The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-12

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Torrev hav
moved into their new and pretty bun
galow.
R. B. Bethel has been desperatel,
i'll for some time with disentery, bu
at last reports was some better.
Miss Younger of jacksonville wa
the weekend guest of her friend Mis-
Hilda Some.
Mrs. r. P. Perkins of Archer arriy
ed on Monday to be the guest for ;
time OF her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Paul c. Smith.
Miss Florence E. Johnson expects t,
leave next week for Normal, III,
where she will spend the summer
months.
The frame of the new Baptist par
sonage is up and Contractor Raffer
ty is pushing the work as rapidly as
possible. 1t will be a large house anc
will have large rooms.
The ladies of the V. /. A. will serve
ice cream and cake at the Club House
on Saturday afternoon, the 18th inst.
and on Saturday the goth, will serve
supper at the same place.
Mrs. w. S. Wells, who has been the
winter guest of Grove Hall, departed
for her home in Olean, N. Y, on Mon
day. She will be greatly missed by
a large circle of old friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Hurlbut and
Miss Mary Hack expect to leave for
the Hurlbut summer cottage on the
beach, near New London, Conn, the
last of the present month.
Mrs. Lloyd Preston and little son
have gone to their old home in Tren-
ton, S. c., for a months stay. They
were accompanied on the trip by Mr..
J. E. Lorick, Mrs. Preston's father,
who will also visit his old home for a
month.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Eaton left on Tues
day for Madison, Fla, where Mrs. Ea-
ton has finally decided to take an ell
ectrc treatment for her rheumatism.
She had expected to go direct to Hot
Springs, Ark, but has decided first
to try the Madison treatment.
All here will hope that she may secure
early relief from her troubles.
There will be special services at the
Baptist church next Sunday morning
in observance of Mothers Day. An
appropriate sermon will be preached
by the pastor, Rev. DR.. Bonsteel, and
special music will be rendered, among
which the favorite hymns of our moth
ers will be sung. White flowers will
be provided. All are cordially invit-
ed to attend this special service.
Mrs. Julia Long, Mrs. James W.
Long and Frank c. Long, wife, sister
and brother of the late James 7. Long,
have united in request to The News
that their thanks be returned to all
who so kindly waited on and assisted
in other ways in relief to their hus-
band, son and brother in his long i'll
ness, and to those who sent flowers
and assisted at the funeral.
Rev. and Mrs. R. L. Bonsteel expect
to leave for Asheville, N. c., next
Monday to attend the sessions Of the
Southern Baptist Association, from
May 17th to 22d. The Baptist people
here feel highly honored that their
pastor should have been selected as
one of the delegates from Florida to
this great church gathering, They
feel that it is evidence that the Cres-
cent City Baptist church is finally on
the Baptist map of Florida.
Will Newbold shot fine wild tur-
kew a week or more ago from his
,ack door, The Newbold place is
down the lake shore little south OF
Oakwood. Mr.. Newbold says the tur-
ley was only about 60 feet from his
kitchen door, and his principle pleas
Ire in shooting the bird was tound, III
he fact that in after years, when his
title boy is a grown man, he can say:
4 can remember the time when my |
'ather could stand in the back door,
If our house and shoot wild turkeys.
H. C. Allan, general auditor of the
Florida Citrus Exchange, has address
ID a letter to the board of directors !
# the Crescent City Citrus Growers
Association, of which ]. E. Bartlett Is
PRESIDENT, copy of which letter is be-
ore us, and which says: This IS to
ertify that your average for all 1ruit
hipped during the season of l9l5-l6'
re as follows: Oranges, $1.75 IL;
SITS; tangerines, $l.95
2. Very truly yours, H. c. Allan
General Auditor, Fla. Citrus EX-
hange." This is certainly fine
howing.
Mr.. Eaton Cliff died suddenly at his
,ome in Pautucket, r. l., last Sunday
norning. A telegram conveying TINS
ad Intelligence was received by MI
Walter Cliff a little later IN the day
here were no particulars. Mr.
Tiff had only left Crescent City rev
avs before, and had been in Pau
ucket but a short time when the ehd
ame. News of his death spread rap
lly during the day and caused much
adness. Mr.. Cliff had not been as
,ell as usual during the past winter
hough he did little if any complain
90. He had lived here winters Tor