The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-03-08
The Palatka News
City Happenings and
Personal Intention.

was IN the city w edutsuaS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Meyers Albro are now
housekeeping on Kirby street.
Mrs. H. c. White of Dewitt, Ga,
is visiting relatives in the city.
W.B. Baker, turpentine operator
of Eldridge, NoIusia county, is in
the city.
II. Bardin, one of our popular tur-
pentine operators, was visitor in
the city Tuesday.
Rev. w. X. Lambeth, state agent
Of the Anti-SaloOn League. was a
visitor in the city Wednesday.
Ri. Rev. E. q. Weed. bishop of
Florida, was the guest of Mrs. Willie
Metcalf on Tuesday and Wednesday.
A. ]. Padgett, prominent citizen
OF Grsudin well known in Palatka,
was visitor in the city on Tuesday.
W. c. Norton, proprietor of Grove
Hall, the popular tourist hotel at
Crescent City, was in the city yes
terday.
The Misses SeIlic and Leach OF
Stamford, Conn, who have been
spending several weeks in the city.
will leave for their home today,
Mr.. and Mrs. f l.. Adkins of Sal
isbury, Md, who have been the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. 6. Thigh
man, left for their home last Mon
day.
Under the administration OF Judge
F.. Noble Calhoun the municipal
court has shown Itself to be 2 reye-
nue. producer Of considerable i'm
portance.
Peter Jones one of the leading
farmers of the Fruitland section and
man highly esteemed in the
county, was visitor to Palatka on
Wednesday.
Mrs. Jno. b. Washburn Of Cinci-
natl, Ohio, who is spending the sea
son at DaytOna, is expected in the
city this afternoon and will be the
guest of her cousin. Mrs H. A. Bulky.
r. c. Middleton. C. f. Cook. W.
II Ellis, c. II. Castle and Fred
Wilms, prominently identified with
interests at Pomona, were in the city
"Wednesday, guests at the Saratoga
Hotel.
DR.. J. l.. Kelley, one Of the most
influential men in Alacbua county
and a prominent citizen OF the uni
verSity town, was visitor i'm the
city yesterday. Dr.. Kelley is the
county superintendent of schools in
Alachua county.
Mrs. y. ). Collins and her son.
Mr.. Hickman Collins. of Miami ar
rived in the city this week and are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. S. J. Ken
nerly. Mrs. Collins has been i'll for
some time and comes TO her old
hCm- for recuperatiOn.
The skating fad is being revived in
this city by the devotees of that
pleasant pastime. On last Friday
evening number of the young peo-
pie interested in skating met at the
opera house rink and whiled away
the time to their hearts content.
The Fearnside company is busy
this week unpacking new spring and
summer clothing-too busy to pre-
pare new dyertisement. But the
goods are receiving attention all the
same. The stock promises to be the
most varied the company has yet
handled. Every fancy can be sup
piled.
Miss Ellie Rogers, a charming
young lady of Putnam Hall and a
daughter of County Commissioner
T. }. Rogers. Was in the city on Tues
day on her way home from San Ma
teo, where she has been for a week
or more the guest of her sister, Miss
MAZDA Rogers, principal of the school
at that place.
TIE millinery opening now on at
the Boston Store and which cOntin-
ues through Saturday is an occasion
Of real millinery excellence. How
lovely so sweet ETC., are express
sions most commonly heard among
the delighted ladies attending. A
beautiful souvenir bunch of violets
is presented to each lady.
The Twentieth Century Club met
Ht the home of Miss Violet Merwin
last Friday evening and elected offic-
ers as follows: Benz. Bair, president;
Miss Mabel HOlcomb, vice president;
Carl Brubaker, treasurer; Miss Nell
lie Marshall, secretary; NJ. J. Hames
past president. A most ENJOYABLE
evening was spent with music and
conversation.
The citizens and patrons of the
pubic school at Interlachen have
petitloned for a special election in
that place to form the territory EN-
braced in that school district into a
special tax school district for the
purpose of lettering their school by
local taxation. The plan of these
progressive people should and prob
ably will carry.
Mrs. c. w. Williams of Pensacola,
Grand Chief OF the order of Pythian
Sisters for Florida. is expected in the
city Saturday afternoon and will re-
main over until Monday. During her
stay Mrs. Williams will be enter
tanned by Mrs. NJ. ). Brown. 4 re-
Ception will be given in honor OF
Mrs. Williams at the home of Mrs.
Brown on Saturday evening from
80 ~ 10 O'Clock. at which large
gathering of ladies and gentlemen
will likely be present.
Albert Browning, the well-known
proprietor Of the Hotel barber shop,
was nominated for the office of al
deruau at republican caucus of
voters in the sixth ward on Tuesday
night. There was a contest for the
nomination between Browning and
b. b. POsey, a grocer, but Browning
was victorious by vote of Il to Il.
The sixth ward is always represent
ed in the council By a colored man
rs the ward is overwhelmingly COL
pred. The democrats never make
nominations in this ward. Posev
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