The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-12-29

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

MIS-. hancock lelJ OIL Oulludy lOi
her old home in Tallahassee where she
will visit relatives for several weeks
The Methodist Sunday school held
its Christmas tree exercises on Sun
. day and the little people had happy
time.
Harry Chamberlin has been spend
ing the Christmas vacation with his
parents. Mr.. Chamberlin is connect
ed with the State Plant Board as an
inspector under the citrus canker act.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boyd O. Berry and lit
tie children of st. Augustine spent
Christmas day here guests Of Mrs.
Berry's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
E. Neal.
Mrs. E. L. Posey of Trenton, S. c.,
arrived on Friday of last week and
will be the guest for some time at
the home of her brother, Mr.. j. E.
Lorick.
Mrs. J. F. Carpenter entertained at
a six course dinner on Saturday even
ing last twelve of Crescent Citys
more popular young society people.
Afterwards they all went to the pic
ture theater.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul c. Smith mo-
tored over to Archer, Alachua county
on Sunday morning and spent Christ
mas with their daughter, Mrs. Roy P.
Perkins. They returned home on
Tuesday.
|, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Carrier of Win
ter Haven, with their little son spent
the Christmas holidays with Mr.. Car
rier's mother and brother, but they
were not the only ones pleased to see
them.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Lounds enter
tanned the children of the Catholic
Sunday school with a Christmas tree
at their home last Sunday afternoon,
and specially good time is reported
by all the little folks attending. Mrs.
Lounds also served plenty of fruits
and candies.
Crescent City merchants did a
thriving Christmas trade, especially
on Saturday, when the streets were
lined with people from all over this
section. The Mathis Mercantile Com
pany did an unusually lively business,
amounting to nearly $1,000 for the
one day.
DR.. B. F. Tichenor and son, Don,
of Hartford, KY, have been spending
some days here, guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. H. Hewlett, as also has Mr.
John Glenn of the same place. DR..
Tichenor, who is regular practicing
physician in Kentucky, is very much
pleased with the place and is think
ing seriously of locating here for the
practice of his profession.
Rev. w. L. Atkisson, D. D., the
new pastor of the Presbyterian
church, with his family arrived on
Thursday Afternoon bf last week.
and on Sunday DR.. Atkisson officiat-
ed at both the morning and evening
services. He is strong, practical
and at times eloquent preacher and all
who heard him are looking forward
to a season of growth, both spiritual
and numerical, under his leadership.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Collette spent
their Christmas with friends in Pa
latka, driving over and back in their
motor.
In the heavy rain and electrical
storm of Thursday, the 21st inst. the
residence of Victor Smiley on South
Main street was struck by lightning
and considerably damaged. One win
dow was completely torn oat and
several pieces of siding on the house
were torn off. The lightning ran
from the house to a shed over wire
clothsline and damaged the shed
somewhat. 1t was one of the worst
electrical storms known here in years
and rain fell in a steady down-pour
all the afternoon and way into the
night.
Goldsmith H. Williams arrived on
Sunday from New York to be the
guest of several days of his sisters,
the Misses Clarissa and Bessie A.
Williams. Mr.. Williams has for a
number of years been connected in a
managerial capacity with the United
Fruit Corporation of New York, his
work requiring that he spend much
of his time in South American coun-
tries where the corporation has plan
tationS and other interests. This ac-
counts for his infrequent visits to his
old home here. Previous to going
with the United Fruit Co. Mr.. Will
liams was prominently connected with
the business and social life of Cres-
cent City, and his rare visits are al
ways occasions when the older cltl-
zens manifest their pleasure.
The Presbyterian church was
crowded to the doors on Christmas
night, the occasion being the Christ
mas tree exercises of the Sunday
school under the leadership of Mr.. c.
o. Chamberlin, superintendent of the
school. The children were all seated
in the front seats directly in front of
big beautifully decorated Christmas
tree, and the little girls were all in
white. The church interior was also
prettily decorated with holly and 9TH
er green plants and pretty flowers
There were songs and recitations by
many of the children, organ music by
7 Miss Helen Norton, two or three
beautifully rendered cornet solos by
Mr.. Collette, and an appropriate ad-
dress to the children by DR.. Atkisson.
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