The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-04-23

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL


| HOHlt VI WI. anu MIS-. VICTOR SmlleV,
who arrived last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. H. Herrick left
for their home in Attleboro, Mass,
J last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Newbold and
children hired Capt. LaBree's auto for
drive to Palatka and return last
Tuesday.
James NJ. Maull of Jacksonville ar
rived on Sunday and has been the
guest for several days of Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. W. Neal.
James Padgett jr., has been elected
town marshal and was inducted into
office last Friday night for the full
term of one year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Courier who have
been guests at Grove Hall for some
time, are leaving this week for their
northern home.
Darling Varnes and his son, Wal
ter attended the meeting Of the
State Horticultural Association in
Tampa last week. They had a good
time.
Miss Carrie NJ. Goddard of Wor-
cester, Mass, who for the past two
months has been with Mrs. j. j.
Horton, left with that lady for her
home last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James G. Lyon who
have made their home at Grove Hall
through the winter and been active in
the social life of that well-filled re-
sort, are to take their departure for
their northern home next week.
Mrs. X. Borson, who has been
visiting in Savannah, for a week or
ten days returned on Tuesday ac-
companied by her mother, Mrs.
Smith, who will remain here for some
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Carpenter ex-
pect to leave for their home in Mas
sachusetts tomorrow. Mr.. Carpen-
ter is a busy business man, and is
not able to visit US as often as ne
would like, or as we would like to
have him.
Her F. Babers is the newly elected
Mayor of Crescent City, elected last
week without opposition. He took
the oath of office on Friday night last.
The only new member of the town
council is R. C. Middleton, also
elected without opposition.
Mrs. J. j. Horton left for her sum-
mer home in Attleboro, Mass, last
Tuesday much to the regret of a
large circle of friends. Mrs. Hor-
ton has been making Crescent City
her winter home for upwards of 30
years.
The Florida Military College base
ball team will play the Crescent
City club on the home grounds this
afternoon and again Saturday
These should prove two interesting
games, as the visitors rank high
among college teams of the state.
The members and friends of the
V. |, A. are cordially invited to at
tend the last of the social afternoons
piven by the Social Vice President
Mrs. L. A. Hurlbut, at her resi-.
dence corner CT Vernon ave. ano
Summit street, Monday April 26th.
Tom lies of Ilesmere has pur-
chased a 5-passenger Overland tour
ing car and is building a garage
this week in which to rest it during
its idle hours. The car was pur'
chased through the local agent
Chester w. Norton.
Latest reports from Mrs. Herlong
for the past several weeks a patient
| in st. Lukes Hospital, Jacksonville
are to effect that her condition Ii
improving; that she will be able tt
sit out on the porch, and probably
within a couple of weeks to come
home.
The Crescent City baseball clut
held a meeting for organization las
week which was well attended by thu
club members and also number whit
have interest in the game. Rev
IR, S. Burris was made manager o.
the club, and Phillip Herlong wa
chosen captain. A plan for fnan
cling the club for the season wa!
adopted.
Mr.. Wainright the saw mill mai
at Volusia on the Florida Eas
Coast Railway, was in town Satur
day and Sunday. Mr.. Wainrigh
owns the Coutant hotel and the va
cant lot opposite the Baptist church
He told the News representativ
that he intended to build bunga
low home on this vacant lot durin!
the coming summer, and in the fal
would come to Crescent City to live.
]. E. Bartlett attended the meet
ing of the State Horticultural So
ciety in Tampa last week and Incl
dentally had a conference with tn
leaders of the Florida Citrus ES
change, of which he is an inf1uer
tial members. Mr.. Bartlett wa
given charge of the Exchanges ac
vertising propaganda in this sectio
of the state and he tells US that or
ly such papers as pull for the oi
ganization are to get a chance at tn
advertising. Mr.. Bartlett states it
only a question of time when tn
lorida Citrus Exchange will contrC
the citrus fr1it industry in Florida,