The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-05-04
CRESCENT CITY NEWS

ION russell came over from Day
tona Beach last Friday and spent
day with his parents.
The Baptist church people will hold
q covenant meeting at the church
next Sunday morning, May 9th, when
the covenant Of the church will be
read and eXpounded by the pastor,
Rev. DR.. A. P. Pugh. All members
are urged to be present.
Julius Grimsley and other potato
growers hereabouts have been man.
keting their potatoes. The crop at
st. Johns Park is heavy and the peo-
pie in that section are reaping what
might be termed their first real agri-
cultural victory. May they continue.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. Cary broke up
their winter home on Tuesday and left
on the noon train for their summer
home in Lyonsville, Mass. Mr.. and
Mrs. Shattuck, who have spent the
winter with them left for their home
more than week before.
Miss Grill Burton left on Friday
last for New York, where she has ta-
ken fine position as private secre-
tary to the president of a large cor
roration, a position offered her be-
fore leaving for her brief-all too
brief-vacation with home people.
Harry Chamberlin left on Thurs
day of last week for Jacksonville
whaie it was his purpose to volunteer
in the army, with the hope Of getting
into the aviation corps. Remember,
this young man didn't wait to be con-
scripted; he volunteered. He is of
the right stuff to make a good SOL
dier. Word has come that MIR. Cham
berlin was accepted and has been as
signed to the aviation corps and is
now preparing at Fort Scriven, Ga.
The need of water system in this
city was never more felt than during
the fire of last week. The plans ex-
planned some two weeks ago for Sc
curing such a system together witt
electric lighting, should go through
Mr.. Borson, who has the subscription
paper for stock in the enterprise, al
ready has about $4,000 of the $15,
600 needed. If the matter is prop
erly pushed, it would seem that the
balance might be raised. Subscrib
erS are only required to pay dowr
ten per cent of their subscription ant
the balance in equal monthly install
ments. With ten per cent of the
amount of stock needed subscribed
and paid in the work would be started
= and completed. The subscriber!
would meet and elect directors an(
these directors would select super
intendent. There is little doubt bu
that the investment would prove {
paying one. Can we do it? Surel!
, some means of protection against tir'
must be provided.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward C. Anthon!
: of Negaunee, Mich, who have beel
spending the past two months at tn
Hotel Coutant, with rooms in the Hor
, ton house, left yesterday for home
Mr.. Anthony is the mayor of his hom
, city, city of some 10000 inhabitants
: There are something like 1900 vot
a crs in the city, said Mr.. Anthony
: "only 80 of whom are democrats.
! have been a lifelong democrat, bu
we have divided up there in municipa
= matters on what is termed the "Ta
!, PAYERS" and the peoples" tickets
: and | was elected, not as democrat
but as the peoples" candidate" MI
Anthony has also for some l
S years been a member of the Stat
S Prison Commission, the law requirin
S that one member of the commission Q
/, three, be member of the oppositio
l party; he has been that one membe
7 through many administrations, an
:. has given much of his time to tn
e study of the care Of convicts. |
e business Mr.. Anthony is a manufa(
t. turer of tro-glycerina and dynamlt
J. and giant powder.