The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-03-20
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City Happenings and
Personal Mention.

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Mr.. Geo. Wilkinson, the florist OF
Federal Point, was in town Monday
Luther Curtiss, Crescent City
young man, paid Palatka visit last
Saturday.
Mrs. H. E. Stewart, of Macon, Ca,
was visiting in this city several days
this week.
Congressman Davis and daughter
returned to Washington last Satur-
day evening.
Attorney S. j. Hilburn is in Ocala
on legal business. He will return
Friday morning.
Mrs. Whitman and daughter, Miss
Alice, of Nashua, We're visitors in
the city one day last week.
Mrs. Dr., Folsom, of Lonoak, Ark,
is in the city for the season and is
boarding with Mrs. S. E. Bond.
Mr.. Kirk NJ. White, one OF Cres-
cent City's prominent young men,
was visitor here last Saturday.
Mrs. M. w. Stewart, formerly of
this city but more recently of Jack
sonville, was among the visitors
here this week,
Miss Georgia Johnson, principal of
the Crescent City school, has been
spending the past week in the city
visiting friends.
Miss Nettie Roberts, who taught
the public school at Lake Margaret
the past term, has returned to her
home near this city.
The three-masted schooner Maud
NJ. Dudley is in port loading with
cargo of cypres lumber from Wilson's
mill, consigned to northern dealers.
Mrs. Ethel Kirby who has been
visiting at home of Postmaster d.
NJ. Kirby the past several weeks left
for her home in Syracuse, n. Y, last
Sunday.
DIR. G. G. Estes has returned from
a business and pleasure trip to Tam
pa and st. Petersburg. His visit was
cut short. by telegram urging his
presence at home.
Mr.. G. HI. Gautier, one of Crescent
City's prominent citizens, and we'll
known as one of the county's pioneer
citizens spent Monday in the city
shaking hands with friends.
The opening of Miss Kate l.. |
Lucas stock of spring millinery last
Friday and Saturday, was an attrac-
ton that drew and Interested large
portion OF Palatka's fair population.
James E. Lane of Florahome was
seen on the streets yesterday. Mr.
Lane is one of the popular farmers of
the county and when he comes to Pa
latka he generally holds cOntinu-
Gus reception.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Methodist church held very pleas
ant meeting on Tuesday afternoon of
this week at the home of Mrs. Jos.
Messmer, Water street. A good at
tendance is reported.
Mr.. John Q. Tucker and family of
Fort Gates were in the city on We'd
nesday en- route for Miami at which
place they will make their future
residence, and where Mr.. Tucker
will engage in the rock business.
The government light house tender
Wistaria has been in this port this
week. This boat has charge of the
light house work from the North
Carolina coast to Jupiter inlet, to-
gether with all inland waters be-
tween those points.
On Sunday evening last, three
members were received into the
Baptist church by baptism. Not
withstanding the heavy rainstorm
quite a number gathered to witness
the ceremony. There are still others
awaiting baptism.
Harry Wards organization of
burnt-cork artists held the boards at
the opera house last Thursday night !
A fair sized audience greeted the :
The show was good and !
everyone present expressed them =
selves pleased with the performance =
Mr.. Sidney T. Nelson, commission il
of Philadelphia, Pa, was v
IN the city this week. Mr.. Nelson is e
making tour of the state in the in n
crest of his business. While here p
lie spent a portion of his time with p
lis cousin, Mrs. N J. Tilghman. T.
Father John O'Brien was a loyal I
,rishman last Monday. He was the Il
Only man in the city to decorate his .
'hest with green in honor of st. a
Patrick, and there is no danger of y
hanging men and women" now for +
Ioing that sort of thing, either. =
Hon. Edwin Gilbert, head of the
'reat wire and iron concern known
S the Gilbert d Bennett Manufact-
ring Company of Georgetown,
)onn., was visitor in Palatka last
Mr. Gilbert has large 81
roperty interests at Crescent City, dt
nd usually spends his winters W
here. a
Surprise parties seem to be all the -
o nowadays. One of these pleasant II
took place at the home of u
Ir and Mrs. J. G. Robinson, on GEN.
al Lemon street, last Monday night
nd about 20 young people attended p
nd spent an enjoyable evening play N
lg games. Refreshments were serv- ~
i and greatly enjoyed. p
Master Charles Kupperbusch, the Sp
-year-old son of Charles Kupper- an
Isch, writesato Robert James that ed
lille fishing on the beach at Sea- m,
'eeZe the other day he hooked a So
lark measuring six feet and four an
ches, which he landed after strug- =
e. Some of our older local fish
man can now walk to the rear bench oh
Id find seat. On
Fred Brantley, the lS-year old son
Robert Brantley of Grandin, is in e..
e county Jail owing to his inability : 10
put up bond of $3.50 to keep the r. 2,
ace. The young man is said by - -