The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-11-17
The Palatka News
and Advertiser
City happenings and
Personal Mention.

Capt. J d. Lane has been spend
ing some time at home this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. g. Davis spent
Sunday in the city with Mr.. Davis
parents.
w. ]. Bryan, prominent citizen
of Bardin, was transacting business
in the city Thursday.
The G. S. & F. trains are now ar
irving at and departing from the
new river front depot.
Mrs. a. S. Willard is spending a
week in Tampa on a visit to her
father, Judge Rob't. W. Davis.
The young people are preparing
/ for dance at the armOry next Tues
day night in honor of the visiting
I foot ball teams.
Mr.. and Mrs. HarwOOd Rosser of
Jacksonville spent Sunday with
Mrs. Rosser's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. H. Merryday.
Rev. l. w. Waddell, D. D. of Arch
er, delegate at the Synod of Florida,
/ has been the guest of his cousin, Mrs.
Mrs. NJ. F. BeHet.
! Miss ROsalie Price entertained
large shower party last Tuesday in
honor of Miss RogerO, the bride Of
the coming week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James J. Hennessy
are spending the week III Tampa,
where Mr.. Hennessy is combining
/ business with pleasure.
i Mrs. w. c. Snow and Mrs. L. c.
/ Royce arrived on Monday from Yer
mont and are again pleasantly lOcat-
ed in Mrs. Shows Front street fiat.
H. F. Lecks and family have re-
Gently moved here from Jackson
vile. Mr.. Lecks is the new book
keeper at the Wilson Cypress COIN
pany.
Capt. H. Y. Snow and Col. S. j..
Hilburn shot IL ducks on Wednes-
day afternoon down the river, aud
they, with many of their friends, in
dulged in game dinner next day.
Miss Emma Munshaw, popular
saleslady for the Cable Piano COM
pany, spent several days in the city
prior to last Tuesday, and as is usual
with her, made quite a number of
sales.
F. Fl. Wilson lost a gold chain the
| other morning between the Wilson
Cypress company's office and the
residence of A. f. Wilson. He will
pay suitable reward for return OF
chain.
Doar IN ,,,ird tbo ann,,o1 bo1aar
and supper of st. Marks church, TO
be held in one of the Merryday block
stores on December 9th. Great
preparations are making for this oc-
casiOn.
Henry Fearnside of Atlanta has
been visiting at the home of his I'M
Gle, Hon. F. j. Fearnside, during the
present week. This young man for
merly lived here for time and was
pupil at the Putnam High school.
J. A. Icenhour former prominent
citizen of Crescent City, now with
the E. o. Painter Fertilizer company
: of Jacksonville, has been in the
county this week on a business trip
and to look after his orange grove
property at the former place.
T. R. Livingston the Lemon street
baker has started wagon route
with bread and other products of his
bakery. Mr.. Livingston has the
reputation of making a fine quality
of bread, cakes and pies and as re-
suit has a large and growing trade.
The knights of Pythias lodge OF
this city will attend st. Marks
church in body on Sunday evening
the 9th inst, when Rev. F. H.
Richey will preach special sermon
for the members. The music will
also be specially adapted to the &C.
casion.
The Rogero-Ray wedding will take
place at st. Monicas church next
Thursday morning, 23d inst, at II As.
The marriage ceremony of these
popular young people will attract a
large gathering of friends who will
likely fill the church.
G. j. Smith the jeweler has been
receiving some very handsome ster-
ling silver novelties during the past
week and these are now being shown.
Mr.. Smith will have a magnificent
assortment of goods for the holiday
season, and hundreds of these new
articles are already on hand.
Allie NJ. Steen is at home from the
South Carolina Military Institute on
80 days furlough owing to damages
received in foot ball contest, and in
which two of his fingers were
broken. While his fingers are some
what disabled, Allie is feeling pre- tty
well himself and will not spend his
furlough days altogether in mourning
The News acknowledges the re.
ceipt of three dollars for the benefit
of the public library from generous
lady of Palatka who prefers not to
be known in the transaction. The
amount has been turned over to Mr..
w. S. Burdette, treasurer of the Ii
brary. go thou and do likewise"
Prof Julius D. Dreher of South
Carolina, formerly for 20 years pres
ident of Roanoke College, Salem,
/ Va, is here on visit to Mr.. and
Mrs. S. ]. Kennerly. Prof. Dreher
and Mr.. Kennerly were old school
and playmates.
Oliver Chamberlain, a popular
young man of Crescent City who is
here attending the high school, has
been appointed to a clerkship IN Cur
ry & Lanes shoe store, where be
will like to see his friends afternoons,
evenings and on Saturdays.
The funeral of Miss Minnie Boyd,
whose death occurred on Sunday
last. was held from her late home on
Lemon street at 3 O'Clock Monday
afternoon. Rev. F. H. Ricbey offic-
lated and the choir of st. Marks as
sisted at both the home and the