The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-02-06


The ANIMAL business meeting of the
First Baptist church was held at the
church house on Tuesday evening.
At the conclusion of the meeting all
repaired to the parsonage and indulg-
ed in a social time with the pastor
and wife. Coffee and cake was serv-
ed
The Misses Carrie Hodges and
Edith Frizzelle of Satsuma flights,
and May Hutchinson of Crescent
City came down from Satsuma on
Saturday to attend the Stetson Uni
versity Glee Club Concert. The
ladies We're accompanied by Mr.. Ed
gar Dewitt, of Satsuma Heights.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. J. Fearnside enter
tanned Mrs. w. l.. Parramore of
Madison last week. Mrs. Parramore
is second vice-president of the state
daughters of the confederacy and
her husband is a prominent mer-
chant of Madison, which place was
selected for the annual convention
in 1908,
Capt. J. d. Points jr., at recent
examination of officers for the Flori-
da state troops at Orlando, made an
average of IS per cent, on tactics.
The rating is much higher than the
average. His commission has been
issued as captain of company D..
LIST battalion, second regiment, to
which he had been elected by his
company.
Laben Price of Melrose, member of
the county school board was in town
Tuesday in attendance upon the
monthly meeting of the board. Mr..
L. X. Tucker Of Fruitland, also a
member of the board, was also here.
They are pleasant and intelligent
gentlemen, and well qualified to look
after the important interests COM
mitted to their charge.
Beginning next Sunday, February
9th, the hours of service at st. James
Methodist Episcopal church, South,
will be morning at IL O'Clock; even
ing at 1880. The mid-week service
will begin at 1880 Wednesday night.
A cordial invitation is extended all
without other engagements to attend
any and all of these services. A
hearty welcome is promised all who
may attend.
Mrs. Maggie Long, aged 81 years,
died Thursday Jan. Both of remittent
fever at the home of Mrs. G. w. Pat
ten on South Seventh street. The
funeral services were held from the
Methodist church at O'Clock Friday
afternoon, Rev. r. l.. Honiker offiici-
ating. Interment in Oak Hill GENE
terry. The funeral arrangements
were in charge of f. A. Gerber d
Sons.
Rev. VIM. Stones says: 1.-THE
First Baptist church has made ar
engagements with Rev. A. J. Reamy,
pastor of the White Springs, Fla,
Baptist church to commence series
of revival services in this church on
Monday evening February II, 1902.
Mr.. Reamy has a fine reputation for
evangelistic work and comes highly
recommended, and we have no
doubt he will hold successful meet
ings in Palatka. Everybody is in
vited to prepare themselves to at
tend and be benefited by them"
Mr.. J. Clifford Brown, for some
time past member of the Palatka
police force has rendered his resig-
nation to the council, and has ac-
cepted position with the Monkridge
Manufacturing Co. In the retire
ment of Mr.. Brown the city has lost
one of it's most valuable and fearless
officers whose place will be hard to
fill. In his enforcement of the city's
he has won an enviable
and our citizens generally
regret that he severed his connection
with the department.
The children's cakewalk, which
will be the feature of the regular
entertainment of the Wo-
mans Fortnightly Club, will take
place at the armory on Monday
evening February 10. This will be
the last social occasion in the city
of beneficiary nature before Lent
and a good attendance is expected
The management desires to raise
enough money to finish out an even
hundred dollars, $75 now being in the
treasury. Refreshments in album
dance will be served at moderate
price. Admission 10 cents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. G. Macpherson
and children and Chas. A. Rust, of
Saginaw, Mich, Mr.. and Mrs. d. w.
Rust, child and nurse, of Detroit,
md Mr.. Geo. N. Chandler of Cleve-
and, are at the Saratoga hotel The
gentlemen in the party are among
The directorate and stockholders of |
he Wilson Cypress Company of this