The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-01-30
City Happenings aud
Personal Mention.

Miss Lizzie Fry is visiting friends
in st. Augustine.
DR.. Geo. E. Welch is confined to
the house by a severe cold.
'Rah! for the Palatka fire depart
ment. They are the real stutt.
Chas. NJ. Hilliard left on business
trip to Atlanta Tuesday evening.
Miss Leela Fender, of VaIdosta,
Ga, is visiting the Misses Powell.
Chas. Kupperbusch is in town this
week looking after business matters.
w. Park, of McMeekin, was a
business visitor in the city on We'd
nesday.
Mrs. w. G. Hargrove entertained
the Afternoon Whist Club at her
home on the Heights last Monday.
Miss Anna Baker entertained a
large party of young people on Tues
day evening at Progressive Hearts"
Mrs. c. f. Mcintyre and Miss Rita
Gorton, of Savannah, are spending
the winter with Mrs. T. b. Anderson.
Joseph Sims and L. R. Turner Of
Orange Springs were shaking hands
with friends in the city last Tuesday.
Edward S. North of this city has
been commissioned notary public
for the state at large by Gov. Jen-
nings.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Etheridge, of
Jackson, Ga, are spending the WIN
ter in the city; guests at the Airing
ton hotel.
Mr.. A. L. Chatfield, formerly Of
Satsuma Heights, but now living at
Eldridge, New York. was visitor in
the city last Monday.
Dan Fowler, of Washington, D. c.,
passed through the city the other
day on visit to his mother, Mrs.
Mitchell, of Huntington.
Frank c. Blanchard and Jas. f.
Lane, of Putnam Hall, are out in
the fields of the western part of the
county this week cunning for BIRDS
&c. Cochrane is indulging in the
Measure of a trip down the east
coast as far as Miami, and he is
credited with mixing a little busi-
ness with the trip.
DIR. Guy G. Estes, Clarence Meyer
and Percy Elder attended the dane
ing party at Crescent City on Thurs
day evening of last week, and report
very pleasant time.
Mrs, A, It. TRAY and children eX-
pect to leave for Havana, Cuba, next
Wednesday, the 29th inst, where
thew will join Mr.. TRAY, and in
which city they expect to make their
home.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Methodist Episcopal church has
made a donation to Mrs. E. g. Kelly,
whose husband lost his business in
the Lemon street fire about 10 days
ago.
Hon. Bob Davis is like good wine,
the older he grows the better he be-
comes. His speech in the House OF
REPRESENTATIVE on the Nicaragua
canal bill was forceful, logical and
eloquent.-Jasper News.
Fire at Francis last Thursday night
DESTROYED the home of DR.. 5. q. Mil
Ter. The house was quite valuable
one, costing over $1,000. About one
third of the household goods were
saved. The fire was caused by a de-
fective flue. The insurance amount
ed to $500 and was on house and
| furniture.
The Hart line of 0cklawaha boats
had an auspicious opening for the
season on Monday, when the steam
err Okeehumkee made its initial trip,
carrying 80 passengers. This is said
to be the largest passenger list on a
first trip for several years. The
steamer will leave regularly on Mon
DAYS, Wednesdays and Fridays, re-
turning the following day.
w. H. Mann of Meanwhile was in
the city greeting friends on Wednes-
day. Mr.. Mann isn't quite the man
physically that he once was, but he
can feel a Just pride in the fact that
he has a son who is. The son is a
member of congress from Illinois,
and last week he made the hall OF
national legislation ring with clear
cut speech or the isthmian canal,