The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-11-24

Mrs. r. i. Gibson is spending the
week at Tampa, where she is the
guest of her brother, Mr.. Chas. NJ
billiard.
w. G. Hargove of this city has been
drawn as a grand juror to serve in
the United States Court at Jackson
vile, December 4th, the only one
drawn from this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. N. Blackwell en-
tertained a large party of friends
last Saturday night at their home on
Emmett street, in honor of their
eighteenth wedding anniversary.
The house was prettily decorated
with ferns and potted plants. Mrs.
]. n. Walton and Miss Walton pre-
sided over the refreshment tables.
Gay Brothers have mighty pref
ty truck garden at their home prop
erty or Kirby street. Long rows of
turnlps, radishes, spinach, onions,
lettuce and other garden truck can
be seen there now, all, or nearly all
of which is ready for the market.
There is also large strawberry bed
on the place which will doubtless
have good yield this season.
The knights of the Modern Mac
abbees did not have a meeting and
installation of officers last Monday
night, owing to repairs being made
at their hall. However a meeting
of the order will be held on next
Monday night and all members are
urgently requested to come out, as
matters of the utmost importance
will claim their attention.
There was great disappointment In
Palatka and throughout the county
last Tuesday over the failure of the
football game scheduled for that day
between the State University and
StetsOn University teams. The nom
appearance of the teams was due to
the fact that many of the State Uni
versity players are behind in their
classes and President Sledd will not
allow sport to interfere with the reg
ular work of the college.
AS shown by records kept in the
buildings of the State Fair at Tampa,
not less than 5000 home-seekers
from other states, including those of
she great northwest, have attended
the fair, and these are still in Flori-
da, looking for locations for perma-
nent homes. A large portion of this
number bought one-way tickets, in
tending to locate in Florida without
returning to their former homes.
Every Floridian who feels an inter-
est in his state should attend the
fair before the close, November Both.
The great Florida State Fair, now
in progress at Tampa, is pronounced
by thousands of visitors to be the
grandest fair ever held by any state
in the Union. The second week of
the fair opened Monday, and since
that day the attendance has been
constantly swelling, owing to the
many special attractions offered the
public. The big crowds are being
taken care of in an excellent man
ner, hundreds finding Accommodations
in private homes as we'll as in the
scores of hotels and boarding houses
operating in Tampa during the
tourist season.
The handsome residence of w. E..
Wattles in the West End on the
river front will in short while be
ready for occupancy The finishing
work on the outside is being pushed,
and the plasterers will in few days
begin their exertions. The plumbers
have put in all the pipes, and moth
ing more remains for them to do but
place the fixtures when the proper
time arrives. This is conceded by
many to be the most attractive and
conveniently arranged home in the
West End, or in fact, in the entire
city.-Palatka Cor. Times-Union.
Governor Broward spent two days
at the State Fair in Tampa last week,
making n second trip from ITALIA
hassee for this purpose. He pro-
nOunces the fair to be the most sue
cesSful he has ever seen in any state.
as do the Legislators and newspaper
editors who attended on the opening
and succeeding days. Not less than
POO of the finest horses ever brought
south are quartered at the track, and
the racing is the finest ever seen in
Florida. Owing to the arrival of
such large number of horses, many
extra races have been arranged for,
and will continue until the closing
day, Thursday, November 30th,
which is known as Brown Day, in
honor of President Il. J. l.. Brown of
the Fair Association. From now on
there will be many special features
and special days for the pleasure of
visitors.