The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-05-24
The Palatka News
City Happenings and
Personal Mention.

and Madison this week.
Miss Susie Teeter of Hawthorne is
in the city for a brief visit to her
sister Mrs. j. F. Bell.
Miss Irene Caldwell, Of McMeekin,
spent several days in Palatka this
week the guest of Miss Clyde Estes.
Prof. Thos. w. Ralph a former
weIl-known citizen of Palatka, now
residing in st. Augustine, was greet
ing friends in the city Wednesday.
The Red Men give their annual ex-
cursion next Tuesday, the 28th, to
st. Augustine. They will be joined
by the Sunday school of st. Mark S
Episcopal church.
Subscribers wishing their address,
es changed will please give the old
as we'll as the new address. BY do
ing this, much trouble and delay
will be overcome.
Miss Florence Davis left Sunday
afternoon for Chicago, where she
will visit relatives during the sum
mer. She was joined in Jacksonville
by Mrs. A, G. Davis.
Mrs. f. ]. Smith and family of
Jacksonville, spent several days in
the city this week visiting relatives.
Mr.. Smith, who for a number of
years was master mechanic of the
High Springs division, A. e. i. R'y,
is now engaged in railroad work at
Columbia, S. Q.
Bertha, the IL months-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Bennett,
died early Thursday morning after
an illness of short time with meas
les. The remains We're taken to
Welaka for burial.
Miss Minnie Bulky entertained
quite party of young friends last
Friday evening at her home on
Kirby street, progressive crokinole
being the diversion for the evening.
Refreshments were served.
The San Mateo Fruit company
shipped about so boxes of grapefruit
last week. This company will have
about 200 boxes more. One sample
from this grove measured ri inches
around and weighed 4914 ounces.
This size would only pack about Is
fruit to the boX.-Item.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Eugene Minis
have issued invitations to the mar
riage of their daughter, Susie Cooper,
to Homer Eugene Wakefield, Tues
day June 4, 1907. The ceremony will
be performed at the residence of the
brides parents, Lies RameauX," on
Indian river, BOnaventure, Fla.
The surprise party rendered Mrs.
F. P. Dupont at her home on the
Heights Thursday night, by n large
party Of friends from this city and
Federal Point, was an occasion that
afforded much pleasure to all those
present. The affair was given in
honor of Mrs. DuPont's birthday an
niversary.
Rev. S. w. Lawler. presiding elder
of the east coast district, M. E.
church, south, occupied the pulpit in
st. James Methods church Sunday
evening and preached most elo-
quent and instructive sermon. Mr..
the people of Palatka are always
glad of the opportunity to hear him.
Mrs. Phillip Morgan and three in
teresting children, arrived in the
city last week from London, Eng
land, and with Mr.. Morgan, are oc-
cupying one of the Iver's cottages on
Fourth street. Mr.. Morgan preceded
his family some months ago, and has
Il lucrative position with the Seldom
Cypress Co.
All desiring to go on the excursion
to st. Augustine next Tuesday, the
28th, are requested to buy their tick
cts from Palatka, as no rate is given
from any other point. Those living
out of town can buy tickets from the
City Drug Store, while happening to
be in town and board the train at
East Palatka, or elsewhere.
Col. H. NJ. de Montmollin, secre-
tary of Palatka Board of Trade, has
received letter from Congressman
Frank Clark, also one from Senator
Jas. Taliaferro concerning the mark
| ing of the channel in the st. Johns
river at FOrrester's Point. Both of
these gentlemen promise to take up
this matter Immediately with the
proper authorities.
The ladies of st. Monica's Memoir
ial society will have a supper and
apron bazaar Monday evening, May
n, in Mrs. Fry's vacant store, next
to Minton's grocery; proceeds to go
for balance on cemetery fence. Ice
cream, cake and homemade candy
will also be served. The public in
vited. Those wishing cake and cold
meats for the excursion the next
day can be supplied.
The Sunday school of st. James
Methodist Episcopal church, south,
will picnic ut Silver Lake. The date
has not as yet been announced, but
it is presumed that the outing will |
take place sometime next week.
Silver Lake is an ideal place for pic
mics aud the young people, and the |
older ones also, will no doubt have a |
very enjoyable time.
The big reduction sale at NJ. Kan
ner's twin stores began yesterday, |
and will last for ten days. The sale
is being well patronized by bargain
hunters. Mr.. Hammer says he has
the goods to please everybody, AND
that for the next ten days the peo-
pie of Palatka and vicinity will have
an opportunity to attend the greatest
bargain feast ever offered in this sec
ton. See advertisement on the first
page of this issue.
Jas. T. Green of Miami spent sew
eral days in the city last week with
relatives and friends. Mr.. Green is
II former Putnam county boy whose
home was at Fruitland. Some years
ago he opened business at Miami, {
and ii will be pleasing news to his
many friends to know that he has
achieved a great success. Mr.. Green
will visit his homo TOWN for several