The Palatka news and advertiser., 1903-03-13

day night in Denver, Colo, where
she had been stopping for the past
two years. She leaves one child, q
little girl | years old. The remains
We're shipped to Jacksonville, where
the funeral occurred Sunday.
G f. Cook and daughter of Quincy,
Ill.,, were at the Hotel Saratoga on
Monday. Mr.. Cook is one of the
projectors of the big stock farm COM
pany which last summer purchased
10000 acres in Putnam and st. Johns
counties on which they will establish
Il ranch. Mr.. Cook is spending n
season with his brother, Hon. w. Ii.
Cook, of Pomona.
The public library association is
shy of funds about $50, the amount
of the deficiency for the year. This
should not be and the News hopes
that friends of the association will
rush to the rescue. Palatka's public
library should not suffer for need of
few paltry dollars. 1t is an insti-
tuition of too great value to be thus
handicapped.
Mrs. f, w. Whites millinery par
lors on Third street are being visited
today by the ladies of Palatka gen.
orally, who, like the ladies ev-
rrywhere, are greatly interested in
beautiful headgear, This is the last
of Mrs. Whites regular opening
days, but the parlors are always at
the service of the ladies of Palatka
and surrounding country, and they
are cordially invited to an inspection
of Mrs. Whites elegant line of
spring and summer millinery.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Davis enter
tanned number Of young society
people at a whist party, Wednesday
evening, at their beautiful home on
Laurel street, in honor of their
guests, Mrs. Wilkinson and Miss
l<empfiinn of Jacksonville The
night was pretty one for such an
occasion, and a most enjoyable
time was spent. After card playing
delicious refreshments consisting of
ice cream and cakes were served.
John w. Gisson of Bostwick spent
the night in the city Monday and On
Tuesday went to Hastings to get
points on potatoes Mr.. Glisson says
there are about fifty acres of potatoes
in the country about BOstwick
twelve of which are his. These po-
tatoes are now doing finely, and he
expects large crop. Mr.. Glisson is
confident that his section will soon
rival Hastings as a potato centre for
the reason that the land, if anything,
is superior.
Palatka had a distinguished Wis
itor for several days last week in the
/ person of Mrs. Fairbanks, wife of the
senior L. S. Senator from Indiana,
and man who has been frequently
| mentioned in connection with his
possible candidacy for president on
| the republican ticket. Mrs. Fair
banks is the president-general of the
| Daughters of the American RevOlu-
ton, a position to which she was but
recently reelected, While in Pa
atka Mrs. Fairbanks was the guest
Of Mrs. j. II. Mellon on Emmett
street.
A. w. Strange, for the past four
teen years a resident of Palatka, and
during all of which time he has been
connected with some one of our
leading mercantile houses, leaves
this week for Barlow, where he has
already established a confectionery
business. During the past seven
Years Mr.. Strange has been connect
ed with the clothing store of the late
|. NJ. Meyer and his predecessors.
/ He is one of the present aldermen
/ from the Fifth ward. Mrs. Strange
and the children expect to leave for
Barlow by the end of the month.
Much regret is expressed at the re-
moval or this pleasant family.
Gay Bros. alligator farm became
thing of the past on Monday when
thenine large saurians comprising the
same were shipped to their new
home at the ostrich farm in Jackson
Vile. Several attaches of the farm
came down on Sunday nights boat,
and preparations began early Mon
day morning for the packing Incl
dent to shipment. Large boxes We're
made, the gators lassoed aud drag
god into them, which process occu-
pied the greater part of the day.
There was large number of spec
tatOrs on the ground during the
whole time watching the exciting
fun Of capturing.
Teachers Institute.
Arrangements are making for a
county teachers institute to be held