The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-03-01
The Palatka News
City Happenings and
Personal Mention.

i rIeu OWEN Oh CdUSuIDd was u VlSl
tor in the city Tuesday.
The pretty little town of Sar
Mateo has an epidemic of measles.
The Athletic Association gave 8
very enjoyable dance Monday night
Hon. S. J. Hilburn was called to
Macon, Ca, on legal business Tues
day.
w. A. Hobbs, merchant of Oak
ton, has been in the city again this
week.
Quite party of young people of
the city, eXcurted to Federal Point
last night.
Mrs. E. p. Gates of Welaka was
in the city on Tuesday and Wednes-
day of this week.
Morgan Bohanan of Bannerville
was a prominent county visitor in
Palatka yesterday.
Miss Ella Bulky is spending the
week at Federal Point, the guest of
Mrs. Samuel Merwin.
Miss Gene Fearnside returned yes
terday from visit of eight weeks
with friends in Miami.
j. E. Edmonson is having a large
artesian well driven at his home
place west of the city.
Dry weather is causing great dam
age to potato and truck growers
throughout this section.
Mrs. NJ. I. Coke and Mrs. E. M. AL
bro left on Monday for Gainesville
for few days with relatives.
Mrs. E. w. Howe of Syracuse, N.
Y, is spending some time with her
mother, Mrs. Stewart Worden.
A. P. DeWolf, a prominent orange
grower living near Lake Como, was
visitor in the city Wednesday.
Chas. E. Rowton has been i'll all
| of the present week of acute indiges-
ton, but is said to be improving now.
M. H. White, wealthy and
prominent citizen of Crescent City,
was a visitor in Palatka Wednesday.
Rev. ]. S. Braswell has been re-
appointed by his bishop to the pas
torate of the A. M. e. church in this
city.
g. II. Preston, president of the
Preston-Miller company of Crescent
CITY, was prominent visitor in the
city yesterday.
Last Friday night w. J. Willough-
by defeated Billie Walters in IL very
pretty wrestling match at the opera
house skating rink.
The Pythian Sisters will hold an
important meeting on Monday night
March 4th, and full attendance of |
members is requested.
Rural mail carriers, of which there
are two going out from the Palatka |
postoftice, are to have their salaries |
raised from $720 to $4,000 per annum.
Society, with Difference to the sea-
son of lent, does not play whist pub
llcly these days, but society is not |
arrayed in sackcloth nor does it
NOPE in ashes.
Patton Anderson Chapter, U. d.
Q. will meet with Mrs. M. l. Coke at
3 p. m. next Thursday, March 18th,
and all members are urgently re-
quested to be present.
Fred and Charles Priddy arrived
here Monday night from Jackson
vile on the launch "Winifred." The
boat is a beauty and was built by
Chas. Priddy.
All members of the Palatka Ath-
letlc association have been request
ed to be present at meeting to be
held in the club room next Tuesday
evening, March 9Th.
Supervisor of Registration Kellam
is engaged in making new set of
county registration books, the old
books having served for the four
years for which they were designed.
VIM. Sherrouse of Edgar was in
the city Tuesday. Mr.. Sherrouse is
a valued employee of the Edgar Plas-
tic Kaolin Co., and was here to see
physicians to have splinter remov- |
ed from his left eye.
The Maull Manufacturing compa-
~ shipped large lighter load of :
dressed lumber to Jacksonville this /
week. Mr. Kupperbush of the com. :
oany states to the News that the
company is doing a good business.
Mrs. J. R. Melon and private Sec
'etary arrived in the city last week
md are now pleasantly located in I
he elegant Melon winter home on +
emmett street. Mr.. Melon is ex- i
)ect tomorrow. d
Misses Emma Olmstead and Irene n
Caldwell of McMeekin were the U
,uests several days last week of +
Hiss Minnie Bulky. Miss Caldwell
vas also entertained few DAYS this n
week by Miss Clyde Estes. y
Mrs. G. H. Royce of Brattleboro. t.
It., arrived yesterday for a stav of
ONE weeks. Mrs. Royce reports P
hat her aunt, Mrs. w. c. Snow, is Ii
n her usual health, but preferred not a
take the long trip to Palatka this a
eason. a
Fl. l.. Miller returned Monday from
'agdad, where he erected a large p
over and tank for the w. E. Cald-
'ell Co. Mr.. Miller goes to Mulber-
Y next week to erect an 81 #. steel
over and 5000 gallon tank for the
anne company. IL
Hon. Rob't w. Davis and H. s. 81
partners in the practice of I'll
wv at Tampa, have dissolved by W
utual agreement. Mr.. Davis was 81
gently appointed attorney for the pl
ampa board of public works. III
The production of East Lynn" So
l emotional play that used to make ra
IT great gandmother's weep, was W
'esented at the Armory last Tues th
W night by a company of barn m
ormers. The universal opinion of