The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-06-26

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

John W. McGrady was visitor in
Palatka on Monday.
Her F. Babers is shipping his wa
termelon and cantaloupe crops.
F.. Mrs. David Dawes was among the
visitors to Palatka this week.
The band played on Saturday even
ing in front of the Mathis Merchan-
tile Co.'S store.
Miss Abbijean Miller has been
spending the week at Summer Haven
beach.
The frame work of the new Clay
bungalow is up and work on building
is progressing rapidly.
DR.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Steen and lit
tie grandson were visitors here on
Sunday, coming over with Rev. j. D.
Laplante in his automobile.
The Crescent City pressing club has
been moved to the Chamberlin build
ing and the soft drink parlors of the
band have also been reopened.
1t is expected that the regular Sun
day evening service at the Methodist
church next Sunday night will take
the form of a sacred concert.
The ladies of the V. l. A. in addi-
ton to serving ice cream, will also
give supper at the hall on the even
ing of the Fourth of July. This
should be well patroniZed.
Mrs. R. C. Middleton has returned
from visit with relatives in Quincy,
III. Her mother, Mrs. Capt. c. e..
Cook, who accompanied her to the
west will remain there some time.
a i. Torrey expects to have his
saw mill, recently destroyed by IRE,
in running order in about two weeks.
The platform of the new mill is pow
up.
Mack Hardy of Pompano arrived on
Monday and after spending day or
two on visit, left on Wednesday
with Mrs. Hardy and the little boy
for home.
Noel Nihoul left on Monday for Pa
latka, expecting to return in few
davs with his bride and occupy the
Andersen cottage. Mrs. Wright, who
has been living in this cottage, left
last week for Pomona.
Tomatoes were never so plentltul
| in Crescent City as at present, ana
many are finding it difficult to dispose
of them. Right here is where Girls
Canning Club for this place could get
in some good work.
t. has been stated that the Rev. DR..
rEunsberger will preach his farewell
sermon 10 the Presbyterian congreg1i,,
ton next Sunday, and that himself
and family will leave for the nor"h
the week following to take their an
nual vacation.
| The local trustees of the Crescent
|Citv school have the plans perfected
for a general remodeling of the school
rooms. The new plans contemplate
four good sized school rooms and ne
cessarv recitation rooms. Inc WorK
will be let soon and the rooms Will be
ready for the opening of the school
in the fall.
The Holt caterpillar traction engine
with six trailers for carrying road
material has been here since last Frl-
dav doing some work on the road TO
! the railway junction. The big engine,
has attracted much attention and
seems to be doing the work satlsfac-
torilv and expeditiously. Commls-
sioner Alvers is here supervising the
work.
Miss Amy L. Kendall has been en-
gagged as assistant principal OF the
high school for the ensuing year TO
succeed Miss Bowman, resigned, MISS
Kendall, who was engaged by the TO-
caI trustees last week, has been teach
ing four years in Tampa, though she
has been engaged in teaching some
ten years all told. She pears the
highest credentials as to efficiency
Chas. E. Smith, A. c. L. agent and1
operator at Huntington, was called
to Pierson last week to attend the tu-
neral of his aged faher, Capt. Sam.
uel E. Smith of that place. Sap'
Smith was a Civil War veteran
capt. Smith," says the yolusia
County Record, "was a loVaple
character, and all who knew him were
his friends. Away from Pierson ano
over the state he was better known
as 'old Dan Tucker under which nom
do nume he was a well known news
naner correspondent, and in his own
rnioue and peculiar way he enter
tained the readers of the Record every
week for a number of years by a
Great many the Pierson department
Of the Record was the first to be read
when the paper arrived at fhelf
homes every Friday. His writings
were also frequently copied ana n sto
as a whole by newspapers over She
state. Capt. Smith lived and oie1 "a
noble, pure life, and through HE
writings he sent smiles, joy and nap
niness to thousands of people every
week He was happiest when DONG
Good to his fellow-men, grieVed WIN
fbem in their sorrow and troubles
and shared their joy and happiness II
their I success and in their prosperity
Every thing in the nature of trade
was closed tight on Sunday by order
of acting Mayor Williams. Not even
grapeiuice was sold to Stake the
thirst of the citizens, and neither
could a child get cone of ice cream
This new condition was not brought
about by any puritanical notions OF
the part of the mayor, and neither
was it due to any spasmodic burSC Of
RELIGIOUS fervor. 1t was plain bus.
mess proposition. Over IN "hlte
vile. the eolored suburb, negro Ve:''
dor of meats and provisions had beer
. for some time engaged in the sale OF
meats and groceries on Sunday. he
; was eating into the business OF thu
!, merchants who had been brought W