The Palatka news and advertiser., 1903-05-01

City Happenings and
Personal Mention.

Mrs. Miller of st. Augustine was
in the city several days this week.
Oscar Smith has been quite i'll this
week with fever.
Hon. r. w. Davis has been spend
ing portion of the week in Jack
sOnville.
County Commissioner Hancock of
Bostwick spent portion of the day
here on Tuesday.
A number of our young people en-
joyed trip on the river Tuesday
night in the launch Mystery.
Mrs. Loretta Bond and Mrs. J. s.
Courier have been confined to their
homes this week with the measles.
Miss Edna Browning of Francis
spent Saturday and Sunday in the
city, the guest of Miss Clyde Estes.
Thomas H. Bingham left Sunday
morning for Front Royal Va, at
which place he will spend the sum
mer.
Miss Carrie Hodges of Jackson
Vile, and Miss Cook of Quincy, ILL.,,
were in the city for few hours last
Friday.
Raymond B. Trueman came down
from Jacksonville on Sunday and
spent the day with his parents on
the Heights.
Tax Assessor Bullard is spending
the week in the city giving citizens
an opportunity to get right on the
assessment rolls.
4. V. Kinks the popular merchant
of Satsuma Heights was in the city
Monday on his way home from the
grand lodge of Odd Fellows at Key
West.
Mrs. N. H. Williams, wife of the
pastor of st. James NJ. f. Church,
has gone to southwest Georgia to
visit relatives and friends for the
summer.
EX-Mayor Stephens visited Hava-
ma last week along with large dele
CATION of Odd FellOws-representa-
tives who attended the session Of the
grand lodge at Key West.
w. H. Mann of Mannville has sent
to the National Geological park,
Washington, D. c., rattlesnake
nearly 6 feet long. Earlier in the
winter he shipped wild cat to the
same institution.
Mai. Geo. p. Fowler was in the city
Tuesday advising lawyers, mer-
chants, editors, bankers and other
stall-fed bipeds to quit their foolish
ness and go to Hastings, raise pota-
toes and get rich quick and honestly.
John J. Pendrel, well known to
everybody i'll Palatka, was in the
city on Monday exchanging saluta-
tions with his many acquaintances.
Mr.. Pendrel is travelling represen-
tative of the Clyde Line, with head
quarters in Jacksonville.
Capt. H. Y. Snow, his nieces, the
Misses Daisy Hollister of Atlanta
and Maude Kennerly, with Miss Hell
en- Fearnside and Hickman Collins,
have gone on trip to Silver Springs
on the steamer William Howard.
lnf ~, TunoIou
NJ. J. Murphy has received check
from the State Fair association COW
oring the amounts due to those Pa
latka exhibitors who were awarded
premiums with the request that he
turn over the amount due each party.
Mr.. Murphy has complied with the
request and the state fair awards for
Palatka have all been settled.
A. w. Woodcock of Princeton,
Mimi, left on Tuesday for his home
after about four weeks spent here and
at Florahome. At the latter place
Mr.. WoodcOck has purchased a 20
acre peach orchard with a hog proof
fence. Mr.. Woodcock expects to re-
turn next fall, and eventually hopes
to come to the county to reside per-
manently.
Miss Lizzie Fry is at home again
after a visit of some time with her
sister, Mrs. Herman Lynn, in st.
Augustine. While away Miss Fry
sustained very painful injuries by
being thrown from buggy. She is
able to be out again now, and her
many friends trust she will soon re-
cover from the effects of the unfOr-
tunate accident.
Quite party of Palatka young
people went to Crescent City last
Saturday to enjoy the trip and the
ball game. Among those who at
tended were Mrs. DR.. Rosenberg, the
Misses Estan Rosenberg, Jean ELL
wood, Nellie Davis, Olive Thomas
and Rosalie Price, Capt H. Y. Snow
and Messrs. r. Raymond and Joseph
Price, Jr.
DIR. Chas. A. McMurry has been en-
gagged for an address at st. James
NJ. f. church in this city on the eve-
ming of May 18th. His topic will be
Education. All who heard DR..
McMurry at the opera house last
Friday evening will rejoice to learn
that they will have an opportunity
to hear him to better advantage on
topic for which he has gained an in
ternational reputation.