The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-01

Tenn, last Tuesday evening, and
where he attended the annual meet
ing of United Confederate Veterans.
Judge Vertrees looks hale and hearty
and as if he had enjoyed. every mo-
ment of his visit,
Congressman Rob't. w. Davis is
at home and busy practicing law at
the old stand. 1t would defy the
best judges of human nature, if
strangers to the situation, to detect
from his bearing that he was other
than the successful candidate for
governor.
The Gem City Guards held their
monthly competitive drill for the
medal on Tuesday evening. After Il
long and spirited drill, Sergeant
Ralph Rankin alone remained per-
feet and was awarded the medal
Attorney Harold f. Merryday was
unanimously elecled company sec
retarO.
The GUNNER Lumber Company of
Jacksonville has purchased $4,000
acres of timber land on the east side
of the river mostly in ST. Johns
county and south of East Palatka
The purchase embraces two turpen-
tine properties. The report that the
company contemplates the erection
of large mill Mt East Palatka is
probably without foundation, as the
it owns immense milling plants
at jacksonville.
Capt. J. T.. Lucas has purchased
the steamer Layinia of q. d. Jack
son, and as soon as the boat can be
put in repair will place her on the
Palatka and Drayton island route.
Last winter Capt. Lucas was the
lowest bidder for carrying the mails
between Palatka and Drayton is
land, and his contract goes into eff
feet today. Under arrangements
made with Capt. Cone, the steamer
Fearless will continue to carry the
mail for two weeks, and until the
Lavinia is ready.
hemarriage of Mr.. Chas f. Theg-
pin and Miss Alice V. Wall was sol
Gmnized last night at the home of
Mrs. A. =. Russell on Water street.
Rev. A. l.. Woodward of st. James
NJ. f. church otficiated. Mr. Theg-
pin is IA popular young man in Pa
latka and is ticket agent at the Flori-
da East Coast Railway. Miss Wall
has long been employed as chief
saleslady at the dry goods store of
c. Carmen, and is a most charming
young lady of many accomplish
ments.
The Palatka base ball team went
to Starke last Friday and played II
match game with the team at that
place. If you would learn the result
of the contest from a Palatka stand
point any member of the local team
will gladly give it on application.
The Starke team tell story of broken
jaws and spiked feet, and an umpire,
who through it all never forgot that
he was n gentleman. The members
of the local team returned home
without physical Disagreement, do
not question the umpire's right to be-
ing called gentleman, but insist
that he should enter upon a course of
kindergarten instruction In base ball
rules. The umpire was a Starke man.
When the Palatka team quit the
field in the ninth inning over a par
tiZan decision the score stood to I
in favor of the Palatka club. The
manner of their quitting gave the
game to Starke by IL score of 8 to 0.
f. w. Gano, a highly esteemed
citizen of Interlachen, died at his
home last Saturday morning, aged
81 years and 10 days. The funeral
obsequies were conducted from the
home by Rev. j. Winslow Saturday
and the interment was in
the Interlachen cemetery Mr..
Gano was a native of Ohio and Il
Federal veteran of the civil war.
He was twice married, and was the
father of II children, mine of whom
are now living. He was devoted
Christian and for nearly 10 years
member of the Methodist Episcopal
church, and at Interlachen, where
he has resided for the past two
years, he was active in the work of
the church and Sunday schooi. Mrs.
GanO and daughter, Miss Gertrude,
desire to express their appreciation
and thanks to those friends who so
kindly assisted during the dark
hours of sickness and death of their
beloved husband and father.
Hog Killing at lnteriachGn.