The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-09-03
CITY NEWS


week in Palatka.
Mcintosh Morrow left on Tuesday
for Tampa, where he goes to resume
work with the firm of Schrader &
Co., the big citrus fruit shippers.
Mrs. w. M. Miller and two chill
.dren returned Tuesday from Summer
Haven beach, where they have had a
cottage for the past two months.
E. L. Mathis has returned from
Baltimore, where he has been about
two weeks purchasing new fall goods.
Remember the big Mathis bargain
sale to clean up summer goods.
The steamer Crescent under the
direction of First Officer Lamon is
fast being improved by paint. Mr..
Lamon has made many improvements
on the decks and in the cabins, and
when he gets through this popular
steamer will be one of the very
rrettiest in southern waters.
K M. White has been in Vermont
for TIE past week or two. At Phila-
delphia to which point he accompanied
W. F. Glynn in a motor trip from
Crescent City, Mr.. White purchased
an Overland car in which he made
the trip to Vermont where he is visit
ing an uncle-his fathers only sur
wing brother.
The aged mother of Mr.. Paul c..
Smith is reported as critically i'll at
the home Of her daughter, Mrs. Pier
son, in Louisville, Ky. Mrs. Smith
lived in Crescent City some 16 or Is
years and is pleasantly remembered
by all old citizens. She left here
about 1898, going to Louisville to live
with her daughter Mrs. Smith is
SO years of age, and report has it
that her recovery is almost impossi-
BILE.
Capt. Tom lies motor has been out
Of commission this week owing to an
accident on Saturday. Mrs. lies was
driving the car with her guest, Miss
Muir, and while coming out from
Ilesmere into the main road the car
got off the main track and bumped
into tree. Fortunately neither of
the ladies were injured, and neither
was the tree, but the lies Overland
will have to be provided with a new
radiator and bumper. These We're
ordered Immediately and Capt. Hes
expects to be driving his car about
the latter part Of the week.
At the Baptist church last Sunday
night Rev. r. l.. Bonsteel the pas
tor, instead of preaching a gospel
sermon, made an appeal to his audi
tors for display of practical Chris
tianity by offering them an opportuni-
| ty to contribute to the relief of the
war wrecked Belgians. He showed
where more than 100000 lap dogs
in American society were better cared
for than the most fortunate of Bel
gian babies, the great body of whom
were actually suffering for the me-
cessities of life. Under direction Of
this good pastor the people of Cres-
cent City are given a chance to make
contributions this week and these are
being placed in the corner window Of
John Reynolds store. They will be
sent to the American Belgian Relief
Committee. As a result of this ap-
peal many packages were being piled
in this window the following morning
Webb Chamberlin was badly
bruised in an auto accident last Sun
day morning, and by the merest
chance escaped with his life He
was coming to town on his bicycle
and when at the turn of the shell
road from lakewood avenue in front
Iof the Preston place he met John
Mathis in his big car. Surprising
Mr.. Mathis was going out Oakwood
avenue, he gave wide turn from the
road; but Mr.. Mathis wasn't going
out lakewood; he was going straight
west toward the lake; both the auto
and the bicycle were making pretty
good time; there was a collision,
and naturally Mr.. Chamberlin got the
worst of it. His bicycle was smashed
to splinters and he received bad
bruises on his leg and back. A new
suit of clothes was ruined. These
pieces of property Mr.. Chamberlin, in
the light of his own severe but not
serious injuries, can kiss good bye
with feeling of thankfulness that It
was them and not himself that were
ruined. He was assisted to town by
Mr.. Mathis and DR.. Srygleg attended
to his wounds. He was up and about
in the afternoon, but very sore from
his bruises.