The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-06-16
City Happenings and
Personal Mention.

Mrs. Ella Grooms has gone to
Crescent Beach for visit of several
weeks.
Jack Green a popular up-river man
residing at Fit. Gates, was in the city
last Tuesday.
X. Borsen, the well-known naval
stores operator was at the Saratoga
hotel Wednesday.
A bunch of keys was left at the Ii
brary last Thursday. Owner can get
same ut the library.
Mrs. N. P. Holstein and son, Char
lie, left on Monday for Hampton for
short visit to relatives.
Mrs. H. Fl. Mcdonald and sons re
turned from a pleasant visit in st.
Petersburg last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Glass and chill
dren of Gainesville are visiting
Judge and Mrs. NJ, L. Coke.
Peniel truckers shipped a mixed
car of watermelons and cantaloupes
to st. Augustine on Tuesday.
J. H. Wylie and E. r. Redding,
prominent lnterlaehen citizens,
have been in the city this week.
J. A. McCaskill, orange grower of
Denver, was in the city transacting
business on Wednesday and Thurs
day.
w. r. Johnson, one of the leading
men of Johnson, Fla, has been
spending Il couple days in the city
this week
Mrs. Wicks and daughter, Miss
Fannie, of Jacksonville, returned
home Wednesday after pleasant
visit to friends here.
The next regular meeting of the
w. Z. II. u and auxiliary will be at
3 p. M, Thursday June y, at the
: home of Mrs. Crutchfield
The Fearnside clothing company
has inaugurated its annual summer
cleaning out sale 1t means a heap
to buyers of mems and boys wear.
j. II. Haughton and d. w. Ram
saur are Palatka delegates in attend
ance upon the meetings of the state
pharmaceutical society in Tampa.
Harry f. Stewart of Jacksonville
is here for few days this week
looking after his drug store during
the absence of Manager Haughton.
Miss Kittie Segui, charming
young lady of st. Augustine, return
ed home Wednesday after pleasant
visit here with her friend, Miss Nellie
Usina.
Jessie Swinton, a worthy colOred
man, had valuable Jersey COW
killed by an Atlantic Coast Line
train near the waterwOrks on We'd
nesday.
The market places are chock a
block with fresh fruits and vegeta-
bles and the watermelon that moveth
itself Alright and gripeth like ten
penny nail.
Mrs. John r. Griffin has gone to
Detroit, Mich, to spend the summer
with her parents. Mr.. Griffin eN-
poets to go up for short time late
i'll the season.
Miss Nina Armistead, after II visit
of several weeks with relatives, left
on Wednesday for her home in High
Springs, accompanied by her cousin,
Miss Bessie Davis of Tampa.
fuckers ice cream parlor is quite
a popular resort. Everything is neat
and clean about the place and the
brand of cream that Tucker makes
is hard to beat. Try it.
The pie social advertised last week
for the 22nd of June has been post
poned until June 20, and will be in
the Red Mems hall. The program
will be printed next week.
Miss Carrie Warner Carter of Lake
Como, Il lady having considerable
property interests in Palatka, has
been here during the past several
days en- route to BinghanlptOn, n.
Y, for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Derby, Mr..
and Mrs. Bruce Bair, Mrs. Lamon,
Mrs. Lanning, Mrs. Bulky, Misses
Ella and Hattie Bulky and Nellie
Marshall composed a pleasant launch
party that spent Sunday with Mrs.
|. A. BOughton at her pretty home
down the river at Bridgeport.
Rev. J. d. Wallace, pastor of the
Presbyterian church at COvington,
Tenn, was in the city this week, the
guest of his old college mate, Rev
L. Il. Lynn. Mr.. Wallace is now
pastor at Mr.. Lynn's old home.
Both are spending the week at Sea-
breeze, where Mrs. Lynn and the
little one are also enjoying the ocean
beach.
Prof Homer f. Wakefield of Po-
mona, principal of the Cocoa and
Rockledge high school, was a visitor
in the city on Tuesday. Prof. Wake
| field has served his second year at
this school and has been very sue
cessful His term was out in May,
but he has been putting in some eX-
| ira time as chairman of the grading
committee.
Alderman & Stewards drug store
| has secured the store room next west
on Lemon street and the partition
will be taken out and the whole
made into one store on Lemon street,
with additional stock room made
| from the rear of the new acquisition,
This store has already spread as far
AS it can get on Front street. Bust.
ness is growing, you see.
The w. &. IT. U. held most en-
joyable meeting on Thursday after
noon of last week at the Red Mems
hall. The business was quickly dis
posed of, when followed u short pro-
gram, consisting of a reading by
Mrs. Stelts and recitation by Mrs.
Gates, both of which were much en-
ioyed. After social half-hOur all
repaired to an adjoining room to par
take of delicious refreshments pre-
pared for the occasion. The room