The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-16

A. J. Warn of Fruitland was in the
city Monday and Tuesday and with
him were his son j. P. Warn, and n
daughter.
Mr.. Gibbons, the jovial travelling
representative of large broom con
Germ of Davenport, Ia, was in town
yesterday on his semi-annual visit to
Palatka merchants.
q. X. Landers of Rocky Point,
Fla, near Gainesville, one of Alach-
ua county's prominent and intiuen-
tial farmers is III the city this week
attending to business matters con-
corning Putnam county lands.
| Mr.. and Mrs. p. J. Larive are in
| Florida for the winter from New
Haven, Conn. Mr.. Larive has been
in poor health for some time past and
it is hoped that his visit this winter
will result in complete restoration.
Wallace Harp, a Crescent City
young man, was here Saturday on a
visit to his sister, Mrs. r. F. Adams.
Mr.. Harp was for some time connect
ed with the Palatka telephone eX-
change but is now station agent for
the East Coast Ry., at Hastings.
The Guards had very good turn
out at the meeting at the Armory on
Tuesday night, and the regular drill
exercise was gone through with,
after which the company repaired to
Smiths ice cream parlors and enjoy
ed light refreshments.
As usual the approach of fall has
brought out crop of prophets who
are predicting all sorts of weather for
the winter. The chances are that
they won't know for certain what we
are TO have any sooner than the rest
of us and We won know until after
we have it.
The Clyde Line steamer City of
Jacksonville made its initial trip for
the season last Sunday night, arriv-
ing here shortly after o'clock. The
boat had a large passenger and
freight list. There We're about two
hundred people on the wharf to see
the landing.
Charley Anderson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. 7. B. Anderson of this city, is
the winner of the Jacksonville Me-
tropolis prize for being the first to
send in the correct number of lines
used to make cartoon drawing of
the face of Superintendent Glenn of
the Jacksonville schools.
West End Hose Company is to
have a meeting at the reel house on
Kirkland street tonight Thursday
at o'clock. The boys contemplate
organizing a racing team, in which
much interest will be conferred.
However, the purpose of 1.-THE meeting
is to decide on a banquet for the COM
pany.
John P. Wall, S. E. Timmons and
w. J. Green prominent Baptist lay
man of Putnam Hall and Grandin
were in Palatka Tuesday en- route
to Spring Garden. Nolusia county as
delegates to the district Baptist as
ISOLATION. They all had the pros
perity look in their eyes, dress and
manners.
F. H. Hafer has sold 100 acres of
land on the G. 5. & F. Ry. eleven
miles out from Palatka, to p. G.
Shippee of TORY, Pa. Mr.. Shippee
spent several days here last week
and stated that it is purpose to settle
in the county next year, when he
will put up buildings and improve
the place.
Mac Bard of Norwalk was in the
city Monday. Mr.. Bard, who Is a
son of Col. R. H. Bard, is one of the
big men of the county and good ma
tured because of his bulk. He wears
a number : q hat and there is no
abnormal swelling to his head,
either. His visits TO Palatka always
afford pleasure to host of friends.
There was not a large audience at
Fry's opera house last Monday night
to witness the performance of THE
Other Fellow" The members of the
company did nothing by way of en-
tertainment which would entitle
them TO rank above mediocre in
Even the girls were
built on barrel model, with voices
like an old horse in pain.
The public school at Bardin is re-
ported to be in a tiourishing condit-
ion with an enrolment of nearly 10
pupils. This condition is attributed
to the efforts of its efficient
and popular principal, Prof. C. 4.
Price, who has plainly demonstrated
his ability as an instructor. The peo-
pie of the Bardin neighborhood are
to be congratulated upon recalling
Mr. Price.
Rev. Thos. p. Hay and Col. H. NJ.
de Montmollin will leave the city on
Friday to attend the meeting of the
of Suwannee at Mikes
vile, Fla. AS the Presbytery will
not adjourn before Monday night or
Tuesday morning, there will be no
and evening services in the
praSbvtarian churcb hare uaNt SIM