The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1917-07-06

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL
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sweet potato crop is promising. l.
R. L. Smith of Silver Lake is
spending the week in Savannah. c
Kingsbury Norton of Jacksonville
spent the weekend at home with his
parents.
John Reynolds will look after Can't,
LaBree's transfer business during the
captains absence in North Carolina.
Roy Padgett left for jacksonville ]
on Monday morning and will spend
couple weeks in that city with his
cousin.
Col. G. T. Graham who has been
with his family at their home near
Huntington some two or three weeks,
has returned to his law practice in
Lexington, S. c.
Reynolds & Eaton's garage is kept
reasonably busy on auto repair work .
and other matters needed to keep in |
trim the great number Of autos in
and about this place.
Miss Elsie Padgett left this week
for Asheville, N. c., near which city
she will spend the balance Of the
heated term in company with a young
lady friend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul c. Smith went
over to Archer in their auto last Sun
day taking with them their daughter
Mrs. Roy P. Perkins and little daugh-
ter. The Smiths returned home on
Monday.
Mr.. W. A. Sturdy returned from
Charley, Mass, on Saturday evening,
whittier he was called only the week
before by telegram announcing the
sudden death of Mrs. Sturdy, no.
tice of which appeared last week.
The watermelons this season have
not been as large as usual owing to
the long dry spell, but +. W. Grady,
| who usually eXcells in melons as he
| does in other farm crops. raised a few
| that run from so to 90 pounds The
News man knows, for he was the re-
cipient of one Of the last mentioned
| size.
Capt. S. NJ. LaBree left yesterday
for his vacation at Highlands, n. {.
] 1t was his purpose to stop over IN
Atlanta one day and see a real ball
game before continuing on to his des-
} tination. Once in Highlands he will
90 fishing for the festive and gamy
brook trout in the streams that rush
down the mountains.
t. Miss Nettie Holley has been en-
gagged by the Pomona people as one
of the teachers for their school the
coming year and the county school
a board will confirm her appointment a.
= its meeting next week. Miss HoiLeY
taught at Pomona last term and was
l very popular with the parents and pu-
pills.
Borson Smith, the young son OF K
L. Smith of Silver Lake, IN com
pany with one Of his fathers coiorel
hands, shot a big alligator early II
a the week, one that would measure
- about eight feet in length. These al
I ligators in the lakes and ponds there
a6outs have been getting the young
kids and pigs, and now young borSoi
is going after the gators.
Crescent City people had qaie
Fourth but generally enjoyable. IN
only public event of the day was IN
sumner at V. |. A. in the evening an
the picture show at the theateE 1oI
lowing. Most every one ATTENDED
and the affair proved very enjoIaol,,''
The proceeds of the supper ana IN
n;cture show was donated by inc !"
dies to the Red Cross work OF IN
local branch.
The fire station ana tower .,[.. 10. 7 ."
alarm hell were both completed Ia.
. week the work being done by the /. II
Chief, R. BrockIehurst. Inc eog',
he is not expected under two weeks r y.
". when it arrives 1t WI, nave ;, :, IN. ~,
er house to shelter it. Inc en ~ ~ ~
house were purchased and o4Ay a. u u
uo exnense of the town council ouy u
io tower and alarm bell We're P .l!,,5,,.
-, With money contributed by c'tlze"9'
Harry Chamberlin, who has. mas 's,
for some two months S'"'I ,,oi. e.
Fort Scriven, Ga, left las? WIZ T,ly ~
TT. Kelly, South Antonio sIS $40
49,. Fort Kelly is headquarteriS, 3, Iv ,.1,o
est rathor training camp for the YOU YOU
Ian mem who are to compose u IL.
Sans eivm aviation corps-the fellows ",
. a are 70 engage the Germans e., IN /
= s air Crescent City friends VIII WILL, Va
r a special interest in the Ca C9' 5cife
= fbis Young man, whom we all oy;;o
will make his mark IN '"'S P''''
md profession. ...
' uoro,d Harris, champion ten
rIaver, says it was a mista t,, Nv, "ot
b baye real real Fourth Of July e2 leo NJ
son, in crescent @ City this year one Wv.
ar Foot races and other games an" Il, 't vi
,acr SION SONS incident to the day and 10 w y,
a mn up with an grafton from s."Ir '' 4
me can p make the eagle SIi'"sr' W..
hing t the Young young man is right. ,! 1t sE ~t
mistake. That is the onI\ .,.,... f..
leep celebration that the youlnI Py .r. TO
' the ee' ran about, and as they are ~ N
but t ;5eos i. should be adopted. The + 'y
me of july is the one day OF al. WIG J
for the young men, ,..
work. The Longs Station road ,,.; To' soa,
ime, been under construction wa" r,n,5Ia.
got I iabor is rapidly nearing co con az
81 ldoof 10 ot the eNu Oh