The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-02


erely burned and decorated his fing-
ers that one of them had to be am
putated above the first joint.
Morris and Edgar Tompkins of
Germantown, N. Y, arrived in the |
city last week and will remain until |
spring. The Messrs. Tompkins are
stopping at James restaurant. They
spent last winter in the city and
made many friends, all of whom are
pleased to see them again.
J r. Rigdon, the strawberry man
of Pencil, was a visitor to st. Angus
tine one day last week, whittier he
went to deliver some of his choice
berries to the Alcazar hotel. The
order was for 40 quarts for which the
sum of 40 cents per quart was paid.
This number was picked from only
oue-quarter of an acre.
The yacht sweetheart of Day
tona, enroute from Gambler to st
Augustine, arrived in Palatka
Wednesday forenoon by way of the
Ocklawaha river in charge of Mr.. 0.
:. FIendars, the builder, whose home
is at the former place. The Sweet
heart" is pretty launch, 26 l2 feet
long.
John Hancock of Bostwick, pop
ular member of the Board of County
Commissioners, was in the city yes
terday. Mr.. Hancock says there
have been no more deaths of cattle
from eating governmentally sprayed
water hyacinths in his section, but
that the hyacinths, whose tops We're
destroyed by the chemical, are now
doing lively resurrection act. They
are all putting on new tops.
Roam Varnes for the past IS months
the efficient assistant at James res
taurant, and a young man who is de-
servedly popular with both Palatka
people and the travelling public, has
resigned his position at the restau-
rant to accept position as baggage
man on the G. S. & F. Ry. Mr..
Narnes entered upon his new duties
yesterday. His run will be between
this city and Valdosta, Ga.
Maj. f. w. Peabody, J. A. Crews
and o. q. Deane, travelling agents
for the Times Union and Citizen.
Florida's leading daily, are in the
city making canvass for that pa
per. They will take subscriptions al
the rate of 10 cents per week, deliv-
cred, for the daily and Sunday edi'
tions. This low price should result
in putting this paper in the hands Of
all who ann to keep pace with the
worlds news.
Rev. DR.. R. L. Honiker will close
+ his four years passionate of st. james
Methodist Episcopal church, South
next Sunday, when he will preacl
!, 10th at the morning and evening
, service. DR.. Honiker will leave TO
the annual conference of his churcl
at Quincy early in the coming week
at which assembly his assignment
for future work will be given. Th
people of Palatka will generally re
greet the removal of DR.. Honike
: from our city, where his intiuenc
has been most potent for good.
Don't take on greater load o
good resolutions today than you cal
: comfortably carry. Righteousness
; comes by slow prOcess-lt is growtI
i and is not often attained at on
fell swoop even under pressure of tn
b thought of times flight which New
# Years day arouses. There is n
y other day in the year when mankint
is so liable to mistake a sluggish
e liver for the pricklngs of conscience
9 Learn to properly diagnose you
), trouble, and when you make, a goot
resolution count the cost. After yol
o have properly sized up the cost o
the load tumble the advantages int
q the counter balance and watch TIL
: cost shoot into the air.
The Woman's Fortnightly Gu
O held its sixth meeting for the seaso
q at the club rooms Friday, Decembe
26. The rooms were appropriated
, decorated with evergreens. Severa
visitors were present, and eightee
members responded to roll call. A
excellent literary program, both in
structive and entertaining, was en-
loved by all. "a Biographies
u Sketch of Ellen Glasgow was com
piled by Mrs. w. S. Burdette; Mar
o Johnston" by Miss Blanche Grill
u and "Rudyard Kipling,' by Mis-
n Ethel Merriday, deserve HONORABLE
] mention. The next meeting vii
take the form of a social, to be he'll
;, at the home of Mrs. Joseph H
: Haughton January 9th.
The tea given by the ladies of Pat
: ton Anderson Chapter, U. d. c., a
Mrs. Anderson's pleasant home o
= Front street last Tuesday afternoo
Il and evening was quite well attende
e and the ladies will clear about $l5 b
t the function. The hall, the receivin
S rooms and the dining room were a
tastefully decorated with the Cor
+ federate cOlors and evergreens, an
' the daughters of the local chapte
n accorded a hearty welcome to a
+ corners. They also set before ther