The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-03-09

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

| Mr. ana MIS-. GeO. wi. Park OF
New York are here for a season and
are stopping at Grove Hall
Among the late arrivals at Grove
Hall are Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. S. Av-
cry of Mount Vernon, N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Norris of
Pennsylvania are here on visit to
Mr.. Norris mother and other rela-
tives.
P. Harris the grocer has leased the
Horton building on Central avenue,
and expects to move into it by the mid
die of the coming week.
The steamer Crescent carried out
from Crescent City during the season
just closed about 100000 boxes of ci-
trus fruit, of which about 100000
boxes were grown here.
Mr. and Mrs. John Mccormick left
on Monday for their home in New
York. Yes, they left little earlier
than usual, we are all sorry to see, but
this is another calamity than can be
traced to the February freeze.
Members of the Tennis Club attend
ed a party given by Mr.. and Mrs. T.
J. lies, at the club house one evening
! last week in honor of Mr.. les broth
er, Mr.. Malvern w. lies, Jr., of Da-
venpolt, Iowa, end who left for his
home last Saturday.
Cards announcing the marriage of
Miss Edna Brusic, daughter of Mr..
end Mrs. H. w. Brusie, formerly of
Crescent City but now of New York,
to Mr.. Stuart Smith Titus, have been
received by friends of the family here.
The wedding occurred on February
10th.
Mr.. Hubbs and his charming daugh-
ter, Miss Nellie, left last week for
their usual stay in North Carolina,
before proceeding to their home in
Brooklyn. Mr.. Hubbs stated that he
had about made up his mind to cut out
his North Carolina stop and continue
in Crescent City that much longer,
but-the freeze.
Mrs. A. F. Masury of New York
arrived last week and is at Grove
Hall for her usual winter stay. Mrs.
Masury has long owned valuable
grove property here and is one of
our growers who came in for heavy
loss by reason of the February
freeze. Mrs. Masury has her coupe
with her for driving about the coun-
try while here.
Mr.. w. NJ. Strong of New York is
at Grove Hall for season. Mr..
Strong is young man and fine
singer. He sang duet in company
with Miss Pohlemus at the morning
service in the Presbyterian church
last Sunday, and in the evening he
sang a solo at the union meeting OF
the churches at the Bible Conference.
Mr.. Strong possesses an unusually
sympathetic voice and as a gospel
singer is wonderfully effective.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira C. Pratt have
been very i'll for some ten days or
two weeks, but at last report were
improving. The illness of these aged
people was a matter over which all
the people of the place were deeply
concerned and it is certainly re-
lief to know that they are better.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pratt, their son
and daughter were notified of their
illness and came here promptly to
look after them.
The town registration books will
be open from Monday, March 18th,
TO Saturday, March oath, inclusive
each day except Sundays from .
q. m. to II m. and from 2 p. m. to
5 D. M, at the Lounds drug store,
where town clerk A. E. Lounds, is
the registration officer. If you want
to vote in the town election and are
not already registered, it will be nee.
essary for you to do so on one OF
the days above specified.
The past week has shown a wonder
full improvement in the citrus pros
pects. Especially is this true con-
cerning tangerine trees, which are
generally showing a heavy bloom.
The warm rain last week, followed by
warm, growing weather, made great
difference in the looks of the trees.
Orange and grapefruit trees are also
putting out new growth, though it is
too early to say that they are putting
out blooms to any extent like the tan
gerines.
Twenty high school pupils in charge
of Prof. Wheatley and Mrs. Hammer
went to st. Augustine last Saturday
for q day on a picnic, The trip over
to the Ancient City and return was
made in automobiles, these being fur
nished by pupils-Miss Nina Smoak,
Miss Ida Belle Prevatt, Borden De
Wolf and Charles Henry Prior 1t
was a delightful day and the young
people enjoyed the outing immensely.
They had their picnic dinner back
of Fort Marion.
A diabolical attempt to fire the
Babers building on Central avenue
was made early last week. Oil was
thrown into the back room of the
building and then a paper was fired
and thrown in through the window.
That the building and all contents to-