The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-09-29

Mr.. and Mrs. l. Martin of Brook
Ign, n. Y, are expected today or
tomorrow.
Arthur Priddy is at home from q
vacation of three weeks at Summer
Haven Beach.
Miss Hattie Bulky returned Satur'
day from an enjoyable visit of two
weeks at Daytona Beach. Miss Ella
Bulky is also at home, after a week
pleasantly spent with friends at
Francis.
Judge J. G. Vertrees, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. n. Walton and family and their
guest, Miss Jessie Burton, returned
| from Summer Haven yesterday, and
all report delightful summer out
| ing.
Miss Bessie Watkins, teacher of
the Putnam Hall school, has tender
ed her resignation to take immedi-
ate effect. The resignation is due to
i'll health. Supt. Tucker will try to
fill the vacancy.
One lesson forces itself to the
front from Tuesdays election:
While prayer is mighty and must
eventually prevail, the corkscrew is
decidedly more potent when it comes
to practical politics in Putnam
county.
Quite large delegation of repre-
sentative Clay county people were
| in the city last Monday. Among the
number and those who called at this
office were Representative Baker
and County Superintendent OF
Schools Geiger.
The local lodge of knights of the
Modern Maccabees will hold II meet
ing in the old Pythian temple next
Monday night and Commander Cal
noun is anxious that every member
shall attend. There is important
business to be transacted. Eight
O'Clock sharp.
DR.. II. f. Douglass, the Osteopath
physician, " no with his family, has
been spending the summer at St.
Augustine, has returned with the
family and all are again at home,
corner Orange and Fifth streets.
The doctor will still practice in ST..
Augustine II part of the time.
Rev. Father John OBrien, for II
years the faithful and popular pastor
of St. Monicas Catholic church in
this city, but now pastor at Fernan-
dina, spent several days here this
week greeting many Of his Old
friends.
The real surprise of the election
was the result from Baldwin-the
Melrose precinct. The surprise was
shared by the vets and drys alike.
The precinct was conceded by the
liquor men to the dry column by a
large majority. When the returns
came in they showed 80 wet and e
dry votes, Il majority of l3 fer liquor
t Mr.. and Mrs. F. j. O'Hara and the
, children, of Satsuma, were in the
city this week, en- route home. Mrs
O. Hara and the young people Were
returning from an outing of several
weeks at DaytOna Beach, and Mr.
O'Hara was direct from New York
where he had been called on bust
ness.
The wood work above the boilers
at the Selden factory caught fire
shortly after O'Clock Tuesday even
ing. and the alarm was given by the
factory whistle and the vigorous
ringing of the bell at central station
It all proved more fuss than fire, as
it required only u few minutes work
with the factory hose to put out the
small blaze.
Clarence Petermann killed IL large
eagle last Wednesday night at the
Putnam pharmacy. The bird had
become blinded by the electric lights
and fieW into the store where it was
killed. 1t is of variety known as
the osprey, or fishing eagle, colon
dark brown above with head, neck
, and lower parts mostly white. The
bird measured 6 feet from tip of wing
to tip.
Miss Jessie r. Nudge, who has
been spending the summer in the
north and west, will return next
week and resume direction of hel
music class. Miss Nudge resides al
FlorahOme, but visits Palatka two
days each week. or late her class
: has shown such an increase that it is
thought Miss Nudge will be Obliged
to spend the greater part of the wee
in Palatka. She is II successful
teacher of wide experience, mostly
in Chicago, and a pianist of rare
ability.
Col. A. J. Hilbourn of Boston ar
rived in the city on Tuesday to take
possession of his winter home on
Third street for the season of 1866
The colonel likes it here and says he
was glad to get back, and the
News is sure the people of Palatka
reciprocate the pleasure. Col. Hill
bourn is a former captain of the
Ancient and Honorable Artillery OF
Boston, il crack military organiZa-
ton of that city that dates back to
the middle of the 18th century, and
one of his chief pleasures in the sum-
mer is in attending the annual fete's
of this organization Early in the
present month Col. Hilburn with a
party of friends visited the ancient
cities of Quebec and Montreal in
Canada.
EnlarSinS Their Business.