The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-05-25

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

anu aui " oNiitli, precinct RegIStra-
ton Officers under the Army Con.
script Law, will be at the store Of
Paul c. Smith, prepared to register
all male citizens of this precinct he.
tween the ages of 21 and 30 wears
A full explanation of the law and
plan of registration and questions to
be answered will be found on another
page of this paper. All coming un-
der this law should take notice and
get notice to their friends, as a heavy
penalty will follow any failure to reg
lister on this day.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. D. Hardy and lit-
tie son, John, of Pomona, arrived last
week on visit to Mrs. Hardy's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Chamberlin
DeSoto Varnes has made applica-
ton to poin the wireless telegraph
service in the army, but had not at
last reports heard of his acceptance.
James Padgett, Jr., has been spend
ing some time at Altamont Springs,
where he was called to take the place
of the regular railway agent and op-
orator for time.
The films failed to appear last Sat-
urday and as consequence there was
no picture performance at the theater,
The films arrived next day however
and the show was given on Monday
evening instead.
Mrs. Wheeler, who is a sister-in-
law of Mrs. E. E. Austin, and who has
been here on visit to that lady for
several weeks, was taken i'll some ten
days ago with typhoid fever. On
Monday her case was reported quite
serious.
Frank Gautier is desperately i'll and
a consultation of physicians pro-
nounccs his trouble to be chronic in
terstitial nephritis, and which has
caused him to have two paralytic
strokes. Members Of the family from
a distance were called last week.
E. L. Hancock has been spending
a few days in Jacksonville this week,
where he went to consult an ear spc-
cialist, we hope with success. How
ever there is some satisfaction, we
find, in being a little off on hearing
so many things escape.
The steamer Crescent was expected
to get back on it's regular run some
time this week, and hereafter will
make it's tri-weekly trips between this
place and Jacksonville, leaving Cres-
cent City for Palatka, Jacksonville
and way ports every Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday morning at 6:30
Atlantic Coast Line R'y has start
ed in on system Of "retrinchmint
and reforrun," which will not look
good to the people of Crescent City.
1t has cut out the telegraph service at
the railway station, and should you
want to know how late train was,
you can now only guess--evcn the
station agent won't know,
w. H. Fuller who was reported
quite i'll two weeks ago with typhoid
fever, was reported some better on
Monday. In case there are no COM
plications, Mr.. Fuller has a good
chance of recovering He has been
very sick man and the sympathy Of
all the people are with him and Mrs
Fuller and their little daughter, Belle.
Tomorrow Saturday evening the
V. l. A. will give Garden Supper"
at the Club House. The price is to be
but rs cents-a low priced supper
and plenty of it at high priced time
The V. |. A. needs money to meet its
obligations, as we'll as some for its
regular work, and it is hoped that all
will turn out and aid them at TINS
supper. The supper will be served
from $50 to the time Of opening the
picture show
Geo. w. Seaton arrived home last
Sunday from a spell of inocuouS de-
suetude in a Jacksonville hospital. tie
went through an operation which ne
hopes will put him in the same goo1
shape he was physically before he
went through that spell of typhoid te-
yer. He believes the operation has
been successful, though it VIII take
several weeks yet to tell. tie has al,
ready been examined for the navy and
if his leg limbers up as he has oeen peer
led TO DelleVe IL WOulu lIe II w "'''
the colors p. d. q.
Mr.. Tillinghast has had some good
news concerning Mr.. Alfred Clay, at
present in Johns Hopkins Hospital,
baltimore; it is to effect that since his
arrival at the hospital he has gained
% pounds in weight and is feeling
pretty we'll himself, as well as MAX
ing all lis friends in Crescent CITY
feel better. Mr.. Clay expects to
get ,ai7 discharge from the hospital IN
a week or two and go on about MS
business-that of catching fish with a
rod and reel in Lake ChaEplall;;, IL
is Understood also that he VIII O3
permitted to eat some Of the fish ana
an occasional broiled steck and otnef
solid focLg. If this Mr.. Clay las any
more good news concerning AlmSeLl n
and Mrs. Clay, he can send it to CfeS-
cent City assured that it will be S9-
ceivcd with gladne5c.
Crescent City is so far represented
in the war by several of its young
men. Harry Chamberlin is at F?rV
Scriven, Ga, training for the AVA
ton corps; he'll be a high flyer ana
if he ever gets a shot at Ieetle
Germans mans hiddin' behind Saur-
kraut barrel, you can bet on Harry
e., H. Iof+v narch in the air hand |