The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-11-13
GOINGS ON IN FLORIDA.

paper of the family and society va.
riety.
l J. A. Rowell former prominen
citizen of Ocala is dead in Columbia
Tenn.
Rev. F. w. Weather has organ
lied Congregational church society
at Ft. Pierce.
DIR. Ira B. Geer and old resident OF
Winter Park, died on Saturday last
aged 81 years.
The Florida Synod of the Presby.
terian church is in session this week
at Jacksonville.
There is an active demand for real
estate in Miami and the town is al
ready filling up with tourists.
Having finished with his work in
Pennsylvania Senator Mathew Stan
ley Quay is now fishing in Florida
Rev. J. c. Porter, editor of the
Baptist Witness, Ocala, Is recover
ing from his recent severe illness.
, One of the principal attractions at
the Jacksonville Gala Week carnival
will be the baby show, Nov. 26th.
G. F. Moritz a highly respected
citizen of Tampa is dead from lock-
jaw, caused from infiamatOry rheu-
matism.
The big floating dock bought of the
Spanish government at Havana by
The United States is now being
towed to Pensacola.
Hon. VIM Fl. Gleason, 40 years a
resident of Florida, is dead at Eau
Gallie, aged 73 years. He was at one
time Acknowledgement Of Florida.
Chestnut u O'Neil, Savannah ma
val stores factors, will open branch
Office in Jacksonville and will make
hot competition for the business of
the Florida turpentine combine.
The Fort Myers Press is authority
for the statement that John NJ.
Roach of Chicago will plant thous-
and acre grape fruit grove in the
southern portion of Lee county.
The Womans Christian Temper
ance Union will conduct lunch
counter in the main building of the
State Fair. Nothing but ''soft
drinks" will be sold.
Jacksonville militia is to be
housed in a new Armory, designs for
which have been accepted, and the
work of building will begin next
month.
Orlando common council has de
termined to make war on the tramp
nuisance. All tramps will be given
from l5 to 30 days at hard labor on
the streets.
The AlachuH county fair at Gaines |
will last week was well attended and |
will be productive of much good to
our neighboring county. Senator
Taliaferro spoke to the people on the
last day.
Sampson City INDUCED in a des-
when were destroyed the commits
sary of Farrel's, naval stores opera
tor, and the residence of Mr.. Good
win. The loss falls heavily on both,
as the loss was total, with no insur-
ance.
Fifteen miles of pine straw roads
have been built in the northern dis
trict of VoluSia county under the
supervision of County Commissioner
Mcbride. This class of roads are
said to be the solution of the good
roads problem in the country dis
tricts of Florida.
Lee Hart of Nocatee cut the throat
of Fred Roberts, almost cutting
Roberts head off with a razor. The
affair happend at Nocatee, and grew
out of dispute over 80 cents, which
Hart claimed Roberts owed him.
Hart surrendered to Sheriff Fielder,
and is confined in the county Jail.
In St. Joseph's convent, st. Au-
gustine. last Monday afternoon, Miss
Daisy Sigh, charming young lady
pupil OF the academy was married
10 Alex. st. Clair Abrams, the we'll
known Jacksonville lawyer. The
ceremony was performed by Bishop
Kenny, with only the mother and
sisters of the bride present as wit
nesses. The bride is but Is years of
age. Major Alex. st. Clair-Abrams
is about So.
The indications all point to the
adoption in the recent election, of
the two amendments to the constitu-
tion-the one for the relief of the
supreme court by an increase in the
number of judges, and the other for
redistricting of the circuits and the
addition of other circuit judges. But
the vote was light. So far most of
the cities show a decided majority in
"a Of hn 10
real vote will not be known for sew
eral days.
Capt. J. p. Scarlett, formerly
well-known conductor on the S. +. d
w. R'y. between Sanford and Tam
pa, was run down and killed by an
Atlantic Coast Line train last Thurs
day night at Lakeland. Capt. Scar
lett was the watchman at the cross
ing where he was killed, and with
his lantern stood watching the ap-
preaching train. 1t is thought, he
stood too near the track. Capt.
Scarlett was also formerly station
agent at Sanford He was aged and
infirm.
Last week at Sampson City, while
the thirteen-year-old son of Mr.. Os-
car Dyal, a prominent farmer of that
section, and negro boy about the
same age, were on the canal hunting
the negro boy got down on
his knees to get a drink of water
when large alligator knocked him
in and seized him and carried him
under the water. Young Dyai i'm
gave the alarm, and
searching parties went dow but
nothing of the negro has been tound.
At a meeting of the st. Augustine
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