The Palatka news and advertiser., 1903-03-27
STATE NEWS.

Sanford has hopes of becoming a
second edition of Kalamazoo in the
celery growing business.
The Automobile Association of
Jacksonville will now work for a
hard surface road to Pablo beach
The old st. James Hotel in Talla-
hassee has been sold for 500, 600. The
new proprietor is to take possession
June lst.
A Sabbath League has been form
ed in Jacksonville to fight Sunday
amusements, such as horse and bicy-
Gle races.
Baptists of MOsely Hall, Madison
county are appealing for aid to build
them church. Who'll be the first
to send 'em 500?
The Starke Telegraph wants the
people of that town to invest in
knitting factory and take IN knitting.
What grandma idea.
Good Roads conventions are the
order in all parts of the state. Con-
stant agitation and education will
eventually secure the roads.
Eleven life insurance companies
doing business in Florida carried
during the year risks aggregating
$S,373, PA, and paid losses of $292,-
536,24.
The Citizens of Gainesville have
nominated w. H. Tison, saloon
LaaYNnr fnp rL,r,, ,,riI1
ably be another ticket, headed by
Mayor Thomas.
A negro barber of Jacksonville
named Parker has been arrested for
countcrfeiting. Moulds and tools, as
well as counterfeit quarters were
found in his possession.
Congressman Sparkman has been
entertaining, at Tampa, two of his
colleagues, Congressman ID. G.. AL
eXander of Buffalo and Congress-
man II. l. Bates of Pennsylvania.
The Florida Press Association is in
session at Seabreeze. Florida editors
rank in ability with members of the
profession in any other state of the
union. Some are ranker than others.
The Southern Baptist will be the
name of new paper of the Baptist
denomination to enter the field at
Gainesville on April 18th, with Rev.
J. B. Holley as editor and business
manager.
Archdeacon John Gray has with
drawn his resignation as rector of
Holy Trinity church, Gainesville,
under pressure of the congregation
which was unanimous in its desire
that he should remain.
Fire at Micanopy at an early hour
Tuesday morning destroyed the post
office, Masonic hall. Johnson d Shi-
retzki's store and DR.. Prices office.
The fire originated III the postotiice.
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
An Orlando correspondent to the
Times Union says that among the
notable arrivals in that city are Gen.
U S A., Commander Bulls
U. S. N. and Mr. Einstein, of Gin
cinnati. Einstein! Allagazunda!
The State Federation of Labor is
in annual session at Tampa. 1t is to
be hoped the Federation will incul-
cate views looking to the honorable
uess of labor In that city. Heretofore
the men who should labor have done
little but strike.
The Duke and Duchess of Man
chester have left Palm Beach in the
private car of E. Zimmerman of
father of the duchess.
In fact his nobs, the duke, would
find it hard shedding in this life were
it not for his papa-in-law.
The News has received circular
letter from the secretary of the State
Horticultural Society announcing
the annual meeting of the society at
Miami on May 5, 6, and 7. Tickets on
sale May 3, and 5, good to return
till May llth at one cent per mile
each way.
The government at Washington
has accepted the site for public
at Gainesville recently do
mated by two public spirited, long
headed citizens of that place, and
the building is now an assured fact.
Davis got the appropri-
alton at the last session of Congress.
Twenty Tampa saloon men were
with selling liquor on Sun
day. While none of them appeared
in court, they never having been ar
rested, the cases were disposed of. |
Each was fined $50 and costs. The
next day, however, the court had
capias issued for every one of them.
and they We're arrested and brought
into court, when sentence was pass
ed upon them.
There will be another hanging in
Miami on Friday, April 3, and on
Friday, April 10, two more. The first
will be Dave Gamble, colOred, who
shot and killed another negro, Dave
Burrows, at Biscayne early last year.
On April 10 John Bright and Will
liam Kelley will forfeit their lives
on the gallows in eXpiation of their
crimes. Bright murdered negro
woman named LOttie Hardeman, at
West Palm Beach. Kelley assassi-
mated Richard Hone, an inotfensive
white man, at Lake Worth.
Capt. Joe J. Beckham, well known
Florida, is not guilty of
the charge of assault with intent to
This was the decision of
Justice Cannon at Jacksonville Fri
day, when Beckham was before him
on the charge of attempting to kill
J. H. Griffus in a saloon Feb. 90,
with knife. Griffus was put on
the stand and testified to the fight in
the saloon. He was apparently none
the worse for the encounter, with the
exception of a scar across the nose,
where Beckham cut him with a
knife.
DANGER OF COLDS AND GRIP.
The greatest danger from colds and
grip Is their resulting in pneumonia. II