Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-08

street. DR.. HarDisoh' ""'
has great and growing faith in the
future of Crescent City, purchased
This property as an investment ana
it is more than likely that many I'M
movements may be made thereon
this winter. In the first place there
will be a new bank building needed
and this Or. HARRISON is prepared 10
bui1d fush on the corner lines OF the
lot. There is also room east OF the
residence for a double store build
mo which also may be erected Tor
leasing. The big house is furnished
and will be available for rent either
az a private home or boarding house.
DR. HARRISON is surely setting the
mace for advancement and has al
ready been elevated to the leadership
in the procession for an improved
and growing Crescent City
The regular monthly meeting OF
the Board of Trade will be he'd at the
w A. hall on next Monday night.
Mr.. CHATTER will be there to tell US
about the progress of the boards
hotel project, and the water works
proposition will also have a place IN
discussion. 1t should be an impor~
faint meeting. And every member
should be present, as we'll as every
citizen not enrolled in the list OF
members.
The second move in the act OF IN
cooperating the Peoples State Bank
of Crescent City was enacted last
Monday when the temporary officers
were named and formal application
for letters patent, Incorporating tht
, hank was executed. This appllca
.. ton was forwarded to the Comptroll
er of the State on Monday and cop!
appears in this paper. The officer
of the bank, to serve until the stock
= holders meeting in January, are
President, DR.. A. B. HARRISON; vice
president, W. A. Russell; cashier, W
C. CARTRIDGE; directors, DR.. A. L
;, HARRISON, D. NJ. Gautier, W. A. Rus
sell, S. M. LaBree, L. S. Turner, |
B. Morrow and V. |. Carrier. Thl
bank will indeed be Peoples banl
as the stock of $50 shares has bee
~ subscribed by some Sc different pee
pie, all but three of whom are al
year round residents of this electlo
y. precinct. The incorporators haN
- application for IS shares more tina
- they can supply. For purposes OF il
- corporation the $50 shares are a
taken in the name of the seven lnco
~ porators, but when the organizatlc
IN is completed, will be divided amor
u the applicants. The organization
'" this bank is everywhere regarded I
!. most important move in an a
" vancement all along the line for Gre
h. cent City.
''0 The Atlantic Coast Line depot
this place was destroyed by fire b
v tween 2 and 3 o'clock on Tuesd
y morning. The loss is complete,
' the fire was we'll under way and bur
~ ing furiously when discovered, a
" word phoned in by Mr.. ]. E. Bartle
who lives near the station. With
'' depot of course went the little off
- of the Express company, and one
-. the tanks of the Standard Oil Co
-! pany, containing lubricating oil. I
big gasoline tank, about 100 feet e;
-, of the depot, was not harmed. I
night was very still, else grea
damage night hace resulted, as
- big packing plant of Chase & Co.
~ but a short distance south of the
" pot, with other packing hou
strung along south of that. The
depot was built some rs years {
and at time when when connecti'
~ were made with Crescent City
~ the boat line which piled the wat
of Bird Pond and Lake Stella, Il
connected by a canal. The railr'
- company was seriously consider
the erection of a new depot for CT
=, cent City on the lot south of
~ Standard Growers Exchange pa
: ing plant, and probably would h
started the new building soon a
=, way. 1t now seems a certainty t
l:s Crescent City will soon have |
" and modern depot. The cause of
fire is only conjecture. 1t had b
va. Labor Day and big colored celet
~ ton and ball game and picnic was
,..S in Crescent City, one of the cont
ing clubs being from DeLand. 81
N.Y. so or more colored people were /
from that city and they returned
y, the l a. m. train that morning.
thought that some one in the or
80 of waiting passengers might h
carelessly thrown lighted cigar
- cigarette stub where it smouldt
y y until it shot up in a blaze.
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