The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-04-26
The Palatka News
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5 City happenings and
: Personal Mention.

Mrs. R. E. Wells is visiting il
J Jacksonville.
! II. f. Waid of Welaka spent Sat
! brday in the city.
Rev. J. P. Hilburn was visitor in
the city this week.
Supt. L. K. Tucker made an official
I visit to the Fruitland school on
Thursday.
Rev. and Mrs. N. J. Tilghman
spent several days of this week at
Cedar Keys.
w. S. McQuaide, prominent citi-
zeh OF Hastings, was in the city
Wednesday.
Mrs. Georgia Jennings and Mrs.
ELLA V. Grooms spent Thursday at
Hastings.
Mr.. and Mrs H. A. Ford of Gaines
vile visited friends in the city seve-
raj days this week.
Mrs. H. 0. Hamm and Miss futile
returned Monday from a trip up the
Ocklawaha river.
Grill Merryday left last Friday af-
ternoon for Blackshear, Ga, where
he will enter military school.
Mrs. Walter Hardin and children
OF Satsuma flights are in the city
visiting Mrs. n. q. Robinson.
Mrs. G. NJ. Davis is critically i'll at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. 5. l..
Lyons, on Palatka Heights.
Misses Bessie and May Groves and
Robt. Barnette of st. Augustine
spent Monday in the city with
friends.
Richard Peterman of Waycross,
Ga, spent Sunday in the city with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henfs Pet
erman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew brennan
have sold their place at Lundy and
are now occupying the Cairns home
in this city.
The song service at the Presbyter- |
ian church last Sunday evening was |
well attended, the church being COM |
tortably filled.
The german, given at the Armory |
last Friday evening was Il great SOC
ial success. Twenty couples partici-
pated in the dancing.
Miss Katie Weller of St. Peters
burg is expected to arrive in the city
today and will be the guest of her
aunt, Mrs. f. V. Grooms.
Rev. g. a, Middleton, a colored
evangelist of Jacksonville, is holding
series of meetings at the African
Methodist church in the Toleville
suburb.
j. r. Mellon, family and guests
returned last week from a tour OF
south Florida waters in Mr.. Melons
house boat, Vagabondia. They left
this week for their home in Pitts
burg, Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bacon, after
spending several days in the city
with Mrs. NJ. DevereuX, Mrs. Bacon's
sister, left the first OF this week for
their home in Savannah, Ga.
Hon. VIM. A. Russell spent Satur-
day morning in the city. Mr.. Rus
sell was on his way to FIT. Lauder
dale, being a member of the House
appointed to investigate
the drainage work in the Everglades.
Chas. E. Rowton has returned from
an outing on the east coast. Mr..
Rowton has fully recovered from
recent severe attack of acute indi-
gestion and is again attending to his
business affairs in his usual hustling
style.
The home of f, B. Wright, prom
Inent merchant of Norwalk, was de-
stroyed by fire last Friday morning.
A good part of the household effects
was save. Mr.. Wright was in the
city Monday looking after new fur !
lishings. [
The peanut hunt given Wednesday a
afternoon on the court house lawn t
lnder the auspices OF the Junior
of st. Marks church, was j
very pleasant occasion, and attract \
I'd quite gathering of little folks. I
&c cream and cake were sold.
Miss Powell, after visit of several L
months with her aunt, Mrs. j. n. r.
Blackwell, left Wednesday for her :
ZONE in Virginia. While here Miss I
lowell made many warm friends,
Who trust that she may favor Palat- :,