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

The board of county commissioners
came together for the December
meeting last Tuesday. The meeting
was held in the office of the county
clerk owing to the fact that circuit
court was in session. All the men,
bers were present, Chairman Fearn-
side being in the chair, r.. Raymond
Price acting as clerk. The session
was short, only the routine business
being transacted and an adjournment
was had before neon.
Manager Herbert Crook of the I.
M. Meyer clothing store makes u spe-
cial announcement on the first page
of this paper which will interest men.
Mr.. Crook could have said heap
more if the News could have spared
him the space, but as it is he has
called brief attention to a. few of the
leading holiday chances which his
bigsstore and stock offer to the men
and boys of Putnam county. Those
who visit the store will discover that
there are slathers of bargains which
he has not mentioned and which can
be had for the asking.
Mrs. Lavina Frost Brigham of
North Castle, N. Y, has announced
the marriage of her daughter, Jennie
Louise, to Mr.. Vincent Fair Moody
of Palatka. Cards to this effect We're
received by friends of the contracting
parties in this city last Monday. The
ceremony occurred at North Castle
on Thanksgiving day. Mr.. and Mrs.
Moody arrived here on Tuesday night
after having day each in New York,
| Washington and Jacksonville. Mr..
Moody has been receiving the con-
CALCULATIONS of his friends. His bride
is a most charming lady and will
make many friends.
The past week has witnessed more
cold weather than has been known
in this section, of Florida at this time
of year in many winters. On Friday
and Saturday mornings last the mer-
curry went several degrees below the
freezing point and there has been
frost almost every day since. 1t is
reported that the mercury went to 26
last Saturday and some declare it
went as low as "a. There has been
no great damage, though some head
ed lettuce has been nipped. There
was also considerable damage to SILL
gar cane at FlorahOme, 1G miles out
on the G. S. q F. Railway.
A party of fifteen gentlemen and
ladies from Berrien Springs, Mich,
and South Bend, Ind. are here for
the winter. Some are stopping at the
Arlington hotel and others of the
party have leased the residence on
Third street adjoining the hotel. The
members of the party expect to look
over the county thoroughly, making
Palatka their headquarters. In the
party are Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Pencil,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Skinner, Mr.. and
Mrs. f. ID. Pencil, Mr.. and Mrs. S.
f. Haddock, G. w. and J. f. Pennell,
of Berrien Springs; l.. Disc and Mrs.
Balding of South Bend.
At the regular meeting of the city
council Tuesday evening Aid. How
ell A. Davis introduced preamble
and resolution, the former reciting
the unsightliness of the pavement on
Lemon street and the latter calling
for the appointment of committee
of three to ascertain the wishes of
property owners on the east two
blocks of the street regarding pave
ment of these blocks with Vitrified
brick. The resolution was adopted
and Aldermen Davis, Gay End Cart
mel were appointed such committee.
Clerk Blackwell was instructed to
order twenty car loads of rock for re-
pairing the pavement on the street.