The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-17
City happenings and
Personal Mention.


this week.
Mrs. Geo. B. Selden left on We'd
nesday for Rome, n. Y.
Carleton Shelley was in Palatka
over Sunday on a visit to home folks.
Train Master A. l.. Glass of the
Atlantic Coast Line was in the city
Tuesday.
E. D. Dancy came over from
Orange Mills to see his Palatka
friends on Tuesday.
The residence of Mrs. B. j. Grooms
on Lemon street is receiving u new
coat of white paint.
R. H. Abpranalp left Sunday for
the coast at Goodall, where he will
spend a well-earned vacation.
Have you noted the improvements
which have been made to the yard
and walks about st. Marks church?
A. L. Reynolds a former prominent
citizen of the county residing at We
laka, died at Fort Myers last Sun
day,
NJ. NJ. Vickers was a visitor to
Goodall on Saturday and Sunday,
returning home on Monday after
noon.
NJ. A. Wilkinson one of the most
popular turpentine operators of the
county was in the city on Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Couver are the
proud parents of a lO-pound baby
boy which arrived at their home
last week.
Miss Nellie Usina gave finch
party on Wednesday night in honor
of her young lady guests from st.
Augustine.
Hon. Robert w. Davis will ad-
dress the citizens of Gadsden county
at big political rally to be held at
Gretna today.
Miss Bessie Hill, after visit OF
several days in this city with Miss
Tia Bond, left on Saturday for her
home in Sanford.
Miss Della Edwards from Allan
TIA, Ga, who is visiting the family OF
j. p. Wall at Putnam Hall, spent
Monday in the city.
n. H. Moragne and the Misses
MOragne have rented cottage on
the beach at Goodall and left for
that place on Monday.
Reynold NJ. Burt who is a student
at the University of Georgia, is eX-
pected to arrive home from Athens
in short while to spend vacation
with his parents on the Heights.
VIM. J. Longman was in the city
last Saturday visiting old friends.
Mrs. Longman is here on a visit to
Mrs. J. r. Barnett on the Heights.
Chas w. Benham of Evansville,
Ind, former well-known citizen Of
Putnam county residing at Crescent
City, was in the city on Wednesday,.
Ernest Owen and his sister, Miss
Katie Owen, and Miss Johnnie Green
of Satsuma Height spent Sunday in
ST. Augustine, passing through Pal
atka both going and returning.
Union revival services are being
held at the Baptist church with Il
good degree of interest. The pastors
of the Presbyterian, Methodist and
Baptist churches preach alternately.
Geo. A. Powell the well-known
turpentine operator formerly of
Orange Mills was in the city We'd
nesday, having but recently returned
from two months stay in North
Carolina.
Jno. w. Hall prosperous potato
grower of Hasting was III the city on
Monday. Mr.. Hall says the senti-
ment in his section is strongly hope
full for the bridge across the river
at Palatka.
MIR. and Mrs. S. J. Kennerly and
family will go to the GOodall beach
to morrow Mr.. Kennerly will re-
turn on Monday but Mrs. Kennerly
and the young people will remain
week or more.
DR.. w. H. Cyrus spent several
days of the past week on the beach
at Goodall, and feels better for the
outing. He caught two sharks from
Keating's pier one of which measur-
ed feet in length.
Mrs. Leo. jacobson left oil Tues
day for Jacksonville where she
takes the Clyde Line steamer for
New York to be absent about six
weeks on q visit to friends Mrs.
jacobson was accompanied by her
little son.
The family of Captain II. G. Loom
is desire to thank their friends for
the many kindnesses shown them
during the illness and subsequent
death of Mrs. Loomis. They also
wish to thank all who sent many
floral offerings.
Palatka's ambition now is to be a
port of entry, and the citizens of that
place have sent petition to the Sec
rotary of the Treasury to that effect.
Palatka is entitled to the credit of
all her port business, which is now