The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-10-04
The Palatka News
City happenings and
Personal Mention.

Mrs. ]. W. Ray and family have
returned from a season spent at Eli
! jay, Ga,
Mr. and Mrs. E. NJ. Earnest re.
! turned from their New York trip
! last Friday.
NJ. S. Brown and family are now
occupying apartments in the Sarato-
ga Hotel cottage.
H. Finley Tucker is at home again
after short visit to Asheville, n. c.
, Says he had fine time.
Mrs. Ella V. Grooms has returned
I from a several months sOjourn at
Asheville and Saluda, n. Z.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Ramsaur have
returned from an extended trip to
New York city and New Hampshire.
Mrs. Edward l.. Mann of Chicago
has returned To Palatka for the win
ter and is at the home of Miss Susie
MOragne.
Mrs. S. ]. Hilburn and little
daughter arrived home from an eX-
tended visit at Asheville, n. c., last
Saturday.
Judge C. |. Rowton and Mr.. Chas.
f. Rowton are back from New York.
Judge Rowton is greatly improved
in health.
Mrs. f. D. Wattles left on We'd
nesday for months visit with rel
atives and friends in Spartanburg
and Waynesville, S. G.
Rev j. c. Collum, the new pastor
of the First Baptist church, will
preach Sunday a. m. at II o'clock
and again in the evening at 1880.
Palatka Temple of Pythian Sisters
will meet in Castle Hall on Tuesday
evening, Oct. Sth, at 1870 and a full
attendance of members is urgently
requested.
+. j. Fearnside, with Mrs. Fearn-
side, Miss Gene and Master Frank
Fearnside, returned Tuesday evening
from a sojourn of several weeks in
Asheville, n. Z.
r. l.. Heating of Ocala was circu-
lating among his many friends here
on Monday, Tuesday and Wedues-
day, and all were glad to see him.
He was always popular with Palatka
people.
The Putnam High Schools fall
term began on Tuesday with the u.s.
ual heavy enrolment of pupils, with
Principal Hines and his able corps
of assistants smiling and enthusiasts
tic for another successful year.
d. w. johnson of johnson Station
was in the city over Tuesday and
Wednesday. Mr.. johnson is the
merchant of his section and is one
country merchant who knows how
to keep good store and stock in
order.
The Price family of the Melrose
section-one of the most influen tial
families for good in Putnam county
was well represented in Palatka last
Tuesday. Four brothers Nathan,
John, Laban and William Price were
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Kelly of Hol-
lister We're IN the city this week en-
route home from an extensive visit
to the mountains of North Carolina.
Both seemed pleased to get home,
but say they have had a most enjoy
able outing.
The Kupperbusch restaurant is
now serving oysters. The business
of this popular restaurant is grow
ing steadily. 1t is headquarters for
Putnam county people when in the
city and its popularity with the tray
cling public is great.
Rev. l.. r. Lynn and w. G. Thigh
man spoke at Green Cove Springs
last night in the interests of the dry
campaign in Clay county. MI.
Tighman has several appointments
in Clay. He will speak at McRae
next Monday.
Rev. and Mrs. n. j. Tilghman re-
turned last Friday from their annual
summer visit with old friends and
relatives in eastern Maryland and
are both quite well. Returning with
them was Mrs. l.. A. Nickers, mother
of Mr. NJ. NJ. Vickers, who will again
spend the season here.
Pierre Gautier of Miami is tempo
rarily in charge Of the Southern EX-
| press Co.'S office here, during the alb
sence of Agent Schirard. Mr.. eau
| tier is son of &. II. Gautier, for
mer prominent citizen of Crescent
| City, and was raised there Mr.
Gautier says it seems good to get
back to this country.
Col. S. |. WALES of Pensacola,
noted throughout Florida by reason
of his heavy claim against the In
dian War Claims fund of the state.
was in Palatka yesterday and a
| pleasant caller at this office. Col.
Wales was simply passing through
Palatka on business trip and had
only an hour or two in the city.
Capt. and Mrs. j. E. Lucas and
their little daughter have returned
from st. Louis, where they have
passed large part of the summer.
Capt. Lucas, who mas been in ill
health much of the summer is now
somewhat improved and is hopeful
of soon being on deck again-deck of
the Harry Lee.
Hon. S. j. Hilburn has had large
number of invitations to speak in
counties now engaged in local OPP
ton campaign, but has been obliged
to decline many of them on account
Of professional engagements. He
will, however, speak at Green Cove
Springs next Monday night, and also
later in the week at big rally at the
foot of Main street in Jacksonville.
You can't make John Mallem, the !
fruit and soft drinks dealer next to |
the pOstoftice, believe that a dry |
tOWH uuIIs business JOnn says tnat |
on Monday and Tuesday of this week |
he sold 60 dozen bottles, of soda, GIN
ger ale and COCO cola CHATS 72O bot
tles) and that it is as much as he
sold in all the previous two weeks,
when the town was wet.
S. E. Tubbs, one Of the substantial
men of Florahome, was in the city
this week, Mr.. Tubbs says that the
people of his section are feeling en-
couraged and that better times are