The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-03-01

1uAs ttuo 4uIS. Slldb. Ol E6l-
ham, N. Y, who have been spending
their winters in Florida for more
than 20 years, were in the city yes
terday en- route from Daytona to
Crescent City, at which latter place
Mr.. Barker is owner of large orange
groves.
Elder O. A. Register, prominent
citizen of Hamilton county, and Miss
Lena Rines of Lake Butler, were
married In this city on Sunday last
by Judge M. /. Coke. Mr.. and Mrs.
Register left on the G. S. & f. train
at $3.50 p. m. that day for Avoca,
Fla, where they will in future re-
side.
Mrs. A. l.. Morrison of the Boston
store has returned from q business
trip to the millinery markets with
full supply of the latest and most
stylish offerings of the season which
will be displayed for the inspection
and approval of the ladies at her
Easter opening Friday and Saturday
March Sth and 9th.
The San Mateo Fruit Company's
orange grove is attracting a large
number of tourist visitors tempo
rarily sojourning in Palatka. The
fact that visitors are allowed to pur-
chase fruit and pick it from the
trees is big attraction, and the
five mile launch ride up the river
and return to and from the grove is
another.
The marriage of Mr.. Albert S. Har-
ris of Chattanooga, Tenn, and Miss
Maud M. Turner of Lake City, oc-
Cured at the Methodist parsonage
in this city Tuesday last, at $3.50
o'clock, Rev. J. F. Bell, pastor of st. |
James M. E. church, south, perform
ing the ceremony. The young peo-
pie will reside in this city, making
their home for the present at Mrs. |
Frederick Haskell's on Oak street.
Miss Irby Coffee has accepted a
position as saleslady for the Earnest |
company, Palatka's big, new dry |
goods store, and states that she will |
be pleased to see all her old friends |
at the new place. Miss Coffee is one |
of the most experienced and popular
dry goods salesladies in this city and
numbers hosts of friends throughout
the city and county who rely largely
on her excellent Judgment in the
selection OF goods.
Miss Kate Lucas annual spring
millinery opening will occur on
Thursday and Friday, March 18th
and 10Th, and as usual promises to
develop into a gorgeous social func-
ton in which the ladies of Palatka
and Putnam county will generally ,
attend. The store will be bower of
beauty and all the more elegant
creations of the season
will be on inspection and sale. Re
member the-days and dates-Thurs-
day and Friday, March 18th and 18th.
The Rose Mayo stock company will
appear in Palatka next Thursday
and Friday nights, March 18th and
9Th, presenting the celebrated mill
tary play "Under Two Flags" and
the Resurrection" The company
has just concluded six weeks high {
ly successful engagement in Tampa. /
Mr.. Louis Kalbfield, who knows the !
company well, states that the people |
of Palatka will be pleased with Miss '
Mayor and her company. Prices ,
for seats during this engagement !
will be 50, 80 and % cents, and re- j
may be made at the Ack- l
Co.'S store. q
The steamer City of jacksonville =
passed up the river Tuesday night t
loaded with an excursion party of c
New York, Philadelphia, Boston and /,
Baltimore lumbermen who have 5
been attending the Georgia Florida Q
saw mill convention in Jacksonville
Turing the past week. There were d
some 80 ladies and gentlemen in the S
party and Capt. Creaser, master of 8
The boat, had promised to let the
umbermen have entire possession,
lie agreeing simply to keep the boat
in its proper channel. The
party were given a fine banquet on
he steamer, and John Pendrill, 7
raveling passenger agent of the
Clyde Line, was with the party to
Joint out places of interest. j
Montrose Farm of which Clarence F
]. Kennerly is proprietor will begin :,
hipping celery this week. Mr.. F
Aennerly states that he has at least NJ
90 crates fast getting in shape for F.
hipment. The plants We're set ont is
November 18th, and had it not been IL
or the Christmas freeze he would "
ave been shipping over Il month IL
go. This farm contains two acres is
+ promising tomatoes, lot of Gu CO
late lettuce and beets, of
hitch latter over 1000 crates are be- a,
lg shipped. Mr.. Kennerly states F Si
nat the farm is doing well this
ear. w. A. Walton also has a large PIT
rop of celery now nearly ready for N W.T.
lipment, and l.. H. Hart of East -
alatka has about two acres of tn
celery, sr