Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1919-12-03

Jacksonville, was visitor here this
week. Mr.. Ward came up to see 6
few of us whom he had reason tt
suspect had shirked our income tal
responsibilities in 1913. But HI
didn't get much. Crescent City peo
pie are not in the habit of beating
the government out of it's just dues
Mrs. c. H. Worcester of Pomona
was visitor in the city one day last
week. Mrs. Worcester has only re-
Gently returned from a summers visit
i'll Massachusetts.
Joseph j. McGrady, one of our old.
est and most prosperous farmers and
fruit growers, has purchased the
Horton house, at the corner of Cen
trail avenue and Summit street, and
has moved in from his farm and
grove near Denver. The purchase
was made through the agency of Mr..
W. A. Warner, cashier of the Bank
of Crescent City. Mr.. McGrady
had been negotiating for the prop
erty for some time, but it was not un-
til some ten days ago that the trans
fer was made. The lot is one of the
most valuable in the town and Mr..
McGrady is to be congratulated on
anneXing it.
James F. Graham, a son of Col.
e. E. Graham of this place has only
recently received his discharge from
army service, where he served as a
field clerk. A letter recently re.
ceived by the family stated that he
expected to leave France in Deem
Der, and hoped to spend the Christ
mas holidays with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Audley Eaton came
up from Orlando to spend the Thanksl
giving holiday with Mr.. Eaton's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lenard Eaton
They remained until Sunday.
Miss Elsie Padgett came up from
Lakeland to spend Thanksgiving with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs james Pad
gett, Jr., remaining over until Sun
day.
1t is safe proposition and one
worthy Of all acceptation, that more
Crescent City men were in the fields
hunting birds on Thanksgiving morn
ing than there were worshippers' in
the churches.
Duck hunting hasn't been so good,
nor ducks as numerous as they are
hereabouts this winter, in many years.
One thing especially makes the hunt
ing good, and that the ability of the
ducks to keep out of range.
United States Senator and Mrs.
Park Trammell spent Sunday and a
part of Monday here guests of Mrs.
TrammelPs parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T.
c. Darby. On Monday Senator
Trammell found time to call on a few
o. his old friends, including Mr.. NJ.
IL. Read.
Miss Crawford, assistant principal
of the high school, spent Thanksgiv-
ing and the days Immediately sue
ceeding with her parents, Senator
and Mrs. G. W. Crawford of Orlando.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. A. Grain of Mead
vile, Pa, arrived here last week and
are quartered in the Darby fiat Oh
Central avenue. Mr.. and Mrs. Grain
dlove through from Pennsylvania in
their automobile.
Rev. H. S. Springer offciated at
the union Thanksgiving service held
in the Presbyterian church, preach
ing very excellent screen appropri-
ate to the occasion. Mr.. Springer,
who is one of our most popular win
ter residents, arrived during Thanks
giving week with Mrs. Springer, his
mother, Mrs. Margaret Springer, and
Mrs. W. D. Carter, who will be their
guests during the season.
The fruit pickers connected with
ore branch of Chase & Cos packing
house struck last Friday for an in
crease. They were being paid eight
cents per box, but made demands
for more. Most of them returned to
work the following day. Chase &
Co., along with the other packers AMI