The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-02-16
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PERSONAL AND SOCIAL


Mayor Darby has been laid up for
the past week with severe cold.
Geo. F. Laugerbacher of New York
city was at Grove Hall during the
week.
Mrs. w. S. Wells, for many sea-
sons guest at Grove Hall, is now
at Orlando
Mr.. and Mrs. N. w. Norcross of
Lowell, Mass, are among the late ar
rivals at Grove Hall
E. G. James and B. M. English of
Centralia, ILL.,, are among the arrivals
at Grove Hall since the freeze.
Mrs. J. L. Burton who has been visi-
ting her son, Mr.. Clay Grabel, for
some weeks at Braidentown, was ex-
pected to arrive home this week.
Miss Elsie Padgett spent last week
in Tampa where she visited the South
Florida Fair and Gasparilla Carni-
val. Her place in the school was ac-
ccptably filled by Mrs. selby, wife of
the Methodist pastor.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Sweeter of
Camden, N. j., have been guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Springer for a
few days Mr.. Sweeter is a prori-
nent contractor and builder of Cam
den.
Mr.. H. L. Frost, specialist in hor-
ticulture, is stopping for some time
at the Turner House. Mr.. Frost is
from Boston, and is engaged in the
manufacture of an insecticidc. He is
a very pleasant gentleman and is
making friends fast in Crescent City
J. A. Wilson of Burlington, Iowa
was among those to reach the city too
late to catch US in our green garb
We had put on our brown and yellow
suits when he came. Too bad all
these good people had to catch US at
a time when "Sunny Florida" is only
a seeming myth.
United States Senator Park Tram
nell arrived in Crescent City on Sun
day to remain several days with Mrs
Trammell who has been i'll at the home
of her father and mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. C. Darby At last accounts
Mrs. Trammell was much better. and
it was said was preparing to leave
with Mr.. Trammell for Lakeland.
The Bank of Crescent City has
safety deposit boxes in its burglar and
fre-proof vaults, and which boxes il
rents at small price by the year
S1.25 to $2.50-the latter being the
rate for good sized boxes. Any one
with valuable papers should have one
of these boxes to keep them in. Nc
one has key but yourself.
DR.. and Mrs. w. D. Ray of Mime.
apolis, Mimi, and Mr.. and Mrs. Flynn
of the same city, arrived in the city
on Saturday and will remain some
time. They are with Mr.. and Mrs. J
c. Grimslev on North Prospect street
DR.. Ray will be remembered as a visi.
tor here a year or two ago; he is in.
terested in the Lake George Land Co
Among the pleasant surprises of the
week was the arrival on Saturday
evening of Mrs. H. w. Reuter- OF
Philadelphia, who will be pleasantly
remembered as friend of Mrs. Cou.
tent who spent the season here last
winter, and who made many friends
drring her stay. Mrs. Coutant was
not aware Of her coming until Mrs
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of her house.
DR.. and Mrs. Paul de la Barre Of
Port Clinton, Ohio, with their daugh
ters, the Misses Anna and Elizabeth
de la Barre, were visitors in the city
on Saturday and registered at Grove
Hall. Dr. de la Barre owns winter
home on Drayton Island, opposite
Georgetown, and his family have beer
spending their winter seasons ther'
many years. This was the DOCTOR
first visit to Crescent City, however
though the ladies have been here be
fore.
Mrs. Park Trammell, wife of Flori
da's former governor and junior Unit
ed States Senator-elect, who is her
on visit to her father, Col. T. {
Darby, has been somewhat indispos
ed for several days because of Sc
we're cold. 1t was because of thi
that Mrs. Trammell did not sing a
the Baptist church last Sunday, wher
she had been announced to sing solo
at both the morning and evening sci
vice. Mrs. Trammell's many Ores
cent City admirers will hope that sh
has fully recovered by this time,
which event it is likely that she wi
. sing at this church next Sunday.
!: Miss X. B. Hunter of this plac
:. whose death occurred on Sunday tt
4th inst. in st. Lukes Hospital, Jacl
n sonville, was buried in Eden Gem,
a terry here on Wednesday of last wee
The funeral was held the same da
at the Methodist church and many {
the deceased lady's old friends wei
present. Miss Hunter was natiN
n of South Carolina, and had been livin
i some two or three years in Cresce,
City. She was an active member {
the Methodist church. Her sister
. Mrs. Holly also of this place. M
Clifford Hunter was her nephew Mis-
Hunter went to Jacksonville SON
three weeks ago and entered S