The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-14
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City Happenings and
Personal Mention.

visitor in the city over Sunday.
Justice J. l. Wimberly of Inter-
lachen was II visitor in the city Mon
day.
Mrs. w A. Deal and infant daugh-
ter of Grandin made II short visit to
friends in the city this week.
G. w. Mobley has occupied the
corner store in the Opera House
block with a stock of groceries.
w. s. Burdette has been placed
in charge of the musical service at
st. Marks by the vestry of the
church.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Burrell of Sat
suma Heights were in the city on
Tuesday, guests at the Saratoga
Hotel
Neil Gardner of this city was
among the Floridians to register at
the Worlds Fair in st. Louis last
Saturday.
Hon. j. H. Harp of Crescent City
spent Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
in the city, the guest of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. r. f. Adams.
Miss Lillian Hollinrake has arrived
from Michigan and will spend the
winter here, the guest of her brother,
S. p. Hollinrake.
Henry S. Mckenzie, with his sis
ter Miss Belle, and her guest, Miss
Minnie HOgg of South Carolina,
spent Tuesday in ST. Augustine.
County Commissioner Rogers of
Putnam Hall is still suffering with
cancer on the hand, and now it is
feared he will be obliged to have his
hand amputated
j. w. .Turnage a former popular
salesman with the Kennerly Hard
ware company, now travelling for the
Richmond stove works, was in the
city for Il brief time on Monday.
Rev. VIM. Stones of this city de-
livered the opening sermon before
the st. Johns River Baptist associa.
ton at Peniel on Wednesday. The
meetings of the association continue
through the week
fl A. Hodges the well-known mill
owner of Buffalo Bluff, who has
spent the summer on the Massachu-
sets coast, is back again, and was
shaking hands with his friends in
the city this week.
Deputy Sheriff Lee Kennerly was
kicked in the chest and leg by
young horse in the lot back of his
stable, last Monday. Had he been
II foot further off it is likely that the
kick would have resulted fatally.
AS it is he was not seriously injured.
Lee Kennerly, deputy sheriff has
opened his new livery stable in the
old Merwin stand on Lemon street,
and has many valuable horses. Mr..
Kennerly says he will soon have the
stable well equipped with handsome
carriages, buggies and several hacks.
Over 100 poll taxes have been paid
to Tax Collector Willard within
the past two weeks. All were of ne
groes and each paid for two years.
Some paid on Saturday, but these
will not count as emitting the payee
to vote, as Friday the 18th, was the
last day.
Congressman Davis has been re-
tanned as counsel in the famous Hol-
lOway case at Gainesville, and on
Monday made the opening speech in
behalf of quashing the indictment
charging Holloway with criminal
libel. Frank Clark is also of coun-
sci for Holloway.
The attendance of citizens at the
birthday party given by the ladies of
st. Monica's church in the Opera
House block last Saturday evening
was large. A bOuntiful supper was
served. The receipts amounted to
S155.25 and this will go toward reduc-
ing the church debt.
The reported capture of Eli
Booker, the negro who killed Julian
Smith on the Heights four years ago,
ut Lexington, KY, proves to be
mistake. Sheriff Howell has re-
ceived photo of the Lexington ne
gro and he bears no resemblance to
the lost Eli, except in name.
The ladies of st. Marks church are
unusually busy and filled with en-
thusiasm over the church bazaar
which will be given on the evening
of December 18th and 8th, when sup
per will be served, both nights.
The prize doll is to be placed on eX-
hibitiun in Leo JacObsOn's window
November LIST.
J. f. EdmOndsOn the well-knOwn
horse dealer has fresh importation
of fine horses and mules at the old
Merwin stables on Lemon street
now kept by Deputy Sheriff Lee
Kennerly. There are some 36
horses in the bunch, some of which
are unusually handsome rOadsters
and saddle horses.
One of the prettiest store displays
in the city is that of the illuminated
show case across the front entrance
of the l. NJ. Meyer Cos store. A
large silent salesman show case has