The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-10-20

Deputy Sheriff R. L. Kennerly left
yesterday for long vacation in north
Georgia. Mr.. Kennerly leaves in a
low state of health and his friends
are hoping that he may soon recover.
He will be gone all winter, probably.
Hon. John P. Wall, representative
from Putnam county and nestor of
the Florida legislature, is in the city,
| having arrived yesterday with his
/ daughter, Miss Elsie, who will at
tend the Female College Tallahas-
see Capital.
1.-THE News is just advised of the ar
rival at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G.
f. Burrell of Satsuma Heights, on
Wednesday last, of q pair of bounc-
ing boys, twins. This accounts for
the unusually broad smile on our
friend Burrell's face when last in the
city.
George NJ. Guild of Chattanooga,
contractor for the construction of
Palatka's sewer system, sprained his
ankle while running to the fire on
Wednesday morning and has been
confined to his room at the Saratoga
Hotel since. He expects to be out
in day or two.
Mr.. Slemmons of Chicago, repre-
senting Work Bros, the high-grade
merchant tailors of Chicago, will be
at M. S. Browns clothing store for
one day next -Tuesday-with a
full line of fall and winter samples
for mems suits and will take meas
ures for same insuring stylish fits.
Rev. E. J. Gates has announced
his desire of relinquishing the pas
torate of st. James M. Z. Church in
this city at the close of the confer
ence year. The recent death of Mrs.
Gates and the necessity of sending
his little children to Tampa, and his
| desire to be nearer them is his reason
for giving up the work here.
A. f. Wilson, general manager of
the Wilson Cypress company, is
quite i'll at his home, Mr.. Wilson's
condition is due largely to too close
confinement to business through the
long summer months. AS soon as
able to travel Mr.. Wilson will leave
for New York, and DR.. A. NJ. Steen,
his physician, thinks that will not be
long delayed.
The old frame warehouse which
stands on pier In rear of the w. A.
Merryday company's warehouse
caught fire Wednesday morning from
sparks of passing steamer. The fire
company responded promptly and
put out the blaze which had got good
Roadway in several places. The
building is not in use, is a relic of
the past, and is being torn down.
| Judge Rowton has sentenced Hat
tie Bassett, colored, to pay fine of
800 for carrying concealed weapon,
and Hattie is in Jail in default Of the
| fine. She was passenger on the
steamer Fearless the other day from
| Racy Point, where she lives. Hat
ties husband was the man who was
shot last spring by officer d. &. San
ford, while resisting arrest, and Hat"
| tie herself is out on $500 bond in st.
Johns county for assault with intent
to murder She's tough.
Palatka Pythians who will attend
the Moharrum Ceremonial at Jack
sonville next month are requested to
be on time and and are warned to get
across before sunrise. They are to
bring their keyholes with them, wear
any old clothes, but are cautioned to
wear a smile, not to come padded, TO
allow the camels to do the kicking
Yeast cakes" will not be taken in
| lieu of the fifteen talents. The dough
must be raised in some other way.
With this week, Green Cove
Springs bids farewell to her street
car service, the track having been
sold and the iron removed and ship
ped to its destination. The car line
has been actively in operation for
the past twenty-five years. 1t was
owned by Col. Clinch of Savannah,
and since his death it became neces-
sary to dispose of it. 1t was a great
convenience, and its removal will be
much regretted by the town people,
and also the tourists who come with
| in our gates The Green Cove Spring.
This leaves to Fort Mead and Palat-
ka the honor of being the only towns
in the state to maintain system OF
railways that links the present with
generations long sleeping. But in
the absence OF something better our
street railway systsin is Il great con
venience-when il is in operation.