Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-06
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Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Smith are COO
ing over a new little son which made
its appearance in their home this
week.
MIR. and Mrs. w. C. Carttege visit
ed Jacksonville on Monday and Tues
day, where Mrs. CARTRIDGE remained
for medical treatment
Mrs. w. L. Atkinson, who has been
spending the past month on visit
to relatives in Tennessee, is due to
return home this week.
Mrs. Chas. S. Aderholdt of Jack
sonville, is spending few days here
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. L..
Mathis.
The new residence being erected by
E. L. Mathis in the Crescent Hill
addition, is now well under way. 1t
will be an attractive addition to this,
the coming residence section of the
town.
Col. and Mrs. Jas. F. Jones htave
moved to their new home in the
north end, just outside the town
limits.
P. C. Bradshaw, who has been con-
valescing at Daytona for the past
few weeks, returned home for day
or two this week, but as he was max
ing heavy gains in flesh and strength
over there, he has decided to return.
Mrs. C. P. Hale and children and
Mrs. Rich, who have been spending
the summer in the mountains, are
among the more recent arrivals home.
Mrs. Chas. Coke and her grand
daughter, Miss Carolin Miller, who
have been spending the summer
months at Quincy, ILL.,, returned last
week.
Mesdames Dissel and Fuller open
ed their west end Cafe last Sunday,
when they served dinner to a large
number of guests.
Col. Chas. A. Ferriss visited an old
acquaintance at Saint Johns Park
last Tuesday and Wednesday.
Messrs. Tillinghast, Chafer Harbi-
son and Russell were motor visitors
to Palatka on Wednesday.
An enthusiastic meeting of the in
corporators of the new hotel project
was held at VIA. Hall on Monday
evening, when matters pertaining to
the incorporation were gone over and
agreed upon. The incorporators met
again on Tuesday morning at the
Bank of Crescent City, where the
application for letters patent for the
corporation were signed. The corpo-
ration will be known as the Crescent
City Development Company, and is
capitalized at $4,000. Rev. R. T.
CHATTER, to whom much of the preli-
minary work for the formation of the
corporation is due, and who was sue
cessful in securing the interest of an
experienced hotel man in the person
of Mr.. Chas. A. Ferris, of Seattle,
Wash, was unanimously chosen pre-
sident of the corporation; Mr.. X.
Borson is the vice-president; Mr.. W.
A. Warner is secretary, and Mr.. F.
L. Bills, one of the heaviest of local
stockholders, is treasurer. The di-
rectors rae Messrs. R. T. Chafer, c.
H. Preston, F. L. Bills, w. A. Russell,
Chas A. FERRIS, E. H. Williams, B.
F. Tillinghast, E. L. Mathis, A. B.
HARRISON, X Borson and w. C. Cart
ledge. A large amount of the CAPT
tai stock has already been subscribed,
but much has yet to be done in or
der to make the new hotel an assur-
ed success. That the company will
| succeed in putting it over is also as
sured from the enthusiasm with
which all are taking hold of the pro-
ject. The success of this hotel pro-
ject means much to the future Of
Crescent City and the people gener-
ally, as well as the incorporators,
realize this. Hence the general OPP
! timism.