcome to our Midst"
That was almost Davenport, Iowa,
reunion of the old guard at Grove Hall
last Sunday, when Col. c. T. Darling,
formerly of Davenport, Iowa, enter
tanned at dinner, Col. and Mrs. Ben
iamin Franklin Tillinghast and Miss
Tillinghast, formerly of Davenport,
Iowa, and Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Bills
and Miss Evans formerly of Daven-
port, Iowa. The after-dinner discus
sion was Davenport, then and now"
its appearance in the now being most
favorable to this prominent groupe of
Crescent City people as viewed from
this distance.
A special meeting of the board of
trade was held on Monday night for
the purpose of again considering re-
pairs on the road over the Como scrub
beyond Mr.. DeWolf's. 1t seems that
the committee appointed at former
meeting of the board called on the
county commissioners and obtained
the asked for help, but subsequent
investigation showed that the plans
contemplated were not feasible that
more permanent work was needed, and
the meeting of Monday night was to
provide plan of work looking to j
permanent road.
A suit was recently begun in the
United States Court by the L. b
Skinner Manufacturing Co., of Dun,
nedin, against E. N. Maui, of Jack,
sonvile, the Skinner Company claim
!, ing exclusive license of the Steblel
patents in the manufacture and sale
of Packing house machinery and frul
1 grading and sorting apparatus fol
: the State of Florida. 1t will TAXI
:. some testimony to convince the peo
: pie of this place that E. N. Maull Il
t infringing anybody's patents or right
to sell grading and packing hous'
t machinery. Years before this Skinne
company ever attempted to skin any
o,,o in Florida Mr. Maui was maxim.
r and selling it.
t Eddie Sackett, who went mort
= some two months ago with the vieN
e of entering either the army or navy
!, finally decided on the army and a
e last report was at fort near Nel
York. He stated in a letter to hi
S home that he was either going t
! the west or to the Philippines, an
, that as soon as that was determine
he would advise them and tell wher
! to write him. There isn't much NOR
' ey in the service of ones country a
private or commissioned office
i but there is heap more valuable eN
perience than was to be had clerkin
in a Crescent City meat market durln
: some of the recent attempts on tn
r part of some four or five of our maj
ket men to control the market
r rump steak and dog. And Edd
e had been in several of those war
: Good luck to the boy.
4 Rev. R. Shull Burris, the new pa
tor of the Presbyterian church, Gale
a meeting of the young mems bib
|. class for the church chapel last nigh
s too late of course for The News
e get a line on the doings of the NEE
o ing. But on Saturday two boys we
l. overheard talking about the meetlr
!. and were approached "He's going
II organize a base ball club" explain'
e one of the boys, "and the fellers in
lie will be taken out of the Sund;
school; reckon he'll call it the Presb
J. terrain B. B. c., but that don't matt
ID s'long's we play ball, and the preach
i is goin' to play with us; kind o ca
ID tain the game; mebby we'll have
NJ Sunday school league; it'll be grea'
A. Yes, it will be great; one of the III
o duties of the Christian church is
m grab the boys and interest them, a
the preacher who can do that will "
in his mission to the gentiles who
S. side in this section. The Presbyt'
ne ian chapel was built under the pas
~ rate of Rev. DR.. Butler, some three
I'D years ago, since which time it !
" been used some four or five times
1,g church suppers and socials. 1t v
ly DR.. Buffers purpose to make use OF
rs. for the advancement of the young n
de and boys of the town, but the de-
of this noble man seems to have
nd an end to all thoughts of such W.
elk on the part of his successors until
ut coming of Mr.. Burris, who is hims
ir. young man and who knows.
I'm eminent Sunday school worker o
he made an analysis of the small
EN- and stated that he is composed of
mt following parts: so per cent play,
n ner cent fight, 5 per cent work an