The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1917-02-09
CRESCENT CITY NEWS
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

bungalow on a lot in the west lalf
of block II for Mr.. Shattuck, the
same to cost about $1,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Ccombs of
Colrain, Mass, arrived last week for
an indefinite stay and are stopping
with Mr.. and Mrs. Sails, on Park
street.
Col. Stevens of Burlington, Ver-
mont, the grandfather of Mrs. Webb
Chamberlin, is spending a couple
weeks here the guest of c. L. Cham
berlin.
Mrs. Tyler of Jacksonville has been
spending a week here on visit to
her mother, Mrs. Mary Benham. Mrs.
Tyler will be better remembered as
Miss Stella Benham.
Mr.. Henry Carpenter who has been
visiting his mother, Mrs. j. F. Car
pentcr, during the past month, left for
his home in Syracuse, N. Y, on Sun
day.
Misses Margaret Hubbard, Anseli-
ma and Grace Burton are to entertain
the young people at masquerade ball
at the Hubbard home next Monday
evening. The coming affair is look
ed forward to with much interest by
the young people of the place.
Mr.. Shattuck has sold a lot on
North Prospect street, in block 27, to
Mr.. Austin, one of our winter visi-
tors, who has already began the cree
ton thereon of pretty bungalow
home to cost about $780, Mr.. G,
H. Heyden is the builder.
DR.. C. I. Scofeld, perhaps the most
popular and distinguished of all the
teachers and preachers associated in
the work of the Southfield Bible Con-
ference, will be in Crescent City dur
ing the entire five weeks of the con-
ference.
The Carlyle Club meeting for this
week has been postponed, owing to the
work of the ladies making up its mem
bership in the preparations for the
V. I. A. County Fair" The next
meeting of the club will be held at
the home of Mrs. F. S. Crotty on
Thursday afternoon, the 18th inst
Mrs Rogers is president of the club.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Duggins re-
turned on Sunday evening from q
weeks motor trip to Clearwater and
Tampa. They made the return trip
from Tampa during the cold spell of
Friday and Saturday and Sunday, ard
report encountering some wcather--in
fact they found freezing weather was
the same in the south as it was re-
ported here.
Rev. and Mrs. Gaddis of CINCINNATI
Ohio, arrived here last week for an
indefinite stay. Mr.. Gaddis is re-
tired minister of the West Ohio Con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
church, and comes to attend the
Southfeld Bible Conference, which be-
gins a five weeks session in the Au-
ditorium on the goth inst. Mr.. and
Mrs. Gaddis have rented the Eaton
cottage on South Summit street for
the season.
During the heavy wind storm of
Friday night last the big oak tree
standing close to the Wade house
lust north of the town limits fell with
a crash doing much damage to the
house. The main part of the house
was not hit, but the roof of the porch
was crushed in and many windows
smashed by the trees branches. The
house, which is the property of Mr..
f. H. Mathis, was unoccupied at the
time.
The Southfeld Bible Conference be-
gins its sessions here on Tuesday the
Goth, and will continue for five weeks.
Rev. L. S. CHATTER, director of the
Conference, has written to the local
pastors, suggesting that during the
sessions they continue their regular
Sunday morning service in the va
rious churches. and at a meeting OF
the pastors of the evangelical churches
on Monday morning, this program was
adopted. During the sessions of the
Conference, therefore, the Sunday
morning services will be held as usua
in the various churches, all uniting II
the afternoon and evening of the SEES
sion Sundays, at service of the Con
ference in the Auditorium.
Rev. Harry A. Rhodes, a returne,
missionary from Chosen, Korea, VII
speak at the Presbyterian church her
on Monday evening, February 18th
Mr.. Rhodes is described as "a MAJ
with a burning heart, and with
message that will interest old an
Young, Christian and non-Chrlstlan:.
Mr.. Rhodes is speaking under auspl
ces of the board of foreign mission
of the Presbyterian church, U. S. A
Prominent pastors in all parts of tn
country endorse Mr.. Rhodes, and Rev
DIR. John A. Marquis, moderator o
the General Assembly says: If n
talks foreign missions as he used I
talk the Gospel he will delight al
who hear him."
Mrs. Gov. Park Trammell, who ha
been the guest of her father, Col. I
C. Darby for the past three week
left on Monday for Palatka where sh
will stay this week as the guest o
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