The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-10-06
The Palatka News
and Advertiser
City Happenings and
Personal Mention.

( J. B. Howe Of Keuka was in the
city Monday.
Mrs. Rev. F. H. Richey has return
ed from Virginia.
/ Miss Pearl Bingham visited friends
in Satsuma Heights this week.
| Capt. Durham has just completed
a new pile driver for Capt. j. f.
Lucas.
Miss Sarah Mabry has returned
[ from visit to relatives in Birming
/ ham, Ala.
/ Mrs. f. c. Jackson expects to leave
tomorrow for Il visit to friends in
( Daytona.
Herbert S. Wilson returned on
Saturday from an extensive Euro
pean trip.
Mrs. J. D. Bingham returned Mon
day from "A months sOjourn at Day
/ tOna Beach.
y. H. Moragne has been employed
as an assistant by County Clerk Jo-
seph Price.
Mrs. Thos H. Heating of DaytOna
Beach has been visiting friends in
the city this week.
The Gay residence on Kirby street
is receiving new tin roof and other
repairs this week.
Judge and Mrs. {. l. RowtOn re
turued last Saturday from pleasant
outing at DaytOna Beach.
Putnam county has 406,OlO acres of
unimprOved land, according to the
books of Tax Assessor Billiard.
Dr. and Mrs. H. r. Estes spent
several days this week with Mr.. and
Mrs. 5. Merwin at Federal Point.
Mrs. Henry Couver left Sunday for
Eau Gallie, where she will be the
guest Of friends for several weeks.
Miss Clyde Estes returned Monday
from a pleasant visit with friends at
Dayt0na Beach and New Smyrna.
f. o. Earls has moved his bicycle
shop into the building on Lemon
street next east Of the Dalton block
H. Thalgott, former well-knOwn
baker here, now of DunnellOu, was
in the city several days during the
past week.
The fine display of mems suits at
Fearnside's is a subject of much ia
vOrab.e comment among well-dress
ed young men.
&. j. Smith, the popular Lemon
street jeweler, has had his show
windows decorated with very at
tractive signs. ...
Frank Smith and family have
moved into the Davis residence on
Kirby street recently occupied by
the family of Mr. Spain.
Antonio Shamis, the Syrian mer-
chant, has opened up a line Of dry
goods and notions in the new Beck
block on central Lemon street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard A., Trueman
are rejoicing over the birth a baby
boy, the stOrk having visited their
home on Oak street, last Sunday.
NJ. S. Brown is showing a very
swell line of wide four-in-hand
neckwear for gentlemen in all the
rich colorings of the present season.
The steamer Crescent has been on
the ways in jacksonville this week
undergoing slight repairs and having
her hull cleaned. The steamer is eX-
pected to resume its regular trips to-
morrow.
A. +. Wilson expects to leave in a
few days for II vacation in New York.
Mr.. Wilson has devoted the entire
summer to the management of the
mills and various interests of the
company and is greatly in need of a
rest.
Collector Willard has received
word from the state comptroller to
the effect that he must infOrce the
payment of all license, which were
due October LIST. On Monday over
5000 in license money was paid to
the tax collector.
Miss Fay Chaires of Jacksonville,
the attractive daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. j. Chaires who will be re-
membered as former residents of
Palatka, is spending n few weeks
with Mr.. and Mrs. Andrews at their
home on Oak street.
Miss Emma Olmstead, an accOmp-
IlSutu young lhdy vi OlllDII Is Ill
the city this week the guest of Miss
Minnie Bulky. Miss Olmstead re-
Gently graduated from the Rollins
College conservatory of music and is
Il pianist of much ability.
Mrs. Geo. Weller and her interest
ing daughters, Misses Katie and
Ella, spent several days in the city
this week visiting Mrs. Ella Grooms.
Mrs. Weller and the children have
spent the past season very pleasant
~ at Saluda, n. c., and were on their
way home to st. Petersburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Cook and infant
of Chattanooga, Tenn, arrived in
the city Wednesday. Mr.. Cook is II
former Palatkan. but for several
years has been living in Chattanooga
where he occupies responsible gov
eminent position in the pOstoffice
department..
s. S. BraddOck, u prominent cattle
man and farmer Of Denver, was in
the city yesterday on his way to
st Augustine where his daughter
has recently undergone serious
surgical operation in DR.. WOrley's
hospital, and whose condition is re-
ported as serious.
We cannot stay the manufacture,
but we can protect decent citizens
from the stencil of the saloons fin
ished productive drunken, lOafing
dissOlute negro who sits about in
half inebriated condition on the
curbs. This class should be ar
raigned under the recently enacted
vagrant law.
Next week will be Il heavy trading
week in Palatka stores. 1t being