The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-06-10

MIS-. GflInn reports IlldU Her slsIel,
Miss lilly Smith, who underwent
an operation for tumor in st, Luke's
hospital recently, has been dis
charged, and that she is making
rapid recovery.
The annual examination of teach
ers which has been in progress dur
ing the week will probably close to-
day. Superintendent Tucker is con-
Quoting the examination of white
teachers at the high school building,
and Laban Price, member of the
county school, board has charge of
the examination of colored pupils.
Mrs. J. f. DIggan of Jacksonville
has been spending the week with
her aunt, Mrs. Martin Griffin, Mrs.
Duggan, will leave shortly for Gin.
cinnati on visit to her sister, Mrs.
Marie Smith Sanquinette, after
which she expects to make her home
in Washington, d. c., where Mr..
Duggan who is clerk IN the civil
service, will be transferred.
NJ. J. Trueman, one of the best
known citizens of Palatka, has been
seriously i'll at his home on the
Heights for the past 10 days, and
great anxiety has been felt by his
family and friends lest he cannot re-
cover. On Thursday he was report
ed somewhat better. Members of
his family at distance have been
summoned and are in constant atten-
dance at his bedside.
Tho Crescent City Junior base
ball club played n match game with
the Mine Chums" of this city We'd
nesday afternoon at the ball park,
before n goodly number of specta-
tors The local team won the game
over the visitors by score of 6 to 4.
The Crescent City team came down
on the launch Satilla, accompanied
by many young people from the
orange grove town, with Mrs. J. F
Rhoads as chaperon.
Mrs. Gen. Patton Anderson has
been presented with a silver vase by
the ladies of the local chapter
Daughters of the Confederacy. II
seems that while celebrating the
anniversary of Jefferson Davis
birthday last Friday, the discovery
was made that it was also Mrs. An
dcrsons birthday, and the ladies
thought double celebration woulC
be appropriate. A present was has
tiIy selected and Judge Coke was
called upon to make the prosenta
ton speech, which he did in his
usual pleasant manner.
At a competitive drill by the mem
bers of the r. w. Davis Guards al
the Armory last Friday night the
gold medal was awarded to Julian
Calhoun. An election of officers
followed the drill and r. Raymond
Price was chosen Captain and
Charles Burt, LIST lieutenant, On
Wednesday night another meeting
was held, at which Arnold CanOva
was elected I'd lieutenant; Julian
Calhoun lst sergeant; Del CanOva,
I'd sergeant; Chas. Peterman, Sd SER
geant; Ralph Philips, 4th sergeant.
The election of minor officers was
deferred to a later meeting.
Patton Anderson Chapter, L. ID.
G. observed the birthday anniver-
sary of Jefferson Davis last Friday
evening by giving lawn fete at the
residence of Mrs. Judge M. |, Coke.
The attendance was large and the
affair proved highly successful both
socially and financially. Ice cream
and cake were served on the lawn,
and quite goodly sum raised for
the benefit of the Jefferson Davis
Monument Association. A pleasant
feature of the evening was the dis
tribution of Confederate Crosses of
Honor to old veterans by Mrs. Gen.
Patton Anderson Among the re-
cipients We're Judge NJ. l. Coke, Jos.
d. Points, ]. G. Vertrees, ST. j. w.
Pearce, n. o. Davis and Joseph
Price, an eloquent address on the
subject of Crosses of Honor was
delivered by Hon. ]. n. Blackwell.
Thn DiffInan Incknt Sill