Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-04-13
CRESCENT CITY.
The Town Election.

l: The annual town election on Tues
day was of more than passing inter-
est owing to spirited contest for
each Of the offices except those of
mayor and town marshal Greatest
interest was centered in the contest
for councilman, between Messrs. j.
Al. Dissel and ]. F. Ganas. The fol-
lowing is the vote for each of the Of
fioes: For mayor, w. C. CARTRIDGE,
1856: X. Lorson, %. For councilmen,
j. A. Dissel, 100; A. B. HARRISON,
f08; John M. Reynolds, LOG; j. F.
Ganas, SO. Firs three named elect
ed. For clerk, o. M. Austin, 104; c.
E. Prevatt, 73. For collector, Mrs.
Lila M. Austin, los; Mrs. Addie Pre-
watt, 72. For treasurer, W. H. Full
er, 113; B. F. Pursell, 60. For as
SCISSOR, w. H. Fuller, 10S; B. F. Pur-
sell, 70. For marshal, r. d. Moore,
1853.
During the middle of the after
noon d ruling by the inspectors that
only those would be allowed to vote
who were checked on the roll as hav-
ing paid their poll tax prior to March
IL, created some stir. Particularly
was this true, as many who had al
ready voted had only paid their poll
tax on Saturday and Monday before
the election The most laughable fea-
,ture Of this ruling was seen in the
fact that it divided some families.
Mr.. Ganas, candidate for council
man, was not permitted to vote be-
cause his poll tax was not paid soon
enough, although his wife, whose
poll tax was paid the same day
and bore the date date, was allowed
to vote. In another instance, Mrs.
,Babers came to the polls and was not
allowed to vote. She was told that
The record didn't show her poll tax
had been paid. "But have paid it,"
said the lady. She returned home,
secured her receipt and showed it to
the inspectors. 1t was dated March
Id, but the inspectors still denied her
the right to vote, saying that the law
required that the poll tax be paid 80
days prior to the day Of the election.
The ludicrous part of the ruling to
outsiders consisted in the fact that
many others, several dozen in all,
were allowed to vote who had paid
their tax within a week Of the cleo
ition, many only the day before.
Mr.. f. A. Birmingham was COM
PEELED by business to return to his
home in New York last week. When
he returns next season Mr.. and Mrs.
Birmingham will go into their pref
ty new bungalow on Park street. Mr..
Birmingham has been with the firm
Of Brokaw Bros. on Broadway for
!52 years.
Mr.. Geo. C. Hillman left Wednes-
day for his home in Iowa. Mr.. Will
iiams will make his summer home at
Spirit Lake, that state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Porter Pierpont, of
Savannah, Ca, have been spending
the week heer, guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. B. F. Tillinghast. With them
is Mrs. Pierpont's mother, Mrs. c. A.
Pratt. 1t has been real pleasure to
the people of Crescent City to greet
these former Crescent City residents.
Mr.. H.. F. Hurlbut, who has been
spending the winter as usual at
Grove Hall, left for his home in
Connecticut this week.
Mrs. 90. P. Hale and her mother,
Mrs. Rich, motored to Pafatka for
the day on Tuesday.
Rev. r. T. CHATTER is supplying the
pulpit of the First Congregational
church at Dallas, Texas, this month
He writes that he experienced the
thrills of the hurricane which swept
! that city last week.
Captain and Mrs. D. Chaplin War.
rem left for their home at Pripet
J Me-, last Monday.
Most of the northern visitors have
gone and the hotels and boarding
houses are getting down to a summei
j basis.
Colonel r. S. Reinhardt is expect
/ ed to return from his annual bushes:
trip to Havana, Cuba, this week.
John Reynolds is engaged on ;
vegetable hauling contract down oil
:: the lower east coast and will be alb
sent from home for some two week
or more.
Marcus Fore has returned iron
south Florida, where he has bee
employed for the past two months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred L. Torrey hav
returned to their home in Attleborc
Mass, much to the regret of man
friends.
Don't forget the school meetin
next Monday night at V. /. A. hal
Crescent City people are at least a
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