The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-04-14
CRESCENT CITY NEWS

left on Monday for their home in
New York.
The ladies Of the Episcopal church
Chancel Guild, gave "Silver Tea
at the home of Miss Eva Lyon last
wednesday afternoon.
Among the guests leaving Grove
Hall this week were the Misses Rice
and Bates, and Mr.. Henry Wads-
worth.
Miss Mcintyre, a returned mission
ary from China, who has been the
guest for several weeks of Rev. and
Mrs. Il. l.. Bonsteel, left on Monday
for her home in Atlanta.
At the morning services of the Pres
byterian church last Sunday 12 new
members were received into the cum
munion of the church. Several also
were baptized.
Mrs. j. j. Horton expects to leave
in day or two for her summer home
in Attleboro, Mass. Mrs. Horton
has been spending her winters in
Crescent City for upwards of 80
years.
The municipal election was held on
Tuesday without show of opposition
to the regular ticket. Col. T. C. Dar-
by is now our mayor. At the cleo
ton for school trustees, E. H. Will
liams, c. L. Chamberln and S. Null
Inns were elected.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. Borson drove over
to Palatka on Monday, having as
guests for the trip Mrs. Duggans,
Miss Florence Johnson and Miss Bes-
sic A. Williams. The ladies of the
party spent the day attending the
meeting of the women's clubs of the
county, which met in convention at
the Putnam House.
Mrs. w. S. Jennings, president of
the Florida Federation of Women's
Clubs, was the guest of the V. l. A.
this week, and on Tuesday a reception
was held in her honor at the Club
House. Mrs. Jennings is the wife of
one of Florida's former chief execu-
tives, and a cousin of Hon. William
Jennings Bryan, former Secretary of
State in President Wilson's cabinet.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Bushnell of
Mansfield, Mass, spent few days
here last week, guests at the Hotel
Coutant. Mr.. Bushnell has made sew
eral trips to Crescent City during the
past several years, on the first of
which he purchased couple lots on
South Summit street. He is a busy
mana locomotive engineer, but some
day he hopes to arrange it so that
he can come and dwell with us per-
manently.
Oranges are certainly bringing a
good price at this time. Chas. S,
Gowen received returns on Sunday
which he allowed The News man to
see. The returns were from McCor-
mick, Hubbs & Co., New York, and
covered 106 boxes of Valencias.
These 106 boxes netted Mr.. Gowen
$4029S f. o. b., Crescent City. TAX
ing the packing house charges of $53
from this amount gives him the net
price per box on the trees, of $3.50.
Now there is some satisfaction to the
grower in consigning fruit at such
prices.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Weeks have re-
turned to their summer home in
Galesburg, Illinois. They left lit
tie earlier than usual this year in or
der that they might get their home
in order by Easter Sunday, day that
will have a double meaning for them,
in that it is the Goth anniversary of
Capt. Samuel Brown, Mrs. Weeks
father, and for whom they will enter
tain a large party of relatives and
friends who are to gather for big
anniversary party. Mr.. and Mrs.
Weeks are really Crescent City people,
as this is their home for more than
six months in each year, and they
are heavily interested in orange cul-
ture. Certain it is that the going of
no family, even for the short summer
months, calls for more general express
sions of regret. Capt. Brown, who. is
now our one grand old man, of course
accompanies them. Crescent City
people will generally remember this
gentle, kindly nonagenarian on his
coming birthday anniversary and will
wish him Joy and peace till the ebb
tide shall ! ear him out.