The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-02-22
The Palatka News
City Happenings and
Personal Mention.

Washington's 175th birtbday.

/ Mrs. w. NJ. Gallagher has returned
from II stay of week or more at
Hastings.
Albert Mixer, postmaster at
Georgetown, was in the city couple
days this week.
Geo. .Jeal, an old citizen, orange
grower and builder of Crescent City,
was in Palatka Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Davis and
children of jacksonville spent Sun
day in the city with relatives.
The Presbyterian church will hold
a supper and sale in the vacant store
OF the old opera house tonight
Chas. b. Morrow, prominent
orange grower of Crescent City, was
doing business in the city Wednes-
day.
*. NJ. White of Crescent City
Speut Wednesday and Thursday i'll
the city, coming down to attend the
Pythian rally.
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. Merwin of
Bloomington, Illinois, arrived in the
city last Friday and will spend some
UNIV I'LL
X. Borsen and II. l.. Smith, tur-
peutiue operators of Putnam Hall
and Curraway. We're in the city Tues
day on legal business.
Judge f. Noble Calhoun was called
TO Green Cove Springs Monday on
legal business, and at which place
he has several important cases.
Miss Lucas will announce the date
Of her spring millinery opening next
week. In the meantime the store is
filling rapidly with new goods.
F. \. Reeder, postmaster and
druggist at Weaka, and lately nomi-
mated for the office of mayor of that
town, was in the city Wednesday.
j f. Edmonson has put the old
Strickland bakery and grocery in
clean and attractive shape and the
place is again doing Il good business.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Barr of
Florahome, who have been spending
the past year or more in Kansas,
have returned to their home in this
county.
The Ocklawaha river steamers are
making trips now loaded with passen-
gers. This scenic trip seems to grow
III popularity every year among
tourists.
w. A. Hobbs, the well-known mer
chant of OaktOn, was a visitor in the
city this week. Mr.. Hobbs is also
the county agent for the Singer Sew
ing Machine company.
r. f. Galloway of ST. Augustine
was here this week the guest of F. J.
Fearnsde. Mr.. Galloway is to be
associated with Mr.. Fearnside in
business at St. Augustine.
The Womans Fortnightly club will
hold an open meeting next .Friday,
March LIST at 3 p. IN. when Prof. |. !.
Hines will read II paper on the life
of Shakespeare. The public is in
vited.
Hon. &. w. Young, state superin-
tendent of the Anti-Saloon League
in Kentucky, will address the people
of Palatka on Tuesday, March 5, at s
p, IN. at the court house. The public
is cordially invited.
The Ladies' Aid Society of St.
. James NJ. f. church will give tea
at the residence of Mrs. II. o. Hanm
next Tuesday afternoon from B to 5.
Homemade cake and chocolate will
be served. Admission, 10 cents. The
public is cordially invited.
On Monday afternoon the A. G. l..
wood rack near theOld j. Y. d X. W.
shops was destroyed by fire, as was
also stock car on the track along
side the rack. Some damage was
done also to the roof of the sand
house situated nearby.
Chas. A. Rust of Saginaw. Mich,
president of the Wilson Cypress
company, arrived in the city We'd
nesday and is at the Saratoga Hotel
for season. Mr.. Rust is here to at
tend the annual meeting of the COM
pany, and the other foreign directors
may be expected in few days.
w. B. Baker, the well-known tur-
pentine operator, formerly in bust
ness in the western part of this
county, but now even more eXten-
sively engaged in the same business
at Eldridge, Volusia county, Las
been a popular visitor in Palatka
this week.
IulICIJtbl IOlliiCS ttlt DtIllS dR
tated, and it is understood that in
addition to the regular democratic
ticket there will be full independ-
ent ticket placed in the field. Those
interested in the independent move
ment have been holding meetings
during the past three weeks, but up
to the present time nothing definite
has been settled.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Sanguinette of
New York are expected here in a
few days to be the guests for a month
or more of Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
Griffin. Mrs. Sanguinette, who is "A
niece of Mrs. Griffin, will be remem-
bered for her visit here some three
years ago, and when her charming
voice was heard at several public
and private musical events.
NJ. A. Wilkinson, formerly a we'll
| known turpentine operator at Orange
Mills, but who sold out three years
has been in the city this week. Mr.. |
Wilkinson states that he wants to
return to Florida permanently and |
expects to make arrangements for
such return by the coming fall. His |
visit tn Palatka afforded much pleas
ure to many old friends.
Herbert Crook at the city shoe |
store is giving away to each custo-
mer who buys goods to the amount
of $50 IA fine graphaphone, the ma
chine itself being one that sells at |
S25. The records can be purchased
of Mr.. Crook at the regular prices, or
he will give one record with each adj