The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-21
CRESCENT CITY NEWS

Mrs. ]. H. Babers accompanied her
son, Clarence, on motor trip to Pa
latka on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Smith and Mrs.
X. Borson visited Palatka on Tues
day, going over in the Smith motor
car.
The school children are happy to-
day, for this, is the day when they
will bid farewell to books and will
enter upon four months campaign
of play. Don't miss the, commence
ment exercises at the auditorium to-
night. 1t will be something differ
ent.
Miss Florence Johnson, one of the
most efficient workers in the V. |. A.
of this place, has been appointed
as one of a committee of Florida la
dies on Industrial and Social Condi
tions, a committee which it is ex-
pected will take the initiative in the
work of forming an Industrial School
for Girls in this state.
Crescent City peach growers are
busy shipping their fruit this week,
and shipments will continue through
the balance of the month. First
shipments for the season were made
from here last week and brought very
satisfactory prices. C. B. Hunter
had one lot sell for $4.25 per crate,
while another and heavier shipment
sold at $4 and $3.50 per crate of six
baskets. This netted him something
like $2.93 on the trees. Her F. Ba-
bers, c. B. Hunter, o. M. Newbold,
w. S. Newbold and Thos. H. Stryker
are the principle growers. Mr.. Hun
ter thinks he has about 1,500 crates.
Down at Seville Mr.. Baker has several
thousand crates, and there are a num-
Der of smaller growers scattered about
within few miles of Crescent City.
The Civics Committee of the V. l..
A., into whose hands was placed the
Oversight of certain improvements at
the Junction by the recently held mass
meeting of citizens, has receievd very
courteous response to its request to
the general superintendent of the A..
C. L. R'y, and last week Wednesday
Mr.. 7. W. Hansell. assistant superin-
tendent, came to Crescent City for a
conference with the committee. Mr..
Hansell stated that the A. C. L., like
all other business concerns at present,
is not prepared to eXpend a great
amount on improvements, but prom
ised that the waiting room at the
junction shall be enlarged and i'm
proved, and that a large amount of
filing in will be done north of the
station along tie embankment during
the present summer.
That was well-attended meeting
on Thursday night of last week.
meeting of ladies and gentlemen CT
the place called for the purpose Of
promoting the organization of a Cen
tral Young Mems Club--a sort of So
cial center for the young men of the
place, with athletic apparatus, etc
and out of which would be drawn re-
cruits for the band, the baseball club
and other organizations of young men.
and all of whom would make the
club their social headquarters. Mr..
B. F. Tillinghast was made cha <man
of the meeting and Rev. r. S. Burris,
secretary. Several talks were made
favorable to such an organization, and
the matter was finally placed in the
hands of a committee of seven, COM
posed of Rev. r. S. Burris, chairman,
E. H. Williams, f. L. Mathis, r. c.
Middleton, Prof. Wheatly, Mr.. Wal
lace and Jack Welch. This commit
tee will look the ground over, and if
possible formulate a plan of organi-
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called for the purpose.