The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-06

| Gne week WlCn IrlenuS Ill JaCkSOn-
vile.
j. Howe of Keuka was in the
city Monday looking after property
interests.
Mrs. H. A. Davis and niece, Miss
Nina Armistead, spent Thursday in
Jacksonville.
The ladies of st. Marks guild held
a meeting at the rectory on Wednes-
day afternoon.
Mrs. A. s. Willard and little
daughter Margaret are spending the
week in Jacksonville.
Hon. Jno. P. Wall of Putnam Hall
was among the out of town men of
prominence in the city this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Mcdonald of
Racy Point were in the city Wednes-
day on their way to Jacksonville.
Aaron Varnes of Bannelville, for
mer county commissioner, was
among the visitors in town last Tues
day.
The Guards drilled in the Armory
on Tuesday evening, under the first
and second lieutenants of the COM
pany.
VIM. Minton, a prominent citizen
Of the county whose home is at Har-
lem, was a business visitor in the
city last Saturday.
Board of Trade members should
remember and attend the regular
meeting of the board next Tuesday
evening, Nov. 10th.
r. G. Middleton, one of Pomona's
prominent young business men. was
in the city Tuesday, being enroute to
Jacksonville to attend the carnival.
Geo. B. Selden and family return
ed last week from Sewanee, Tenn
at which place Mrs. Selden and so Is
have spent the past several months.
Jno. Boyer, the popular travelling
representative for Teft-W eller & Co E,
of New York, was in the city several
days this week interviewing Palatka
merchants.
Mrs. 0. X. Packer, Miss Nellie and
Master Harry Packer of Philadelphia
arrived in the city last week and will
spend the winter as the guests of Mrs
JnO. T. Bond.
D. Bohanan was among the visi-
tors in town during the fore part of
the week. Mr.. BOhanan now makes
his headquarters at the WOODBURY.
turpeutine camp at Bardin.
Miss Thomas has returned to the
city from vacation of several weeks
spent in Jacksonville and has resum-
ed her position as manager of the
Western Union telegraph office here.
Percy Elder, former popular So
ciety man of Palatka, row living at
Orlando, was here on Tuesday for
few hours while on his way to Jack
sOnville to see the Queen" of the
carnival.
Superintendent Ford Of Gainesville
division, Atlantic Coast Line Ry
stopped over night in Palatka in his
private car last Sunday. He was
accompanied by Master Mechanic f.
J. Smith.
DR.. H. c. Brannen came over from
Seabreeze last Saturday for short
visit to his family. The doctor is
looking well and says that his bust
ness at Seabreeze is in flOurishing
condition.
Laban Price of Melrose and l.. X.
Tucker of Fruitland, out of town
members of the County School
Board were in the city Tuesday. Both
are enthusiastic workers for the
county schools.
Gay Bros. West End store is in the
hands of carpenters and masons this
week undergoing general repairing.
A brick foundation is being put I'M
der the building on which new stills
and flooring will be laid.
J. w. Miller well known citizen
of Edgar was in the city last Monday
morning attending to business mat
tiers. Mr.. Miller expects to make
prospecting trip to Cuba in the near
future and if the country suits him
may locate.
A special examination of teachers
was held at the court house last
Tuesday under the direction of Supt. !
Cottingham. It was the superin-
PENDANTS last official act, his resig-
nation going into effect with the
close of that day.
Rev. r. B. Templeton, pastor of
the M. f. church at Goodall, with
Mrs. TempletOn, was a visitor in the
city Monday. Mr.. Templeton was
formerly pastor at Como, this coun-
ty, and has gone back to the scene of
his former labors for weeks visit.
Halloween was not generally OBJ
served in Palatka. A number of
the young people danced in the Ar
mory on Saturday night and after
wards went serenading. Those who
were with the crowd reported pleas
antly spent time. The younger mas
culine members of society-the kids
spent the evening unhinging gates,
marking up display windows and