The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-03-27

The next meeting of the "PalatGa
Womans Park Association" will be
held at the home of Mrs. Boyd to-
morrow friday afternoon at four
O'Clock.
Wild orange trees along many OF
the side streets in the city are bloom
ing profusely, but they won't last
long-the kids have them spotted"
already.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. COuver are re-
joicing over the arrival of a bran new
baby girl at their home ON Lemon
street. The stOrk visited them last
Sunday morning.
There will be both morning and
evening service at the Baptist
church next Sunday. In the even
ing there will be several received in
to the church by baptism.
When you are showing strangers
about Pdlatka, don't fail to take
hem around the corner of Third
street and let them take a peep over
the fence at Mrs. Boyd's rose garden.
Rev. J. Stephen Crowley, for four
years a missionary in the Congo Free
State, Africa, delivered an interest
ing lecture at the Presbyterian
church last night on his work in that
far off country.
Master Johnnie Kane, the former
messenger boy in this city for the
Western Telegraph Company, who
has been on an extended visit to rel
atives in New York and Brooklyn,
returned home last Saturday.
The shed in front of the Dalton
block, on Lemon street, was torn
down last week and a new piazza is
being erected in its place, which,
when finished will add greatly to the
appearance of the building.
Acey Sawyer, former Palatka
COY now an employee of the Merrill
Stephens engineering establishment
in Jacksonville, came up on the
''Doozie" Saturday afternoon for a
short visit with his parents. He re-
turned to Jacksonville on Wednes-
day.
Next Sunday night w. H. Park,
NJ. D., for many years in charge of
the medical work of the Methodist
Episcopal church, South, in China,
will deliver an address on this topic
at st. James NJ. E. church, South, in
this city. All are invited to be
present on this occasion.
In last weeks announcement of
Leo Jacobson, the dry goods man,
the News made the mistake of pla-
cling the selling price of Manila
cord Fancy Lawns" at IL cents. 1t
was a serious mistake, so serious that
it failed to emphasize the bargain.
Mr.. Jacobson does not ask but cents
a yard for these goods.
The Wilson Cypress company have
Just completed a cOmmodious build
ing on the mill grounds for use as a
machine shop. The building is to be
equipped with all the necessary
lathes and machines needed for a
first class shop. The company will
then attend to the repairing of its
own machinery.
Chief of Police Hagan has tender
ed his resignation as secretary of the
Palatka base ball club. Mr.. Hagan
states that he was moved to take
this step for the sole reason that the
duties of the position would occupy
too much of his time; that to attend
to the work well would interfere
with his official duties, which could
not be neglected for sport.
4 daring piece of sneak thievery
was committed in this city early
Monday morning, when some one
entered the bakery of B. J. Grooms,
on central Lemon street, and clear
ed out about $40 worth of goods. An
entrance was effected by breaking
a pane of glass in one of the large
front show windows. Mr.. Grooms
suspects no one; and no arrests have
been made.
DIR. S. 6. Miller and family who
lost their home at Francis by fire
during the winter, since which time
they have been to south Florida with
n view of settling there, have re-
turned to the county and will rebuild
| their home at Francis. The doctor
says that he saw no place in his
southern trip which offered better
opportunities than could be found in
| Putnam county.
Edward Ransom and A. ]. Dent,
well-known colored men of this city
were up before Judge Coke on Mou-
day charged with selling liquor with
out license. They had been ar
rested on Sunday in the act of trans
ferring the goods from their pocket
for consideration. Sheriff Howell
and Deputy Kennerly made the ar
rest. The accused waived examina-
ton and were bound over to the cir
cult court for trial in the sum of $50
each, which they gave.
Hon. Geo. p. Fowler was in the
city Tuesday and Wednesday of this
week shaking hands with old friends.
Mr.. Fowler is now one of the most
enthusiastic citizens of Hastings.
With sweet potatoes selling at 70
cents per bushel t. o. b., land selling
at $50 per acre, and farmers realizing
an average of 5000 an acre profit on
Irish potatoes, he thinks one need
look no further than Hastings i'll
search of the land of ''corn and
wine"
Capt. j. e. Lucas will retire from
the management of the Arlington
Hotel next Tuesday, ON which day
Mrs. talk will again resume charge.
Capt. Lucas states that his reason
for retiring is tthat the house is not
large enough to enable me to keep a
really first-class hotel, and / would
rather be a plugger for Ocklawaha
travel than dwell within the courts !
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