The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-03-26
CRESCENT CITY NEWS

| V. |. A. meeting last Monday was
postponed owing to illness of the
"leading ladies'"
Miss Bessie A. Williams, presi-
dent of the V. l. A., has been quite ill
for the past several days.
Mrs. E. H. Williams entertained at
"Silver Tea" at her home last Tues
day afternoon in aid of the Presby-
terian manse fund. A very pleasant
affair, with vocal music by Mrs. C. P.
Hale and Miss Ruth Herlong.
Since his return from an auto trip
down the east coast as far as Miami
some two weeks ago, Mr.. Coe D.
Smith has been quite i'll with an at
tack of lagrippe, bit his friends are
pleased to know that he is again re-
covering his normal health.
Phillip Herlong spent Sunday, Mon
day and Tuesday in Jacksonville.
where his mother, Mrs. M. B. Herlong,
is a patient in st. Lukes hospital, crit
ically i'll, and where, as soon as her
condition will warrant, she is to I'M
dergo an operation for gall-stones.
Miss Cardelle Williams, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Williams, en-
tertained a large number of her young
friends with a dancing party at V. /.
a. hall last Thursday night. The
music was furnished by Prof. Wal
.lace's band orchestra. Delicious re-
freshments were served during the
evening, and all the young people so
fortunate to attend unite in pronounc-
ing it one of the most delightful par
ties ever given for the younger class
social set in this place.
John Springer left on Wednesday
of this week for Orlando, where he
has a position in the laboratory of
Schnarr's insecticide establishment,
and where he will also be associated
with Prof. w. w. Youthers, citrus dis
ease expert connected with the Agrl-
cultural department. Mr.. Springer is
a graduate of the Florida State Uni
versity, department of agriculture,
class of 1914, and his new employ
ment is directly in line with his
training and tastes. That he will
lldhe oICCeSS cues "lIilouG saying
On Friday night of next week,
April End, the white democrats of
this burg will assemble at the audi
torium at 1870 for the purpose of
nominating a town ticket. Nearly
cape capture. but we have a "hunch"
that few of 'em will be captured and
impressed into the service. Her F.
Babers is mentioned for Mayor;
there will probably be no opposition
to Albert Edward Lounds for clerk
and collector; E. H. Williams will DE
made to take a denomination for al
derman, and Jim Padgett will be the
marshal.
The Baptist people of Crescent City
are again to have the privilege of
worshiping according to the dictates
of their own conscience. For a long
time the church has been without a
pastor, and the Baptist people have
been without any regular church
home. This is to end, and the church
is to have as pastor Rev. E. c. ].
Dickinson, at present of Hastings,
but formerly teacher in the Georgia
Agricultural college at Statesboro
Rev. DR.. Rogers, Florida s1perintend-
ent of Baptist Missions, was here last
week and made arrangements where
by Rev. Mr.. Dickinson is to give two
! Sundays a month to the church here.
Col. Matthew H. Read our veteran
real estate agent and leader among
our all the year round citizens, cele-
brated his 18th birthday anniversary
last Saturday, and he actually ap-
peared to feel proud that he had at
tanned such great age. He had, how
ever, hard work to convine his friends
who were 10th to regard him as more
than So. Mr.. Read came to Crescent
City rs or &c years ago, and has re.
sided with us continuously since. He
prefers the summer season in Ores
cent City to that in New York, Oh
other sections of the north. The News
along with others who have known
and appreciate his friendship con
graduates Mr.. Reed on his youthful
heart, which is the secret of his joy
BUSINESS at three score and Is years.
L. A. Hurlbut shipped a box o
oranges the other day to Prof. W. L
Floyd horticulturist at the State Uni
versity, which contained ten varietie
of fruit. The box was sent on re
Quest of Prof. Floyd who wanted tn
different varieties for class study o
the various varieties of citrus fruit
1t will be remembered that severa
weeks ago Prof. Floyd brought his Sc
Nor class in horticulture to Crescen
City in order that the members nigh
see the groves and make study a
first hand of the trees. 1t was Will
here that Prof. Floyd noticed that MI
Hurlbut's grove contained larger va
. riety of fruits than any other, an
hence the request for box contain
ing as many varieties as possible
These Mr.. Hurlbut wrapped CAREFUL,
in various colored wrappers an
properly labeled.