Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-22
CRESCENT CITY

q srec.al meeting of the town
,,ci on Tuesday night it was de-
.aod to call a mass meeting of citi-
= for Wednesday evening, the
,stb instant, in the hope that some
~ Of a compromise might be agreed
.on between the council and the
'.igons who have denied the right
I the council to contract by resolu-
Il, for the construction of municip-
waterworks. But as. the council
- so far refused to make any con-
.0ssiops it is doubtful if the meeting
v;ll result in any sort of agreement,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wells and little
laughter of Columbus, Ohio, arrived
Isst Saturday, making the trip in
tbeir automobile, via Washington
n C. They are stopping for the
nrosent with Mr.. and Mrs. A. R
Iotts who were before coming to
Elorida their close neighbors in Co
lumbus.
Mrs. Livingston, nee Annie Math.
l. Of Fort Lauderdale, arrived last
week and is making a short visit
here with relatives and friends.
Mrs. C. P. Hale had sufficiently
recovered from her recent illness as
n enable her to leave this week, &C,
campaigning Mr.. Hale on their de,
jayed trip to Denver, Colo, where
Mrs. Hale and the children expect tt
spend the coming year.
The musical service conducted by
Che ehoire of the Methodist church
last Sunday evening was greatly en-
loved by large congregation. The
choir expects to hold other musica
services at intervals during the sum
mer.
c, E, Gore motored to Palatka OF
Wednesday with party of friends.
There is sorrow in Crescent Cit!
over the passing of Miss Edit
Agnes Evans, whose death occurred
at the home of her brother and sis
ter Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Bills, on Sun
day night, the 18th instant, afte
some two months illness. Miss Ev
ans made a brave fight for life, bu
her trouble was too deep-seated t.
respond to treatment. The funera
occurred from the Episcopal church
Of which Miss Evans was commu
meant, at A o'clock on Monday aft
snoon, and the interment was il
Eden cemetery. The little churcI
was filled with Borrowing friends
and the beautiful casket was covere
with choice ferns and flowers. Rev
c. H. Jordan, the rector of tn
church, officiated. Miss Evans wa
born in London, England. Some :
years ago she came to this countr
to make her home with her sister
Mrs. Bills. The family moved t
Crescent City in 1911, since whic
time Miss Evans had greatly endear
ed herself to the people of the plac
through her cheerful and ever pres
ent charm of heart and mind. He
death, while not unexpected, wa
nevertheless shock to the commu
nifty, whose sympathy is extended
the bereaved family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Buckwalter, Of HaW
kinsville, Ca, arrived by motor ca
on Tuesday evening for visit wit
their cousins, DR.. and Mrs. Harrison
and Mesdames Lichty and Seeman,
Mr.. and Mrs F. L. Bills visite
Palatka on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Hubbard, wn
recently sold their home to Mr. l..
Preston, have been selling out the
furniture during the past wee
They expect to leave for New Lon
don, Conn.,, where they have SEE
shore cottage, by the end OF the flr'
week in July.
Mesdames j. II. Babers. HoIiey ar
Arthur Watts expect to leave IN
week for visit of some time WI
relatives and friends in South Care
lima. Mrs. Holley vii! visit h
daughter in Jacksonville a few day
before proceeding to South Carr
lima.
Some thirty to forty citizens nit
at the v. l. A. hall on Monday nigi
to consider the advisability Of orgaI
izing a Civic club. Rev. R. I. On
fee, who was chosen temporal
chairman, explained the nature
such an organization and its value
the wor kof building up a town. II
meeting decided in favor Of Pc
manent organization, and comm