The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-07-30

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

Chester Norton, agent for the
Overland automobile, has sold an
other of those popular cars.
Paul C. Smith returned on Satur-
day from a visit of two weeks with
relatives at Louisville, Ky.
Miss Helen Norton left on the early
train on Tuesday morning for New
York.
The Crescent City fish house is
shipping a great quantity of fish dai-
ly, a large part of which are cat fish.
Rev. R. L. Bonsteel was greeted
with large congregation at the Bap-
tist church last Sunday morning, also
at night.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. ]. lies and their
guest, Miss Thompson of Jacksonville,
and Tom Russell, have been spending
the week at Summer Haven beach.
F.. Hy: Palmer of Orlando, inter
esteC heavily in the Lake George
Land Co., has been in the city this
week a guest at Grove Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Burton will leave
on Wednesday of next week for their
annual summer outing at their cot
tage on Summer Haven beach.
Mrs. Ashton and two interesting
children of St. Augustine, has been
here some time on visit to her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Rafferty,.
Mrs. Oscar Cheatham entertained
large number of ladies on Thurs
day afternoon of last week-the reg
ular fancy sewing club. Delicious
refreshments were served during the
afternoon.
w. F. Glynn had fixed upon the
present week for his departure on his
annual summer vacation. He was to
leave in his touring car for New Eng
Hand. and from there after time take
run out west to Michigan.
E. H. Williams planned to leave
yesterday for Hot Springs, Va, where
he will meet Mrs. Williams. After
a little time spent there they will go
on to New York and to the mountains
Of New England. Mr.. Williams ex-
pected to be absent about two months.
Rev. Smith Hardin, presiding elder
of the Orlando district of the Meth
odist Episcopal church, south, arriv-
ed in the city Monday and spent the
dav with Rev. 5. 7. Hendrix. On
Tuesday they went to the Haw
Creek church and held service.
Mrs. Moffatt of Tallahassee, with
her accomplished daughter and two
sons. spent few days here last week
the guest of their son and brother,
Mr.. Hancock. Mrs. T. c. Darby ac-
companied them on their return trip
as far as Jacksonville in their auto
mobile.
7 T. Putler of the Jacksonville Me,
tropulis spent Saturday and Sunday
here and was a guest at the Coutant.
M. Butler also visited St. Johns Park.
He was very much pleased with ou'
town; said it was the prettiest natural
location in all Florida, and that lie
M onossed to talk it when he ct 2ut
in the State.
John Springer came up from Or
lando last week and spent few days
on the home place. Mr.. Springer has
lust been appointed an assistant nur.
serv stock inspector for the State and
left on Tuesday for Gainesville where
he is to take up the work. His nu-
merous Young friends were all pleased
to see him and are delighted over his
success in securing good position.
The local citrus exchange has pur-
chased 80 100 feet on the A. G. h.
R. R. track next south of the Crutch-
field & Voolfolk Co. packing house
The land was purchased of Mr.. b. 4
Lake, and as soon as possible the as
sociation will erect a modern pack
ing house on the ground. The plans
are now making. The new packing
house will cost in the neighborhood
of $4,000.
Under the leadership of the ladies
of the V. |. A. and with aid from
citizens generally much is being done
toward improving the grounds about
the A. C. L. R'y station at the juno
ton. The committee is anxious tc
hear from those who are willing tc
donate men and teams to help witt
this work. During the past week
much has been done and the railroad
company is going to dunn severa.
car loads of stuff for improving and
hardening the road.
Mr.. Benjamin, the Jacksonville ar
chitect who has been at work on the
plans for the new theater to be erect
ed on the V. l. A. lot, was in the city
on Tuesday and submitted his plans
to the committee. They were al
satisfactory and it is understood that
Mr.. Benjamin is now to go ahead with
the working plans and specification;
preparatory to advertising for con
tracts to go on with the work. 1t is
said that the new theater will be
erected early in the coming fall.
Mrs. Frank E. Reeves of Barber,
vile died last Sunday morning, aget
72 years. Mrs. Reeves is survived by
her husband and several children; She
was also a sister of John Green, for,
merly of Fruitland, and long a mem
Der of the County School Board. Mrs
Reeves also formerly lived for many
years in the FIuitland section, and il
remembered by a large circle Of
friends. The funeral occurred or
Monday forenoon and was conducted
by Rev. r. L. Bonsteel of the Cres