The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-10


former we'll known citizen and bus
mess man of Palatka, was here on a
visit to relatives and friends several
days the last week, returning to his
home on Monday afternoon.
Miss Minnie Bulky has accepted a
position as stenographer in the office
of G. NJ. Davis q Son, tank manu-
facturers. Miss Bulky was graduated
from the shorthand and commercial
departments of Rollins College.
The annual county tax sale was
held in front of the court house last
Monday and large part of the prop
erty was sold to individuals. The
sale brought together a great many
people from all parts of the county.
TO satisfy a mortgage held by
Thomas Leamy of New York, the old
st. George hotel property in this city
was sold on Monday by E. Noble
Calhoun, as special master. The
property was purchased by Hon. S.
J. Hilburn for 81 ,275.
Rev. n. J. Tilghman and wife left
on Tuesday for the eastern shore Of
Maryland, where they will spend the
summer with relatives and old
friends. They expect to return home
in October.
The resignation of J. D. Points as
captain of Co. ID" I'd Bait. I'd Reg
F. S. T. has been accepted by Gov.
Jennings, and the commission of
First Lieutenant f. n. Calhoun as
Captain of the company has been
issued, dating from July Sd.
c. f. Mumford comparatively
new citizen of the county, residing at
Sisco, was in the city on Monday.
Mr.. Mumford comes from New York
and this is his first summer in Flori-
day, but he says he is well pleased
with the climate.
A spur of the Atlantic Coast Line
has recently been built into the ma
chine shop of r. Hanley on Laurel
street, which adds materially to the
facilities Of the shop for handling
heavy work. A locomotive is now
under the shed receiving Il thorough
overhauling.
Rev. F. II. Richey will preach next
Sunday morning from the text found
in the Sd chapter and 18th verse OF
St. john. In the evening the sermon
will be from the text, "Carest thor
not that we perish" At the evening
service Mr.. w. G. Coleman will sins
a solo by special request.
Patton Anderson chapter, U. d. c..
held an interesting meeting at the
residence of Mrs. b. A. Deal OF
Thursday Afternoon of last week
The hostess served elegant refresh
ments. The chapter will hold regu
, lar meetings through the summer.
: At the council meeting on Tuesda!
night action on the proposed ordin
5 ance reducing water rates was laiC
f over until such time as Clerk Black
| well can get information on rate
paid by other cities. The council OF
! dered the clerk to purchase 500 fee
+ more of hose for the fire department
c Miss lila Bond accompanied tn
choir of St. James NJ E. church wit
the violin at the services last Sunday
= and hereafter this will be a regula
feature of the music at Sunday ser
vices. Miss Bond was graduate
from the musical conservatory c
Wesleyan Female College at Maco
last month, receiving the medal @
i honor for her excellent playing.
AID. Grower we'll known farme
of RoscOla, now living temporarily d
Rodman was in town on Monday fC
the first time in nearly three year
He resided in Palatka nearly 30 veal
ago and has always kept up with tn
i city's changes and had an interest i
u its people. Mr.. Growers son, Osca
who has had poor eyesight since il
+ fancy is now totally blind at % veal
e of age.
The members of the Palatka fiji
department and quite q number {
: invited guests sat down to a banquC
: at the Arlington Hotel on the ever
S ing of July 4th. This banquet wt
Y the annual celebration of the depar
ment and was an occasion of niue
# pleasure. After the supper had bee
: disposed of, Chief ROwton, as mastt
: of ceremonies, introduced E. Mob
: Calhoun as the speaker of the ever
ing. Mr.. Calhoun said many mic
f things about the department and h
o remarks were greeted with much al
: plause.
c The Florida Southern division {
Atlantic Coast Line Ry., has jul
o finished the most successful melO
season that this section of Florid
II has ever known and while the cantf
a Ioupe crop was almost a failure o
account of early drOuth, the melo
crop and good prices has more tina
= compensated for the loss on cant'
" toups. Twelve hundred and for
cars of melons and cantaloups Wa
the movement, not to mention til
movement of l,S47 cars of navi
stores, kaOlin and lumber that wei
n riyon ,,pavnaIInd n1ovan,ant fro,