The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-03-24

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL


sonville, where she has fine position
as stenographer and bookkeeper.
Tom Russell came over from Pa
latka on Saturday and spent the day
with home folks.
City Tax Collector, A. E. Lounds,
states that the city tax books will be
kept open to April 1st, by which time
all town taxes must be paid
Perhaps you have noticed that we
have passed the high tide of tourist
travel and that the tide is now run
ming out. Too bad; sorry to see the
good people go.
Mrs. Lasier and her granddaughter
Miss Margaret Hubbard, left Oh
Monday for Detroit, Mich, from
which place they will go to Mrs. La
sier's home in Holly, Mich.
James Padgett Jr. has just erected
a splendid fence in front of his home
place, which is but one of the i'm
provements he has under contempla-
ton.
S. G. Sails and family have about
decided that they will remain in Cres-
cent City during the summer-not a
hard decision to make, we take j.,
from a family so delightfully."- housed
as the Sails.
Fred Hubbard left on Monday for
jacksonville, where he will spend a
few days before continuing his jour-
ney to Cumberland county, East Ten
nessee, where he has fine farming
property.
Oscar Avery, who has been spend
ing the past two or three months with
his aged father who has been very i'll
at the burlington residence, left for
his home in Massachusetts last Sat
urday. His father, who is well on in
years, is now improving.
Robert F. Hubbard of Casnovia, N.
Y, spent last week here the guest of
his cousin, T. H. Stryker. Mr.. Hub
bard with his family spends his win
ter seasons in Baltimore, and he only
ran down for short stay. While
here he inspected his grove and resi-
dence property at lockwood"
DR.. Spahr and wife of Xenia, Ohio,
are spending the week at the Sprague
House. DR.. Spahr spent year here
some 81 years ago in the practice of
medicine, and this is his first return
visit since leaving here in 1889. He
finds the place greatly changed and
improved.
E. NJ. Ballard left this week for his
home in Nevada, Missouri. Mr.. Bal
lard has been here through the win
ter season and has been giving strict
attention to his grove properties, one
of the best located and beautiful
properties of the kind in this Sec
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen, who have been
occupying the Coleman cottage on
Summit street through the winter,
have decided to spend another summer
here. They spent their first sum
mer in Florida last year and liked it
so well that they want more OF 1t.
That's case with every one who'll try;
trouble is to get 'em to try.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Shattuck, among
our most popular winter residents,
and who have been coming to US ev-
cry fall for a number of years, are
preparing to go to their home IN
Michigan next week Tuesday, and
there is a lot of dissatisfaction over
their decision. Don't like to give
'em up.
A. B. Torrey is just completing a
pretty bungalow home on Market
street near his mill. He has placed
a keeper on his grove and garden
property out on the point of the lake,
south of town, and will soon move IN
to his new bungalow, where he can
be nearer his business. The mill Is
selling all the lumber it can make
and large part of it is shipped ~
lighter to Jacksonville.
DR.. Beggs has purchased the King
Scheuers cottage on South Prospect
street, opposite Grove Hall. This Is
one of the best, most central locations
in the place for our village doctor,
the one man who helps us over the
rough places when our physical system
gets off its trolley, something tnat
happens to the best of US at times
DR.. Beggs contemplatas making a
number of improvements to the place
before moving in. The house is now
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. T. '. earns
who will be obliged to find a new
home.
The monthly meeting of the V. |. A:
last week among other matters o.
business decided on name tor thG1
new theater. 1t is to be called ana
has been officially designated as ~
|. A. Hail." while the old hall is TO De
hereafter known as "The CLUB,
There was some difference Of opinion
and some very earnest discussion on
this subject. The minority wanted
the new building called a "theater'
which it really is, but the majority
thought that such name might prove
obnoxious to church people who op-
nose the theater V. |. A. Hall 1t
is in name, then, though the aroma OF
the theater will cling to it still, on the
same principle that "a rose by any
other name would smell as sweet.
The city democratic convention last