The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-01-14
POMONA NEWS.

Miss Bertha Van Haultren went to
DeLand last Wednesday for an ex-
tended visit with friends.
/ The annual meeting of the Congre-
gational church was held Wednesday
Jan. 5th, when new officers were elec-
ted for the year and important mat
ters of business attended to.
i The J. j. Taylor family has left
the Zachary mill settlement, anC
moved to the Hastings vicinity.
i A number of our people have beer
suffering with grippe which is quite
prevalent about here of late.
The special services which have
been held during the past week have
been service Of help and inspiration
to the large audiences which have fill
ed the house at each service. Rev
L. S. Woodworth of DeLand is q
splendid speaker and leader, and as
sisted by our pastor Rev. R. S. White,
had fine program arranged for ev-
cry meeting. The children's chorus of
about thirty voices proved a great
help in the way of music, and other
selections by the choir consisting of
solos and Duets were much enjoyed,
as well as the hearty congregational
singing. The lantern pictures shown
before the close of every evening SER
vice, were very instructive, some beau
tiful ones depicting the Life of Christ,
others, views of the Holy Land Sc
cured by Mr.. Woodworth when a visi-
tor in that country. Mr.. Woodwork
addressed the Sunday School and
preached at the regular morning SER
vices on Sunday. Following the SER
mon seven new members were well
coined into the church. With the
Sunday evening meeting the services
were closed, and we all look forward
to having Rev. Mr.. Woodworth with
us again in the near future.
E. C. Bird and family have moved
into the cottage on Main street re-
Gently vacated by M. P. Johnson. Mr..
Bird is attending to the turpen''
interests here, coming recently from
Alachua county.
The Boys Temperance League met
Sunday afternoon and had most in
teresting session There was special
music, an address by Mrs. L. S. Wood
worth, and fine attendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elliot Dunn have as
guests their daughter Mrs. Gallop of
Birmingham, Ala, and Mr.. Dunn's
mother from Philadelphia.
w. H. Stevens has recently repair
ed the roof of his cottage with new
shingles, and made other improve
ments which add to the comfort and
a ttra ctiveppSS of tho p1are
Miss Summer of Milford. Mass,
arrived Monday and will spend the re-
of the winter with Mrs. Grace
B. Cook.
Mrs. C. H. Worcester, and Miss
Butterfield, were shopping in Palat-
ka Tuesday.
Rev. L. S. Woodworth gave a lee
ture Tuesday evening entitled "The
Fun and Pathos of the Cruise of the
500 Pilgrims to the Holy Land"
There was large audience, and all
a most pleasant evening.
While here, Mr. and Mrs. Woodworth
were guests at Margaret Place.
The Wyeth orange grove, a fine
piece of property, has recently been
purchased by Elliott Dunn, one of
Pomona's new residents.
H. A. Perry who has charge of the
Dan Perry house has been putting it
in readiness for the new owner and
his family who will arrive here in
a few days from Illinois.
G. B. Richardson, woodsman for
the turpentine business, has moved to
town with his family from the south
Georgia region, and will occupy the
house lately vacated by ]. w. Tucker.