The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-03-15
The Palatka News
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City happenings and
Personal Mention.

The interior of the City Shoe Store
has been artistically decorated.
Mrs. w. H. Hoyt returned on Mon
day from visit to Jacksonville.
Mrs. c. H. Worcester of Pomona
was visitor in the city this week.
FL. Fearnside spent several days
this week in st. Augustine and jack
sonville.
Miss Rosa Coke left yesterday for
Gainesville where she will visit for a
week with relatives and friends.
Capt. H. Y. Snow has been con-
fined to the house for the past ten
days with an attack of la grippe, but
is improving now.
Rev. s. w. Lawler, presiding elder
of the East Coast district, will preach
at st. James NJ. f. Church next sun
day both morning and evening.
The Palatka Athletic association
has arranged for an Easter dance on
Friday, April 9Th. Music will be
furnished by the Jacksonville Or
chestra.
Miss Mabel Wilson gave bridge
party at the Wilson boat house yes
terdav afternoon in honor of her
guest, Miss CorcOran of Saginaw,
Mich.
Mr.. Robt. Cairns desires to extend
his most sincere thanks to all those
who were so kind to him during his
recent bereavement, and also for the
many kindnesses during the illness
of Mrs. Cairns.
w. S. Fry the ieweler is still selling
valuable diamonds. One day TINS
week he sold a solitair ring to Dr. A.
M. Steen of 2z carats, the value OF
which was 500 The gem is blue
white of perfect brilliance.
Prof. l.. d. Walden, the well-known
magician, returned to the home OF
, his parents in this city this week al
ter Il highly successful tour of the
srate. Prof. Walden states that it is
/; his purpose to give an entertainment
in this city after Easter, and on a
date to be made known later.
J.E. Lucas, captain of the river
steamer Harry Lee, and his cook,
Charley Jones, have been arrested
charged with the illegal sale of liquor.
The affidavit is made by Sheriff
Howell. The case will come on for
trial before Judge NJ. |. Coke next
! Monday.
Miss Kate Lucas millinery open
ing of yesterday and today is prov
ing an even greater attraction than
in former years, judging by the
, crowd of ladies in constant attend
ance. The store and windows have
been beautifully decorated for the
, occasion.
The Home Mission Society will
rive a Crown Head social at the res
idence of Mrs. j. n. Blackwell, Fri
day evening, March 22d. The pub
lie is cordially invited. This society
will give IL series of these entertain
ments and pleasant time is prom
! ised to all who attend.
There is mourning among the dem
I ucrats of the city and a disposition to
refuse all offers of comfort over the
fact that the Honorable Leo Jacob
\ son has bolted the party enclosure
and is now grazing in independent
fields. OF course there are others,
I but there was never but just one Leo.
Capt. j. D. Lane has purchased the
residence of G. j. Hayes on Emmitt
street This is a fine property and
the house is in excellent condition,
with all modern improvements. Mr..
Lane states that it will be for rent
next month, as Mr.. Hayes and fam
ilv will leave for Boston, where they
will make their home.
DR.. w. w. {. Wall is in the city
this week in the interests of the
South Florida Loan and Trust conf
pany of Arcadia, of which company
he is a special agent. The doctor is
selling stock of the company and
anyone looking for an opportunity to
make investment of surplus cash
would do we'll to look into the plans
offered.
Antonio Enteuza travelling repre-
sentative for the coming Ponce de
Leon celebration in st. Augustine
has been in the city this week billing
Palatka with cards and pamphlets
advertising that gala event. 1t goes
without saving that Palatka will be
we'll represented at this celebration
of our sister city.
L. S. johnson the contractor has
the piers for the new l.. A. Smith
residence complete and lumber is be-
ing hauled to the ground for the SUI
perstructure, which will be pushed
to an early completion. Mr.. Smith S
I new home will be decidedly neat
I twO-story, room and hallway house,
and will add materially to the APP
pearance of Third street.
Chief of Police Hagan did some
clever detective work last week when
he discovered Will Porter, or Cab
riel, p" bad young negro, as the one
| who burglarized Cochrane's book
store thEee weeks ago. The boy is a
tough one and has been bound over
to the circuit court. He had secret
ed some of the plumber under one Of
the fish houses, and this has been
recovered.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Albert E
Gable of Macon, Ga, on March llth,
an eight pound son. Mr.. Gable is
we'll known in Palatka and Putnam
county as mail route agent on the
G. S. q f. Railway, his former home
being at Como in this county. Mrs.
Gable was formerly Miss Phebe Car
son of Croswell, Mich, who with her
parents spent her winter seasons at
Lake Como.
That the ladies of Palatka are
greatly pleased with the Earnest
Company's new dry goods store is
apparent from the many enthusiast
| tie comments heard from prominent
ladies of the city during the past
week. These ladies state that the
new store carries quantity of goods
rarely seen outside the larger cities
and that the quality and prices are
! fully abreast of the leading dry