The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-04-30

last Monday.
A "Mother's Meeting" will be held
at the Methodist church next Tues
day afternoon at 8 o'clock 'lnder
the auspices of the Ladies Mis-
sionary Society. You are welcome.
The special meetings at the Meth
odist church are being continued this
week with fine results. Several
have already Joined the church un-
der the inspiration of the meetings.
The changed schedule On the A. c.
L. will make a difference to patrons
of the post-office. Hereafter trains
No. 80 and S5 will take only letter
mail. Parcels can only go when in
| time for the II a. m. trip of the mail
to the junction. patrons should re-
member this fact, especially when in
tending to send perishable parcel post
matter" said Postmaster Lounds.
There is a movement on foot to or
ganize the young men and boys of the
place into a club in association with
the band and to fix up the band hall
for club room. 1t is good move
ment. The band needs assistance and
with such an organization it could be
readily revived. We ought not to let
the band dwindle to a state of inocu-
Gus disuetIde. Won't some one take
lead in renewing interest in this or
ganization?
Mrs. L. A. Hurlbut gave a most
charming reception at her home last
Monday afternoon. 1t was the final
monthly afternoon reception for the
season of the " l. A., and to which
other ladies of the city not affiliated
with the V. |. A. were invited. The
pretty bungalow home of the Hurl-
butts was prettilv decorated for the
occasion, and delicious refreshments
of cake, sandwiches and punch were
served. A large number attended
throughout the afternoon. Mrs. Hurl-
but is a charming hostess.
The Department of Agriculture at
Washington occasionally does a SER
vice to the common people, those who
dig into the ground and get some
thing out worth while. This it has
done by issuing Farmers Bulletin
No. CAT, which is a contribution from
the Bureau of Plant Industry. This
I28-page bulletin has several illustra-
tions and deals exclusively as the IL
tie indicates with "The Home Garden
in the South" 1t is intended to en-
courage the growing of fresh vegeta-
bles for the table, and covers the
subject completely. Any one may
obtain copy without cost by sending
a postal card request to the Secre-
tary of Agriculture.
Hon. K. Borson, Pres. Of the bank
of Crescent City, president of the
town council, and man # money and
leisure: K. NJ. White, vice presi-
dent of the bank, capitalist and man
, with leisure to devote to aItomobil
ing; w. B. Campbell, horticulturisT,
philosopher, retired politician and
, capitalist-these are the kind of men
, Crescent City is contributing as its
, quota to the grand and petit iuries
for the spring term of the Putnam
Circuit Court now on in Palatka.
Let's see; who was it said that "Cir-
cult Courts are getting so they don't
care who they draw for Jurors now?"
, If there are any better equipped jury
men in the county, we don't know
who they can be.
The new train schedule of the A. c.
L. R'y which went into effect on Sun
: day last gives a black-eye to Cres-
| cent City, two of them in fact. BY
this new arrangement of trains,
! neither train No. so, northbound, nor
. train No. S5, southboInd, is permitted
! to stop at Crescent City Junction even
o when tagged. Why a station which
: has furnished such steadily increas-
e ing volume of business, both passen,
f ger and freight, SHOULD be cut
n out, it is hard to under
i stand. For several years back No
s S5 has made this point a regular
stop; to have it cut out now viii
prove great hardship to our citi'
zens and business men. That sIcf
!, treatment on the part of the railwawy
u officials is undeserved, or at least
. shows lack of appreciation for pas
!. patronage which compares favorablS
I ! with some of the most populous towns
II between Jacksonville and Tampa, goe:
! without saying. The Crescent City
board of trade should take up the
matter. and if possible get recon
l. sideration of the order.
: Hon. Jim Padgett Jr., Chief of Po
!. lice, on order of the mayor, arrested
!, a young man last Monday who camt
i all the way from Kansas City to ge
q some of our money as an agent fo1
. concern that enlarges pictures o
e father and mother at so much per
: Complaints had been made by bIsi
e ness man that the agent was doing
o business without license. Hardly ;
r day passes but some sort of fakir
n peddlers or house to house solicito,
h works the town, picks up lot of or
d ders and skips with the money, ant
n without the formality of taking out ;
e license. We don't blame the mer
chants-for getting tired of thi
:. thing. We haven't any too mucl
!, money in our inside pockets thi
e year, any way. and the man who get
= any of it ought to paw his pro rats
- - for the privilege of relieving rs, jus
,e as we insist our local merchant
~ shall do. This young man who ha
iv x, been arranging to have enlargement
y made of our buried ancestors so tina
~ they will look like saints, or mar
e +,,rs or both fned 81 and costs HI