The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-01-05
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL


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Mr.. and Mrs. c. P. Hale, who have
been spending several weeks in baltl-
more, returned home last week. Mrs
Hale is said to be improving rapidly.
Mrs. Walters has been spending the
week with her brother, r. l.. smith,
at his delightful home on Silver
Lake.
Mrs. D. B. Fudge Of Nashville,
Tenn. is here visiting and helping
in the care Of her sister, Mrs. T. G.
Darby.
Mrs. Cleo Gautier, who has been
spending the summer in Indiana re-
turned on Saturday last and is with
her mother, Mrs. 7. S. Darby.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. Borson and Mrs
Borson's sister, Mrs. Daisy Walters,
spent New Years day with Mr.. ana
Mrs. Robert L. Smith at Silver Lake.
Harry Chamberlin, who had been
spending the holiday week at home,
returned to his work last Monday, re-
luctantly.
Mrs. w. H. Hawkes. of Plaintield, N.
j.. and Mrs. F. A. Sanborn OF VIM
chester, Mass, are among the later ar
rivals at Grove Hall, expecting to pass
the winter season here.
Mrs. Floyd Wilson and two little
girls of Hartford, Conn.,, arrived on
Friday last and will spend some time
here. They are with Mrs. Harry II.
Wilson, who recently took the Z. U.
Chamberln house for the season.
The Carlyle Club was entertained
at the home of Mrs. L. A. Hurlbut
yesterday afternoon. This IS llt-
erary club for ladies which meets
weekly and its meetings are said to be
very interesting.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Hurlbut and
Miss Hattie S. Holabird og East Free
town, Mass, arrived on Saturday and
are again at Grove Hall for their
usual winters stay, much to the de-
light of a host of old friends.
B, F. Tillinghast spent Monday 60
ing over the new proposed sand as
phalt road from Palatka to Orange
SPRINGS, now in course of construc-
ton, and in having a talk with the
engineer of the road, with the we"
of getting information anent the pro
posed Fruitland peninsula road.
The young people had very en-
iovable Leap Year dance at the clut
house on Friday night Of last week
the Young ladies managing the attall
in a most delightful manner. MuSl'
was furnished by the NictroIa, and
splendid array of refreshments wa!
set forth.
Rabbit Foot Co. under its own wa
ter-proof tent last night. The New
has had no information on the sun
;ect. but is willing to bet its first NeI
TeaI dollar the tent was crowded
What's in name? Well, when !
comes 70 nigger show, its the whoI
Push.
Mrs. T. C. Darby, who has been suf
fering for some three weeks frc
serious illness in Jacksonville SAM
| tarium, returned home on Friday o
| last week, and is said to be much I'm
proved, though still quite i'll. "
bright days she is able to be out TO
short time and her friends are nor
ing that she will soon be restored
her usual health.
A card to The News from Rev. l
Spencer now living at Surrency, Ga
CONVEYS the information that ne
now 50 years of age, which wouldn
he so bad, were it not for the add
tional information that he is losln
| both his sight and his hearing Re
| Mr.. Spencer was for many years
resident of this section and is klndl
!. remembered by many old settlers.
: Miss Cardelle Williams will term
3 nate her holiday visit next Sunda'
= when she will take the train tt
0 Sweet Briar, Va, to resume her scho
e duties in the Sweet Briar Academ
Miss Oma Davis, daughter of Hon. /
A. Davis of Palatka, is also SUI
4. dent in this academy. Sweet Bra
- it will be remembered, is the nome
DR.. and Mrs. Walker, formerly
Huntington.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. S. Brown of kea
new. Mo, arrived last week and w
make their home with US through Il
u winter season. They will be remer
bered as visitors here two years as
Last season Mr. and Mrs. Brown spe
va at San Diego, California, but that tn
liked Crescent City and Florida Is eN
90 denced substantially by their retu
955 95 and the cordiality of their retu
=. greetings to old friends: They ma
800 rooms with Miss Lucy Gautier.
81 UnGcr direction of the V. /. A.
~ great work was accomplished il T.
W. Cleaning III; of South Park on Ne
m Years day. Under call somethll
%, like a dozen men and boys appear
at 9 o'clock with hoes, rakes, show,
30 and axes and began cleaning up {
.g2 grounds. There were also a numb
=. of little girls on hand who did the
go 90 share of work. The ladies were al