The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-04-10

| d. II. AulHhcK cottage on Mail
street, and it is stated that he will
move into the house in few days.
Mrs. DR.. Sanderson and Mrs. DIR
zoll have been spending portion o
the week in viewing the sights o
st. Augustine. They are expected
home today.
Rev. DR.. Reeves was absent por.
tion of last week in attendance upor
the spring session of the East Flori
da Presbytery, at Green Cove
Springs, and before which body he
delivered a sermon.
Mr.. and Mrs, V. J. Newman arc
selling off their household furniture
They do not expect to return north
until the middle of May, and in the
event of their return next winter will
rent furnished house.
Mrs. w. Il. Netf, of Connellsville,
Pa, and Miss White of Pittsburg,
who have been spending the past
two weeks at Grove Hall, left on the
steamer Crescent for Palatka on
Monday. Alters trip from that point
up the famous Ocklawaha river, they
will continue their journey home.
Mr.. Fred Hubbard returned to his
ranch in the mountain district of
East Tennessee last Monday. Mr..
Hubbard has some 1900 acres of
land there and expects to engage
largely in raising cattle and Angora
goats; the latter animal it is said
to have proven very profitable.
The launch Spray carried quite a
party of eXcursionists to Palatka
last Friday. A similar trip will be
made tomorrow. On Saturday the
Junior base ball club has charted the
boat to carry the club and its friends,
who desire to see the first really
great game of the season on the
Palatka grounds.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. f. Neal have been
entertaining Rev. and Mrs. G. III.
Summers. Rev. Mr.. Summers is
pastor of the Fruitland and Volusia
circuit of the M. E. church, south,
and this Is his first year on this
work. He preached at the Groves
dale church last Saturday evening
and Sunday morning.
Mrs. j. L. Overstreet, with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. s. Brown, left
for their home in Galesburg, ILL.,. last
Monday, much to the regret of a
large circle of friends. Mrs. Over
street stated that she expected to
come here again next winter, and
thought possibly she might then re-
main through the whole year.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Preston enter
tanned large number of their
friends ut dancing party in V. /. A.
hall on Thursday night of last week.
1t is said to have been q most en-
ioyable affair and a fitting wind up
to more than ordinarily brilliant
social season. The music was furn-
ished by Mr.. Willie Carrier. Coffee
and light refreshments We're served.
Friends of DR.. G. +. Sprague in all
parts of the county are urging him to
make the race for the legislature. 1t
is conceded that he would be the
strongest man on the peninsula, and
there seems to be a generally eX-
pressed wish all over the county to
have this part of the county repre-
sented in the next house. The doc
tor is taking the matter under adj
visement.
Mrs. F. S. Crotty invited a large
of guests to her home Tues
day evening of last week to meet
her son. Mr.. George Crotty, on the
occasion of his birthday. The even
ing was spent at cards and in pleas
ant social intercourse, and those so
fortunate to be present say it was
Dne of the most delightful at home
functions of the season. The refresh
nents were delicious.
Mr.. Henry Hutchinson has at last
had the opportunity to make his
family and home town visit of re-
spectacle duration. Since his career
Of q year and half of commercial
he has never been able to
get home for longer period than
= part of a day, but last week he was
taken i'll and had to come home to
recuperate, staying from Friday till |
5he following Tuesday. AS he has
quite recovered it is presumed that |
here is one man who feels thankful |
10 Providence and an endlesss chain |
hotels for sending his sick
1es.
Selling whiskey after the manner
IF the "blind tiger isn't going to be
/ profitable business in this commu-
lity, not if Mayor Sprague can pre-
Eent. Catching up with the tiger is
usually difficult matter, but its this
Tery difficulty which makes the APP
Dlication of the law to known cul-
prits so necessarily stringent. One
negro tiger has beed subdued this
week, and from the lesson admInis-
,ered by the mayor it is thought he
will stay subdued for time.