The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-22

anu MIS- IL. Eaton, is celebrating
her eleventh birthday today and is
entertaining a large party of her
young friends. Dainty refreshments
and Ice cream was served during
the afternoon.
George Hall, the young man who
was struck by lightning on Sunday.
the 10th, was so far recovered on
Tuesday following as to be able TO
resume his work on the Gondolo
though for several days he looked
as If he was the victim of the most
complete knock out he has thus far
received in life.
The local base ball club was de-
feated by the Nine Chums" of Pa
latka in game in the latter city last
Friday. The score stood 8 to | in
favor of the Palatka club. Those
from this place who saw the game
(and even members of the club ad-
mlt,) say that the boys played very
poor game, and fairly earned their
defeat
George w. Higgenbotham, we'll
known citizen, was buried at Welaka
on Sunday. He died at Sanford on
Friday last. Mr.. Higgenbotham's
death was due to consumption. He
leaves a wife and three young sons.
Mr.. Higgenbotham was formerly en-
gagged i'll merchandising at Wplaka,
and later was superintendent of
Hodges q 'Hara's Camp at Wekiva.
He was a man held in high esteem
and his death is greatly deplored.
John Mcllwinen, for the past sew
eral months all inmate in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. DeatOn, left on
Monday for his old home in North
Carolina, to be gone at least until
mid-winter Mr.. McIIwiuen's de-
parture will be greatly regretted by
the yOungerportion of society, where
he was popular, but most of all will
it be regretted by the members Of
the base ball club, whose pitcher he
was, and to whom is due a large part
of the credit for clubs winnings. He
is one Of the best pitchers ever to
play in this section, and had he had
the proper support the game of last
Friday, even, would have been sung
to IA different tune
f. V. Lundberg, superintendent of
the Mccormick d Hubbs grove prop
critics, went to jacksonville ON Mon
day for a short business trip. Asked
as to the prospective size Of the
orange crop on the groves in his care,
Mr.. Lundberg preferred not to make
an estimate thus early. However,
| he did say that so far the season had
been most favorable for good crop,
and that later in the season, when
the fruit got a little larger, he was
going to make guess at it for his
employers. When pinned down to
an estimate later in the conversation
Mr.. Lundberg did say that he would
be disappointed if there should
prove to be less than 1000 boxes.
The crop of the Messrs. Mccormick,
Hubbs d Co.. last fall was II little up
ward of 100 boxes.
There is row on among the col
ored Baptist brethren and "sistern
of Rossville which, before it is all
over and the dove of peace is allowed
to get back on his nest, will have alb
sorbed the savings of the belligerents
and have placed some of them deep
into the hole of dept-and ali over a
measly 20 cent chicken. This
chicken belonged to Mary Jane Pru-
den, who divides her time between
raising chickens and pickaninnles'
of which she has about an equa!
number This particular chicken
wandered into Mary Howell's yard
and began foraging for wormlets and
other things. Mary told the BOY to
drive the chicken out of the yard.
It may be the boy used more force
than was necessary but he obeyed
his mother. Mary Jane saw the boy
chase the chicken. 1t made hel
mad and she laid for him. when
she caught him she spanked his
subsequent end good and plenty
That brought Mary Jane Pruden and
Mary Howell together in a war OF
words that sounded anything but
like a Sunday conversations There
were threats and counter threats
Mary James husband went to "a
latka and swore ont a peace warrant
for Mary Howell. Now the whole
outfit is in the law courts of Palatka
and spending their hard earned
wages trying to get brand OF satlS'
faction that will never satisfy one
half of the adult population OF
RossviIIe were in Palatka on IueS'
day as witnesses for one side OF the
other,
: re Value of sunny Soul
: The world is too full of sadness anC