The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-25

Mr.. and Mrs. I. M. Meyer are en-
PERTAINING Mr.. A. r. Baer of Allan
ia. Mr.. Baer was for 16 years con-
nected with the old firm of M. Loeb
& Co. the predecessors of l. M.
Meyer in the clothing business, and
is at home with our people. He,
with Mr.. J. T. Brown, also of Allan
ia, are here helping Mr.. Meyer to
take care of his Christmas trade.
G. Lopez Bailey & Co., have sent
to local policy holders in the Ger
mania Life Insurance Company a
very handsome calendar. The pic
ture is entitled November Day in
Old Virginia." and while print, has
all the the exquisite cOloring of a
water color. The great expense of
the calendar necessitated the issuing
of but limited number, and these
were exhausted by an effort to supply
each of the policy holders. 1t is
such work of art that all who have
them will likely hold to them.
f. H. McGill, state organizer of
the American Benevolent Associa-
ton of ST. Louis, has established a
preliminary organization in this city
with Edward Derby as grand treas
urer. Quite a number of our citi-
Zens have joined the order. A meet
ing for the election of local officers
of the lodge will be held on Wednes-
day evening, January 18th, at which
time the insurance feature of the
order will be discussed by Mr.
McGil. The public is cordially in
vited to attend this meeting.
Hi Henry's Minstrels are to appear
at Fry's opera house next Monday
evening, Dec. 18th. This company
is said to be the largest minstrel
troupe now travelling, requiring two
special vestibule cars to transport
them. There are 50 all white per
formers. The company is emo l,t
from Jacksonville to Tampa anC
makes Palatka simply to fill in
date. Seats may be secured at the
usual places, and special prices o
%, 50, rs cents and 81 will prevail
On Monday afternoon the compan!
will give street parade, headed b!
Mr.. Henry in his automobile.
The late William Hofford, who's
death at Windsor, Ontario, was re
ported in this paper some two o
three weeks ago, left an estate o
$4,000 of which $500 goes to tn
Canadian government as a success
ion duty. His will created some
thing of sensation in his hom
town because his whole estate wa
! left to collateral heirs and to Mr.. J
Bailey, who is not related to the fam
ily. William Hotford spent hi
winters for the past twenty years Il
Putnam county, his home being a
Pomona. He was also well know
in Palatka.
: The United States court at Jackson
vile was engaged yesterday in tn
arguments on demurrer in the tria
of S. J. Kennerly and DR.. A. M
Steen of this city who are charge
with defamation of character an
, malicious prosecution by William
Cato, who wants the modest sum @
$5O, 900 from each of the defendants
The case grows out of the Putnam
house fire of last winter, and the sub
seuuent examination of Cato on tn
charge of setting fire to the building
Congressman Davis, S. ]. Hilbur
and f. E. Haskell of this city ar
representing the defendants, an
Alexander st. Clairbrams appear
for the plaintiff.
T. b. Parish, aged Sc years, fol
merly resident of Starke, Fla, blu
for the past two or three years a
employee at Selden's factory in thi
city, was run over and killed by a
Atlantic Coast Line train near tn
old J. T. & X. w. shops some tim
last Thursday night. The body wa
; found early Friday morning, Gu
=, completely in two and scattered fo
, some distance along the track. TIL
: dead man is survived by one so
a., and two daughters all of whom re
| SIDE in this city. After an inqueS
e by Coroner Rowton, the remain
were taken in charge by F. A. Gel
Der & Sons and prepared for buria
b, interment taking place in the cem'
terry here at o'clock Friday afte