The Palatka news and advertiser., 1903-04-17

union.
An employe of the Selden factory
by the name of Adams met with
quite q painful accident while ope-
rating band saw last Monday morn
ing. A piece of board flew from the
saw, striking him in the face and
breaking his nose. Adams came
down town, had his wounds dressed
and went back to work as though
nothing had happened.
At the meeting of the Guards on
Tuesday night, the measurement of
the members was taken for new uni
forms, and rs soon as the requisition
| is hOnorcd in Tallahassee the soldier
boys will be happy-and dressed up.
Only a short drill was held, but it
was snappy one, full of life and
ginger. One new member was added
to the muster roll this week.
Ray f. Holcomb has severed his
connection as bookkeeper with the
wholesale firm of Gay Brothers and
will leave on Tuesday for Yates Cen
ter, Kansas, whittier he goes to en-
ter general hardware business of his
uncle's. Mr.. HOlcomb's friends here
will hate to see him leave, but all
join in wishing him whole chunks of
suCcess-as big as the cyclones of the
western state to which he is going.
In the selection of Chas. f. Row
ton as the chief officer of the Palat-
ka fire department. the board of fire
commissioners made Il most excellent
choice, for he is the right man in the
right place. Mr.. Rowton has serv-
ed the department as its chief in for
mer years and his record was one of
much usefulness to the city. The re-
firing chief, G. H. Wigg, has made
splendid official and the citizens,
without single exception, feel CRATE
full for the valuable services he has
rendered the city.
meteorological bug juice may be
an awful evil but it at least has the
decency to keep out Of those human
systems where it has not been invit-
| ed to make a home. Not so with the
| Lemon street dust microbes. Like
! the ungodly they resemble the chatf
which the wind driveth away. They
go everywhere. Get into your sys-
TEN whether you will or no. They
are no rcspecer Of persons. They
have been working over time this
week and have made archaeological
| bug Juice Il welcome antidOte in more
! instances than one.
Friends of Miss Ila Courier Bond
! in this city have received invitations
from the graduates of the depart
ment of music in Wesleyan College,
Macon, Ga, requesting their pres
cnce at Il recital given by Effie Lou
/ Use Crawford and Ila Courier Bond
/ This friday evening, April II, at
! the college. At the above recital
| Miss Crawford will be the pianist
and Miss Bond the violinist. Both
are graduates from the department
Of music, class of 1903. Miss Bond is
/ the charming daughter of Mrs S. L.
Bond of this city, and all the people
of Palatka feel a pride in her mu-
steal achievements.
Allen Price of Melrose enters pro-
test to statement in the report of
the county commissioners for March
as published in this paper at that
time. Mr. Price did not state that
| Felix Temper and wife, who had been
! granted pauper pension, were un-
worthy or that they had money. He
insists that they are worthy people,
entitled to the aid, and that the mon
ey was returned only because one of
the county commissioners requested
| it. 1t is on the records of the COM
|missioners' meeting that the money
was returned becase Temper and wife
were unworthy. That is how the
News obtained the information. This
paperre regrets exceedingly that it gave
publicity to the error, the more so be-
cause it put Mr.. Price in false light
and reflected on worthy unfortunates.
Hon. Neil NJ. Alfred of Ocala, pros
ecuting attorney-elect of this judi
ciaI circuit. was in Palatka during
the early days of the week in attend
ance upon the spring term of the cir
cult court Should the legislature
pass any one Of the bills which have
been introduced providing for re-
districting of the circuit, Mr.. Alfred |
will be taken out of the circuit of |
which Putnam county forms part |
An increase in the number of dis |
tricts with consequent lessening of
the work of the judge and prosecut-
ing officer is demanded. Their work |
is too heavy. But the people of Put
nam county are not going to take
kindly to the idea of losing Mr.. ALL
red, whom they elected by an over
whehning majority, and whose en-
trance upon the duties of his office !
they have looked forward to with |
satisfaction and pleasure.
Real Estate Transfer.
F. H. Hafer, the well-known real |
estate agent of this CITY, has sold the |