The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-02-05

G. A. Rust, president of the Will
son Cypress company, is a guest at
the Saratoga hotel
Capt. j. f. Lucas has contracted to
| build a 400 foot dock for turpentine
company at West Tocoi.
The Ladies' Memorial Society will
meet at Mrs. H. A. Gray's next Tues
day afternoon, February 9th, at 1880
The Woman's Fortnightly Club
will give Il musicale at the home of
Mrs. DR.. w. II. Rosenberg this tFri-
day. afternoon.
Capt. JnO. w. Harllee, of the gov
ernment hyacinth destroyer LeRrve,
was visitor in the city on Tuesday
and Wednesday.
Peter Corcoran, a prominent capt.
talist of Saginaw, Mich, and his
daughter, Miss Corcoran, are the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. + Wilson.
Mrs. w. Ii. Merriam entertained a
large party of ladies at cards Thurs
day afternoon, the guests of honor
being the Misses Carpenter and Cor
coran.
Mr.. and Mrs. |. L. Elwood of De-
Kalb, ILL.,, will arrive next week to
occupy their pleasant home on
Madison st. Mr.. and Mrs. e. P.
Elwood arrived last Thursday.
Miss Mabel Wilson gave water
parties on the launch Margaret
Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons
in honor of her guests the Misses
Carpenter of Cincinnati and Corco-
ran of Saginaw, Mich.
Miss Efie Calhoun of Kentucky,
who has been the guest of Miss
Maude Kennerly for the past several
weeks, left on Monday for home to
prepare for entering the spring term
of the Oxford, (Ohio) college.
Chas. G. Smith has moved his bar
room from the corner of Lemon and
Tenth street to the next corner west,
one block nearer the railroad. Mr..
smith has recently erected the
building he now occupies at cost Of
81 300.
Morton F. Plant and wife, with a
party of friends took the Ocklawaha
river trip on the steamer Okehump-
llee last Saturday. Mr.. Plant IS
son of the late II. b. Plant, of New
York, founder of the Plant System of
Railways.
81. Kennerly has had the "DoO-
zie," Mr.. |. l.. ElwoOd's beautiful
launch, hauled out and the launch is
now Mt HanlOn's shipyard, where its
hull has been scraped and the boat
put in first-class shape TO go into
commission on the arrival OF Mr..
Elwood next week.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society affiliated with st. James NJ.
f. church, will give al entertain
ment at the home of Mrs. Stelts next
Tuesday night, February 9th. An
interesting literary program Will be
rendered and refreshments will be
served free. Admission will be %
cents.
Veteran Post No. u, &. A. R. held
its annual election last Saturday eve
nlng. &c. Clark is the COmman-
der, r. H. ROBBIE, S. V. Commander,
J. f. Marshall, J. V. Commander
and acting Adjutant, w. II. Cyrus,
| NJ. d. Chaplain and Surgeon, aud +
G. Ruflly, officer of the day. The
post has 10 members.
Clinton G. Wester popular engi-
neer on the Seaboard Air Line, and
NJ ISIS Alma Dumas, eldest daughter
of J. H Dumas the well-known To-
connective engineer of the Atlantic
| Coast Line, were married at the resi-
dence of the brides parents in Jack
lonville last Sunday evening. The
ceremony was witnessed by host
of friends of both the contracting
parties, many of whom were from
Palatka, where the bride has rela-
tives.
H. E. Dickens, for the past several
years ticket agent for the Atlantic
Coast Line at the Union depot, has
resigned to accept the agency of the
line at st. Petersburg. Mr.. Dickens
left for ST. Petersburg last Friday.
For a short time and until Mr.. Dick
ems finds suitable boarding place in
st. Petersburg, Mrs. Dickens will
visit with friends and relatives in
Sanford. A great many Palatkans
will regret the departure of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dickens.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Presby terrain church will give sup
per and apron bazaar in the Welch
building on Friday evening of next
week, February 18th. The bazaar and
supper will open at $3.50, and the price
of the supper will be 20 cents. All
who have partaken of the orthodox
Presbyterian supper as it has been
served at former socials by the local
society know that there will be some
thing in store for them at this COM
ing event worth preparing for. The
News predicts crowded house.