The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-06
City happenings and
Personal Mention.
Miss Carrie Smith returned to ne

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Howell A. Davis made q business
trip to Jacksonville Wednesday,.
Winfield Packer and JnO. w. Guer-
ry left for New York on Tuesday.
Conductor Percy Wall and family
spent Wednesday in town with
friends.
Just a little ice on Wednesday and
Thursday morning. Mercury got
down to 81 degrees.
The public schools will open for
the spring term next Monday, after Il
holiday vacation of two weeks.
Miss Emma Olmstead of Pomona
spent Monday in the city, the guest
of her friend Miss Minnie Bulky.
Mrs. H. c. Larimer of Pittsburgh,
Pa, is spending the winter here, the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. /. H. Hilliard.
Chas. L. Chamberlin, one of the
leading merchants of Crescent City,
was a visitor in the city Wednesday.
Mrs. NJ. S. Brown and children re-
turned nome Wednesday after spend
ing the holidays with friends in San
ford.
Mrs. Ella Grooms returned home
Monday from three weeks visit to
her sister, Mrs. George Weller in St
Petersburg
Mr.. and Mrs. Lindsey, and Mr.,
and Mrs. NJ. w. Smith, of Yelling
ton, Ohio, are guests for the week at
the Arlington hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry f. Stewart of
Jacksonville We're in the city several
days this week, guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Royal II. ROBBIE
Mrs. Della Howell and children
returned to their home in Georgia
this week. They spent the holidays
with Sheriff and Mrs. Howell.
Messrs. Strunz and Hyatt, the
; eminent vocalists now visiting in
this city, will again assist the choir
of st. Marks church, next Sunday,
I morning and evening,
The Fearnside Clothing company
after season of the most phenomi-
nal holiday business ever witnessed
in this city, is again at it with still
further cuts on winter weights.
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Miss Sarah Bard, the popular
teacher of the Denver public school,
who has been spending the holiday
vacation at .her home in Norwalk,
spent Sunday in town with friends.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Robert l..
Gibson, on Dec. 2lst, a little daugh-
ter. Mrs. Gibson is the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. l. H. Hilliard, and is
spending the winter with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. j N. Diggle and son
| of England were at the Arlington
yesterday, They came all the way
to witness the automobile races on
the Ormond-DaytOna course this
month.
Henry Clay Tucker of Interlachen,
man who bubbles with wit and
humOr and who radiates sunshine
even on the cloudiest days, was a
visitor in Palatka on Wednesday
and Thursday.
r. E. Bray prominent editor OF
Joliet, ILL.,, was in the city last week
for a brief time and registered at the
Graham Mr.. Bray had just returned
from visit to his old friend A. D.
Tucker of Florahome.
Col. H. NJ. de MontmOllin of this
CITY, as commissary general on the
staff of retiring governor, w. S. Jen-
nings, had conspicuous part in the
Inauguration ceremonies of Governor
N. B. Broward at Tallahassee on
Tuesday.
b. E. Emo, f, G. Worrel H. Black
and j. f. Willetts, all of New Jer-
sey, are at the Arlington. They COM
prise party travelling by private
launch from Brunswick to Lake Har-
ris. Their stay here was caused by
the breaking of machinery on their
launch.
Mrs. D. NJ. Cotfman and little
grandson, Master Frank Leeper, of
lockwood, Tenn, are expected to
arrive in the city this week for the
winter Mrs. Cotfman, her daugh-
ter, Mrs. S. B. Leeper and the child
rem, have spent the past several win
tiers in Palatka at Mrs. H. A. Gray's.
Col. A. J. Hilbourn of Boston, has
purchased of Eli Vow the residence
on Third street next north of the
home of Hon. S. j. Hilburn, and
Mr.. Vow has purchased the Robbins
cottage near the G. S. d F. freight
depot on the same street, as well as
vacant lot north of the residence of
Hon. S. J. Hilburn.
The prize drill for the gold medal
was held by Co "D' at the Armory
Tuesday night, and LIST Sergeant
Ralph Rankin was the lucky winner,
with Corporal E. NJ. Albro a close
second AS is customary an infor-
NAL dance followed the drill, but the
attendance was meager and It's said
that this will conclude the dancing
| for some time.
Miss Martha Ballard, in charge of
the trimming department at Miss