The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-02-08
The Palatka News
City Happenings and
Personal Mention.

Miss Ona Bond is visiting friends
in Fernandina.
Mrs. E. G. Jackson is spending the
week in Tampa.
Thomas Bingham of Sanford spent
Sunday,a at home.
A. L. Glass. of Gainesville visited
relatives and friends in the city this
week.
Remember the LABEL Concert
company will be at the Armory next
Thursday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Adkins of Sails
bury, Md, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
w. 6. Tilghman.
The new Hummer factory building
on south Seventh street is rapidly
nearing completion.
Rev. and Mrs. J. F. Bell are happy
over the arrival of little son in
their home last Sunday.
Mrs. Thos. II. Wigg of Jackson
Vile has been the guest of Mrs. +. 7.
DUPONT on the Heights.
The song and piano recital by the
pupils of Miss Ida Leib, today, prom
Uses to be quite an enjoyable event.
Miss Clyde Estes is visiting friends
in Lake City and attending the
meetings of the Chautauqua assem-
bly,.
Miss Anna G. Burt of st. Angus
tine arrived in the city last Friday to
attend the funeral of her uncle, the
late Judge James Burt.
Arthur Hodge, bookkeeper for the
Stanton Foundry and Machinery
company, is recovering from pro-
tracted spell of fever.
VIM. A. Russell, editor of the Pal
atka News, is at his home In Cres-
cent City this week suffering from a
slight indisposition.
Mrs. Herbert Crook will give a
Missionary Tea for the benefit of the
auxiliary of st Marks church on
Tuesday afternoon, February 18th.
Thos, J. Knight, the popular stem
ographer for the w. A. Merryday
company, has been suffering from an
attack of fever during the past week.
The Monday Afternoon Whist
Club met with Mrs. A. S. Willard
last Monday. Elegant refreshments
were served and an enjoyable time
was spent.
Rev. &. f. Kercheval, the popular
young minister in charge of the
Grovesdale M. E. church, south,
Crescent City, was q visitor in the
city last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Deal of Miaim
were visitors in the city last Satur-
day and Sunday. Mr.. Deal is the
auditor of the extension work of the
Florida East Coast Railway.
George F. Ketchum of the War
wick Valley Dispatch, Warwick, N.
Y, was visitor to the city the past
week and made our office fraternal
call.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Presbyterian church will hold its an
nual supper and apron bazaar in the
Shelley building, on Lemon street,
Friday night, Feb. % Public cor
daily invited.
A heavy rain fell in this section
Monday night, the first of any con-
sequence for the past three or four
months. A cold wave was predicted
at the same time, but it did not ma
terialize for several DAYS after.
j. L. Baughman of Pencil brought
in nice lot of Strawberries Thurs
day morIing. Mr.. Baughman has
something over an acre in straw ber-
ries and the yield promises to be
heavy.
Mrs Thomas D. Evans of Wau-
chula, arrived in Palatka Thursday
afternoon to attend the funeral of
her father, Judge Jas. Burt. Mrs.
Evans will visit her mother and
family during the Lenten season.
The Misses Z. H and Bessie A.
Williams of Brooklyn, n. Y, daugh-
tiers of the late Rev. G. S. Williams,
former rector of st. Marks Episco-
pal church in Palatka, were visitors
in the city last Monday.
Samuel Birmingham and Leander
Freeman, retired business men of
Willmantic, Conn, spent several
days in the city this week. On Mon
day the gentlemen took the Ockla-
waha river trip and were much i'm
pressed with the scenic beauty of
the river and Silver Springs.
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