The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-10
CRESCENT CITY NEWS

the chapel this evening. Just a So
cial time with refreshments.
Miss Bessie Neal will have her an
nual spring millinery opening next
week Thursday and Friday, March
16 and 18th.
The net profits of the recent V. l..
A. Fair were $417.4O; the profit
from the moving picture shows dur
ing the Fair were $3.50, making a
total of $47490.
Warren w. Smith and daughter,
who have been spending a part of
the winter here, occupants of the Pur-
rington house, left on Monday for
their home in Shelburne Fall, Mass,
much to the regret of a large circle
Of friends.
Mrs. VIM. S. Jennings of Jackson
vile, president of the Florida FEEDER
alton of Women's Clubs, who was to
be the guest of the V. |. A. at re-
ception on Saturday afternoon and
who was to deliver an address the
same afternoon, has written that she
cannot be here on that day, but hopes
to come later in the season.
DR.. and Mrs. D. E. Spahr of Xenia,
Ohio, are to spend a day or two in
town this week. DR.. Spain spent the
winter of 1889 here and became ac-
quainted with a good many people
then living here. He mentioned these
names to the editor in Palatka on
Wednesday, when he spoke of his
proposed visit, but the editor had to
tell him that all were dead-save one
of those asked about.
Miss Mary 0. Sumner of Milford,
Mass, will give q dramatic recital
at the V. |. A. hall next Monday
evening, under the auspices of the as
ISOLATION, the association to have one
half the proceeds. Miss Summers
readings are mostly from Shakespeare
can plays and her interpretations of
Macbeth, the trial scene in the Mer-
chant of Venice, and other famous
characters and scenes is said to be
truly wonderful from a dramatic
standpoint. The price of seats will
be 35 cents.
Rev. T. 0. Harlow and wife Of
Somerville, Mass, were guests of DR..
and Mrs. A. l. Spencer for a few days
last week. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
low are old classmates of DR.. Spen-
Ger and this is the first time they
have met since the breaking up of
the class 32 years ago. Rev. Mr..
Harlow is a graduate of Dartmouth
college and theological seminary and
has been actively engaged in the min
istry ever since graduation. They
were greatly pleased with Crescent
City and Florida and expressed them
selves as hopeful of having another
opportunity to visit this section.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. lies entertained
a large company of young people at
a dancing party at their 1lesmere
home on Friday evening of last week.
All whose good fortune it was to
participate say it was one of the very
social events of the pres
ent season. Delicious refreshments
of Waldorf salad, cheese and lettuce
olives and coffee were
served. Punch was served also
the evening. Among
those present were Mesdames Lloyi
Preston, C. H. Stockton, 7. j. lies,
and Misses Abbiejean Miller, Ruth
Herlong, Grill, Anselina and Grace
Burton, Ellnor Allen and Mary Ora
ham; and Messrs. J. Fairfield Car
penter, Theo. Carpenter, Tom Rus
sell, Phillips Cash, George Miller,
Chas. Simmons, J. Blaine SILVER, and
Roy Smith, the latter from Palatka.
A trail of blood caught the eye of
pedestrians on Central avenue last
The trail struck the con-
crete sidewalk about opposite V. !. A.
hall and ran to the drug store. Con-
siderable gore was split about the
oostoffice entrance. Of course all
this blood resulted in much specula-
ion. Whose was it? Was anybody |
Not quite. Only a lit:
tie family affair. A negro named !
Douglass was getting gay and his |
wife had given him warning; Satur- I
lay night he proceeded to offend
gain-she followed him with a knife. /
She found her man in company wild !
mother "lady.' Then the neglected !
wife began to boiler; she is a jealous
body; she made for the derelict and
,arved him in the arm; she was pre-
rented from carving the other Gladly" !
But Douglas was advised to see the
ioctor. He lost lot of blood. On
Y little family affair-no arrest.
Major Geo. H. Libby of Portland, .
Maine, for many years prominent
winter resident of Crescent City, died 7
of apoplexy on Saturday
,vening about o'clock, at the home
# Mrs. Frank Gautier, where for 4
number of years Mr.. and Mrs. Lib
" have made their winter home. 1t /
vas known that Mr.. Libby was in
,oor health, but the public was quite i
for his sudden death, and ,
vas therefore grievously shocked.
The body was prepared for shipment
o Portland, and was sent by express
N the noon train Sunday, accompa-
lied by Mrs. Libby and her friend,
Irs. Chennery. The sympathy of the
,eople was with the bereaved wife.
Ar. Libby some years ago purchased
he entire block on the Lake shore
ext south of X. NJ. Whites place:
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