The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1917-01-26
CRESCENT CITY NEWS

| Doii IoISCC CuoU VIC cllIcI
by the ladies of the Chancel Guild
of the Episcopal church in aid of the
rectory fund has been postponed to
next Tuesday evening, the 30th inst.
Capt. and Mrs. LaBree, Mrs. C. H.
Preston and Alderman Lloyd Preston,
all picture fans, attended the moving
picture theater in Palatka last Mon
day evening, going over in. the cap
tain's big touring car.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Polhemus and
Miss Polhemus of New York, were
among the arrivals at Grove Hall last
| week. They will be pleasantly re-
membered as popular guests at this
hotel olast season.
The Baptist ladies had very good
attendance at their oyster supper last
Friday night, and the church's exche-
quer was augmented by several dol
lars. The next supper will be on
Friday night of next week.
Hon. William Ryan, merchant and.
politician of Port Chester, N. Y, is
on his annual visit to Crescent City
and everybody is rejoicing. Mr.. Ry-
an always brings lot OF sunshine in
to our midst. Mr.. Ryan was former
ly member of Congress from New
York. Yes, democrat, of course.
The Florida Times Union publishes
list of conventions and meetings
to be held in the state during the
season, and in which it refers to ours
as the "Smithfield" Bible Conference
of Crescent City. By the way did
you know that these meetings are to
hold on for five or six weeks this
season-from February 20 to March
Goth?
F. D. Miller and party of Contra
liza, ILL.,, gentlemen who are interest
ed in large tract of land west of
Pomona, were here on their annual
visit last week and spent day in
Crescent City, registering at Grove
Hall. Beside Mr.. Miller there were
Walter White, C. E. Blankenship,
Henry Fabry, Henry Zeigler, S. Sum-
merville, C. c. Caywood, of Centra-
liza, and H. H. Hayes of Pomona.
The annual performance for the
benefit of the V. l. A. will this year
take the form of vaudeville show,
and will be given, as usual, the night
before the Fair-Thursday, Feb. 9Th.
Although the full program has not
been announced it is understood that
acts are being secured regardless of
expense, and that some of the most
noted stars of the vaudeville, dram
attic, and operate stage will positive
ly appear. Full details will be pub
lished later.
Mr.. Chambers of Pennsylvania has
purchased the John Reynolds grocery
and henceforth it will be known as
the Keystone Grocery. Mr.. Cham
bers has been here but short time.
but he evidently liked it and wanted
to stay provided he could get into
business. He made quick work of
this purchase. He told Mr.. Reynolds
he would like to engage in business
and asked him if he would sell. Mr..
Reynolds told him he'd sell anything
he had except his wife and baby.
"How much do YOU WANT" asked Mr..
Chambers. "Ill have to look it up"
replied Reynolds; he took account of
stock, and later named price; Cham
bers thought it over moment, and
then said: Every well, I'll go vou."
then he reached down into his jeans
and pulled out a roll of bills from
which he peeled off the stipulated
price. And that was all there was
to it.
DR.. T. Raymond Beggs and Mrs.
Beggs are going this week, or early
next, on a prolonged visit to the doc
tors old home in Texas-the home of
his parents-in order that he may get
a needed rest and pull up from the
illness which has been lodged in his
system during the past month or
more. DR.. Beggs has been worked
hard. He grabbed hold of the conf
dence of the people of this place
Quicker than any physician who has
ever come here to practice and +
maintained his hold ever since. He
is the popular village doctor, popular
because he has been making all kinds
of sacrifices to attend us, and has
been successful with us. but has in
iured his own health. Crescent City
people hone he will soon recover his
health and come back. And they
hone both himself and Mrs. Beggs
will have a fine vacation and enjoy
every minute of it, DR.. Tichenor
who has been up in Kentucky closing
IN his affairs there. will have charge
of DR.. Beggs practice during his alb