The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-17

Albert LoundS of Crescent city,
one of the new members of the Gem
City Guards from that place, spent a
couple days in the city this week.
The night service at ST. Marks
Episcopal church will be discontin-
ued after July 10th until September.
Rev. F. H. Richey will have for his
subject next Sunday night, July 18th,
Religion, Nothing to Me-" All are
invited.
w. NJ. Curry left on Wednesday for
Boston where he will spend some
time in selecting stock of shoes for
the new store of Curry d Lane which
will open in the quarters Oh Lem
on street just vacated by H. I. Vat
terlin. Mr.. Curry expects to open
on the LIST of September with conf
plete new stock of ladies', gentlemen
and children's shoe.
Hon. b. p. Calhoun and Mrs. Cal
hOun have returned from pleasant
outing at the Seabreeze beach.
They will not return to the beach
until September, at which time they
expect a visit from their son, Ensign
VIM. l.. Calhoun of the Annapolis
Naval Academy, when the whole
family will soiourn at the beach for
month.
Miss Violet Merwin entertained a
number of young friends at her home
on Lemon street last Saturday even-
ing by giving progressive croIinole
party. Twelve couples participated
in the game which proved very in
teresting, as we'll as exciting. Re-
freshments were served and at late
hour the young folks babe their
hostess good night, after expressing
themselves highly pleased with the
evenings entertainment.
The young men interested in the
reorganization OF the Palatka base
ball club met in the council cham
Der Wednesday evening. There was
II large attendance and plenty of en-
thusiasn. The club supporters
elected Jno. P. Flynn manager and
Clarence Meyer, assistant manager.
Another meeting will be held on
Monday evening. Some players are
TO be hired, an effort made to place
the Palutka club on it's old time
footing, and a series OF match games
arranged.
Palatkans returning from the
beach at Goodall are telling of
type of the ''manish" woman now
there, and who is attracting consid.
cradle attention on account Of&her
masculine ways. Three years ago
this young woman rode from her
home in Mt. Dora to the beach on
her bicycle clad in a bathing suit.
In a belt which encircled her waist
she carried two revolvers and II
bowie knife. The young lady, who
is but % years of age, frequently
picks up an obstreperous dude and
throws him into the ocean as if he
were a shell.
w. II. Mahan cultivates seven
acres of land in the neighborhood of
Big Rice Greek bridge, but he cult
Yates it so intelligently and so thorO-
ughly that he makes good living
and is happy. Mr.. Mahan is just
now marketing big crop Of sweet
potatoes and ochra. He has but
two acres in sweet potatoes, but they
are good ones and there are plenty of
chem which he readily sells at 81 per
oushel. Mr.. Mahan was in town
with a load of them Tuesday. and
brought couple of samples to this
office which measured 10 inches in
length and 10 inches in circumfer-
ence. Mr.. Mahan came to Putnam
county from New Jersey 20 years
ago and he says he can make an
easier living with small piece of
land here than he could with a whole
section of land in the north. Mr..
Mahan raises pretty much every
thing in the way of fruits and vege-
tables, and keeps eVerlastingly at it.
Hence his success.