The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-04-17


Palatka Florida.
Mrs. Burtz has returned to this city
from Gainesville, after visit of sew
eral weeks with her son, Jesse E.
Burtz.
Chas. Kupperbusch, proprietor OF
the Ocean House, Goodal, Fla, is in
the city on combined pleasure and
business trip.
Eugene Wells left Tuesday noon
for High Springs, where he has ac-
cepted a position with the Plant Sys-
TEN of railways.
Mr.. White, representing the An
tietam Paper Company of Hager-
town, Md, was calling on the trade
in this city last Saturday.
Miss Gertrude Powell is at White
sulphur Springs with her little sister
who has been i'll and who hopes for a
rapid recovery at that place.
Mr.. w. II. Gage, state organizer
for the Improved Order of Red Men,
came over from Ocala last Friday
on visit to his family in this city.
Mrs. C. H. Lyon has been suffer-
ing from u mild attack of chills and
fever for several days past at her
home in the northern part of the
city.
Miss Corrie Cheatham, one of
Huntington's accomplished young
ladies, spent several days in Palat-
ka last week, the guest of Mrs. II. A.
Davis.
Miss Mary Mumford, of Sisco,
passed through the city Saturday en-
route to her home, after several
weeks pleasantly spent visiting
friends in st. Augustine.
Percy Elder has resigned his posi-
ton with Alderman & Stewart to
take effect May LIST, when he goes to
Jacksonville to accept ii position with
the Christie-Groover Drug Company.
Mrs. Elwood and daughter. Miss
Jean, have returned to their home
in DeKalb, Ill They were accom-
panied by Miss Estan Rosenberg
who goes as their guest for pro-
longed visit.
Mrs. Leggett has gone to Hastings
on Il short visit to her father, Maj
Geo. +. Fowler, after which she will
90 to Jacksonville, to accept a posi-
ton as stenographer with a promi-
nent business house of that city.
Mai. w. l.. Glessner, the energetic
commissioner of the q. S. d F. Ry.,
has Just issued "A neatly illustrated
pamphlet on the general subject of
stock raising in Georgia and Florida.
The booklet will do good in dissent
mating knowledge of this section.
F. A. Gerber & Sons have set an eX-
ample of back door cleanliness which
could be enulated with profit by
many merchants. Instead of the
proverbial ash heap, tin can collec'
ton and pile of broken boxes, they
have the alley in rear of their store
neatly raked and ornamented with
rose bushes, and it looks sTmuch bet
ter to say nothing of the odOr.
Rev. and Mrs. Douglas Matthews
go to San Mateo today and will be
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. f. w.
Clark until Friday. Tonight Mr..
Mathews will hold service in St.
Mathews Episcopal church at that
place. This church has been closed
for the past three years, but it is
quite likely that arrangements will
be made for holding regular services
in future. Bishop Weed will visit
the mission on the first Sunday in
May.
The annual business meeting of
! the Palatka board of fire commits
sioners was held at central fire sta
ton, Ried street, on Monday night,
April 18th, G, ii. Wigg, chairman; R.
e. Bulky, secretary. The election of
officers for the department for the
ensuing year took place aud the fol-
lowing were unanimously reelected:
G. H. Wigg, chief; p. NJ. Hagan, LIST
assistant chief; H. r. Gordon, I'd as
sistant chief; r. f. Bulky, secretary;
and T. T. Hay, janitor.
Johnnie Ortagus, a cigarmaker
for some time past in the employ of
the FL Perfecto Cigar Factory and
member of the local cigarmaker's
union, died at his home in this city
last Thursday, of cancer of the stom-
ach, after an illness of some time.
Deceased was AZ years of age and
leaves wife and one small adopted
child. The funeral services were
held from the Catholic church Fri
day afternoon, Father John O'Brien
officiating. Interment in the Cath
Ollie cemetery, r. S. Mooney conduct
ing the funeral,