The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-12-06
The Palatka News
City happenings and
Personal mention.

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Mrs. F. j. Fearnside is spending
the week with friends in Crescent
City.
Don't forget to leave your order
with the board of trade committee
for shade trees.
County Surveyor Raymond Price
has been at Crescent City and
Gainesville this week.
st. Marks Bazaar and supper was
big affair. Everything that was not
sold was eaten on the spot.
Miss Ann Willard, daughter of
Judge E. E. Willard of Jacksonville,
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Will
lard
The musical comedy drama, Gu
pid at Vassar," the first college girl
play, will be produced here in the
near future.
Luther Drakeford has added the
fourth chair to his barber shop, so
that his customers will not be obliged
to wait.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Glass of Brooks
vile will move to Palatka next
week, and occupy the old Peterman
residence on the Heights.
S. E. Tubbs of Florahome was in
the city yesterday. Mr.. Tubbs states
that measures are working favorably
for a growth of that settlement
Rev. NJ. E. Welch, the honored
pastor emeritus of Plymouth Con-
gregational church, Pomona, was a
visitor in the city Wednesday.
In the gale of Wednesday night
the medium sized oak tree which
court house was uprooted and blown
down.
Miss Elizabeth Close of Asheville,
N. c., a former popular music teach
er of this place and Crescent City, is
here for a time, the guest of Miss
Mulhollan.
Liberty Moving Pictures will be
the attraction at the Howell Thea
eer next Monday night, Dec. 9th,
with new pictures. Prices will be
Is and % cents.
Mr.. Eddie North of Bostwick and
Mrs. Mary Wilkinson of this city
were married at the home of Judge
Wednesday evening.
The Palatka Board of Trade has
interested itself in promoting tele-
phone line from this city to Drayton
Island and intermediate points, in
Guiding Crescent City, Welaka and
Nashua.
E. D. Dancy of Orange Mills was
prominent visitor in the city last
Monday. Mr.. Dancy says that the
potato growers of his section have
bright prospects for successful sea-
son.
Word was received in the city on
Monday of the death of the little D.
year old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. F.
G. Hollinrake formerly of this place,
but now living at Bowling Park.
The little girl died on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Ford of Gaines
vile are in the city this week, guests
at the home of Mrs. H. A, Gray.
Mr.. Ford was formerly general super
intendent of the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad.
Jake Myers, the well-known candy
maker of Cincinnati, and formerly
the confectioner at l.. A. Smiths,
has returned to the city and will
have charge of the new factory soon
to be opened by James G. Ray in the
rear of his new store.
Miss Belle WEIGH, of Palatka, will
come to DeLand today and will be
the guest of Miss Mary Stewart.
Miss Welch is Il Sorosity sister OF
Miss VaulX and of Miss Stewart, and
is graduate of Hamilton college.
Lexington, Ky, and of Wellesley
coIlege.-DeLand Record.
DR.. Frank McRae, ex-representa-
tive of Melrose, was in the city
Tuesday visiting among his many |
friends. The doctor states that he |
will again be candidate for the
office of county treasurer in the
democratic primary next spring and |
that he will make thorough can
vass of the county.
Rev. l.. r. Lynn on Monday re-
ceived the sad news of the death of
his brother, Mr.. r. r. Lynn, which
occurred at the family home in Cow
ington, Tenn, on Sunday afternoon.
Deceased was 26 years of age and is
survived by his wife and two little
children. Mrs. M. E. Lynn, the
left here the week before
and was with her son when he died.
The cause of death was Bright's di-
;ease.
H. S. Matthews, general manager
If the Graves Shale Paving Brick
Co., Birmingham, Ala, has been in
The city most of the week, a guest at
The Saratoga Hotel. Mr.. Matthews
is the successful bidder for
paving Lemon and Water streets
md he will be here most of the time
hat the work is in progress. He
states that the work will begin just
as soon as the granite blocks for the
arrives.
Rev. j. +. Bell, pastor of st. James
NJ. E. Church, south, will leave for
next Tuesday, and next
Sunday will, therefore, be his last1
service of the conference year. Mr..
Bell has served the church in Palatka
5wo years, and according to the Meth
1dist polity may serve two years
more, though, if the bishop so directs,
he may be appointed to another
charge. But Mr.. Bell has served the
church here faithfully and we'll and
here is popular demand for his re-
urn which will not likely be disre-
yarded. The lay delegates to the
are Messrs. w. q. Thigh
nan and S. J. Hilburn. At the SER
vice on Sunday night Mr.. Bell will
rive n SynODsiS of his animal reDort