The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-04

spring term ofrthe Alachua circuit |
court. He will be at home until the
2lst, when he goes to the Bradford
CIRCUIT court at Starke.
Congressman Davis arrived in the
state from Washington this week
and was due for an address at Madi-
son ON Thursday. Today he will adj
dress the citizens of Lake City. Mr..
Davis is looked for in Palatka to-
night or on Saturday morning.
The county school board lias re-
duced the cololed schools which had
been appointed five months term
to four months. This was made
necessary owing TO the shortage OF
funds. The board, hopes to come out
even this year, and not Increase its
debt.
J. L. Burt has made the first eXhi-
bit of home grown celery from
his Rob Roy" celery farm on the
Heights Mr.. Burt has n fac crop
of celery now well along toward ma
tulity, a sample of which was on eX-
hibition yesterday in the window of
the Putnam National bank. 49,.
: County Commissioner w. ID. Allen
of Fruitland, who has been spending
few weeks with his daughters at
Palm Beach and Miami, returned on
Tuesday in time to attend the March
meeting of the board. Mr.. Aliens
health had been bad, but the trip
down the east coast has been Of
great benefit to him.
The announcement of T. ]. Rogers
of Putnam Hall, for county commits
,loner from district No ., appears in
ibis paper. Mr.. Rogers was elected
to the board in 1902, and is therefore
serving his first term. He has made
an efficient, conservative commiss-
Toner, is broad guage man and his
recollection seems a certainty.
Miss Kate L. Lucas makes an
nouncement of her spring millinery
opening in another column. The
dates fixed for this interesting
event are on the 18th and 18th inst.
On the evening of the first named
day between the hours of and 10
Miss Lucas will give reception at
her parlors to which all are invited,
1t is rumored that Horace Prior of
Como will be n candidate for county
commissioner from the First district.
Mr.. Prior is u prosperous orange
grower and stock owner of the PENN
suia, and enjoys the respect and con-
idence of the people of the county
in Il remarkable degree. He is man
of affairs and would make an ideal
commissioner.
Mrs. j. n. Walton gave a delight
Jul party at Dudley, her pretty home
on River street, last Saturday after
noon in honor of her guests, Mrs.
Rogan ard Miss Walton, of Alabama.
The decorations were ivy and re
freshments were served in courses.
Miss Mabel Wilson was awarded the
prize for forming the greatest mum
Der of words in Il given time from the
name Ben Hur.
The regular annual concert for the
benefit of st Monica's church will
take place at Fry's opera house on
Easter Monday night, April 18th. The
promoters promise the public a great
treat on that occasion. Mrs. San
guinette, of Cincinnati, Las kindly
consented to sing, which alone should
ill the opera house to overlooking
Mr.. Allan Holton, a Palatka favorite.
will also appear. Other attractions
will be ANNOUNCED later.
The negro woman on Lemon street
reported last week as harboring a
nice juicy case of small poX is now
quite recovered; so much so that the
lealth officer in charge of the case
has permitted the return of her
children, two in number, and one an
| infant less than three weeks old.
The home is still closed to callers
and inmates are not allowed the
freedom Of the alley. There have
been no new cases, and DR.. Steen
does not anticipate any. At the
same time as mayor and doctor, he
isn't taking any chances.
Rev. r. f. McAlpin, a returned
missionary of the Southern Presby-
terrain church in Japan will lecture
on that country at the Presbyterian
church next Monday evening. Mr..
McAlpin is in this country on years
furlough, having left Jal an so recent
Iy as six months ago. Just now, Ow-
ing to the war in the far east, greater
interest is being taken in all That
concerns the japanese. We know
they are good fighters, but they have
other good qualities and Mr.. Meal
pins lecture will treat of them. The
public is cordially invited.
Mrs. M. f. Boyd, president of the
Palatka Woman's Park Association,
desires to thank all those who kindly
took chances on the two silver spoons
presented the association by Mrs. f