The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-03-23
CRESCENT CITY NEWS

Gertrude Elkins, who have been here
since early in January, left for their
home in Massachusetts, on Monday
much to the regret of large circle
of friends. These young ladies did
considerable work while here in de-
veloping Kodak films and making post
card views of Crescent City, many of
which were on orders for the V. l. A.
Judge D. H. Scott of Paris, Texas,
who has been a commanding figure on
the streets during the past four
weeks, is leaving to day for his home.
Judge Scott is former circuit Judge
in Texas and life long friend of
Rev. DR.. c. l. Scofield. Judge Scott
has been daily attendent at the
meetings of the Bible Conference, in
| deed he was attracted to this place by
reason of these meetings. He says
that he hopes to return for the confer
ence next year.
]. Fairfield Carpenter has 1S acres
of Irish potatoes at Shell Bluff that
are said to be racing like an aeroplane
for maturity, and which he will likely
get into the early market when spuds
are bringing from So to $40 per barrel.
Mr.. Carpenter will make pile of
money on these potatoes, see if he
don't. There are at least Is other
young men in this section who could
have done the same thing, while only
a few, very few, have planted some.
They will follow the Carpenter lead
next year. There is a market in April
and May for all the potatoes that
can be raised in Florida.
Hon. M. H. Read, for 27 years
leading citizen and promoter of this
place and man who has possibly in
duced more people to locate here than
any other man in his time, celebrated
his 77th birthday on Tuesday. 1t was
quiet celebration but he was re-
nembered bv scores of his friends who
either called in person or sent greet
ings. Mr. Reed has been laid on the
business shelf for the past year, but
he is always up and around his pleas
ant den or office and has a cheerful
greeting for his friends who call on
him frequently and swap the latest
yarns. Despite his enforced retire
ment Mr.. Read maintains an active in
terest in all that concerns the future
of Crescent City. His years may
seem many, but Mat Read is not an
old man, not by considerable.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Weeks enter
tanned a dinner party at the Hotel
Coutant on Saturday evening, with a
theater party following. The affair
was in honor of the birthdays of the
host and two of his guests, Mrs. l..
A. Hurlbut and Mr.. w. A. Russell.
These natal days do not all come to-
gether, but they all come in the same
month, and this year because of ina
bility to hold the dinner on the ami
versary of any one of the party, Mr..
and Mrs. Weeks decided to compro-
mise on the birthday of st. Patrick,
who was gentleman and is said to
have moved in good society. Those
present at the dinner were Mr.. and
Mrs. Weeks. Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Hurl-
but, Miss Mary Haake, and Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A. Russell. Mrs Coutant
served a magnificent six-course din
ner, and the host and hostess had
provided attractive hand-painted place
cards and a sprig of shamrock for
each plate. All voted it most en-
ioyable affair.
The town council at its meeting last
week had up for its first and second
reading the sanitary ordinance which
had been recommended by the State
Board of Health. That the ordinance
will pass without opposition at the
next meeting and receive the sigma
ture of the mayor there is no doubt.
II is strict and health conserving or
dinance, all right, but what will we
do with it after we get it in our
book of laws? Will we let it go like
lot of other laws? 'Frinstance,
this town has since it's founda tion an
ordinance forbidding the contamina-
iton of Lake Stella. and it is said that
the marshal is clothed with power to
enforce it. If the said marshal will
look about little he will find where
it is being violated. This town has
some excellent laws which are more
keenly noticeable for their breach |
than their observance. Time to quit |
it. The council also passed resolu-
ton asking the A. c. L. R'y to cut
the word Junction" off the name at
the station and let it stand as Ceres
cent City," also to order the stopping
of train No. 80 at this place. The
franchise for electric lighting which
had been turned over to the represen-
tative of the Southern Public Service
Co. for inspection, was not brought
up at this meeting owing to the fail
ure of said representative to appear
He telegraphed that he could not come.
Mr.. C. A. Durling of HONEYWELL
Junction, N. Y, a representative of
f. A. Strout Farm Agency, Inc, was
here a mart of last week looking up
real estate prospects for his compa-
nv. Mr.. During has, we understand,
listed a large amount of property
from Pomona to Seville and including
tnis town. much of which he has had
and listed with his COM
pany. whose plan is to advertise the
same. 1t is also stated that Mr.. Dur
ling proposes to come to this place
next fall and take personal charge of
the selling end The News has not
been favored with copy of the listing
contract of this company and there
3 tor, hI1t /