The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-03-22
The Palatka News
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City Happenings and
Personal mention.

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w. G. Townsend, the big turpen-
tine operator of Norwalk, has been
in the city this week.
Capt. S. NJ. LaBree, manager OF
the Crescent City Transportation Co.
was business visitor 10 the city on
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Granger. who
have been spending some time at
! Richmond, California, returned to
the city Wednesday.
Rev. Father Barry is at Crescent
\ City today where he expects to say
| mass for the benefit of his parishon-
ers living in that section.
Miss Corcoran of Saginaw, Mich,
/ who has been the guest of Miss Ma
| bel Wilson for several weeks left Tor
/ her home on Wednesday morning.
Mrs. E. E. Jenkins has gone to
II Charleston, ). c., to visit friends
l and relatives and expects to remain
away the greater part OF the sum
mer.
Middleton Il Alvers of Pomona
have sold their saw mill at that
DldtE 10 W. L DUN va
who is moving the plant 10 that
! place.
The social which was to have been
! given by the Home Mission Society
at the home CT Mrs. J. n. Blackwell
tonight. has been Indefinitely post
.. poned.
NJ. ). Cheeves, deputy clerk OF the
l.; n, s. taahUa comfy mas
been visitor in the city this week
! and IL guest of his brother w. l..
J Cneeves.
Rev. DR.. Dennis Spencer will
preach at the Baptist church next
( Sunday morning, and in the even
ing also if he Is able. Dr. Spencer
Z is a man OF advanced years.
2 A big load of Attic ice cream free
: zers. unloaded before Capt. Nj k.
3 Rvan's store on Lemon street this
& week. constituted the surest sign OF
3 the near approach of the good old
Q summer time" yet seen in Palatka.
z A brown fox with a chain attached
( was caught by n. h. MOragne in his
4 ward Thursday morning ana is being
2 held for the owner. Mr.. Moragne
< states that he had quite a chase tc
3 capture the animal, which is by nc
& means pet.
G At the First Presbyterian church
4 next Sunday the anthem at the
3 morning service will be The Palms
g by Faurc sung by Mr.. NJ. NJ. Vickers
= aud in the evening the choir viii
q sing "Jesu, Son Of God Incarnate' by
g Gounod.
g w. Il. Crawford OF the editoria
= staff OF the Pensacola Journal was I
q visitor in the city Monday. Mr.
6 Crawford is young attorney and I
Z graduate of Stetson University Law
G school. He is ii son OF Hon. h. Clay
= Crawford, secretary of state.
E The Junior Auxiliary of St. Mark
z church will give Il peanut hunt OF
g the Court House lawn on Thursday
& April 4th. Five cents will be charg
4 ed to hunt peanuts and prize vii
G be given to one finding the most pea
& nuts. After the hunt ice cream an(
4 cake will be sold.
e The Earnest Company's big dr..
e goods store quotes some attractly
= prices in its advertisement thi
e week and those in need OF goods vii
e profit by scanning them and the
4 visiting the store. This company i
4 having a big trade and is already
e favorlte shopping place for Palatk
+ ladies.
& The public library was moved t
6 its new quarters III the City Hal
e this week, and the managers of tn
\ association have laid ii tempOraT,
= plank walk from Front street to tn
e entrance of the library so that pat
X rons will not soil their shoes in tn
g sand pending the laying of the neS
8 cement walks.
{ Maggie Jones wife of a. II. Jone
& of this city, who eloped some week
= ago with her bOarder, G. NJ. Stick
{ ney. has been arrested in Jackson
g vile where she was living witt
X Stickney and both are now in jail
2 The little two year old daughter 0
& the woman has been given into tn
= custody of Mr.. Jones.
< The infant son of Rev. and Mrs
GU. F. Bell was baptized at the even
& ing service at St. James NJ. L
= church last Sunday, Rev. ). w. Law
c Ter, presiding elder of the East Coas
& district, being the officiating clergy
z man. Rev. Mr.. Lawler preached d
g both the morning and evening ser
& vices at the Methodist church ant
X was greeted by large and appreciat
G i've congregations.
X The King Dramatic Company ter
e minated weeks engagement in thi
: city last Saturday evening, and tina
z the company was appreciated durin!
9 its stay in Palatka was evidenced bl
& the many comments accorded Chas
Z King and his clever troupe. All thu
8 plays were good and should the com
g pany return to Palalka next season
= it will without doubt be given I
g hearty welcome.
4 The certificate of nomination o
3 Wallace w. Taylor for alderman o
g the Fifth ward as an independent
Z certified to by f. r. Lancaster ant
q NJ. j. Hames, and attested by Hon
& orable John f. Marshall, has beef
& filed with the city clerk. Mr.. Taylor
g registered as a voter in this ward OF
& the 9Th inst. The regular democrat
\ lc candidate in this ward is Mr.. J
q H. Haughton, the well-known drug
= gist.
9 Hon. NJ. 1. Coke, County Judge
< has appointed Mrs. Mary Scott
= Miller administrators of the estate
q of her late husband, Capt. John w
g Miller, fixing her bond in the sum Of
= $4,000, which has been filed. judge
Q Coke has Also appointed Hon. John
g II. Harry and Carlos II. Preston as
& appraisers of the estate, which con-
q sists of extensive orange grove and
Z steamboat property, merchandise
y and interests in manufacturing en-
z terprises.