The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-06-09

There VIII be no service at st.
Marks church next Sunday. The
rector, Rev. Mr. Richey, who went
to New York to attend the funeral of
his father will not return until next
week st. Marks vestry has passed
resolutions upon the death of Rev
DR.. Thos. Richey.
The new city building is almost
completed, and will be ready for oc-
cupancy by the first of July. The
scatfolding about the walls was taken
down this week givinga clearer view
of the building. The universal opin-
ion is that it makes a neat and i'm
posing appearance.
Attorney H. E. Merryday has fit
ted up handsome offices in the law
exchange building and will go it
alone. During the past year Mr..
Merryday has been associated with
B. 2. and E. Noble Calhoun. His
practice is growing and he has been
very successful with all cases en-
trusted to him.
Chris Stanton is in Fitchburg,
Mass, his old home, to attend the
wedding of a sister. Mr.. Stanton
went last Friday and will remain
away for several weeks. He was
run down from too close application
to business, and felt that he needed
the rest and-he is taking it. May it
do him good.
The lawn fete at Mrs. H. A. Gray's
last Saturday afternoon and evening,
under the auspices of Patton Ander-
sou chapter, L. d. c., was a largely
attended and brilliant social affair.
The pretty lawn was beautifully dec
GRATED with Confederate cOlOrs and
freshments were served in the vine
embowered summer house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Crook, Mr..
and Mrs John T. Griffin, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. d. Wattles, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
Raymond Price, Miss Crook, and
Messrs. Jos. Price, jr., and Capt. Z.
Noble Calhoun formed a pleasant
fishing party up the river on Wed
nesday as far as Murphy's island.
They went on the launch Arrow COM
nanded by Capt. Val. Thomas, and
caught IS fish.
The correct schedule of the Florida
East Coast Railway, which went in
to effect last Saturday is not yet
ready for publication, but informa-
ton can be obtained of ]. H. Haugh-
ton, city ticket agent, or any agent
of the company. On June Sd addi-
tiOnal trains went into effect between
Jacksonville and Mayport, and from
that day there will be but one train
day between Homestead and Mi
ami.
AT the commencement exercises of
Hamilton College, Lexington, KY,
which occurred last week, Miss Belle
Welch of this city was graduated
with high honors, taking second
place in large class. Mrs. Welch
was present at the exercises, and
will remain in Kentucky until the
LIST of September visiting relatives.
Miss Belle is now enjoying visit to
Paris, KY, and will later join her
mother in Lexington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Meyer Of Gin
cinnati arrived last week and will
live in the apartments over Leo JAG
obson's dry goods store. Mr.. Meyer
was formerly the well-knOwn candy
maker at l.. A. Smiths. He left
here some two years ago, Mr.. Meyer
has returned to resume his place
with Mr.. Smith, whose business has
now grown to such proportions as to
require additional help. Mr.. Meyer
is being greeted by his old friends all
of whom are pleased to see him back
in Palatka.
Rev, DR.. Gentry, president of the
Missionary College at Lake Kerr re-
Gently destroyed by fire, has decided
not to rebuild, but instead has bought
five other buildings, and will 90 on
with the college work in October,
with the prospective attendance of
over 100 students. DIR. Gentry, who
was in the city on Tuesday. exhibited
a native fiber plant which grows in
abundance on the swamp lands of
Florida and which he is engaged in
gathering for shipment. He saws the
fiber is excellent for mattresses, horse
collars and other uses and that there
is millions of money to be made in it.
The Sunday Times Union, speak
ing OF the commencement exercises
of the college of law at Stetson Uni
versity says: 1.-THE exercises were
attended by large crowd. The adj
dress by Rev. r. L Honiker was
very superior literary effort and
worthy of reproduction here in full.
His subject The Infinite in Man
was skilfully handled, showing deep
study and his lines to the graduates
were very appropriate. DR.. Honi-
ker will preach the commencement
sermon at Jasper Normal Institute
next Sunday, and will probably be in
Palatka this afternoon for short
stay en- route to that place.
H. w. Steadman, the new super
intendent of the Atlantic Coast truck
farm in this city, and who has been
here long enough to thoroughly test
the capabilities of the soil, is highly |
pleased with his change from Miami
to this place. He says the soil is |
superior to anything he has yet seen
in the state and that its productive
ness is greater. Mr.. Steadman |
showed some long white Vienna rad |
ishes which had grown to a length |
of eight and nine inches in 20 days |
without fertilizer. He is also MAX |
ing many experiments with the soil. |
which he states can, with his system
Of irrigation, produce something |
every month in the year. Mr.. Stead |
man has shipped about 90 crates of |
celery this week his final shipment |
for the season. The celery was beau
tifully bleached, of excellent flavor, |
crisp and tender.