The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-09-13
81. Per Year.
THE DRY CAMPAIGN
Shows Growing Interest For
Prohibition in County
Precincts.

During the week which closed yes
terday meetings in the interest of the
campaign for o "dry" county have
been held at Pomona, Bostwick, Sat
sama Heights, Georgetown and for
Francis and Peniel at Silver Lake.
The meeting at Pomona was Il
night meeting at Pomona Hall and
was we'll attended. This precinct is
sure to give big dry majority.
At Bostwick last Friday the citi-
zens had an all day picnic and bar
becue. There was barbecued beef
and pork and dinner such as only a
prosperous community of farmers
know how to prepare. There was
large crowd in attendance from
that and neighboring precincts.
Speeches were made by Revs. l.. r.
Lynn and J. F. Bell, w. G. Tilghman
and e. T. Redding. Mrs. H. o.
Hamm, Mrs. w. G. Tilghman and
several young ladies of this city also
assisted with music and recitations
in the entertainment of the people,
who will always remember the oc-
casion with pleasure. This precinct
promises a large dry majority, and
the enthusiasm of the people was
certain augury that the promise
would be made good on the Both.
On Tuesday night big meeting
was held at the Methodist church,
Satsuma Heights. Hert, too, the in
dications point to a large dry inajori-
ty, though this precinct gave
"wet" majority two years ago.
On Wednesday an all-day picnic
and fish-fry was held at Georgetown,
and although this is sparcelv set
tied precinct, surprisingly large
number of people was present--esti-
mated at 100. The people had pre-
pared sumptuous dinner, and the
fried fish were abundant and excel
lent. Here, too, the people were en-
thusiastic for the dry" cause.
Thursday the people of Francis
and Peniel united in picnic at Sill
yer Lake and there was big crowd
in attendance. This is dry" pre-
cinct.
Tonight (Friday) there will be a
big meeting at Grandin. Besides
Revs Bell and Lynn and Chairman
Tilghman, Judge E. E. Haskell has
promised to address this meeting.
There will also be musical pro-
gram.
Tomorrow there will be big all
day picnic at Baldwin school house.
The Farmers Cooperative Union of
the county also meets at the same
place and the crowd promises to be
the largest yet held.
On Monday night there will be
meeting at Wyles school house in
Palatka Heights.
Bannerville will have an all day
picnic on Tuesday the 17th.
Interlachen will have big all day
picnic on Wednesday the 18th.
On Thursday evening, the 18th,
there will be public meeting on the
court house square, Palatka, to be
addressed by Rev. DR.. G. @. Carroll
DR.. Carroll is one of the most elo-
quent eXponents of prohibition in
the state.
On Friday night, the Goth, there
will be a public meeting at San
Mateo.
Crescent City is preparing for
24th. This meeting will be address,
ed by Hon. S. ]. Hilburn, Rev. L. r.
Lynn and w. G. Tilghman and
others, and the county committee is
also preparing a musical and literary
program for this meeting.
Judge E. E. Haskell has promised
to attend the meeting at Baldwin
school house tomorrow, and may al
so make other addresses.
Hon. S. j. Hilburn will also ad-
dress several of the meetings besides
those at Palatka and Crescent City
but as he is out of the city it is i'm
possible to tell at this time on Just
which daYs to announce him.