The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-11-15
The Palatka News
City Happenings and
Personal Mention.

Henry Strunz visited friends at
Drayton Island this week.
John Mallem spent the first half of
the week in Jacksonville.
FL. Fearnside and A. Usina spent
Thursday in st. Augustine.
Don't forget the dance and festival
at Wyles school house next Friday
night.
L. A. Smiths popular confection-
airy store is being handsom ely re-
decorated.
/ w. R. Massey, the well-known
naval stores operator of Keuka, was
in the city this week.
Mrs. A. ]. Pease of Palatka
Heights has returned home from a
three months visit in Georgia.
Hon. w. H. Cook of Pomona was
business visitor in the city over
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Rev. Dennis Spencer, a well-known
Baptist preacher of Crescent City,
was in the city Wednesday.
Mrs. O. S. Hendricks and Mrs. ].
r, Morrison, prominent ladies OF Po-
mona, were in the city this week.
Thos. D. Evans of Wauchula, De-
Soto county, is in the city. Mr..
Evans formerly resided in Palatka.
The West End Hose company will
I hold a business meeting on Monday
night, Nov. 18th, at Gay Bros. west
end store.
Mrs. NJ. B. jacobson will have the
I new granolithic sidewalk laid in
front of her Front street property
next north of the Saratoga Hotel.
Rev. Mason Noble, pastor of the
{ Congregations church at Lake Hell
en-, was guest at the Arlington Ho-
! tel on Tuesday
Rev. w. R. Lambert, secretary of
, the Florida branch of the Anti-Sa-
loon League, was visitor in Palatka
on Monday and registered at the Ar
lington.
Jos. Hammontree, a leading farmer
and member of the democratic eX-
: ecutive committee from Baldwin pre-
! cinct. has been in the city couple
of days this week.
Mrs. Reed A. Bryan of Fl. Lauder
, dale, WHO as Miss Anna Baker for
, merly resided in this city, was here
for day or two this week the guest
! of Miss Rosa Coke.
c. J. Smiths jewelry store has
! been prettily decorated and REAR
ranged in anticipation of a big holt
, day trade, and new goods for Christ
! mas cheer are coming in daily.
Capt. F Noble Calhoun attended
the opening of circuit court in the
! new court room at St. Augustine on
Monday, where he had legal business
before Judge Call.
Mrs. Elizabeth Howe will have a
. sale of fancy articles at the home of
Mrs. Stewart Worden, on Wednesday
Z and Thursday, Nov. 20 and 81, from
( 2 to 80, p. m. The ladies are cor
!. daily invited.
The Misses de la Barre, daughters
! of DR.. Paul de la Barre of Port Gin
I ton, Ohio, were in the city over Mon
I day and Tuesday en- route to the de
J la Barre winter home on Drayton
: Island.
( Arrangements have been made for
=
: on every street in the west end, and
z the credit tor much of this is due to
the efforts of B. F. Florrid, R. r.
z Brakeman, H. NJ. de Montmollin and
< DR.. E. w. Warren.
: Hon. and Mrs. Robt w. Davis of
Z Tampa arrived in the city Monday,
Z and Mrs. Davis and little daughter
) have remained here during the week
. guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. 5. Willard,
Z while Mr.. Davis has been in Gaines
: Vile and Tallahassee attending to
: some legal business. Mr.. Davis had
( time on Tuesday to call on a number
! of his old friends, of whom the News
is pleased to have been on the list.
The Groveland House" is the
name of the new hotel at Federal
Z Point recently erected by F. F. Ten
Z ney. The house is located on the
J avenue shorc distance from the
: steamer landing and is almost en-
: tirelv surrounded by an orange grove.
! Newly furnished, with bath and all
modern conveniences, this is an ideal
( winter resort hotel, and the place
! will no doubt become favOrite home
Z for many tourists.
: B. F. Tillinghast. editor of the
: Davenport (Iowa) Daily Democrat,
and one of the vigorous, clear BRAIN
: ed and sentiment making editors of
! the west, spent Sunday III Palatka.
J guest at the Saratoga Hotel. Mr..
I TillInghast was here for the purpose
of studying at close range the rea-
sons which are making for a rapid
I growth of prohibition sentiment in
the south. Il is more than likely
. that the result of his observations in
I Palatka will be published in his pa
per, in which event the News will be
pleased to reproduce them.
( Mr.. and Mrs. L. d. Brubaker cell
ebrated their 27th wedding anniver-
sary last Sunday at their home at
I Federal Point, and a large number
Of relatives and friends were present
I The anniversary dinner was an en-
I joyable feature-such dinner as will
not soon be forgotten by those who
were privileged to partake. Thirty
, eight covers were laid. Among the
guests from Palatka were Mr.. and
Mrs. F. P. Dupont. Misses Hattie
, and Minnie Bulky, Clyde Estes and
Cora Stubs, Messrs j. Harrison, c.
Brubaker and j. d. Bulky. The par
, ty went over to Hasting on the morn.
ing train, thence by private convey
ance to the Point
Ben BOatright, cOlOTed, was arrest
ed Sunday night while under the in
fluence of liquor and lodged in Jail. |
Sheriff Howell and Chief Hagan |
tbOupht ROatripht MIGHT have So |