The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-23
City Happenings and
Personal Mention.


home on Emmett street.
Mrs. J. L. Burton of Crescent City
is the guest of Mrs. j. n. Walton.
Miss Ella Minton of Harlem spent
last Saturday in the city shopping.
H. Calkins a prominent farmer of
Florahome, was a visitor in the city
Monday.
w. M. Williams of San Mateo was
a visitor in the city Tuesday and
Wednesday.
A new awning has been erected at
the store building, corner Lemon and
Seventh streets.
Mrs. H. G. Blanchard and daugh-
tiers have sold 500 acres of land near
the town of Melrose.
Mrs. B. ]. Grooms mas been indis-
posed the past week at her homc On
central Lemon street.
Hon. and Mrs. J. p. Wall were
prominent people from Putnam Hall
in the city on Monday.
r. H. Browning of FRI ncis is in
Morristown, Tenn, this week purch-
asing a carload of work horses.
County Commissioners Rogers and
Hancock were among the prominent
visitors in the city last Tuesday.
Mrs. ]. A. Bair who has been
spending the summer with her par
ents in Maine returned last week. p.
The Ell Perfecto Cigar Co. of this
city is so pushed with orders that the
force is working overtime at night.
Editor H. A. B. Mckenzie has
been spending a large part of the
week in Gainesville visiting friends.
Mrs. ]. f. GOA and children have
returned home from quite u lengthy
visit with relatives in Savannah,
Ga.
Miss Susie Walton entertained a
large party of young people at the
home of her parents last Friday
night.
J. A. Beck of Edgar was in the city
for a few hours last Tuesday, being
en- route to Cocoa and other east
coast towns.
John Courier of Brunswick, Ga,
spent Sunday in this city visiting his
brother, ]. S. Courier, and sister, Mrs.
Loretta Bond.
G. Childs and H. r. Gordon have
gone to Georgia to erect a number of
large railroad tanks built by G. NJ.
Davis q Son of this city
The old bill board that formerly
graced the Front street side of the
Larkin lot has been torn down and
moved some where up town.
J. Nc N. Bard of Norwalk was q
visitor in the city Tuesday in atten-
dance upon the meeting of the
county executive committees.
]. H. Loomis left for Tampa last
Tuesday at which place he has ac-
cepted a position in the Tampa
Foundry and Machine Works.
K. G. Middleton of Pomona was in
town Tuesday and attended a meet
ing of the Guards, of which organiza-
ton he is an honored member.
w. Spencer Middleton, the turpen-
tine operator and merchant of Po-
mona, was a prominent business
visitor to Palatka last Saturday.
Walter Thomas has beeu showing
three pecan nuts grown OF a tree
budded less than 4. wear ago. The
nuts are large. Such growth is I'M
usual.
J. Watkins Lee of the Graham
Hotel who has been spending the
summer at Columbia, S. O., has re-
turned and will remain through the
season.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. I. Wimberly of
Interlachen were visitors in the city
over Monday and Tuesday. Mr..
Wimberly has a large crop of oranges
this year.
John Stock of Interlachen has ac-
cepted position as caretaker of the
large Griffin orange groves across
the river to succeed Robt. l.. Ragin,
recently resigned.
H. A. Hodges the well-knOwn mill
man of Buffalo Bluff, whose home is
now i'll Jacksonville, was in the city
Wednesday and Thursday, guest
at the Saratoga Hotel.
Congressman Robert W. Davis
and Mrs. Davis departed for Wash
ington last Saturday. They will re-
main at the capital until the holiday
adjournment of Congress.
A. d. Curry returned last week
from a pleasant visit with relatives
in Georgia. He was accompanied
by his niece, Miss ]. Clyde Curry,
who will spend the winter in Palatka.
Tangerines from the grove of Mar
tin Griffin on the opposite side of the
river are on sale at the local fruit
stands. The fruit is not fully col
ored, but it is ripe and sweet to the
taste