The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-02-27

Misses Gertrude and Mable Powell
went to Jacksonville Tuesday to
witness the presentation of the opera,
Faust
Deputy Sheriff Kennerly was called
to Hawthorn Tuesday afternoon by
telegram announcing the illness of
his mother.
Mrs. Mumford and daughter, Miss
Mary, of Sisco, spent Saturday even
ing in this city, the guests of Mrs.
j. G. Robinson.
Misses May Hutchinson of Ores
cent City, and Carrie Hodges of Sat
suma, were pleasant visitors to the
city last Saturday.
Capt. Byam, of Boston, and Mr..
Morris Tompkins, of Germantown,
n. Y, went to Daytona last Monday
on short pleasure trip.
Mr.. ]. R. Mellon and family of
Pittsburg, Pa, arrived on Monday
and are occupying their winter home
at the corner of Kirkland and EN-
NETT streets.
The Knockers Athletic club has
received the bill of lading for $l75
worth new equipment for the gym
nasium. The goods are expected the
latter part of the present week.
Mr.. Berrati has just finished set
ting out 75-acre peach orchard at
FlOrahome. MIR. f. II. Hafer, of this
city, has also gone into the grove
business and is planting 100 acres of
pecans near the same village.
There is on exhibition in one of J.
l.. Burts windows a curiosity, to
northern visitors, in the shape of an
immense rattlesnake. The reptile
was captured at Miami, Fla, and
measures 8 feet in length, and has 8
rattles and button.
Col. d. M. Coffman, after a very
pleasant visit of several weeks in
this city to his family, left Friday
afternoon for his home in lockwood,
Tenn. While here Mr.. Coffman
made many friends who trust to have
him visit our city again next sea-
son.
Mr.. I. L. Elwood and party OF
friends returned on the yacht Doc
zie Tuesday from an extended fish
ing expedition to the headwaters OF
the st. Johns river, even above lake
Winder. The party had excellent
fishing but encountered cool weather
during most of the trip.
Mr.. George Crum, who was recent
ly appointed yard master in the
yards of the Plant System at this
place to succeed Mr.. Geo. w. Bas-
sett, will shortly move his family
to this city from Gainesville. Mr.
Bassett has been transferred to the
head of the local freight offices OF
the company.
During the heavy rain storm late
Monday afteroOn a portion of the tin
roof of the Palatka High School
building was damaged considerably
by the wind, being broken from its
fastening and rolled up in heap
The rain leaked in and loosened the
plastering causing it to fall in many
places. The damage was repaired
Tuesday by force of workmen.
The machinery for the Palatka
Cooperage company's new stave
mill at Hastings has arrived and will
be put in operation in a few days
The potatoe growers in that neighbor-
hood use a great many barrels and
the company will now be able tC
supply the demand. The Hastings
factory is branch of the company'S
| works at Palatka.
At the conclusion of the regular
service at the First Baptist church
last Sunday night, pastor Stones an,
nounced that there would be a
wedding ceremony, and that those
in the congregation who desired
might remain. 1t is needless to say
that all remained. Then there en-.
tered Mr.. Geo. NJ. Dykes, of st. Au-
gustine, and Miss Nina B. Craig, OF
this city, who stepped forward to the
altar rail and were Joined in wed.
lock.
The special services at the First
Baptist church have been quite
well attended during the past week
and the interest seems to be growing
Rev. A. j. Reamy has been obliged
to retire in order to fill his appoint
ment at Madison, but his place has
been taken by Rev. Mr.. Bettes OF
Jacksonville who will preach each
evening this week. BY Sunday it
will be determined whether or not
the meetings are to be continued
through the coming week.
Saturday night at IL o'clock raid
was made on a gambling den on
Hapgood street near the baseball
park by Chief Hagan and officers
Sanford and Tippens. The result
was that IL dusky "rollers of the
bones" were very neatly captured.
The house was run by Arthur Lum-
berger, a notorious character, who
has been up several times before for
offenses of like nature. The offend
ers put up a cash bond of So each for
their appearance in the municipal
court on Monday morning, and fail
ing to do so the bonds were forfeited