The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-23
GoINGsaoN IN FLORIDA.

his home in Orlando. 80
The Methodist church at Waldo /.
| 'e1ug repaired and ptinted.
Moore Bros. will plant 80 acres il
cantaloupes at Winter Haven.
Capt. James E. Young, prominent
business man of Lake City, is dead
| The Grand Lodge of Masons is hold.
ing its annual session in Jacksonville
this week.
The strawberry season has begunin
earnest at Plant City and the town
is tall of fruit buyers.
The corner stone of Trinity M E
Church, Jacksonville, was laid with
impressive ceremonies on Tuesday
L. j. Marquis tax collector of Polk
county died of brights disease, aftel
a lingering illness, at his home in
Barlow last Friday.
Martha Reid Chapter u. d. G. eel
ebrated Gen. Robert E. Lees birth
day by giving a grand ball at the
Windsor Hotel, Jacksonville.
The Rollins college and Sanford
base ball clubs had a game last
Monday ut Winter Park, the college
boys winning by a score of 10 to ..
There will be a convention of the
county superintendents of schools OF
the state in GAINESVILLE, beginning
February 4th and LASTING four days.
Gov. Jennings has proclaimed Fri
day, February 9th, as Arbor Day,
which means that you should on that
day plant trees in the school yards.
Small pox has been brought into
the northern portion of Escambia
county by laborers from Alabama,
and men are being vaccinated by the
thousands.
The seventeenth annual session OF
the st. Johns river conference, M. Il.
Church, began at DeLand yesterday
with Rev. ID. A. Goodsell, ID. d. l. l..
ID. bishop, presiding.
Trinity Episcopal church people
of st. Augustine worshipped in theil
new church house last Sunday for
first time. 1t cost $ll 900 and $1,000 OF
that amount is debt.
Tom McBeath one of the most eff
cient of the politically inclined school
teachers in the state has announced
his purpose to run for school superin-
tendent of Duval county.
The County Commissioners of Mar
ion Co. recently ordered good road
making machinery consisting of a
traction engine and crusher, and the
same have been delivered.
"Dr." Weightnovel the Russian
abortionist of Tampa, charged with
causing the death of Miss Irene Ran
dali of Quincy, is on trial in the Grim
inal Court of Tampa this week.
Thomas F. McGourin has been ap-
pointed United States Marshal for the
northern district of Florida. 1t is not
stated whether the new marshal is
black or white. He is a republican.
Earnest Willie, the rolling chair
orator" of Georgia has been holding
series of revival meetings at Wild
wood and the whole town is said to
be so pious that it is liable to fly
away.
An Orlando man won prize of $500
in the cotton guessing contest Of the
Atlanta Constitution, and he is mad
because he didn't guess 10 bales more
and secure the capital prize of $1,000.
He is poor.
Rev. J. w. Deveneau died at the
home of his daughter in GAINESVILLE
q n a nf a
soldier under Gen. Wade Hampton
and one of the oldest Baptist clergy
men in the state.
Frank Clark delivered an eloquent
address at a celebration of Gen. Lees
birthday in GAINESVILLE Monday. The
celebration of the day was under the
direction and auspices of Kirby
Smith Chapter, U. d. G.
Sheriff OF Duval county has served
36 writs of garnishment against w.
II. Harris d Co., contractors for
Jacksonville's new city hall. They
run into the thousands, and all are
for material used in construction.
The big saw mill and crate and box
factory of E. L. Kelley d Son at New
mems Lake, near Rochelle, was total
fly destroyed by fire at an early hour
last Saturday morning. The loss is
$33 900. partially covered by insur-
ance.
The Chautauqua assembly at De
Funiak Springs opens for season of
eight weeks on February 10th. Among
the list of speakers are many men
| a %
among the latter being Mrs. John A.
Logan and Miss Clara Barton.
Hon. C. B. Parkhill of Pensacola,
county solicitor, has just discovered
that he is entitled by law to more sal
ary than he has been receiving dur
ing the five years he has held office,
and has presented bill to the cOun-
tv commissioners for back pay, a.
mounting to $4,000.
Joe Martin of GAINESVILLE has
brought suit for libel claiming $4,000
damages from the Hill Printing Com
pany, publishers of the GAINESVILLE
News. The News last September re-
ferred to Martin as one of the muir
derers of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis, near
Bronson and that he had been cap
tufed and that he would probably be
| lvnched on arrival at Bronson, whith-
er he was being taken by the sheriff.
Martin had nothing to do with the
murder.
Gov. Jennings has aroused the ire
of the democratic executive commit
tee of Hamilton county by his ap-
pointnent to the office of county
treasurer w. H Green to fill the
vacancy caused by resignation of
John Nj. Caldwell. The committee
saws the governor made the appoint
msnt without consulting them, con-
trarv to the party platform ard his
nIedpe to the convention which NOM
mated him. And they are mad