The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-04-14

ylelu at goOd prices.
o. G. and o. G. Husband leading
merchants of west Putnam, with
stores at Melrose and Grandin, were
attending court this week. AS Hus-
band Bros, they have a case pend
ing, but which has been continued
to next term, against the Efoniah
Canal and Drainage company.
r. H. Cooper of this city has been
presented with a grand representa-
tive's jewel, the gift of w. H. Lati-
nler, grand keeper of records and
seals of the grand lodge X. of P. of
Florida. The beautiful jewel is
simply one of appreciation from one
prominent knight to another
County Clerk Joseph Price, Mayor
Usina, S. ]. Kennerly, S. ]. Hilburn.
DR.. w. H. Cyrus, Jos. D. Points, DR..
H. r. Estes, Judge Haskell, Hon.
ROb't w. Davis, Chief of Police Ha-
gan, L. G.. Canova and w. A. Russell
have all visited Jacksonville this
week on business or as spectators
at the United States court.
Dave Partin has set apart Satur-
day the 29th inst. as Woman's Club
Day at his pretty ice cream parlors.
At meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the club on Monday Mr..
Partin's proposition was accepted.
On all sales of cream and soda that
day the club will have a financial in
terest of certain per cent, and the
ladies are going to work for a big
business.
The government yacht Sylph, on
which Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt and
party are cruising, anchored off Fair
view Tuesday of last week and sew
eral hours was pleasantly spent at
the pretty winter home of Mrs. |. A.
BOughtOn. The Roosevelt children
made number of snapshot photo
tOgraphs of the place, and seemed to
be enjoying their outing immensely,
as were also the other members of
the party.
Rev. S. ]. Mcleod of Waycross,
Ga, who was in Jail here and who
later gave bond and was released.
had his case before the grand jury on
Wednesday and that body failed to
find true bill. Rev. MIR. Mcleod
was held for charging another with
having committed a crime, the party
so charged being colored woman.
The reverend gentleman left for
WaycrOss the same night, at which
place he is business agent for Pulpit
and Pew, religious publication.
Said ]. P. Boyd of Peniel, at the
court house on Tuesday, pointing to
where some repairs had been made
to the back porch by small pieces of
pine box: This court house is a
disgrace to Putnam county. It's the
worst court house in the entire state. !
we ought to have new one and one |
commensurate with the wealth and |
Importance of the county. We can
afford it. The expense on the indi-
vidual tax payers would be so slight |
as to be hardly perceptible.n
The tiling in the vestibule entrance
of NJ. S. Browns store was laid this
week by an artist in that work from
Jacksonville. Inlaid in the floor in
dark cOlOred tiles is Mr. Browns
name. This, together with the large
plate glass display windows make
this altogether the most attractive
store front in the city. Mr.. Brown
has postponed his opening day to
next Monday, owing to inability to
get ready before.
Albert Gibson Davis formerly of
this city and Miss Virginia Work of
Chicago, were married in the latter
place on Sunday last. Mr. Davis is
a Palatka reared boy, being the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. n. o. Davis, and
is known in his home town as a
young man of many admirable traits.
He now holds a lucrative position in
Jacksonville. Theyoung couple will
make their future home in Jackson
vile, and will be with Mr.. and Mrs.
r. J. Rifles.
Rev. f. J. Hendrick of Lake City
an audience at the court
house last Tuesday evening in favor
Of a dry county under the local OPP
ton law of the state. Mr.. Kendrick
is filled to the neck with arguments
and facts showing the advantages
that would result to the county from
moral and business standpoints in
The event of prohibition being adopt p
I'd. The audience was not large.
rhe speaker was introduced by Rev.
L. r. Lynn.
The officers of the Presbyterian
church, at meeting last Sunday,
prepared the church's annual report
o the presbytery, which will meet
It Mcintosh, Fla, on April 18th.
This report shows AN increased men,
'ership over last year and substan-
ial growth along lines of christian
haracter and work. Possibly finan-
ial obligations have never been
more promptly and more easily met.
he pastors salary has been fully
aid the .aEsksf-sach month, and be-
Inning with Marnh the SALARY wos