The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-10-06


occupy his pulpit at st. James NJ. E.
church next Sunday.
Judge ], |. Kimberley of Inter-
lachen had business before County
Judge Coke on Wednesday.
Mrs. w. L. Spirrlng and Mrs T. c.
Darby of Jacksonville are guests of
their sister, Mrs. l.. X. Tucker
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Ford of Gaines
vile accompanied by Mesdames r.
c. Howell, w. o. Holmes and Miss
Martha Gray left for New York on
Tuesday.
n. H. Moragne and the Misses
Moragne have returned from Dayto-
ma Beach where they have had IL
cottage for the summer. Mrs. Jones
is in Jacksonville.
Col and Mrs. H. NJ. de MontmolHn
left on Wednesday for Orlando
where the colonel will have charge
of the commissary department at the
state encampment, as cOmmissary
general OF the state troops.
f. b. Lane of Putnam Hall, coun-
ty enumerator of the state census
now being taken, will soon have his
work completed. 1t is thought this
census will show great increase in
in the county.
Miss Mabel c. Bassett, president
of the WOman's FOrtnightly club, is
having delightful time in New
York as the guest of an uncle. Miss
Bassett will return TO Palatka soon,
it is stated, and resume her musical
work.
w. F. Reid the well-known nur-
seryman of Drayton Island was in
the city Tuesday for brief time.
Mr.. Reid was here to start his son
on his way to Winter Park, where
the young man will enter Rollins
college.
Miss MulhOllan left Wednesday
for an ocean trip to New York and
Boston. She will be absent about
two weeks, and is taking the trip
more for the pleasure OF the ocean
travel than any desire to linger in
Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. n. Gautier of
Miami have been here the past week .,
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. X. Tucker.
Mr.. Gautier, who was formerly
prominently identified with affairs
in Putnam county, is now the tax
collector of Dade county.
TIE Womans Fortnightly club
will hold its opening meeting at the
club rooms Friday Oct. 18th at 3 p.
III. A good attendance is desired
as an interesting program has been
prepared. A meeting of the eXecu-
tive board is called for Thursday
Oct. 18th at $3.50 p. IN.
Harry Gray has purchased of Benz
A. Deal the 100 feet on Lemon street
next to the railroad and running 80
feet back on Blake street. The con-
sideratiOn is not stated, and it is I'M
derstood that Mr. Gray is purchas-
ing the property for other parties.
The property is at present unim-
proved.
Mai. Geo. z. Fowler the veteran
lawyer came over from his Hastings
farm and spent Wednesday in the
city calling on old friends. Maj.
Fowler, who has passed his S0th
year, is Il veteran Of two wars-Lhe
Mexican and the civil-and is to day
mentally and physically as powerful
as at any period in the last 40 years.
When you notice the pretty laurel
wreath monogram in gold on the
plate windows of the Alderman
Stewart Drug Cos store, please tax
notice also that the design and work
was performed by our own Palatka
artist, L. A. Smith, the confectioner.
This monogram has attracted much
favorable comment both as to its de-
sign as well as the artistic manner of
execution.
Miss Kate l.. Lucas annual fall
opening of millinery will occur on
the 18th and 10Th inst, in her new
store in the Merryday block. Miss
Lucas has also purchased large
stock of dry goods. These semi
annual opening events at Miss Lucas
are getting to be general receptions,
in which all the ladies of Palatka
and very many from all parts of the
county delight to participate.
f. G. Kelly has returned to his
first and only love-Palatka. MI.
Kelley has been living at Daytona
by the sad, salt sea for many months
and has prospered i'll the tinsmithing
business, but opportunity offered for
his return TO Palatka and he didn't
hesitate II iitfy-just came along and
will have charge of the timing de-
partment of the Kennerly Pipe Fit
ting and Plumbing Go.
The county school board held its
monthly meeting at the court house
on Tuesday with all the members
present. Besides the usual routine
of business the board increased the
salaries of Prof. /. |. Hines from
$l25.00 TO $4,000 per month, and of
Miss George Johnson and Miss Es-
telle Mckenzie, both efficient and
tried teachers, from $45 to $50 each
per month. The increase does not
make any change in the total of the
pay roll OF teachers over last year.
There are three special tax school
districts in the county to benefit by
the assessment for the present year,
and these, provided the tax is all
paid, will benefit as follows: Flora
home, 3 mill assessment, $2l1.O8;
Francis, 2 mills, $l57.2S; Pomona, 2
mills, Sll337 Next year Crescent
City, or more properly speaking,
precinct No. l, will levy two mill
assessment for school purposes which
will give the local school approx
mately 800.
Hon. and Mrs. S. ]. Hilburn and
little daughter, Kathleen, returned
Saturday from an extended visit to
the Pacific coast and the Rocky
mountain region. They visited the
Lewis q Clark Exposition at Port
land, Oregon; saw San Francisco,
Denver, the Yellowstone Park, and