The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-02-12
/, City Happenings and
/, Personal Mention.

X. NJ. White of Crescent City was
n XyiSitor II, tho oify "Wednesday

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ton.
Hon. S. j. Hilburn spent q couple
of days in Starke this week on legal
business.
d. BOhanan of Bardin was among
the prominent visitors in the city
Wednesday.
Mr.. Meyers entertained large
party of young ladies at cards and
luncheon last Saturday.
Miss Rosa Coke ard her guest, Miss
Warren, are in Gainesville for a brief
visit with Mrs. Arthur Glass.
Miss Gene Fearnside entertained a
party of young ladies at cards at her
home last Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. DR.. w. H. Rosenberg enter
tanned the North End Whist Club at
her home last Monday evening.
Hon. James NJ. Chesser of Hollis
ter was in the city last Saturday to
announce his candidacy for the Leg
islature.
Capt. and Mrs, T. l.. Pritchard are
rejoicing over the arrival of little
daughter at their home on Thursday
of last week.
Miss Ida Pilyer of Lexington, KY,
has been engaged as an assistant
trimmer at Miss Kate Lucas Mill
merry parlors. Miss Pilyer will arrive
here in about two weeks.
Oscar E. Smith for long time
connected with the freight depart
ment of the Atlantic Coast Line Rail
way in this city will leave on Sun
day for Jacksonville, where he will
engage in the confectionery business.
DR.. McMurray has kindly con-
scented to address the Woman's Fort
nightly Club at their room Saturday
Feb. 18th, at B p. m. Topic, Relation
of Home and School. This is an open
meeting to which all ladies are
most cordially invited.
MI. and Mrs. Geo. f. Gay went to
Jacksonville on Tuesday where Mrs.
Gay will remain for treatment in st.
Luke's hospital, and where she was
operated upon yesterday. Her friends
are expecting her speedy recovery
as result of this treatment.
Allen Holton, the talented imper-
senator of San Mateo, and Miss Hol-
ton, were in the city for a few hours
on Tuesday. Miss Holton went to
Jacksonville as a representative of
the V. /. A. of San Mateo to the
State Federation of Women's Clubs.
Quincy Jackson, a vagrant fast
black was given fine of 500 or four
months at hard labor in the county
Jail last Wednesday morning for car
rying II concealed weapon. He will
take the Jail being long on time and
shy of money. Justice Rowton tried
the case.
The delegates from the Woman's
FOrtnightly Club to the State FEEDER
alton of Woman's Clubs, in session
in Jacksonville this week, are Mrs.
Jno. Q. Tilghman and Mrs. NJ. G.
Ross. Mrs. r. f. Adams is also at
tending as one of the officers of the
Federation.
Mrs. June Hayes of Mill Springs,
Mo-, died at the home of her sister,
Mrs. A. f. Trombley, en- Kirby
street, last Tuesday of consumption.
Mrs. Hayes had been here about
month on visit to her sister. The
body was shipped to the late home
of deceased in Missouri today.
The Women's Foreign Missionary
society of st. James NJ. E. church
gave very enjoyable entertainment |
on Monday evening at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. /. r. Stelts. An en-
tertaining program of music, tab
leauX and recitation was given and a |
delightful lunch served. The attend
ance was good.
Justice Rowtun disposed of three
white hObos on WEDNESDAYS morning.
Their clothing was visible to the
sight and smell, but there was moth
ing about them to indicate visible
means of support except whisky
flask. They were given thirty days
at hard labor and will reside at the
county Jail during that time.
Herbert Crook, manager of the /
NJ. Meyer clothing store, has return
ed from New York and other eastern
markets where he spent several
weeks making selections of his spring
and summer stock. Mr.. Crook ex-
poets the advance shipment of his
purchases to arrive next week, and
among this lot will be his line of
straw and Panama hats.
The marriage of Mr.. l.. Moreton
Murray, the well-known travelling
salesman, and Miss Caroline M.
Gregg, of Cincinnati, is announced
to take place in that city on the 23d
lost. The bride and groom will i'm
return to Florida and
make their home at Daytona-by-the-
sea. The groom has long been re- {
garded by the fair sex of this and ad- {
Joining states as one of the most de- {
,irable catches among the matrimo. !
lially eligible men in east Florida. q
He is one of those handsome, we'll q