The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-01-29


at her profession of trained nurse.
Mrs. H. ]. Hunt of Boston is the
guest for time of Mrs. F. S. Crotty
Mrs. Hunt is daughter of the late
Hon. W. J. Webb, and niece Of Mrs
c. S. Gowen.
The Motion Picture theaters at V
|. A. Hall on Tuesday and Friday
evenings Of each week are drawing
good houses, some $50 being present
last Friday night The pictures are
well selected and the exhibitions are
getting better and better.
On another page of this issue will
be found report of the visit of Prof
W. W. Yothers to the groves Of this
place. The article is by Mr.. Moreno
assistant editor of The Florida Grow
er, who accompanied Prof. Yothers on
his visit to Crescent City last week.
Rev. C. E. Gutteridge and family
left. on Friday of last week for their
new home at Oviedo, in Orange coun-
ty, at which place Mr.. Gutteridge be-
comes pastor of the Methodist church,
There is considerable regret at the re-
moval Of this nice family.
Edward Sackett has returned from
visit of several months in Massa-
chuSetts, whittier he was called on
account of the death of his brother.
Mr.. Sackett stayed some time to as
sIst in winding up the affairs of his
brothers estate.
Word was received here last week
that Mr.. and Mrs. W. w. Cary of
Lionville, Mass, with Mr.. Avery of
Charlemont, Mass, would arrive this
week for the balance of the winter
season. Mr.. and Mrs. Cary will of
course occupy their winter home on
North Summit street.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. R. Beggs of Dallas,
Texas, with their son, Mr.. Fred NJ.
Beggs, arrived last week for stay of
some weeks at the home Of their son,
DR.. Beggs on South Prospect street.
Mr.. Beggs, the elder, is a leading
contracting engineer in the Texas
city.
DR.. and Mrs. L. W. Warren of Pa
latka, with some friends paid u Wis
it to Crescent City on Friday last and
drove about the town in their auto.
mobile. DR.. Warren is the president
of the Palatka Development Company,
the builders of a large number of
bungalows in that city. He was
quite charmed with the place.
Mrs. E. L. Masury and Mrs. E. W.
NARROW of New York city and Mrs. R.
E. Lamphear of Bristol, r. l., arrived
last week and are making their home
at Grove Hall. Mrs. Masury will be
pleasantly remembered by large cir
Gle of friends by reason of several
former visits. Mrs. Masury also
has grove property here.
Henry H. Cooper arriv d some two
weeks ago, but as he is making his
home as usual with Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Andersen, and they now live on
the outskirts of town, few were aware
of his presence. We are all glad to
see Mr.. Cooper. He is one of the old
timers, having been making this place
his winter home for more than 30
years; knows all the old settlers, and
they know and appreciate him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward W. Glynn of
Saginaw, Mich, arrived on Saturday
and will make their usual stop of
month or more at Grove Hall. Mr..
Glynn is the cashier of leading ma
tional bank at Saginaw and being
business man in the prime of his &C.
tive career of money getting, cannot
lake the long vacations that some of
our winter visitors have, and the ma
iority of whom have little but vaca-
ions to worry them.
W. L. Floyd, professor of Horticul-
,ure in the Agricultural Department,
University of Florida, has written
President Tillinghast of the board of
,rade, that he will bring his 1niver-
;ity class in citrus culture to Cres-
cent City some time between Feb
'uary 10th and 18th, to spend cou-
de days among the groves here to
study the methods of culture at first
land. There will probably be large
lass of young men present, and they
will stay two days at least, possible
onger. This recognition of the Cres-
,ent City section as affol ding field |
or the study of citrus trees, by the
of Florida, is something of |
/ compliment to or big growers,
Who are accounted as among the most |
in the state.
Miss Bolts had her pocket book |
from her hands one evening
asst week near the corner of Summit |
treet and Central avenue. As she
vas going home from the postoffice
md was turning the corner a negro
Jaw the pocket book and thinking it |
IN easy fortune, snatched it from the
ady's hand and started to run. Miss
3otts let out a scream and this |
scared the darkey so that he threw
he pocket book over the fence, where |
t was later recovered. There is no
,lue to the thief. This sort of thing |
Doesn't happen often in Crescent City, |
,ut at the present time there are
rood many strange negroes passing
through and out of work and it might
De a good thing for the marshal to
leep little closer watch out for the
strangers.