The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-12-08
The PaIatka News
and Advertiser
City happenings and
Personal fIltntiea.

W. = Middleton, the wI8e-aN= Ike
z business man nf Pomona. was in the
city Monday.
L. J. Mcleod the enterp-ising We
IIaka merchaEt has been a visitor IN
the city this week.
H. J. Rector Of FIorahoinr spent
Monday in the city attending %
business matters.
W. NJ Williams Of Welaka. former
tax assessor of the county. was here
on business Wednesday.
R. R. Brakeman and family are
entertaining this week Mr. and Mas-
c. ID. Throup of Ashtabuls- Ohio.
\. V. Mount Of Crescent Beach. a
former prominent citizen of Palatka,
was visitor in the eiGy last Monday.
l Laban Price Of Melrose attended
the meeting % the school board. OF
which he i an efficient working
member. last Tuesday.
u Capt Walter NJ Davis and Mrs.
! Davis and the children spent Satur-
I day aud Sunday here guests Of Mrs.
(. f. d. Alderman.
z ST. Marks Bazaar on Wednesday
was a great social and financial sue
cess, netting the church III the neigh
borh0Od Of 800.
+ = c. :. Clarke, contracting agent Of
f. sun Bros. circus was in the city
/ Saturday making arrangements for
an exhibition here on the Both.
/ Only routine work occupied the
I board Of county commissioners at the
n December meeting last Wednesday.
The board took up nothing new.
n Juo. 4. Peterson Of Welaka was
an interesting visitor in the city last
Saturday. Mr. Peterson takes an
active interest in all affairs OF the
county.
u F ;. Cone, prominent merchant ar
II Crescent City i the only Putnam
county member Of the present grand
| jury in the United States court at
Jacksonville.
J. H Green. the weIl-known far
mer and fruit grower Of FrUitland,
was in the city this week attending
the meeting OF the school board, Of
which he i a faithful ard efficient
member.
Carleton colony continues to grow.
II There were two new arrivals last
week. They are Patrick Murphy Of
Bar HarbGE. Ne. and Richard Col
lins Of Parsons. Kansas.
Mrs. J. J. Hsnnessy returned from
a two week 5 visit 10 Tampa and St
|. Petersburg last Friday. Mr.. and
! Mrs. HenuesSy now have pleasant
4 rooms with Mrs. F II. Hafer.
\ Mrs. Dewitt Clinton Vorus. nee
/ Estau Rosenberg, has arrived for a
visit with her parents, DR.. and Mrs.
4. ". H. Rosenberg. Mrs. Norus will
son. and Mr. N0Fus will probably
/ come down for the Christmas festival.
(. The home Of Mr.. and Mrs. T. c.
Kelly, on Lemon street, was the
3 scene of merry gathering last Mon
day evening. the occasion being a
( surprise party rendered their dauEh-
+ ter Miss Naomi Kelly, in honor OF
/ her sixteenth birthday anniversary.
g DR.. Emma BiIs-ein Of Highlands.
/ y. C., graduate of a Philadelphia
I college OF medicine and later Of its
I faculty iB the chair Of microscopy.
E has arrived in the county and deCid-
7 ID to engage in the practice OF
medicine n Crescent City. at least
Eor the winter.
( D. f. DuseabeTry OF Lake Como
was among ths prominent men from
the county IN Palatka this week
. Ir, DusenberTy reports that the re
sort hotels al pretty Lake Como will
be filled this year as usual nearly all
the Accommodations having been en-
gagged il advance.
Rev. Dr.. r. L. H0niker Of DeLand
spent a portion Of Monday and Tues
day in the city and called on many
old friends. He reports success in all
departments Of his work at DeLand
during the past year, and left for the
Ocala conference with all his beney0- {
lent collections and salary fully paid.
Hon. and Mrs. J. Il. Harp Of Cres-
cent City were in the city last week
Friday and Saturday. guests OF their I.
daughter. Mrs. R F. Adams. Mr..
Harp is District Deputy Grand Mas I.
ter Of the Masonic fraternity and his 4
visit 10 the order ia this city last
week completed his tour Of official .
visits to the lodges in his iuTisdic- 4
ton
Clarence KennerIy has made az
EalEeneGES 10 receive lettuce and
other truck quotations twice each .
week from John H. Simon OF Phila-
o.. l.
York. These quotations are wired .
aud Mr.. kenneTly will be glad TO f..
furnish the Information contained I
10 all Palatka truckers. He can also /
secure quotations at any time on any 4
truck.
Rob't Ransom an Is year old col
ored boy stole a diamond ring valued /
at So at Mrs. W. 4. Wals0n's home
ca Tuesday. The boy delivered /
meat to the kitchen. When Mrs.
Walton missed the ring she notified !
Chief Hsgal, VINO arrested Ransom
within a half-hoUr and found the
ring. Justice ROwtOn has held Ran
som to the grand iury for grand lar
eeny.
Clarence Kennerly has shipped
is crates Of lettuce during the past
l. days and adyiees received on I
show that it has sold
from 81 80 to s. per crate IN New
\ OK and Philadelphia. MF. Ken
lzrly has a fine lot Of lettuce this J
ear and his crop Is estimated az
rom So 10 lUJJ head. James II.
Fry has been another successful
shipper duriHE the past few days
Rev. L = Gates LETT for the Flori-
il Conference 81 Ocala on Wednes-
lay. Al meeting % the board Of
.fewaF7s gf 81. james Il. Z. church