The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-01-08
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sire to thank all neighbofs and friend
who kindly assisted thu at the flu
neral of their aunt, Misb Babcock.
Rev. DR.. Smith Harhin, presidin
elder of the Orlando district, Methc
dist Episcopal church, South, held hi
first quarterly meeting in the loca
church last Sunday
Miss Shine of jacksonville was tn
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. C. S. Cover
over the New Years day, and wa
one of the charming. guests at tn
New Years ball.
The Empire packing house begal
operations again on Monday afte
closing down for the Holidays. TIL
packing house force is working OF
tangerines and on Monday began OIL
those of the Williams Groves.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert F. Hubbard
and their interesting family of littl'
ones terminated their annual visit tt
their winter home, lockwood" las
Monday, when they returned to New
York.
The moving picture machine has a
last gotten to work, and the ladies Of
the V. l. A. will now give frequent
moving picture shows. The first
show was scheduled for Wednesday
evening of this week.
Miss Louise Gowen was taken to g
Jacksonville hospital on Saturday be.
cause of an attack of appendicitis
and at last report was in. a critica
condition. Mr.. and Mrs. Gowen are
with her.
Mr.. Hobbs the grocer, claims the
prize-sale Of chickens. He sold II
hens of mixed parentage (cross be.
tween Rhode Island Red roostc,
and Barred Plymouth Rock) for ST..
80; the hens were sold by weight al
20 cents per pound on the feet.
F. G. Ruessell, a prominent capt.
talist of Jacksonville, with Mrs. Rus
sell and their son and daughter,
were here q day or two last week,
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. C. S. Gowen.
They all attended the New Years ball
at V. l. A. hall.
Services were held at the Presby-
terrain church each evening last week,
it being the annual week of prayer
in the evangelical churches of the
At the evening service
each Sunday during January the pas
or will conduct special evangelical
services.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy P. Perkins of
Archer arrived on Saturday after
loon last. Mr. Perkins, who is CASH
err of the bank at Archer, was
obliged to return on Monday, but
Mrs. Perkins and little daughter
will remain sometime on a visit to
Ter parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul C.
Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Clay moved
nto their new bungalow home on
after Christmas, and have
Is their guest for the season Mrs.
Cary of Vermont The Clay bun
,alow is one of the prettiest homes
n Crescent City, and the interior If
emphasizes the idea of con-
'enience and coziness. The finish
nd furnishings are beautiful and Mr..
nd Mrs. Clay deserve all the happi-
ess they are SIRE to find in it.
T. C. Darby has sold his mercan-
lie business here to Mr.. E. L. Han
ock late of Tallahassee, and Mr..
hancock took possession of the store
n Monday. Mr.. Hancock is a young
nan with wife and one child, and
hey will receive the usual cordial
'elcome to Crescent City. Mr.. OAR
y is not to move away, but will live
ere and devote his time to his orange
rove property, of which he has many
ores. He feels that after a life
Ime devoted to the worries of bust
ess career that he is entitled to a
tile rest and change.
Major and Mrs. ]. L. Burton and
:. E. Cove, accompanied Miss Jessie
'urton in her automobile on a trip
0 the Manitee river section, from
,hich pleasant excursion they re-
urned on New Years day. They
eft before Christmas and had.
leasant run without accident. Ma
or Burton was greatly impressed
With the wonderful growth of the sec
ion visited since his visit IL years
efore. They made their headouar-
ers at Braidentown, and at the home
f their son, Mr. and Mrs. Clay Ora
lie.
Crescent City owes a debt of graft
ude to Mrs. Mary Scott Miller.
PRESIDENT of the Beach & Miller Line,
or the splendid write-up of the St.
Tohns river section and more espe-
tally of Crescent City which occupied
/ full page in the Industrial edition
# the Florida Times-Union of last
week Thursday The page carried
l picture of Mrs. Miller, the steamer
Crescent and several grove views
mere. together with a fine description
If the town. It cost a heap Of
money to secure this whole mage
every cent of which was paid by Mrs.
Miller. AS a citizen of Crescent
City we move vote of thanks to
this enterprising lady.
E. B. Coutant, for the past several
years the popular proprietor of the
Hotel Coptant in this place, died
about midnight on Saturday after an
illness which had confined him to his
bed some ten days. He had been
sinking gradually for some weeks.
His death was due to hardening of
the arteries and apoplexv. The fu-
neral was conducted by Rev. A. Tay-
Tor at the Episcopal church on Mon
day morning at 10 o'clock, and the
lnterment was in Eden cemetery. Mr..
Coutant who is survived by his wife,
and aged mother and sister. was in
the 66th year of his age. He had
lived in Crescent City some Ave or
SIX years, during which time he had
managed the Sprague House and la
ter his own hotel, the CoItant. He
was a genial gentleman and made
many warm friends, especially among
the commercial travellers, the majority
OF whom made their home with him