The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-04-06

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

Mrs. J. L. Coward and children
visited Palatka this week.
Mr.. E. c. Anthony spent several
days this week in Maitland, Winter
Park, Orlando and Kissimmee.
The town election will take place
next Tuesday, the 10th. Vote early
and often.
Mr.. M. R. Hubbs and daughter,
Miss Nellie Hubbs, who since leav-
ing Crescent City, have been at Pine
hurst, N. c., are leaving this week
for their home at Huntington, N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Campbell and
son, Mr.. Billy Campbell, arc leaving
us this week for their home at Oak
Tree, N. j., much to the regret of a
host of friends.
"Civilization,' one of Thos. H..
Inces' masterpieces" in nine reels,
was shown as an extra at the V. l..
A. Theater on Monday night. Quite
large audience enjoyed the picture.
A large party of young people
from Palatka, as guests of Mr.. Tom
Mellon, visited Crescent City last
Saturday, coming up on Noah Thigh
mans launch "Etowah."
N. B. Mizell of Pablo Beach and his
mother were visiting here over Sat-
urday and Sunday and were guests
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed.
Harper.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Polhemus, and
daughter, Miss Polhemus, who have
been spending the winter at Grove
Hall, left this week for their home
in New York. Now you know every
one is sorry to see these good people
leaving US; but they will come again
they have acquired the habit.
Mrs. Graves of Port Chester, N. Y,
who has been a guest at Grove Hall
a large part of the winter, left Tor
Eome on Wednesday Of last week,
much to the regret Of large circle
of friends. Mrs. Graves is a sister
Of Hon. William Ryan Of Port Ches-
ter, an annual visitor to Crescent
City.
Rev. and Mrs. j. ". Gaddis Of Gin
cinnati, who have been occupying the
Eaton cottage for the past three
months, left for their home on Tues
day. Like sensible people wanting
to see some of the other beauty
spots of Florida, they went to Jack
s0nville by the Steamer Crescent, and
saw the wonderful Dunn's creek and
the St. Johns river.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. HerricI1
left this week for their home in At
tIeboro, Mass. They are not to stop
long in Attleboro, however, but will
go to jamestown, R.. l., where they
will be quests for season at The
Maplawood, the Grove Hall of that
village resort. Awfully sorry to
have these people go so carly-go
at all for that matter.
Dulirg the service at the Presbyte-
rian church last Sunday night Pastor
Atkisson explained that Miss Polhe-
mus, who had rendered such faith
ful service in the choir during the
past winter, was to leave during the
week, and proposed a standing vote
of thanks to this young lady. No
sooner was the proposition made
than it was done-the congregation
rose promptly. The young lady
bIushed-there was nothing else for
her to do
Mr.. Duggins the local manager for
the Florida Citrus Exchange, has
been the recipient of many compli-
mcntary expressions from patrons,
but possibly the most ,flattering is
that which was sent to State Man
ager Stewart of the Exchange from
a prominent New York engineer who
is interested in grove properties at
Welaka. where Mr.. Duggins organ
lied local exchange last winter.
This man tells of Mr.. Duggins sue
ccssful work at Welaka and the gen
eral satisfaction of Welaka growers
over his handling of their fruit on
this cooperative basis. This engln-
eer gives all the credit for the sue
cess to Mr.. Duggins, who gets only
what he deserved.
Telegrams have gone out from this
county to metropolitan newspapers to
effect that Dr.. A. B. Rae Il Mime
apolis capitalist, with his manager,
Mr.. Wallace Huff, were about to con-
vert the $4,000 or $4,000 acres OF the
Lake George Farms Co. into a great
stock farm for cattle, hogs and sheep;
that blooded stock would be placed
on this great ranch and that it would
he conducted upon modern lines. The
News hopes this will prove true, but
having promised the people of tins
section some such development two
or three times within the past three
wears. it was naturally skeptical con-
cerning this last prediction; 1t there
fore made enquiries. In the first
place the lands of the Lake George
Farms were sold under contract to
Mr.. E. Hy. Palmer. Mr.. Palmer
went broke trying to do something.
Later Mr.. Palmer gave DR.. Rae au-
thority to sell the lands at a price
that would net him (Palmer) S15 per
acre. DR.. Rae sold the lands to the
Rae Realty Company, but at a price
to net Palmer substantially nothing.
Last Saturday Mr.. Palmer brought
suit against DR.. Rae in the circuit
court in the sum of $250,0OO-which,
by the by, is some money-and got
,,nrsoro1 carvice on DR.. Rae This