The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-11-08
Tax Assessor Billiard is down at
FIT. Pierce on a deer hunt.

| TAX Assessor Billiard is down at
FIT. Pierce on deer hunt.
Miss Gene Fearnside, vino has been
spending the week at cambridge,
Ga, attending the wedding of a
classmate at Wesleyan Female Col
lege, Macon, Ga, is going to spend a
| few days at Tallahassee before re-
turning home.
The supper and sale given by the
ladies of Patton Anderson Chapter,
U. D. c., in the Ray building last
night was an immense success-so
provisions by $3.50. The people be-
gan to fill the room shortly after 3
o'clock. The supper was most excel
lent-a fact the people knew from
| experience. And then the object
was good.
Mrs. d. M. Cotfman of lockwood,
Tenn, arrived in the city Monday
afternoon and is pleasantly located
at Mrs. HI. A. Gray's on Oak street.
Mrs. Coffman spent winter before
last in this city and made many
friends, an of whom will welcome
her again. Col. Cotfman expects to
arrive about Jan. LIST, to remain for
the balance of the winter. Mr.. Golf
man is the owner and was for many
years editor in chief of the lockwood
Times, one of the oldest and most in
fluential newspapers of East Tenn
esSee.
]. w. Tucker of Pomona, county
game warden, was in the city on
Wednesday. He states that his
home, situated one mile south of
Pomona, was burned to the ground
last Saturday noon. The fire was
discovered in the roof while the fam
lily was at dinner and they had only
time to save little bedding. At the
time of discovery the fire was under
good Roadway and nothing could be
done to save the furniture, let alone
the home. Mr.. Tucker says be had
800 insurance ON contents and $500
on the building.
The Howell Theater was well fill
ed on Tuesday night with repre-
sentative audience of Palatka's best.
The occasion was the concert by the
Temple Quartet, and Miss Hazel
Chandler, dramatic reader. The en-
tertainment was the third in the
course of the winters lyceum attrac-
lions. The quartet was on the pro-
gram for seven numbers, but it was
made up of good natured people who
cheerfully responded to the hearty
encores of the audience for more I'M
til the seven numbers had been null
tiplied by three. Miss Chandler also
received her full share of apprecia-
tive attention and applause.
On Monday night Okeehumkee
Tribe Improved Order of Red Men
of this city was honored4 by visit
from Chas. F. Burgman, of Sea-
breeze, great chief of records There
was large attendance of members
who listened with rapt attention to
addresses by Mr.. Burgman, j. l..
An oyster supper was served and the
occasion will be remembered as a
most enjoyable one by all the braves
in attendance. Mr.. Burgman is max
ing an official visit to all lodges of
the state and left on Tuesday for
Jacksonville.
Rev. DR.. E. P. Cowan and Rev. DR..
H. d. Lindsay of Pitts burg, Pa, Off
cials of the board of missions to the
freedmen of the Presbyterian church
in the United States, were in the
city yesterday, These gentlemen
were here for the purpose of enquir-
ing into the status of the colored
Presbyterian church in Palatka of
which Rev. w. F. Kennedy is pastor,
and to decide upon the advisability
of extending aid to the church for
the purpose of lettering and enlarg-
ing its school work. They express
ed themselves as well pleased with
the work of this colored church and
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