The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-17
City Happenings and
Personal Mention.

Miss CapO at the st. Patrick con-
cert tonight.
Mrs. Mitchell will sing at the opera
house tonight.
Mr.. Allan Holton at St. Patrick's
concert tonight.
Mrs. Anderson OF Toronto, Ont, is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs l. H Hill
lizard.
Miss Katie Duane of Fernandina
is in the city on a visit to her cousin,
Miss Ona Bond.
| Maurice LamOn has purchased the
bowling alley of Staup Bros, on cen
trail Lemon street.
Morgan Bohannan one of the solid
men of the Bannerville district was
visitor in the city last Saturday.
NJ. Christian the wealthy Montana
rauchman who has interests at Flor
ahome. was visitor in the city last
Friday.
Messrs. Buck, Culver and Benz.
DashieIl of Maryland are visiting
their old friends, Jno. Q. Tilghman
and w. B. TiIghlnan for few days.
F.Q. Brown former general mana
ger Of the old Florida Southern R'y
was visitor in the city last Friday.
Mr.. Brown was on his way south via
the A. {. l..
Mesdames Geo. E. Gay and G. w.
Bassett. and the Misses Mabel Bas-
sett and Ida Leib went to Jackson
Vile on Saturday to attend the Mel
ba concert.
The numerous building operations
now going on have placed carpenters
at premium. There is room in Pal
atka for plenty Of good workman in
this line.
\. Fl. Moragne, private secretary
Of Congressman RObt. w. Davis, has
returned from Washington. and ef-
! forts are being made to induce him
to remain in Palatka.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Tilghman OF
Salisbury, Md, who have been guests
. for the past several weeks of Rev. and
Mrs. n. J, Tilghman, returned tC
their home on Monday.
The installation of officers of the
! uniform rank X. of 2. occurred in
Castle Hall on Monday evening
Past Grand Chancellor Herbert CrOOE
. being the installing officer.
Bruce Bear. who has been at Eau
Gallie, Fla, for few months past
returned to the city this week and
has resumed his position with the
Selden Cypress company.
! A meeting of the board of trade on
Tuesday evening took up the subject
of securing an agricultural sub-sta-
ton for Palatka. The proper COM
mittee was appointed to look aftel
the matter
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
: Presbyterian church will give theil
annual supper on Thursday, March
3Oth. The place of holding the sup
per will be announced later. All are
invited to come.
a. NJ, Steen- ir., has been appointed
a special agent of the New York Life
! Insurance company. Ar. r. X
Shaw of Jacksonville, State Superin-
tendent OF Agencies, is here for a day
or two to induct his new agent prop
erly into the work
Mt. Tabor Baptist church tcol) has
recently been remodeled and is now
one of the most imposing colored
: churches in this city. a subscription
of some 500 was raised recently by
the congregation, which amount was
expended on the building.
There will be a union temperance
meeting in the Methodist church
next Wednesday evening, March I'D
|: with an address by DIR. Baker, not
ed prohibitionist There will be
other speeches and singing to quick
Ell the temperance sentiment of the
town, All are cordially invited.
Prof. W. A. Henry, dean of the
College of Agriculture and director
of the agricultural experiment sta
ton. University of Wisconsin, Madi-
son, and Andrew Simonson of Rae
inc, manager of the Wisconsin Agri-
cuIturist, were visitors in the city
last Monday who took the famous
Ocklawaha river trip.
Hon. J. P. Wall of Putnam Hall
spent Monday shaking hands with
his constituents in the city. Mr
Wall inclines to the opinion that
Genl Albert w. Gilehrist of Punts
GOrda, will win the speakership Of
the next house Of representatives in
the state legislature. He says Gil
christ sentiment is growing all OveI
the state.
POstOffice Inspector Lake Jones
well known in this city, who has
been in charge of the pOstOffice in
sPection district with headquarters
in Waycross. Ga, has been assigned
to the postofiice inspection district OF
Florida and now has headquarters in
Jacksonville. Inspector Jones, says
the Times Union, was for many
years in the railway mail service,