The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-04-21
City Happenings and
Personal Mention.

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The Davis home on Kirby street
is being painted a pretty white.
The fire alarm bell is being placed
in the tower of the new city build
ing.
Miss Fannie Peck, a popular young
lady of Pomona, made Palatka II Wis
it Tuesday.
Mrs. Louis Bohlen and children
have been visiting friends at Green
Cove Springs.
Rev. Stuart Hyatt OBLIGATED at ST.
rector last Sunday.
VIM. Rowton of Jacksonville spent
Sunday in the city with his parents,
Judge and Mrs. c. /. RowtOn.
]. H. Wylie the well-known nur-
suryman of Interlachen was in the
city Wednesday and Thursday.
Geo. w. Miller of st. Augustine
was in the city the first of the week
looking after his property interests.
The name of the late Mr. Judas
Iscarot of Jerusalem has been fire.
quentlv mentioned on Lemon street
this week.
Al. G. Davis and bride of Jackson
vile spent several DAYS in the city
this week. guests of Mr.. and Mrs. n.
o. Davis.
The interior of Thos. Murray's
meat market on Lemon street is be-
ing greatly beautified this week by
decorators.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Hamlin and
child of Jacksonville, are in the city
this week on visit to Mr.. and Mrs.
F. A Gerber.
R. X. Shaw of Jacksonville, agen-
cy director of the New York Life In
surance company, was in the city a
short time yesterday.
Mrs. Raines of Savannah, nee Miss
Meta Meek, is expected here tomor-
row. Mrs. Raines comes to attend
the wedding of her cousin, Miss Es-
tan Rosenberg.
Geo. NJ. Guild of Chattanooga,
contractor for the construction of
Palatka's sewer system arrived in
the city Wednesday and is quartered
at the Saratoga.
The annual parish meeting of St.
Marks church will be held in the
church next Monday evening at 1880.
The rector is anxious to have all
members present.
Mrs. V. F. Moody entertained a
large gathering of young ladies at
her pleasant home on Emmnt street
last Saturday afternoon, and served
delicious refreshments.
NJ. o. Osteen, a prominent citizen
of HOllister, was in the city last
Friday accompanied by his son. Mr.
Osteen is engaged in the potato
growing business this spring and has
ii fine crop.
Rev. Kilby Ferguson, a retired
minister of the Christian church of
Center Point, Texas, is in the city
this week, the guest of J. d. HOus-
ton. Rev. Mr. Ferguson goes to
Tampa next week.
w. A. Merryday left on Wednes-
day night for Macon whittier he
went to attend meeting of the
board of directors of the g. S. & F.
Railway. Mr.. Merryday is the only
Florida member of this board.
Invitations are out announcing the
marriage of Miss Agnes Vellnda
Derby to Mr.. Robert Bruce Bair,
which event will take place Wednes-
day evening, May 3rd, in st. James
NJ. f. church, south, at O'Clock.
The potato digging season has al
ready opened in Putnam county.
On Wednesday the steamer Crescent
took on 700 barrels of the tubers at
Federal Point. That's but one item
of the Crescent's cargo of potatoes.
H. w. Fitzpatrick. for the past six
years or more the efficient account
ant of the Wilson Cypress company,
has resigned and will leave tOmor-
row for Geneva, Ohio. Mrs. Kill
patrick has been in Geneva for some
time.
The steamer Crescent will make
daily round trips to Jacksonville
from Palatka during the potato sea-
son. beginning with Wednesday.
The steamer Bessie will look after
the Crescent City and up stream
business during that time.
c. r. Price spent Monday in the
city. Mr. Price has severed his con-
nection with the Edgar Plastic Kao-
lin company at Edgar and left Mon
day afternoon for an extended trip
through Missouri, stopping at indie
pendence and Kansas City.
This is Good Friday. The oratorio
of the "CrucifiXion" will be given at
St. Marks church at 1880 tonight. |
The music is grand and all who did |
not hear its rendition two weeks ago |
should go tonight. Those who did |
hear it will be sure to be present.
The Misses Elese and Gene FL. |
wood, daughters of Mr.. William FL |
wood OF DeKalb, ILL.,, are expected |
tOmOrI ow, and will be the guests of |
their grandmother, Mrs. /. l.. Ell
wood. The young ladies come to at |
tend the ROsenberg-Vorus wedding.
The progam of Easter services at
st. Marks church includes a cele- |
bratiOn of the holy eucharist at 1880 |
a. m, a choral celebration and spe-
cial musical features at IL a. IN. and |
evensong at 7:30. The church
will be beautifully decorated for
the occasion.
The wedding of Miss Estan ROsen-
berg of this city and Mr.. Dewitt
Clinton Vorus of Atlanta, Ca. will
take place at st Marks church next
Tuesday at p. m. From l 80 to 2:30
the bride and groom will hold re-
ceptiOn at the Rosenberg residence
on Third street. They will leave for
Atlanta on the same afternoon.
Mr.. II. p Holstein has postponed
he concrete business and accepted a