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


weighing 834 pounds. Captain GreE
die caught the monster early in tn,
week while fishing for bait OIL til,
Gondola wharf in Lake Stella.
The post Office at Denver will bt
continued and j. w, Harrison. for
merly of Huntington and one Of Tho
best known old settlers Of this sec
ton will be appointed to the place
Mr.. Harrison will also carry stoch
Eof general merchandise in the Den
yer store.
Paul G. Smiths hardware store is
now lighted with gas and presents {
pretty appearance in the evening
The gas is of the acyteline variety
and is the product Of Mr.. Smiths
private plant recently set up. 1t is
his purpose to use this light in his
residence also.
Geo. l.. McCOnihe and Mrs. Nc.
Conihe. of Jacksonville, are sulourn.
ing for time at the Southfleld hotel
Mr. McConihe has his pretty naptha
launch with him and is making many
fishing excursions about the lake and
to Haw creek points, sharing his
pleasure craft with other guests at
the hotel.
Among the recent arrivals at the
Southlield Hotel are: Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Borner, Chicago; Mr.. and Mrs.
Il. G. Brown, Detroit; Mrs. w. p.
Powell, Saginaw; Mr.. and Mrs. N N.
Metcalf, Austin, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs.
ID. w. VanWeyen, Coudersport, Pa.
Lloyd Mast, Westport, Conn; Thos.
d. Robinson, Albany, N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. IcenhOur and
the children are moving to Jackson
vile this week, much to the regret of
our people. But as Mr.. Icenhour
owns Il pretty grove in town it is
more than likely that when the COM
mercial spirit which now possesses
him begins to wane, he will return
aud live on his Pretty grove property.
d. Beasley the weil-known railway
section foreman of Denver now occu
pies the old Morrow residence at that
place. Since the Inauguration of the
strike among section men on the A.
Q. l.. Mr.. Beasley did not think it
proper to reside in the home set
apart for him by the railway COM
pany, and which he has occupied for
so many years
w. F. Glynn of Boston arrived at
Grove Hall on Monday and will
spend month or more here. Mr.
Glynn is connected with the Old
Colony Trust company in Boston,
has owned grove in the DeWolf
neighborhood for many years, and
in the past was an annual visitor to
the place. He has not been here in
four years, but as his grove of some
70 acres is again in bearing it is prob
tble he will be more frequent visi-
tor in future.
A progressive leap year supper was
the event of last Wednesday evening
among the young people of the place
Seven young ladies, namely, the
Misses Kreltz, Hawkins, Morse
Pheasant, Lynn and Hutchinson
called for the young men and escorted
them to various homes, in each of
which one or two courses of the sup
per was served. The affair was novel
and highly enjoyable to the young
men, none of whom knew Just what
they were in for.
The public school suspended last
week owing to prevalence of measles
among pupils. The school will re-
open as soon as the epidemic has sub
slded-prObably next week. A rumor
has gained currency that the school
might not reopen. This is without
foundation, no matter how seemingly
authoritative the statement may APP
pear. County Superintendent Tucker
assures the News that an eight
months term has been fixed for Pa
latka and Crescent City, and that any
statement to the contrary does not
eminate from the school board.
Grove Hall, the popular hotel of
this place, has been purchased of the
Florida Finance Company by w. G..
Norton, for the past several years the
lessee of the house anRproprietor of
the hotel Mr.. and Mrs. Norton have
popularized the house and to them is
due large part of the value attached
to the property. Their friends here
as well us that part of the tourist and
travelling public who have made their
home under the hospitable roof of
Grove Hall will congratulate Mr.. and
Mrs. Norton upon the acquisition OF
the property. 1t means the continu-
ance of popular and successful
management of the house.
GIvIs HEALTH, VIGoR AND TONE.
Herblne is boon for sufferers from
aneamia. By its use the blood is quick
ly regenerated and the color becomes