The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-12-21
CRESCENT CITY NEWS

Mrs. j. 7. Estes, Mrs. E. D. Crotean
and Mr. Leonard E. Estes, comprised
a party who arrived at Grove Hall on
Saturday from Sioux Falls, South Da-
kota. They were attracted to Cres-
cent City by the folder recently sent
broadcast throughout the country by
the E. A. Stroud Realty Company,
and have been shown the advantages
of the place and section by Mr.. Dur
ling.
The Presbyterian church will have
special Christmas tree service
Christmas eve with the assurance
that Saint Nicholas will be present
to distribute the presents to the chill
dren. All the children of the place
are invited to attend this service and
/ Saint Nicholas has given The News
to understand that all of them, with
out reference to previous Sunday
school record, or without record. will
be welcomed and will be provided for.
This should be a grand and enjoyable
gathering.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Bullock and par
tv consisting of Mr.. and Mrs. c. H.
Waters, Miss Butler and Mr.. A. H.
Pye, arrived on Sunday in their bic
touring car, having driven through di-
rect from Onset Massachusetts. Mr..
Pye was the driver of the car. On
arrival here the party went direct to
the Bullock flat on South Summit
- fh0 -tp nt
Monday morning and seemed nleased
to be with us again. Mr.. Bullock
states that thev have encountered
rough weather most of the way down.
Mcintosh Morrow left Tampa on
Tuesday of last week for Jackson
Vile, where he volunteered in the goth
L. S. Engineers. He was examined
and found in prime fighting condition
and sent to Ft. Scriven, Ga, where he
will spend his month of incubation
AGAINST small pox, typhoid fever, pips
warts and .bunyons, the regular cere-
monial for all new recruits. Mcln-
tosh will then go to WASHINGTON tc
ioin his regiment a large contingent
of which will be in the forestry ser
vice of the government in France. Tie
will likely see service on the othel
side sooner than most of our bows
Here's another name to 90 on tn
. honor roll in the PRESBYTERIAN church
, of which Sunday school he is an un
, dergraduate.
Sixteen Crescent City boys (youn|
mem all of about the same age, ar
now in the army or navy, ten o
whom were raised in this town an
, were school mates and playmates-
or chums. Some of them were
little wild, mischievous, and filled wit
the iov of living right here. The
had some fights, too, but none t
; equal what they will have when the
{ are turned loose on the Germans
t They never tackled a German her.
but they have tackled everything els
!. from a catamount to rattlesnaN
? and flee dog with shot OF turpe'
Y tine on his subsequent end. Some
:, 'em NAV get disfgured or even die
/. the doing. but they are gong TO a
sist in tying a tin can on the Ge
e man tail, and don't you forget
n Watch for reports of their doings
-. the "other side"
:, Rev. William H Funk, Ph. D., Il
new pastor of the Methodist churc
arrived last Saturday and occupied {
s. nulpit of that church both mornll
" and evening on Sunday, preaching
i. i, GOOD sized congregations. DIR. Fu
i'll comes to Crescent City from Lee
r burg. where he was pastor for "
Years He will also be pastor
n Rodman, and it is supposed will deve
r. The 1st and Sd Sunday in each mon
10 to this place, while he will devote IT
is ID and 18th Sundays to Rodman. II
". nlan NAV be changed, but that is
- prpsent idea of conducting the Wo
Dr. Funk is a gentleman OF +
lst nhvsioue, dignified, courteous a
nd possessing scholarly attainments. l
as News feels that the peop lie OF Gr
IS, cent City are to be congrlatula1ea
ed On having a man of his undoup
abilities sent to US. Inc churcl.
bonnd to thrive under his able m
t et situations. He will leave for Rodn
re. ihe today. DR.. Funk has a wife ana
,.'', re DAUGHTER, and of course they
LII IN make Crescent City their home.