The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-12-22

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

Miss Florice is spending the holi
day season in Jacksonville.
The Baptist supper scheduled for
Wednesday night was postponed un
til after the holidays.
Mrs. Henry G. Hubbard who ar
rived last week was accompanied by
her daughter, Miss Margaret.
The public school closed for the an
nual holiday vacation last Wednesday
and will not reopen until Tuesday
January I'd.
Prof, Wheatley left on Wednesday
afternoon for Jacksonville, where he
will spend the holiday season with
his parents.
Col. w. F. Glynn motored to Palat
ka on Tuesday, having as guests
for the trip Mrs. E. H. Williams, Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. H. Herrick and w. A
Russell.
Miss McNab of Palatka has beer
spending a week or more here nurs-
ing, the case being that of Mr.. w. G.
Kelly, whose death occurred on Tues.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shattuck are keeping
house this winter in their own home
formerly the Gilbert Cottage. They
have with them for the winter Mr.
and Mrs. Doty also of Litchfeld
Michigan.
Miss Alma Stubs is to remain un-
til after the first of the year, when
she expects to relinquish her place
in the postoffce and join her parents
in their new home at Winter Garden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Niles and daughter,
Miss Mary Niles, of Summerville,
Mass, arrived on Tuesday and will
spend the winter in apartments at
the Sprague House. Mr. and Mrs.
Niles are friends of Capt. and Mrs. D..
c. Warren.
Col. and Mrs. X. Borson will have
as guests over the holidays, Mrs. Bor-
sons father, Col. J. M. Smith, and
sister, Mrs. Waters, of Savannah
Next week they expect to take mo-
tor trip to Palatka and Daytona
Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. burlington of
Colrain, Mass, arrived last week to
spend the season in their fine winter
home on North Summit street. 1t
is two years since they were here, be-
ing detained last season through the
illness of Mr.. burlington.
The Parish Guild of the Episcopal
church has announced an entertain
nient for Tuesday evening January
9th, the same probably to take place
at the home of Miss Bessie A. Will
lams. More concerning the enter
tainmcnt will be published next week.
Rev. w. L. Atkisson and family
were expected to arrive this week to
occupy the Presbyterian manse. Dr.
Atkisson is the new pastor of the
Presbyterian church, and will occu-
py the pulpit next Sunday for the
first time. 1t is hoped that he will
be greeted by large congregation.
The children of the Baptist Sunday
school are to have their Sunday school
Christmas celebration on Tuesday
night at the church, when there will
be a special program of music and
recitations by the happy youngsters
Just before the distribution of pres
ents by old Santa Claus. The little
folks are looking forward to the visit
of St. Nicholas with great interest.
Mrs. Geo. A. Crosby of New York
city arrived on Saturday evening and
is at Grove Hall for the season. Mrs.
Crosby will be remembered as a visi-
tor here first some IL years ago,
when she was accompanied by her
daughter. And again as visitor of
last season, when she made her home
at Mrs. Frank Gautier's. Her return
is pleasure to many old friends.
Capt. Warren is getting to be
of fisherman; he goes out
with MI. Leavitt in new, jointly
owned fiat boat on nice days and tries
to intimidate the fish, but so far with |
only Indifferent success. They can
supply their own table, but are not
taking on any new contracts, not un-
til they get their hand in better.
They are thinking of taking a few
lessons from old George Footman.
Hillary Neal of Okeechobee City.
arrived last week and will remalnY
through the holiday season visiting
his brothers, S. E. and Geo. W. Neal,
and other old friends. Mr.. Neal left
here in the SOS as boy and has
made but one return visit since-that
some 13 years ago. He therefore
finds many changes both in the place
and the people. He is prosperous
farmer in the Okeechobee country.
All Crescent City people for the
,ast ten days have been anXiously
Watching for the daily bulletins from
he bedside of Mrs. T. c. Darby who
S dangerously i'll at a Jacksonville
Mrs. Darby was taken
% the sanitarium early last week,
here to undergo an operation as soon
IS her condition was thought to be
favorable. At last reports her con-
lition was said to be most critical.
Deep sympathy is felt both for Mrs.
Darby and her anxious husband and !
,ther relatives.
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