The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-07-03

MIS- - L iN'NaS ANAN
noon for Tampa, at which place she
will remain for month on visit to |
her daughter, Mrs. Henry Cowart.
The three-masted schooner Chas.
H. Sprague has been in port the past
week loading with lumber from the
Wilson Cypress Co.
John Duane, q former citizen OF
this place, has returned to the city
from High Springs, and will re-en-
gage in the meat business, occupying
the market Oh Lemon street next
east of Neck's studio.
The politicians were all at Hollis
ter Yesterday when they had an OPP
portunitv to tell the people just what
thew would do to them in case of
election. The attendance was quite
good considering the eNtream heat.
Mrs. Howell A. Davis and little
son. Newell, came over from Day
tona last Tuesday and will remain
until Friday. On their return to the
beach they will be accompanied by
Miss Hattie Bulky, who will spend
TWO weeks as Mrs. Davis guest.
/ James w. Smith the well known
special agent of the Gemania Life
( Insurance Company left on Wednes-
day morning for Virginia. Mr.. Smith
SAYS he is going to try and forget all
about work for the next month, and
devote himself to rest.
The city council at the close Of
routine business Tuesday night
organized into an equalization board,
for the equalization of taxes. The
work was not finished, hut an adj
iournment was taken until next Mon
day evening to complete the job.
The July meeting Of the board OF
county commissioners was held at the
court house on Tuesday, nothing be-
vond the regular routine business
being transacted. There was a full
board present, and the new chair
man. +. j. Fearnside presided with
dignity and dispatch.
There will be basket picnic at
San Mateo on the Fourth and the
launch Mist" will make trips from
] the foot of Lemon street at and 6:3O
D. m. There will be a ball game be-
tween the San Mateo nine and the
club from Moccasin Branch; also
: horse racing and dancing.
Postmaster j. ID. Hugan Of East
, PaIatka, shot IA vicious bovine at that
, place Tuesday. The COW belonged
to Mathew Solona, jr., of San Mateo.
; The COW was ugly and chased the
children, and Just before being shot
had attacked the little child of Mr.
Hagan, who was only rescued from
being gored by the Intervention of a
gentleman who saw the child's peril
Chas. Wilson, of Green Cove
! Springs, deputy sheriff of Clay coun.
ty, arrested a negro by the name OF
Harris, last week on an excursion
=, train between Palatka and DeLeOr
: Springs, for carrying concealed
weapons. The arrest being made il
}, this county the prisoner was brought
0 here for trial before Judge M. |
: Coke, who imposed fine Of 800 ant
costs.
4 The Guards gave their dance a
$ the Armory last Friday night, bu
;, the attendance was not very large
owing the extremely warm weather
1 Those present, however, passed
t very pleasant evening. Small crowds
o and hot weather "cut no ice" witt
the soldier boys, tho and when !
dance is advertised under their man
Y agement, dance they will evea j
p there are none present but the com
mittce and the music.
A shot gun contest will take plac'
at Peuiel on July 4th, and much ful
l is promised all who par lcip"t.. ~,
- proceeds of the shoot will go for tn,
q hicVcle path now being constructed
4 News reporter was told yesterda!
that over two miles of the path hat
= been completed. The route is from
, Silver Lake toward Palatka, and tn
; portion from the Pencil store as fa
- the Eville dairy is finished and il
excellent condition.
A The Palatka base ball club went t.
+ Gainesville last Friday accompanies
+ nv about score of enthusiastic loca
: "rooters." The club went to play
game with the Coax Halls" of tina
: rity, but after arrival and a prope
, sizing up of the GAINESVILLE team
concluded not to play, but just to g
+ through some motions and let tn
Others fellows do the playing, 1t wa
=. an unfortunate thing for the ''rOOters
Tor they found themselves out of
5 lob. The score-weli-er-lemmt
= see. 1t was something like % to il
favor of the GAINESVILLE sprinters.
Il The past week has probably beef
J., the hottest spell of continuous no
ID weather ever experienced in the no
= season in this hot town in recent no
Y wears. A New York OvercOat drum
lner was in the city early in tn
week trying to sell goods to our mer
: chants, but he left suddenly and ha
t gone to Miami with line of mos
;. quito netting. Since his departur
! there has been a disposition on tn
i part of certain citizens to place tn
responsibility for the present higl
= altitude of mercury on DR.. H. r
Estes, but the doctors brand of hot
: >>,-4ss is only political and not alarm
| ingly infections.
Mr.. w. NJ. Young, who was maste