The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-08-26
City happenings and
Personal Mention.

! Cornelius Carman~ has returned
from New York.
Capt fl. Y. Snow has returned
from Seabrecze.
5. f. Tubbs of Florahome was "a
visitor in the city yesterday.
Venison, when taken out of season,
does not agree with some people.
Mrs. Judge M. l. Coke has returned
from an extended visit to Gaines
vile.
James r. Neck-and family have
been spending the week at Goodall
beach.
Major q. g. Westcott of Crescent
City was visitor in Palatka Wed
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs J. T. Barnett left for
st. Louis on Saturday to see the big
exposition.
Mrs. J. H. Merryday and son,
Grill, left Wednesday for visit with
relatives IN Georgia.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Lopez Bailey and
Miss Serena Bailey are soiourning
for IA time at Brevard, n. G.
Albert Mixer of Georgetown was
here yesterday as delegate to the
county republican convention.
Miss Frost of Ocala, who had been
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Herbert
Crook, returned home on Monday.
james j. Hennessy of st. Louis,
Mo is now filling a clerkship in the
q. Lopez Bailey insurance agency.
Mrs. NJ. w. Stewart of Jacksonville
is spending the week here and is the
guest of Mrs. Judge f. E. Haskell.
DR.. and Mrs. Estes and daughter,
Miss Clyde, left yesterday for two
months visit in Tennessee and Ar
kansas.
Miss Estan Rosenberg left We'd
nesday for DeKalb, ILL.,, where she
goes to visit the Misses Jean and
Elise EIwood.
DR.. Andrew Sledd, the new presi-
dent of the University of Florida.
was a guest at the hotel Saratoga on
Friday of last week.
Mrs. J. f. Lucas condition is re-
ported as gradually improving and
there is now well grounded hope for
her ultimate recovery.
The Misses Cooper of Jacksonville,
who have been guests at the home OF
DR.. and Mrs. f. S. Grill for the past
ten days, will return home today.
Chief of Police Hagan had an at
tack. of vertigo last week and was
confined to the house over Sunday.
He came up smiling on Tuesday and
is again all right.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Reed of Dray-
ton Island were in the city Monday |
en- route to St. Louis, Mo. where |
they will remain for several weeks,
viewing the big fair.
John q. Tilghman and family with |
Mr.. Lewis Jackson as guest, have |
been spending the week up the Ock-
lawaha river on Mr.. Tilghman's |
houseboat Bohemia.
The Misses Grill entertained a
large party of young people last Sat
urday evening in honor of their
guests, the Misses Hester and Con-
stance Cooper of Jacksonville.
The Putnam Baptist Union has de-
cided to circulate a petition Co the
county commissioners praying for
local option election to decide whe-
ther Putnam county will remain
wet or go dry
Rev. and Mrs. L. R. Lynn will re-
turn from their Tennessee visit next
week. They were to come this week
but the congregation of the Pres by
terian church has extended Mr..
Lynn's vacation for another week.
The supper and bazaar to be given
by Patton Anderson Chapter L. d.
c., will take place early in the fall.
The chapter is trying to raise money
to finish marking the graves of the
Confederate soldiers buried in West
View, Oak Hill and the Catholic
cemeteries. The object is ii worthy
one and the ladies ask the help of
the good people of Palatka and Put
nam county.
Rev. Father Alexander of the fac
ulty of st. Leos college, San Anto-
Mo, Fla, has been i'll the city several
days this week the guest of Rev. ,,
Father Barry, at st. Monica's par /
sonage. Father Alexander came 1
with a party of some fifteen students
on the steamer William Howard
from II point up the OckIawaha a
river. On arrival in Palatka the J
students separated for their various !,
homes.
While attempting to board 1
freight train for the purpose of steal Il
ng ride, negro was thrown under Z
he wheels at the A G. l.. yards q
Tuesday and his foot was crushed. Il
Dr.. Harry &. Welch amputated his I
oes. The funny thing about this 7
.ccident is that the A G. l.. Railway i,
is neighbor to the niger
Who attempted to steal the ride, in ,
hat it took him to an inn (hOspitaD, =