The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-04
The Palatka News
and Advertiser
City Happenings and
Personal Mention.

Miss Ida Leib spent last week with
friends in Jacksonville.
Y. II. Heating was over from Sea-
breeze several days this week.
Edward Carey, engineer at the wa
ter works, is quite i'll with fever.
James H. Fry was in town Satur-
day from his place across the river
Miss Laura Rogero returned Sat
urday from II weeks visit in Jack
Gonville.
Miss Godfrey of Satsuma Heights,
spent one day in this city last week
with friends.
w. S. Middleton of Pomona was
among the business visitors in the
city Tuesday.
Remember the w. F. c. auxiliary
entertainment at the Armory Friday
night, Dec. II.
Miss Anna Livingston returned
Sunday from weeks visit With
friends in Jacksonville.
w. G. Tilghman says he IS as hap
ply as any man in Palatka. he has
another fine boy at his home.
Don't fail to consult the columns
of this paper when you get to think
ing about Christmas presents.
Misses Cora and Fay Mooney, after
a short visit to friends in Jackson
vile, returned home Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Gerber and
daughter, Miss Anna, were visitors i'll
Jacksonville part of last week.
Mrs. Cameron we'll known and
highly esteemed lady residing at
Sisco. died on Monday of this week.
Mrs. Robinson and Misses Mable
and Maud Neck returned Sunday af-
ternOon from several days visit III
st, Petersburg.
John P. Wall and S. f. TimmOns
of Putnam Hall Were among the
prominent citizens of the county to
spend Tuesday in Palatka.
Cadet Car";ta CanOva of the East
Florida Seminary, Gainesville, spent
Saturday in the city with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. L. c. Canova.
&c. Brown, after IA two weeks
STAY here under the doctors care for
an injured arm, returned to his work
in Waycross, Ga, on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick p. Adkins
who had been visiting relatives here
on their wedding tour, returned to
their home at Salisbury, Nd, last
Monday morning.
Martin Griffin has returned from a
rFn,r Of Hot SDpiDrS \ rly
whittier he went for the benefit OF
his health. Mr.. Griffin says he has
been greatly benefited by the treat
ment.
Miss Sarah Bard passed through
the city on Saturday en- route from
her home at NOrwalk to Federal
Point, after spending Thanksgiving
day with her parents, Col. and Mrs.
r. H. Bard.
Mrs. Loretta Bond was in Jackson
vile yesterday in attendance upon
the Wllson-Powell wedding which
was soleminized at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jno.
9. Powell.
Superintendent Points Of the water
works has had the grounds about the
pumping station thoroughly cleaned,
and the stand pipe scraped and
painted. Such work will ensure
clean water.
r. F. Rigdon, the truck gardener
of Pencil, brought into town last Sat
urday some of the finest ripe straw
berries we have ever seen. He stop
ped at the News office and offered
the berries for inspection.
City Tax Collector Blackwell says:
1t might be well to notify people
that city taxes are to be paid on or
before January lst. If not so paid ii
penalty of l per cent month at
taches, dating from Sept. LIST.
Albert Stephens, son of Hon. L.
G. Stephens, spent few days OF last
week in this city with home folks.
Albert is now in the employ of the
construction department. of the
Western Union Telegraph Co.
The lecture of Rev. Frank Dixon
at the opera house last Friday night
was masterpiece of argument,
anecdote, wit and wisdom combined
in periods of eloquent English but
only Is people heard him.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL. Rogers left Sun
day afternoon for Los Angeles, Cal,
at which place they will make their
future home. Mr. Rogers is bridge
contractor and it is presumed he will
engage in like business in the far
west.
The oyster supper given Thanks
giving night at Pencil to raise funds
for the shell road was pronounced
success. There were about 100 young
people present, among them many
from town. OF course, everybody
had royal time.
A little cottage on Water street at
the rear of the Saratoga hotel was
discovered to be on fire last Saturday
morning at II o'clock. The alarm
brought out the department in quick
order and the blaze was eXtinguished
before much damage resulted.
The tramp steamship Geo. Fare
well steamed into port last week and
discharged a cargo of coal consigned
to the Palatka Gas Light d Fuel Co.
The vessel is now loading with lum-
Der from the Wilson Cypress Cos.
mills for the northern market.
Palatka may sometimes be Justly
charged with being slow town, but
its not going to be a slow town dur
ing the next three weeks. The
whole county is coming here for It's
Christmas shopping. Trade is going
to be active. The live merchant is
going to get the benefit.
H. Jernigan and Miss Bertha Bar
ringtOn of McMeekin were married
at the residence of Rev. Mr.. King
near Ochwilla church, this county, |
last week. The bride is daughter
of Austin Darlington. The young