The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-02-13

the yacht Doozie last Monday.
Judge c. 1. Rowton, Tom Holden
and H. Merwin, all big Indians and
Okeehumpkee tribe OF
Red Men in this city left for Dayto-
ma last Monday whittier they Went
to attend the Great Council of all the
good Indians of the state. 1T is
purely peace council and the scalps
of Daytonians are in no danger from
Tommy Hawk or Tommy Holden
John o. Speck and DR.. Mayo hold
the record for duck shooting this
season on the st. Johns river. They
were out Saturday on Mr.. SPeck s
launch, The Spray, and succeeded IN
bagging So birds in the short time
of nine hours and forty-five minutes
S. J. Hilburn, P. M. Hagan and Mr..
Speck were out for ducks on Tuesday
morning and brought i'll 40 members
of the feathered tribe.
, The steamer La Reve has been
chartered by DR.. Graham, tourist
from Providence, r. l., who with his
daughter as his only companion, mas
gone on a IL days pleasure trip to the
headwaters of the st. Johns river,
100 miles above Sanford. The La
Reve has been neatly fitted out as
houseboat and the owner, Mr.. John
@. Tilghman, does quite business at
this season of the year in charterlng
it to pleasure seekers.
"Finnegan's Ball." Kearney d
Ryan's farce comedy will hold the
boards at Fry's opera house on Satur-
day night next. 1t is stated that the
play has been entirely rewritten
this season. There is said to be
MANY clever comedians and pretty
girls in the company as well as many
unique specialties, and that the. au-
dience may prepare to see something
that bears very little resemblance to
! former presentations of Flnnegan' ;
Ball.
Those who attended the grand
opening of Mr.. Keating's casino at
Seabreeze on Monday say it was one
of the most suspicious inauguratlons
of a public place ever given in Flor
ida The place was literally packed
with people, guests of tho manage
ment. Mr.. Heating dispensed hospl-
tality with a lavish hand. Ice
cream, cakes and lemonade constl-
tuted the refreshments. The music
was grand, and many enjoyed the
dancing. Daytona and Seabreeze
turned out en- masse.
One of the most enjoyable euchre
parties of the season was given at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. ID. M. Klr-
by on Palatka Heights last Friday
evening by Miss Edna Kirby in hon
or of her cousin, Miss Ethel Kirby of
Auburn, N. Y. There were about Al
invited guests present, a majority OF
them from the city. who went out on
the street car chartered for the occa-
sion. The prize, a handsome silver
violet vase, was awarded to MISS
Geneyieve Merrill, she having made
the highest score. Refreshments
were served at IL o'clock.
A lamp left burning in the estab'
. lishment of Mr.. Ernest on Lemon
street, came near causing a fire OF
some consequence early Monday af'
noon. Valery Thomas and Thos
Bingham together with several othel
bows discovered a dense smoke in the
! store room and upon investigation Il
was found that lamp on the floor
used for heating purposes, was burn
. ing high and smoking badly. They
4 gave the alarm and a crowd sool
: congregated, some of which forced
an entrance through a rear door ant
, extinguished the light before an!
damage resulted, other than blackin'
the ceilings, show cases and fixtures
After short funeral services at ST
+ Marks church last Friday the bod.
f of Mr.. w. G. Snow was shipped b,
+ express to Brattleboro, VT, wher
/ the interment will take place. Mrs
y Snow is the only beneficiary unde
the will, as she is the only survivor
Instead of having an executor ap
! pointed she has requested Mr.. u. Lo
d per Bailey to take charge, as agent
s of her late husbands business affair
: and this Mr.. Bailey has consented t
It do. He has requested d. S. Jingle
e of San Mateo and John Il. Bond o
this city to take an inventory of tn
n furniture stock, after which it is hi
n purpose to dispose of the stock i
# bulk if possible.
}. Prof. Chas. McMurray has rente
u the Peek residence and with his fam
o lily is now occupying the house. ID
e McMurray is distinguished educa
tor and the author of several valua
" BILE books on educational topics, an
y is here for three months rest. ID
+ is in charge of the training depar
# ment of the State Normal school a
a DeKalb, ILL.,, from the duties c
, which position he has been given
Z leave of absence for 18 months tina
he may revise his books, the valu
of which to the cause of educatio
e have been generally recognized b
d the leading educators of the country
y DR.. McMurry has spent severi
u years in Europe studying methods
h teaching.
:. The well-known Spooner Dramati
q Company opened it's engagement q
the opera house in this city on Mon
day night with the presentation {
n the five-act drama entitled. Th
: Sailor" and the company put up
i good show as it usually does. Th
n house was comfortably filed. 0
n Tuesday night an equally large aud
V ence witnessed the 1.-TWO Orphans.
e ga Lawyers Wedding" on WedneS
v day night again brought out a larg
house. The company will give al
other entertainment tonight an
a conclude its engagement Frida
: night. The Spooner company ha
:. caught the Palatka public, and Their
S is no doubt but what it could fill tn
: house nightly for a 30 day engage
e ment.
{ A sensational rumor to the etfeC
u that dangerous criminal had take
up his abode within the city limit
q last Saturday, caused some excite
:, ment on the streets. A white ma
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