The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-08

Miss Julia Deyerle of Virginia,
who has been the guest of the Misses
Grill for the past several weeks, de-
parted for home on Wednesday. DIR.
Grill accompanied Miss Deyerle as
far as Jacksonville.
The Hart Line steamer Hiawatha
closed the season Of Ocklawaha river
navigation on Wednesday when it
left for the final trip of the tourist
season for Silver Springs. There was
a good-sized passenger list
Scion A. Adams, who died in Jack
sonyille Tuesday, lived in Palatka
for two years in the early SOS, when
he was editor and proprietor of the
Putnam County Journal. He is re-
WONDERED by all old citizens.
Fire originating in the woods near
San MateO on Wednesday swept
through the town cemetery doing
great damage to lot enclosures and
shrubbery. The fire was finally eX-
tinguished by the bucket brigade.
r.. l.. Harper, general organizer of
the American Federation of Labor
was in the city for short time on
Wednesday. He was on his way to
Gainesville where he is to organize
the carpenters into the federation.
During the past year in the city
municipal court, Judge e. f. Has
kell has collected nearly $1,000 in
fines. AS the court does not cost
the city above $3.50, it is plain to see
that it is a profitable branch of the
city machinery.
A. w. Woodcock of Princeton,
Mimi, arrived in the city yesterday.
Mr.. Woodcock owns land at Flora
home, and has been coming to Palat-
ka for the past four years. 1t is his
purpose to make Florida his home at
some time in the near future.
There will be a special musical
treat at the 10 o'clock Mass next
Sunday at st. Monica's Catholic
church. Mrs. Marie Smith-San-
guinette of Cincinnati, Miss Adele
Smith, and Mr.. j. Frank Duggan of
Jacksonville will render solos.
During the electrical storm atnoOn
on Thursday lightning struck the
residence of Mrs. Esterbrook on Oak
street, with slight damage. This
house has caught fire twice within
the past two years--once by sponta
neous combustion during the alb
sence of Mrs. Esterbrook in the
north.
DR.. and Mrs. Merritt Corthell of
Interlachen were at the Arlington
hotel over Wednesday and Thurs
day. DR.. Corthell is building up a
large practice as an Oculist in this
city and at other points in the
county. DIR. and Mrs. Corthell will
be at Crescent City to day and over
Sunday.
Most of the county candidates were
at Melrose yesterday attending the
big political meeting and barbecue
Among the officials from the court
house to attend were County Clerk
Price, Sheriff Howell and Judge M.
I. Coke. Tax Collector Willard is
too busy with the affairs of his office
to even mention politics.
Hon. S. j. Hilburn will be a candi-
date for reelection to the school
board from this (Palatka) district.
Mr.. Hilburn has served one term on
the board and is its chairman. The
schools of the county are the gamer
when such men as Mr.. Hilburn will
consent to give valuable time for
their advancement. He will be
elected without opposition.
The Suwanee Presbytery will meet
mt the Presbyterian church next
evening at 1880, and will be
opened with sermon by Rev. w.
c. Lindsay, D. D., of Ocala. During
this meeting there will be preaching
service each night by the visiting
The business meetings
will be open and friends are cor
daily invited to attend these as well
as the preaching service.
The pulpit of st. james Methodist
church was beautifully
decorated in bamboo, cut flowers and
ported plants last Sunday for the
Easter service, and large congrega-
ton listened to the able sermons of
Rev. A. l.. Woodward and partici-
pated in the services. Mrs. J. ID.
of Huntington rendered So
los at both the morning and evening
service, and Miss Ilah Bond gave a
violin solo at the night service. AT
night the church was crowded with
From over at Hastings the report
comes that the people are not paying
much attention to politics, but that
they think heap about potatoes.
They are also working among them.
In the town proper, we are informed
by editor Seymour of that place
there is fully 1900 acres in potatoes,
while in the country tributary, in
Armstrong, Federal Point
and Nelverton, there is enough more
to swell the total acreage to 2,3OOI
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