The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-28

friends OH Tuesday morning. Mr..
Alexander was en- route to Gaines
vile, where he was summoned on
account of the illness of his sister.
Misses Kate Lucas and Matte
Rogero expet to leave Monday for
New York, where Miss Lucas will
make purchases of fall and winter
millinery. Miss Lucas will have
one OF the incest selections of goods
this year that was ever brought to
the sity.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. White left on
Monday for Baltimore and other
points in Maryland. During her alb
sence Mrs. White will visit, besides
Baltimore, Philadelphia and New
York, where she will select her fail
and winter stock of millinery. Mr..
and Mrs. White will be away some
three weeks.
l.. T. Lawrence, a prominent drug
gist of Orlando, was in the city last
Saturday night, being en- route to
DaytOna, where he goes for an out
ing of several weeks. A. j. DON
nelly, more familiarly known to Pa
latkans as Bert" has charge of Mr..
Lawrence's business during his alb
sence.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. f. Dickens left on
Tuesday for California, where they
have gone for long rest and health
recHperation. Mr.. Dickens, who has
long been the popular ticket agent of
the Atlantic Coast Line at the
union depot, was run down from close
to his duties, and it is
hoped he will find great benefit from
his long western trip.
The order of drill by the Gem City
Guards on Tuesday night was the
of guard mounting.
which, considering that it was some
thing new to the company, was exc
cuted in Il manner that reflected
much credit upon those who took
part. The boys are drilling hard
now, and regular, too, and by the
time of encampment the company
will be well up in military matters.
On Tuesday evening Miss Pearl
Bingham entertained a number of
young friends at supper at her home
on Central Lemon street. After the
served repast the young
people repaired to the parlOr, where
the remaining time was pleasantly
spent in conversation and with
music. AS hostess Miss Bingham
proved hersef par excellence, and
her guests We're loud in their praises
of her royal entertainment and gen
erous hospitality.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. f. Waldron of We
laka passed the city on Wednesday
en- route to Vale Crucis, near Blow
ing Rock, North Carolina where they
will spend a short while. Later Mr..
Waldron will go to Richmond, Va,
to be the guest for time of the Con"
federate soldier who captured him
as Il prisoner of war at the battle of
Charlottesville, Va, and with
whom lie has kept up a correspond
ence during all the interg ening
years. Mr.. and Mrs. Waldron will
return early in October.
Mrs. Ralph Burton and Miss Min
nio Hunt of Washington, d. c., Miss
Resale Price, a Messrs. Allen N.
Medd, Jos. Price, it,, and L. n. Cal.
houn made fishing trip to Button
on Wednesday and had good sport
catching black bass and Dream. a
delicious picnic lunch was served at
noon. The party met the steamer
LeReve on the way going, was taken
aboard and given spin on the river
by Capt. Harlee and Mr.. Guy Sack
EFT, and was brought back to town
on the LeReve. All were very thank
Gul to the captain for his kindness in
giving them such a delightful trip.
George Neubeck, eight year old
son of Julius Neubeck who lives on
the Heights, was bitten by a ground
RATHER while passing through the flat
woods on his way to the Lundy post
Office last Monday. The boy was bit
ten on the foot; then he killed the
snake and dragged it home. The
boys foot swelled rapidly and turned
green, but a physician drew the pois-
onous matter away and the boy is now
getting along nicely. The bite of the
ground RATHER is not considered nee
cessarily fatal. The snake is not Il
rattlesnake, as it has no rattles. II
is simply marked similarly, and is
small.
Clarence Meyer is enjoying himself
at the Seabreeze beach with an Olds-
mobile. With this machine he rides
all about on the smooth roads OF
Daytona and takes long spins up and
down the forty miles stretch OF
beach. He is a daring driver of this
new tangled vehicle, but up TO Sat
urday had but one accident to his
credit, and which resulted in his
running the machine into Keating's
Casino and knocking several hundred
brick from the wall. The machine
WAS slightly disfigured in the en-
counter, but on the next day was