The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-12-17
CRESCENT CITY NEWS

The sale of fancy goods, candy and
food held by the ladies of the Eastern
Star on Saturday last in the Horton
store was an unprecedented success
as such sales go. The ladies sold
every item in stock; as one lady put
it, there wasn't sandwich-not
a crumb-left; and every fancy ar
ticle and scrap of candy was sold.
We actually made the nice sum of
S67.63 from the sale. 1t was great
and we are under lasting obligations
to the good people of the town who
patronized us so generously"
The committee in charge of the
peninsular good road movement held
meeting at Pomona on Friday last
and appointed two committees-one
to look into the brick road PROPOSE
ton, and one to investigate the sand
asphalt road material. Mr.. B. F.
Tillinghast of this place is at head of
the latter committee and will probably
make visit to Lake county to in
vestigate the sand-asphalt roads of
that county. By a quite unanimous
consent of property holders the brick
idea has been abandoned as impra cti-
cable. The cost would be out of all
proportion with our ability to pay.
Alfred Clay is laid up for some ten
| days or two weeks as a result of u
painful mishap, and the towns people
are therefore having their pleasure
from his winsome smile postponed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clay only reached here
last Thursday. On Friday while as
sisting in lifting large box to the
porch Mr.. Clay made mistep, lost
his hold and strained the muscles of
his back. 1t was a painful, though
not serious accident, and the worst
of it all is he is obliged to lay in bed
while the fish are haunting him. But
the fish won't taunt long. The Clay
fishing tackle is polished and ready
and the Clay smile will soon beckon
them to the hook.
Major j. l.. Burton is ill; the ma
ior was taken sick on Sunday and DR..
Beggs who is attending him says that
he will likely pull through all right.
though a man of the majors age is
always in greater danger than youn-
ger man. Major Burton himself
owns to his advancing years and we
all must recognize the disagreeable
fact. For it is a cause of genuine
regret to see this once powerful man,
this leading man of his day in Cres-
cent City, in decline; we want him
with US always, but that cannot be.
He was one of the early pioneers and
to him must go the greater credit
for the introduction of modern citrus
culture here. Major Burton is a vet.
eran soldier of the Confederacy, of
four years service; hero of the lost
cause--never fully reconstructed. But
his heart! Man, the Burton heart is
of ox-like proportions. 1t was Ma
ior Burton who extended the right
hand of fellowship to the first Yankee
settlers. He made them feel the well
come that was sincere. He called on
them and brought them the choicest
fruits from his grove and the fresh
est vegetables from his winter gar
den-vegetables that were always
ready for the table at all seasons of
the year. He kept this up till his
strength failed. He was always the
courteous gentleman of the old school
no hypocracy about the major; he
spoke his thoughts, but his thoughts
were always kindly. Hundreds, yes
thousands of strangers who have been
here during the more than forty years
of the majors residence, are blessing
his name today in every state in the
union. They may forget some of US,
but never the major and his kindly
welcome. He's old now and the fee
bleness of years is upon him; and for
this reason Crescent City loves him
the more. We hope he is better as
we write these lines, and we hope he
may be spared US yet many moons,
months, years, free from pain and
penalties of age and free to enjoy life
among those who will remember his
kindly, generous and useful life long
after his spirit has returned to his
Maker and his body is dust.