The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-04-19
The Palatka News
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City Happenings and
Personal Mention.

| OIlhSs IeUWIOu Has EOhG lOh ~
trip down the east coast.
The residence of DR.. A. NJ. Steen is
receiving a new coat of paint.
Harry Usina of Jacksonville visit
ed relatives in the city this week.
Bruce Tracy and Ralph Turner
made a trip to Tampa during the
week.
Miss Louise Moragne returned Sat
urday from a visit with relatives in
Jacksonville.
w. S. Middleton, the well-known
turpentine operator of Pomona, was
a visitor in the city Monday.
Postmaster Chalfinch, of Buffalo
Bluff, was q visitor in the city last
Saturday, attending to business mat
ters..
Judge V. Walton returned home
from the hospital in st. Augustine
on Monday and his complete recov-
cry will be matter of only a short
I time.
Clarence Peterman of Charleston,
S. C., is in the city for months va
cation, spending the time with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henis Peter
man.
The new addition to j. q. Hagan's
store room on Central Lemon street
is progressing quite rapidly ana
when completed will be quite de-
cided improvement.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Howe, after a
visit of some months past at Francis
with their daughter, Mrs. X. ii.
Browning, returned to their home at
I jamestown, Iowa, last Thursday.
Capt. and Mrs. ]. d. Lane and lit
! tie daughter, left yesterday for At
! lanta, Ga. They will visit the cap
tain's mother about 80 miles from
J Atlanta.
Mrs. Thos. Howes, of Oak Hill,
was in the city several days this
week, visiting her parents, Mr.. ana
Mrs. D. M. Kirby. Mr.. and Mrs.
Howes expect to make their home in
4 DeLand in the near future.
: The buildings on the court house
) lot recently bought from the county
q by ]. A. Shelley, are being moved to
Z the lot at the corner of Fifth and
s Main streets where they will be re-
q modelled and converted into dwell
3 ing houses.
3 Mrs. J. D. Mitchell of Huntington
Z will sing in the Presbyterian church
= at the morning service Sunday
q There will also be song service our
Z ing the evening hour While here
y Mrs. Mitchell will be the guest OF
x 4 RI
q At the annual meeting of the Flor
n ida Red Men at Fort Meyers last
b week, Palatka Red Men were par
q ticularly honored in the selection Of
q officers, as follows: Great Board Of
B Appeals, J. L. Rankin; Great Trus.
g tee, G. l. Rowton; Great Sanap, }
q NJ. Pounds.
b Miss Corrie Cheatham, popular
g young lady of Huntington, spent q
q Short time in the city Monday. Miss
b Cheatham was accompanied on hel
g return home by Mrs. Howell A
y Davis and little daughter, Oms
q Davis, who will spend short time
81 at the Cheatham home.
q The l. NJ. Meyer Cos clothing
q store was closed several days during
g the week on account of the death O.
a Miss Lena Martin, the eldest sistel
q of Mr. /, Martin, which sad even
& occurred last Friday night, Apri
n 10Th, at the Martin home in Brook
q Ign, N. Y.
81 The Graham hotel property, which
n was purchased last week by Sheriff
d R. G. Howell, is to be converted int
q modern, up-to date opera house
n The remodelling of the interior o
d the building will begin about May
81 1st, at which time the plans viii
q have been completed.
q The Palatka Temple of Pythiar
q Sisters is arranging to present
q comedy in three acts entitled, 20
q Kings Daughter" The caste viii
g be composed of some of Palatka'
3 most talented and accomplished
3 young ladies. The date of presenta
81 ton will be announced later.
n G. w. Sterling, the furniture deal
q err, is now occupying the old Larivt
g stand 400 Lemon street, opposite
q Tom Holden's meat market. Mr.
q Sterling has a very nice stock of fur
q niture and other household goods
q and will no doubt have u prosperous
g business.
3 Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Hoyt and Mr.
q and Mrs. NJ. M. Vickers spent sever
q al days of the past week at Crescen
g Beach. They occupied the neat cot
& tage of Capt. j. d. Lane. At pres
q ent Crescent Beach is small, but Ii
q destined to be quite a resort in the
q near future owing to its pleasant sur
q roundings and close proximity tC
g st. Augustine.
g Lake Jones, formerly postotfict
g inspector of this division, now O.
q Chicago, spent several days in the
g city this week, the guest of relatives
& Mr.. Jones was called to Florida oil
q account of the death of his mother
q Mrs. Allen Jones, which sad event
q occurred in Jacksonville last week
q Mrs. Jones was a lady greatly be-
q loved by all who knew her.
q The Junior Auxiliary of st. Marks
81 church will give peanut hunt Oh
q the court house lawn next Wednes.
g day afternoon, April oath, at 3:3C
& o'clock. All children who desire tC
q Join in the hunt should be- on hand
q promptly at the time stated above
& A fee of 5 cents will be charged those
4 participating in the hunt. Ice cream
q cake and candy will be for sale on
g the grounds.
q The homemade cake, bread and
4 candy sale for the benefit of the