The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-06-18
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PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

week from JacKSOnVllle ana ehpecLS
to make stay of couple weeks.
Miss Some of Jacksonville has been
here for week or more on a visit
to her sister, Mrs. T. Raymond Beggs.
Col. G. E. Graham spent the week
end at home, returning to St. Angus
tine on Monday.
Miss Amy Kendall left on Monday
for Gainesville where she will take
tie summer course for teachers at the
State University.
Mrs. E. L. Hancock was called to
her old home in Tallahassee on Mon
day by a telegram announcing the Ill
ness of her mother.
County Commissioner W. c. Alvers
was in town on Monday and Tuesday
making Investigations of the roads
and bridges.
Miss Lillian Enge a charming young
lady of Jacksonville is spending. some
time here the guest of Mrs. M. II.
Read.
Major and Mrs. ]. L. Burton and
Miss Jessie Burton left this week for
their cottage at Summer Haven beach,
going over in Miss Burton's automo-
bile.
Miss Jennie V. Berry, very at
tractive young lady from Apopka,
has been here for couple of weeks
on q visit to her uncle and aunt, Col.
and Mrs. T. C. Darby.
Rev. and Mrs. r. S. Burris expect
to leave on their vacation on the 28th
inst. They will spend their two
months vacation with their parents
in Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P, DeWolf and
Mr.. H. P. DeWolf drove to Palatka
on Monday evening to attend the
meeting in the interests of a Farm
Demonstration.
Lon Prevatt, one of the old-timers
Of Seville and a farmer and fruit
grower who "gets there" with both his
head and hand, was visitor in towr
on Saturday.
J. Blaine Shiver expects to leave
in a short time for California, where
he will make a study of citrus fruit
conditions as we'll as see the grea'
eArosition. He expects to go by the
southern route and return by the
northern.
The negro who assaulted John M
REYNOLDS a week or more ago and thu
story of which was published in this
column last week, was tried befor'
Justice Marshall in Palatka last weel
and sentenced to four months in th'
chain-gang on the roads.
T. C. Darby Jr., arrived back from
Orlando last week and is temporaril.
engaged with John NJ. Reynolds, il
the store. Won't somebody pleas
keep this young man here all tn
time? All the inducement he need
ic a job. He likes the town.
H. P. DeWolf returned last weel
from the University of Florida, from
which institution he was graduate,
this year. Mr.. DeWolf will spen'
some time this summer with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. DeWolf
In the fall he will likely take u
tea ching.
The steamer Crescent, which ha
been on the ways in Jacksonville al
Of last week, resumed its regula
run again on Monday. 1t is under
stood that the summer schedule call
for the steamer to leave here o
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturday
for Jacksonville, and to arrive on tn
opposite days.
VIM. C. Norton has been havin
a long visit with his brother, Hor
A. ]. Norton, in Chicago. Mr. Nol
ton is reported to be having a goo
time: and he ought to, for this is hi
first visit to the northland since h
came to Crescent Citv more tha
rhirty years ago. Mrs. Norton
with her father, Rev. DR.. Wight, q
New Hamburg-on-the-Hudson. The
expect to reach home early in July,
Humphrey, the big cattle kin
,frcm the Sanford section was hel
) on Monday and was seen at the Of
fee of the Bank of Crescent Cit
: where he concluded the purchase {
, large bunch of cattle of certai
brand of Robert L. Smith. A nun
Der of other local cattle men we1
= lowering about, men like S. S. BraC
! dock. J. P. Warn. R. B. Bethel an
| G. NJ. Abbott. 1t is reported thf
r the latter has disposed of his ca
tie and stock interests here also.
, A heavy wind and hail storm pas
, ed over large section to the sout
of Crescent City on Thursday, Il
, 10th inst. and reports of great dan
, age to crops are heard. The stor
: was heaviest near Hammond static
, and the country to the east, and cor
watermelons and sweet potatoes see
to have been badly damaged. Fru
would also likely suffer much. +.
Bethel says his crops are damage
>, more than so per cent. At Denv,
the greatest damage was from Il
!, wind.
0 Some one without the fear of &c
S in his heart has been representing ol
: dental friend, DR.. Denham, and bu,
ing goods in Jacksonville on Il
strength of his name and personalit
Last week a draft from a Jacksonvil
house came to the bank for paymen
which was returned. The house thC