The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-04
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City Happenings and
Personal Mention.

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Miss Pansy DevereuX is home
from her summers soiourn in New
York.
Miss Annie Hamlin of Jackson
Vile is in the city on visit to the
family of +. a. Gerber.
Miss Judith Watkins of Putnam
Hall was in the city last week, a
guest at the Saratoga.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Watkins of Lou
isana, We're in the city last week en-
route to Putnam Hall to visit rela-
tives.
o. G. Husband the popular young
merchant of Grandin was attending
to business at the court house this
week.
Miss Mabel Powell returned to her
home in Fernandina lust Tuesday,
after a pleasant visit with friends in
this city.
Editor Seymour of Hastings was a
visitor in the city yesterday. His
new paper will make its appearance
in January.
II. E. Owens, prominent Gaines
vile attorney, was in the city over
Wednesday night, a guest at the
Saratoga hotel.
The December meeting of the
board of trade will be held next
Tuesday evening. There should be
a large attendance.
Senator James p. TaliaferTo was
a visitor in the city on Monday and
spent the time calling on large
number of his friends.
Miss Mabel Wilson, the accom-
pIished daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
f. Wilson, has returned home after
several years absence at Smith Col
lege, from which she was recently
graduated.
Miss Mabel Bassett of this city will
give an organ recital in one of the
leading churches of Jacksonville
next Tuesday evening. She will be
assisted by her mother Mrs. G. w.
Bassett, as vocalist.
Jesse Burtz of the Gainesville Sun
was in the city yesterday. Burtz
says that Alexander is going to poll
n big vote in AIachua county, but
that some of the wise ones insist that
Frank Clark will have a majority
vote.
DR.. Guy G. Estes has returned to
the city from Chattanooga, where he
has been practicing dentistry. You
can't keep him out of Florida in win
ter-not when there is work Tor him
here. The doctor will assist in his
fathers office.
A giant cypress log was cut at the
Wilson Cypress COmpany's mills
one day last weetl and from which
two planks are now on exhibition in
the planning department. These
planks are two inches thick, 46
inches wide and 10 feet long. The
pIanks are sound in every particular.
The News has been delayed some
what in issuing its illustrated Board
of Trade edition owing to inability to
secure printers, though every effort
has been made by advertising in
Jacksonville papers to secure the
needed help. The paper will be
ready by the 18th or 10Th inst.
The Misses Blanche and Edna Grill
have been in Jacksonville this week,
whittier they went to attend the
coming-out reception given by Hon.
and Mrs. Charles M. Cooper in honor
of their second daughter, Miss Con-
stance. The charming debutante is
well-known in Palatka society cir
cles, and the occasion of her debut
was most brilliant social function.
The bazaar at the armory on We'd
nesday night for the benefit of ST..
Mark S church was success in every
feature. The booths were pretty,
the supper good and the attendance
large. What goods were not sold at
private sale We're put up at auction
near the close of the evening. The
church will realize $3.50 from the
affair.
Hon. Charles Dougherty of Volu-
STA county, candidate for the con-
nomination in this district,
arrived in the city yesterday for a
couple of days still hunt for votes
among the people of Palatka. Mr..
DOugherty did not know of the meet
ing at the court house Wednesday
evening and regrets that he did not,
so that he could have been present.
Next Sunday will end the pastorate
Of Rev. A. l.. Woodward at st. James
church for the present con-
ference year. He will preach his
farewell sermon Sunday night and
leave for conference on Wednesday
A petition, signed by the
official members of the church, will
De forwarded to the presiding elder
,sking for the return of Mr.. Wood
ward to this charge.
Among the prominent arrivals at
he Arlington hotel during the week
we're Hon. Bert Fish, superintendent
# public instruction for Volusia
county, and Hon. James E. Alexand-