The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-15
City Happenings and
Personal Mention.

Fair.
Morgan Bohanan Of Bannerville
was transacting business in the city
last Tuesday.
Mrs, T. r. Livingston has returned
from a weeks visit with friends in
Gainesville.
Mrs. Geo. B. Selden and the chill
dren left on Wednesday for their old
home in Rome, n. Y.
Dewitt GRAY of Jacksonville was
in Palatka over Sunday on a visit to
his mother, Mrs. H. A. Gray.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. r. Bond have
moved into the late residence of DR..
A. NJ. Steen on Lemon street
Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Wilson had as
guests this week Mr.. and Mrs.
Brown, nee Crutchfield of Miami
Miss Rosa Coke returned early in
the week from delightful visit with
Mrs. Jno. A. Germond of Edgar.
Mrs. DR.. A. NJ. Steen left on Tues
day for New York and Philadelphia
where she will spend the balance of
the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. O. Hamm and the
children returned Wednesday from
n four weeks visit in Illinois and the
Worlds Fair.
Mrs. Smith of Fernandina, nee Miss
Allie Durham and formerly of this
city Is in Palatka this week on II visit
to relatives and friends
Mrs Martin Griffin has been call
ed to Jacksonville again owing to
the continued and serious illness of
her sister, Miss Tillie Smith.
The ladies afternoon whist club
was entertained in most charming
i. manner ON Tuesday evening at the
new home of Mr.. and Mrs. Merriam.
Mrs. Meek and daughter, Miss
Meta, of Savannah, are here for the
summer and are the guests of Mrs
Meek's sister, Mrs DR.. W. H. Rosen-
berg.
NJ, A. Wilkinson passed through
the city ON Monday on his way to
North Carolina, where he had been
called by telegraph owing to the
illness of Mrs. Wilkinson.
|
b b. Brakeman presided at the
board of trade meeting last Tuesday
evening in the absence of President
Stcen, Only the routine business of
the board was transacted.
r. F. Rigdon reports that from his
one and II half acre strawberry farm
: he realized ii total profit of $6SG Is
I during the past season Mr.. RigdOn
sold the bulk of his berries in Palat-
ka.
The Misses Nellie, Marguerite and
. Emma SteIts will leave to day for
savannah, from which city reIa-
tive will 90 with them on six
weeks visit to st. Louis and the
Worlds Fair.
f. ID. Dancy of Orange Mills was
in the city yesterday accompanied
by his son. They have established
a bIacksmithiug business at Has
tings under the firm name of f. d.
Dancy u Son.
Martin Griffin's grove property at
East Palatka is being fortified this
week. Mr.. Griffin sold something
over 900 boxes from the grove last
season and estimates "a small increase
in the yield this fall.
Mr.. E. H. Campbell of Knoxville.
Tenn, and formerly with the Knight
d Wall company, Tampa, has ac-
cepted a position with the Kennerly
Hardware company and entered
upon his work last Tuesday
At the legal sale of lands for delin-
quent taxes at the court house on
Monday the 4th inst, a total of 245
pieces We're disposed Of and Collector
| Willard says it is the smallest num-
Der Of pieces ever sold in the county.
Reports indicate that Mrs. } f.
Lucas, who is i'll of typhoid fever at
her fathers home in Caledonia, Mo-,
is in most critical condition and
news of her death would not be sur
| I ir,, - I,r no.
side.
The adiutant general of the Flori-
da state troops has finally accepted
the resignation of First Lieutenant
Jesse d Bulky of the Gem City
Guards. which was rendered several
weeks ago. Lieut.. Bulky is now in
Fernandina.
Mrs /. A. Boughton of Fairview is
in the city the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. !
Howell A. Davis. On Monday Mrs !
Boughton and Mrs. Lanning will |
leave for Seabreeze beach, where /
Mrs. Boughton has secured a cottage |
for the season.
The little l6-months old boy of Mr.. /
and Mrs. Frank Dumas died last
week of congestIve chill. Rev.
Father Barry conducted the funeral
and the interment was in the Catho-
lie cemetery. The sympathy of all
their neighbOrs and friends is with
the bereaved parents.
The attendance at the summer
schools for white and cOlord which