The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-29

| IN New YORK and the Catskill noun
tains. They were accompanied by
Mrs. M. Frank and children of San
ford, who spent Sunday here, the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Brown.
Julian Calhouns clever playing
had as much, if not more, to do with
Palatka's success in the Fernandina
games, than any other one thing.
His accurate throw from right field
to the home plate in Wednesday
game was the prettiest work of that
contest.
William Turnage, for the past year
or more a popular salesman with the
Kennerly Hardware company, sew
cred his connection with the compa-
ny on Tuesday and left for Rich
mond, Va, where he has accepted
position as travelling salesman for the
Richmond Stove company.
j, l.. Burt has made an early start
in his seasons celery business. hav~
ing already planted half acre. He
will put in another half acre in Octo-
Der and still another like amount in
December During the past few
weeks Mr.. Burt has shipped over 100
crates of egg plant to the northern
market
DR.. and Mrs. H. r. Estes and Miss
Clyde will leave next month for an
extended trip to Arkansas. The
doctor says he hasn't paid visit to
his old home in a great many years
and that he is going to make a good,
long visit this time and get his
hearts desire in an fashioned
hObnob with the friends of his early
life.
Those members OF st. Johns Lodge.
X of P, who accepted the invitation
to the banquet and reception given
by Crescent Lodge of Crescent City
to Grand Chancellor Hollmark at
the latter place last Monday night,
report having one of the most enjoy
able times ever had under Pythian
auspices. 4 report of the banquet
will be found on our inside page.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Lyme returned
Saturday from a short visit to their
old home in Detroit, Mich, and
where they are still pleasantly re-
membered by a large circle of
friends. Mr.. Lyme is especially re-
membered by the newspaper frater-
nifty, as previous TO coming to Flor
ida he had gained an enviable repu-
tation as a special writer.
The l. NJ. Meyer clothing company
has received a new line of outing
trousers which they call special at
tention to in bargain prices in their
advertisement at the head of this
page. The Meyer store has also put
in II gas iron, and promises to keep
nicely pressed for one year, free of
charge, all clothing purchased at that
store. To young men who dote on
always having their trousers creased
in the mode this means no small
saving.
H, Roberts of Peniel brought to
the city on Wednesday very fine
sample of broom corn raised on his
place. He states that he planted
about an eighth of an acre of the
corn rs an experiment and that he is
50 well satisfied that he will go more
extensively into its growing next
year. He has no way of knowing
but Mr.. Roberts estimates that about
Compounds was raised this year on
his small patch. The sample shown
was of most excellent grade with
the broom little over two feet long.
The Nine Chums" base ball club
Is acquiring quite statewide repu-
tation as IL crack team of amateurs.
Last Friday the Chums went to
Jacksonville to play the Eagles of
that city, whom they easily defeated
by a score of II to |. The Nine
Chums has suffered but one or two
defeats this year, at least one of
which was by the Crescent City team.
But since that defeat the club has
been greatly strengthened by hard |
practice, and is now in such shape as
to be able to secure the scalp of any
club of its class in the state.
Editor Seymour of the Hastings
Farmer and Trucker was a visitor in
the city Wednesday. Mr.. Seymour
spends his days at Hastings and his
nights at the beach and is getting all
that is due country editor of the
good things of life. But that doesn't
spoil him-he continues to issue a
most interesting weekly paper and
me that is doing its full part to
make Hastings famous. He states
hat the corn crop of Hastings is the
argest ever raised in Florida and
hat the average yield will equal 40
bushels to the acre. The farmers do
lot fertilze for corn, but plant it as
second crop on the potato lands
md get for the corn all the fertilizer
lot absorbed by the potatoes.
RuarU of Trade Maatino ,