The Palatka news and advertiser., 1903-05-01

day night cOmrade ]. A. Granger
was chosen color bearer for the en-
suing year and Julian Calhoun,
bugler.
Rev. J. S. Crowley of Lake City
will occupy the pulpit of the Presby-
terian church next Sunday, morning
and evening. Mr.. Crowley who has
been missionary in Africa for some
years, will give an account of the
mission work in that country at the
morning service and exhibit some
interesting curios brought home by
him. A cordial invitation is extend
ed to all to attend. All seats free.
The band played at the stand on
lower Lemon street Saturday, night
and the music was greatly enjoyed
by large and appreciative assem-
blage of townspeople and visitors.
After the program of some dozen Sc
lections had been finished down
town, the band went serenading, Wis
iting the home of Mr. and Mrs. Toll
bert, on Emmett street, where the
playing was resumed.
Mine host Savage of the Arling-
ton hotel has rebuilt the platform
under the shade trees on the east
side of his house, and the same will
be made an inviting resting place
for guests during the summer eve
nings. The platform will be provid-
ed with easy chairs. Mr.. Sullivan,
who is well known and popular with
travelling men, is well pleased with
the steady growth of his business at
the Arlington.
1t is a matter of interest to Palatka
parents to learn that Miss Mabry
will continue her private school at the
st. George hotel during the coming
summer. AS teacher Miss Mabry
has won an enviable reputation, as
her past well conducted and success
full schools will vouch for, and the
News does not hesitate in recon-
mending her school as one of the
very best, one where the children
will receive lasting and permanent
benefit.
Jas. H. Perkins valuable horse,
Hector, was drowned in the lake
near Mr.. Weatherbees place at Fran
els on Tuesday afternoon of this
week. The animal was hitched to a
wagon at the time and Mr.. Perkins
was driving. In crossing the lake
the horse became unmanageable and
ran into deep hole from which he
could not swim with wagon, and was
soon strangled to death. Mr.. Perkins
had a very narrow escape from a
watery grave himself, having to
swim quite distance to reach shore.
Hon. Thomas w. Ralph of this city
has been elected deputy grand master
of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
of Florida. This puts him in line of
succession to the grand mastership
next year, and to which office he will
then probably be elected. Mr.. Ralph
is one of the best posted Odd Fellows
in the country, and it is the ambition
of his associates in this city to see
him at the head of the order in the
state. Mr.. T. V. Kinks of Satsuma
Heights filled this exalted position
in the year l9Ol-O2.
One of the incest and probably the
most enjoyable complimentary hops
of the season was that given in the
Armory last Monday evening by the
Gem City Guards, in honor of the
graduating class of the Putnam High
School. While the ArmOry was not
uncomfortably crowded, there were
enough couples present to have a
pleasant time. The evening was de-
lightfully cool and invigorating and
the young people entered into the
dances with an eagerness that was
pleasing to see. Twenty dances,
waltzes and two-steps, made up the
program, and the hours were creep
ing on the right hand side of the
dial when the music ceased and all
departed for home.
These Syrians didn't come down
like a wolf on the fold," but Moses
Saucer thought they might, so he
swore out peace warrant in Judge
CoXe's court the other day against
Abraham, Tony and s. Shamis,
Syrian fruit vendors at the corner of
Sixth and Lemon streets. Saucer
swOre that the Shamis's had threat
ened to kill him and that he was
dying daily through fear that his
precious gore would be spattered
upon the streets of Palatka and that
he wouldn't know where Moses was
at when his light went out. There
wasn't any such danger but to quiet
his fears Judge Coke placed the
Shamis's under peace bonds of 800
each. Now Moses breathes easy.
The gymnasium apparatus former
ly used by the Knockers Athletic
Club is now the property of the Gem
City Guards, having been acquired
by purchase from that organization
this week. The Knockers disbanded
some time ago for lack of interest.
All of Tuesday evening the soldiers
were busily engaged in dismantling
the old club room and moving the
goods into the ArmOry. Within a
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