The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-12


share in this fund will be increased
in future.
Remember the Mother Hubbard"
drill at the Armory on Friday night,
June 26th. 1t is to he given for the
benefit of the local military company
and our citizens should extend a
generous patronage. A dance will
follow the entertainment and the
price for participation is only 25c.
Rev. L r. Lynn, the newly elected
pastor of the Presbyterian church,
will be installed next Wednesday
evening at 7:3O. Rev. w. f. Boggs
ID. d. of Jacksonville will preach
the sermon. Rev Thos. P Hay OF
Gainesville will charge the pastor
and Rev. w. 5. Milne of Micanopy
will charge the people. All are cor
daily invited.
The large tract of land west of the
j. T. track belonging to Martin
Griffin, and which was recently
clear for cultivation has been neat
ly fenced into two parcels and sowed
with velvet beans and COW peas.
The coming fall Mr.. Griffin and his
son will operate on this land an eX-
tensive truck farm.
Mrs. f. 5. Grill and the Misses
Blanche and Edna Grill are stopping
for a few days in Jacksonville. They
have but recently returned from Hol-
Inns Institute, Va, from which Miss
Edna was graduated in both the lite
rary and musical departments. Mrs.
Grill and her daughters are expected
home next week.
Miss Ila Bond returned home last
week from Macon, Ga. where she
has lust graduated from the conser-
vatory of music of Wesleyan Female
College. Miss Bond was presented
with Il handsome gold medal by the
college for proficiency in her musica.
studies. Mrs. Loretta Bond, who at
tended the graduating exercises, &C
companied her daughter home.
The young people of the Presby.
terrain church gave an ice cream So
cial on the court house lawn Monday
night and the patronage extended
them made the little people happy
, Ice cream and cake was served from
numerous small tables, presided owe
| by the children, and the supply o
good things was easily disposed o
ut fair prices. Many out-of-doo
games occupied part of the evening
and altogether the social was pro
n0Unced Il success by all who attend
ed. The proceeds will go to the Sun
day school
VIM. l.. Calhoun, son of Hon. B
p. Calhoun of this city, who is ;
cadet at the United States Nava
Academy, Annapolis, Md, lief
June Sth on the L. 5. S. Chesapeal
to 20 on the North Atlantic Station
Tor three months at sea-. The sec
ond month he will be on the cruise
Hartford and the third on the battle
ship Indiana. The Army and Nav.
Register shows that Mr.. Calhou
stands thirty-firSt in class of l6
members. He will be at home for
months vacation about the LIST of Ser
tember. On his return to school h
+ will enter the third class.
The board of trade had Gale
meeting on Wednesday night {
which treasurer Howell A. Davis We
empowered to circulate among tn
t members, procure their signatures
, the constitution and bylaws and co
lect from each the initiation fee an
z monthly dues. The subject of watC
= hyacinths on river front was brougt
up and the board refused its sanctio
to petition to the war departmer
urging resumption to the sprayin
f process. Martin Griffin made a mt
/, ton that Peter Gardner be appointe
, committee to write the War DE-
partment urging that the East Goa
Railway bridge at this place be mac
span bridge, so that the hyacintf
could be kept away from the cit
water front. The motion prevailed
The Gem City Guards held the
. regular meeting on Tuesday evenir
and the usual drill was given In
spirited and snappy manner. III
company was out again Thursda
evening and drilled in the Dunn IL
on River street. The men in the
new uniforms and campaign hat
with their guns and accOutermen
glistening in the bright mOonligh
made magnificent appearance, al
the drill proved a fine exhibition
manouvering, in fact it was pr
nounced perfect. An election ft
first and second lieutenants will |
held on Tuesday night. The con
mand has been extended an invit
ton by the chaplain, Rev. F. !
Richey, to attend special services
= st. Marks Episcopal church on SUI
5 day evening, when special sermC
Y will be delivered by the rector. Tv
Z new members were added to ii
1 muster roll, w. F. Waid and Meye
= AlbrO.
Government to Locate Site.