The Palatka news and advertiser., 1903-05-01
GOINGS ON IN FLORIDA.
Pensacola authorities have forbid
den Sunday base ball.

The United States Court will open
its term at Key West next Monday.
The residence of J. f. O'Berry of
Kissimmee has been destroyed by
fire.
Over $4,000 have been subscribed
toward new board of trade building
in Jacksonville.
The cantauloupe crop in various
parts of the state has been retarded
by the dry weather.
Pensacola is to have big fertilizer
plant which is said will be one of the
largest in the south.
The Clyde Line is building new
docks and warehouses at the foot of
Hogan street, Jacksonville.
The wife of Col. JnO. A. Hender-
don of Tallahassee died on Sunday af-
ter II long and serious illness.
Rev. King w. Cawthon, pastor of
the Baptist church at st. Augustine
has thrown up his job and got mar
ried.
The prospects are bright for big
melon crop at Umatilla. Growers
expect to begin shipping the last of
May.
EX-COngressman r. H. M. David
son of Quincy delivered the memo
rial day Grafton at Tallahassee on
Monday.
Judge Doggett of the Jacksonville
criminal court has sentenced a
negro chicken thief to five years in
the penitentiary.
The Jacksonville Trades Carnival
association has been found. 1t
means street carnival for next fall,
with elephants, peanuts etc.
A. o. Wright, an eX-justice of the
peace and former life insurance agent
of Jacksonville, poor but honest,
wants to succeed Robert w. Davis in
congress.
DR.. L. F. Frink prominent citi-
Ken of Lake City died suddenly of
heart disease in his Office last Satur-
day morning. DR.. Frink was a mem
ber of the Lake City council.
r.. J. Smith of Plant City is dead
as the result of a scrap with La
fayette ClemmOns of the same place.
Clemmons and his brother, who is
held as accessory to the crime, are
in Jail. Smith was prominent
business man of the town.
The big saw mills of Simpson q
Co., at Bagdad, together with steam
ers, barges and 100000 acres of fine
timber land have been sold to
Stearns, Culver & Co., of Ludington,
Mich. The new firm will start the
mills Immediately.
H. M. Flagler and q party of
friends spent Monday at Hastings
in Mr. Flagler's private car. They
came to see the greatpotato shipping
industry which now occupies the
attention of the growers in this CEN
ter of (pOtatO) culture.
The Afca Chemical Company of
jacksonville has applied for letters
patent. The company is composed
of VIM. w. Cleaveland, F. T. Christie,
F. G. Groover, M. w. Stewart, Harry
f. Stewart, f. M. Fitting and Albert
Drysdale. 1t will make patent med
icines.
John w. Wideman, principal of the
Gainesville graded and high school
has been arrested upon a warrant
sworn out by Mrs. W. Lee Smith,
who charges that the professor cruel
ly beat her ll-year-Old son with an
oak stick, leaving bruises on the lads
body. The professor waived eXami-
nation in the lower court and has
been placed on 500 bond for his APP
pearance before the grand jury.
Clarence B. Collins, eX-state treas
urer of Florida, died at his home in
Dunedin last Sunday evening of con-
after an illness of some
time. Mr.. Collins came into promi-
nence through his connection with
the Farmers Alliance when that body
of reformers was at it's height doz
EN- years ago. He was a grand lee
turer and organizer of that order. He
also wrote considerable of what he
called ''sand-spur philosophy" under
the nom de plume of Tom Sawyer.
He was twice elected state treasurer
but retired during his second term
under cloud which has enveloped
all his life since. He was a genial,
loveable man, and his death will be
by large circle of friends.