The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-18
The Palatka News
and Advertiser
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City happenings and !
Personal Mention. .

Capt. VIM. Husson, of Washing
ton, D. G., is in the city for short
stay.
A. f. Wilson has returned from a
two weeks business trip to New
York.
Geo. J. Zehnbauer of st. Augustine
was greeting friends in the city yes
terday.
Miss Leone Ennis spent few days
in Cordele, Ga, last week and apart
of this.
David Partin has returned from
Jacksonville and is again at the
Racket Store.
F. A. Gerber 4 Sons are showing II
decided novelty in a set Of grass fur
niture. 1t is pretty.
Frederick Vassie of High Springs,
passed through the city Sunday en-
route to st. Augustine.
The children of the Episcopal Sun
day school will indulge in a Christ
mas tree Christmas night.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Slaughter, of
Welaka, We're in the city Monday
and Tuesday visiting friends.
The Ladies Aid Society of st.
James NJ. f. church, met Tuesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Bree-
land.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Weller of st.
Petersburg have been in the city
this week guests of Mrs. B. j.
GrOOms.
w. Edward Wattles Of the staff of
the st. Augustine Record was call
ing upon his Palatka friends last
Thursday.
Miss Minnie Bulky is expected
home Tuesday from Rollins College
Winter Park, and will spend her va
cation at home.
John Bond the Racket store mar
exhibits some hustling qualities
this week which should result in {
big Christmas trade.
F. S. Hodges, formerly of this
county but now prominent either
of Jacksonville, was visitor t.
Palatka one day last week.
High mass will be celebrated a
St. Monicas Catholic church at 1898
Christmas morning. There will ais,
be the early mass at IL. m.
Miss Mollie Coburn and her neict
Miss Elenor Games, Of Interlachen
spent Friday night IN the city, thu
guests of Miss Anna Gerber.
Rev. Douglas Matthews will hole
service and there will be a celebra
ton of holy communion at st. Marks
church at 1920 Christmas morning
Capt. H. Y. Snow was the guest o
Mr.. I. L. Elwood on the launch Doc.
zie for three days fishing trip "
the st. Johns river early in tn,
week.
All the Sunday schools are being
well attended this month, in fac
religion seems to be epidemic among
the children ard nothing short of !
Christmas tree can cure.
Mrs. Ellen Sullivan was called t
Jacksonville, Ind, on account 0
the sudden illness of relative il
that city, and terminated her visit t.
Mrs. Bulky on Sunday morning.
Miss Ila Bond is expected HON,
the latter part of the week from
Wesleyan College, Macon, Ga, anC
will spend the holiday vacation her,
with her mother, Mrs. S. f. Bond.
Leon Barnes of Westville, N. Y.
another son of the late Rober
Barnes, arrived in the city yesterday
for a week or 10 days visit with hi
mother. Mr.. Leon Barnes is an en-
gineer on the Erie Railroad.
John Thompson, the commedian
with his musical comedy and vaude
vile entertainment Around til,
World in 80 Minutes will appear a
Fry's Opera house Thursday and Fri
day nights, January LIST and I'd.
Capt. Chas. Leveatte, an employt
at Boyd's wood yard on River street
had his right arm caught between I
belt and pulley and terribly mangl.
ed last Saturday noon. The arm haC
to be amputated just above the ell
bow.
Congressman Davis is at present
in Gainesville where he will defend
John ID. Esterlin, who is charged
with the murder of Tom Clark, al
Newberry, Alachua county. He
will most likely spend Sunday Mex
in Palalka.
S. w. Rowley the San MateO man
whose cigar factory turns ont cigar.
which capture everything in sight il
the way of premiums at state fairs
was in town yesterday. He has the
tobacco and cigar industry down t.
the fine point.
1t is reported that hogs have been
seen roaming about the residence
district in the hammock during the
past week. The spatters of tobacco
jnice on the Lemon street sidewalks
would seem to indicate that they
have been in other parts of the city
as we'll.