The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-08-20

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL


7. C. Darby Jr. went to Orlando on
Sunday, returning the next morning.
Mayor Her F. Babers is driving a
new Ford automobile which he pur-
chased quite recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Hammer returned
last week from an outing at Summer
Haven beach.
Kingsbury Norton spent the week
end here with his parents. On Mon
day his father, W. C. Norton, return
ed to Jacksonville with him.
The weekly moving picture theater
at vi. A. hall on Thursday evenings,
continues to attract large numbers Of
people. Choice pictures are shown.
Oscar Cheatham and E. L. Mathis
went to Jacksonville on Monday on
business connected with the settle
ment of the estate of the late Chas.
A. Cheatham.
Mayor l. F. Babers and Rube Kirk
land went over to st. Augustine on
Monday for a couple days outing.
They made the trip in Mr.. Babers mo-
tor car.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Hunter are Civ
ing up their apartment home in the
Chamberlin fiat on North Main street
and will live with Mrs. c. j. Hunter
on Oakwood avenue.
Postmaster Eugene D. Lounds is
now at Hendersonville, N. c., and re-
ports come that he is feeling some
better, though at the time of writing
he had been located but a short time.
j. H. Babers went over to Gaines
vile last week to spend a week or
more with his son, Henry, who is en-
gagged in business there. Mr.. Babers
is expected home tomorrow or Sun
day.
Edgar McGrady drove his motor
with a party of friends over to We
laka on Tuesday and saw something
new. 81 have lived in Crescent City
40 years." said Mr.. McGrady in
speaking of his proposed trip, "and
l have never yet been to Welaka."
Mrs. Scheures and little son, Hamil-
ton, arrived on Sunday for stay of
several days and are at the Turner
House. Mrs. Scheuers was formerly
Mrs. C. T. King, whose husband or
ganized the Bank of Crescent City.
She still owns a home here.
Miss Constance Waterman of De-
Land, who has been here on a visit to
her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
&. Torrey, returned to her home last
week accompanied by Miss Grill Bur-
ton, who will spend a short time on a
visit to the University city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul C. Smith and
their daughter, Mrs. Roy P. Perkins
left Sunday morning in Mr.. Smiths
auto for Archer, the home of Mrs
Perkins, who had been with them on
visit of some two weeks. Mr.. and
Mrs. Smith returned on Monday.
Rev. R. L. Bonsteel spent Sunday at
Seville, preaching there in the Bap-
tist church both at the morning and
evening sesrvice. He will occupy II,
pulpit of the church in this place next
Sunday, both morning and evening,
and this will be the only service in
town for the day.
Ebert Braddock purchased a Ford
car some two weeks ago and seems to
be getting a full measure of enjoy
ment out of it. On Sunday he took
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. L. Hancock and their
guest, Miss Cox of Tallahassee on q
trip over to Daytona Beach and re-
tprn.
Rube Kirkland who had charge of
the big packing house of the Crutch-
field Voolfolk Co. at Arcadia last
year, will soon leave for that point
to assume charge of affairs for the
same firm the coming season. He IS
Ione of the most active young orange
managers of the state.
Capt. Geo. C. Miller of the Cres
cent, has been spending a few days
at Monteagle, Tenn, where his sister,
Miss Abbijean, has just completed a
postgraduate course in music at
tairmount College. Miss Miller will
go from Monteagle to Virginia, to be
the guest for some time Of young
lady friend.
Dr. and Mrs. L. B. Denham left on
Thursday of last week for a short
visit at Daytona Beach. The many
friends of DR.. Denham will regret to
learn that he is suffering from a ner-
vous collapse, and when he left, while
he was feeling much better, he was
still quite ill. 1t is hoped that little
time at the beach will completely re-
sore him.
Rev. W. A. Louder of Seville, who
had been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs
E. W. McGrady for several days last
week, preached at the Methodist
chlrch last Sunday at both the II a.
m. and 1880 p. m. services. There
was a good congregation present at
both services, especially in the even
ing. Mr.. Louder says that he has
greatly enjoyed his visit among his
old Crescent City FRIENDS and that he
means to come again before long and
finish it. .
Tom Grimsley, son of Mr.. and Mrs,
j. c. Grimsley, who has been living
for the past several years in st. Au-
gustine, where he has a responsible