The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-27

Mrs A. L. Woodward has been
quite ill for the past few days.
Mrs. c. f. Wilcox Of Florahome
spent a few days in town this week.
Miss Addie Wlgg of Savannah,
Ga, is in the city visiting relatives.
Mrs. Martin Griffin who has been
quite ill for week is reported much
better.
Miss Sallie Mabry spent Sunday in
the city, the guest of Mrs. Geo. w.
Bassett.
The Putnam development farm
made its first shipment of lettuce
Monday.
Harry Wood has accepted q posi-
ton in the new clothing store Of M.
G. Brown.
A. Trombly made trip to Jack
sonville Monday and returned with a
new launch.
Express Agent Livingston of st.
Petersburg visited here from Sunday
till Wednesday.
Herman Lynn and wife of st. Au-
gustine were in Palatka last week
for few days visit.
Geo. J. Zehnbauer, claim agent of
the Florida East Coast Railway, was
in the city Wednesday.
Miss Edith Brannen of Jackson
Vile is in the city on a visit to her
mother, Mrs. H. G. Brannen.
DR.. Vincent Moody left on Sunday
for ten days trip to New York and
other towns of the etfete east.
J. H. Wylie the Intcrlachen nurs-
eryman has been shipping Il large
quantity of his citrus stock to old
Mexico.
Gerome Bruce, who has been quite
sick for some time past, is recover
ing and was able to be down town
Wednesday,.
Rev. and Mrs. l.. r. Lynn went to
Mikesville Tuesday to attend a we'd
ding. They spent Thanksgiving day
at Gainesville.
The Baptist organization known az
the Putnam Union meets at Peniel
today. Rev. VIM: Stone will give
the opening address.
The steamer Fearless of the Dray-
ton Island run has hauled off here
for repairs and the launch Wizard
has taken her place.
Miss. Isabelle Donnely spent few
hours in the city last Tuesday, being
enroute to her home in West Palm
Beach from jacksonville.
Mrs. J. J. McTavish and daughter
of Saginaw, Mich, arrived on Satur-
day and will make their winter head
quarters at the Saratoga hotel.
A row of ornamental palmetto
trees has been planted along the
east side of Third street, which adds
materially to the appearance of that
thoroughfare. The property belongs
to Chas. Kupperbusch.
An alarm of fire was turned in from
Ward 3 last Wednesday evening at
8 o'clock. A small house in the
western part of town, on Peck street,
was on fire, and the department re-
sponded promptly and put out the
blaze.
w. w. Hampton and RObt. E. Da-
Wis, prominent attorneys of Gaines
vile, We're in attendance at the Put
nam Circuit Court this week. They
were here on Tuesday and Wednes-
day and were registered at the Ar
lington hotel.
A. Rogero, late agent of the South
ern Express company at st. Angus
tine made some calls on friends in
this city last Sunday where he spent
a day on his way to Havana, Cuba,
in which city he has accepted the
agency of the Southern Express Co.
J. r. Mellon of Pittsburg, Pa, with
some gentlemen friends arrived in
the city Monday and went directly
aboard Mr.. MELONS steam yacht
Vagabondia, which left that evening
for ten days hunting and fishing
trip to the headwaters of the st.
Johns river. Judge J. G. Vertrees
accompanied the party.
Hon. James NJ. Chesser of Hollis
ter was visitor in the city last week.
Ever since Mr.. Chesser's phenomenal
run for the legislature in the primary
two years ago, he has come to be re-
garded as an important individual
politically and office holders have
been more or less troubled as to
whose official scalp he would be after
next. In his talk with the News Mr..
Chesser intimated that il he entered
the coming primary at all 1t would
probably be as candidate for county
treasurer. He says that it is an easy
iob. that the nav is fair and that he