The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1917-06-29

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL


Wallace Smiley and Mr.. Hayes have
returned from the lower east coast
where they have been some two or
three months packing tomatoes.
Rev. Father Charles of Palatka held
service at the Catholic church last
Sunday evening and on Monday morn
ing
Chester w. Norton, who is now in
the garage business at Lake Citv
came home on Saturday for the week
end, returning to Lake City on Mon
day.
Kirk M. White who had been feel
ing i'll for some days with slight
fever, went over to st. Augustine
last week and will rest up and take
treatment in DR.. Worley's hospital.
Lumber for the temporary chemical
engine house was hauled to the
ground this week and work of con-
struction will be pushed. The build
ing is to be erected on Central ave-
nue., between the postoffice and the
Hotel Coutant.
The Misses Orvis and Maria Dean
Purcelle of DeLeon Springs, who have
been the guests of Mrs. Phocion Har-
rus for a week or more, spent several
days at St. Johns Park during the
past week and were accompanied by
Mr.. Harold Harris.
Mrs. C. H. Preston left on Thurs
day of last week for indianapolis,
Ind, to which place she was summon
ed by the serious illness of her sister.
Capt. and Mrs. LeBree took Mrs.
Preston by auto to Jacksonville, from
which point she took the train.
w H. Fuller is slowly but surely
recovering from his long illness with
typhoid. He sits up part of each
day and is now beginning to take SOL
id food. Like all convalescents, he
has an appetite which he is not al
lowed to satisfy.
Chief dissipation of Crescent City
young men just now is to play crack
a-loo for watermelons. After it has
been decided who pays for the melon,
they sit down on their toes and carve
the melon. Mild form of gambling,
but the results are-luscious.
Col. B. F. Roach of Atlanta, who
has been spending some two or three
weeks here the guest Of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. A. P. Pugh, is expecting
to return home soon. Col. Roach has
made host of friends in Crescent
City during his visit and all are hop
ing that he will soon come again.
X. Borson grows more and more
patriotic, and if he wasn't beyond ser
vice age as a soldier, he'd more than
likely abandon his bank and garden
and family and hike for the battle
front. His latest patriotic stunt was
the erection of a pretty flag pole in
the northeast corner of his home
grounds, from which during the day
floats great American flag,
Mr.. w. A. Sturdy received tele-
gram on Saturday announcing the sud
den death of Mrs. Sturdy that day at
her home in Charley, Mass. Mr..
Sturdy had just time to pack and
catch the late afternoon train from
Seville. 1t is presumed that Mrs
Sturdy's death was due to heart fail
ure, as size was known to be suffering
from this when she left here for home
some weeks ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy P. Perkins and
little daughter, of Archer, motored
over last Sunday. Mr.. Perkins re-
turned home early Monday morning,
but Mrs. Perkins and little daughter
remained through the week at the
home of Mrs. Perkins parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Paul c. Smith. On Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith expect to drive
over to Archer in their automobile,
when Mrs. Perkins will return nome
with them.
The union meetings at the Audito-
rum Sunday evenings, in which the
CONGREGATIONS of the Methodist, Bap-
fist and Presbyterian churches unite,
are generally well attended and m
spring. The singing is good and Jhe
pastors generally have most inter-
esting short sermon. The service Is
not long and it is apparent by the
attendance that the people generally
Apr ciate this getting together IN
united worship. If there is any such
thing as inspiration in numbers
these meetings will produce it. Rev;
DR.. Pugh of the Baptist church Will
preach next Sunday evening.
The younger social set has been
enjoying a series Of parties LATELY
one of the most pleasant of which was
that given by Miss Nina Smoak al
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. b, r. ia
mas in Huntington last week. 1t was
watermelon party-very appro-
pirate for the season-and was great
" enjoyed. Two car loads OF young
people went over from here IN the
Tom Smith and Charles Prior mo
tors. Besides the watemelons there
was Just enough dancing to the music
of the Victrola to keep the melons
we'll packed and thus make room Tor
more-more watermelon and then
more dancing.
Can't. S. NJ. LaBree will leave next
week Thursday for a few weeks resi-
and recreation at Highlands, N. {" a
place where the fishing for. brook
trout is good and the air bracmg' ne
saws he is going away to save mon
ey: his auto business will be turnei
over IN John REYNOLDS who will meet