The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-07-22

Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Neck, Mr. and
Mrs. w. D. Judy, and Misses Bessie
Whitesell and Mabel Halcomb have re-
turned from Daytona Beach.
Mrs. E. B. Olmstead and daughter,
Miss Emma Louise, of Pomona, spent
Thursday in the city on shopping visit,
and were guests of Mrs. H. A. Bulky.
County Superintendent l.. X. Tucker
has gone TO Waynesville, n. c., for an
outing of some four weeks, and at which
place he has many relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hutchinson, ir.,
are expected from New York tomorrow
or Sunday, and will go direct 10 the new
home fitted up for them on Reid street.
D. w. Ramsaur has been spending the
week at Memphis, Tenn, in attendance
upon the meeting of the South Atlantic
Board of Pharmacy, of which he is a
member.
Col. H. M. de Montmollin, as Com
miSsary general of Florida National
Guard on the staff of Gov. GilchriSt, has
been spending several days this week at
the state encampment at Black Point.
Spirits of turpentine is now quoted at
701a cents. Rosin has also advanced.
This should inject little of the pros
perity feeling into the turpentine camps
of Putnam county.
Rev. Ira Sanders will preach at the
Baptist church next Sunday, morning
and evening. Mr.. Sanders comes from
Lake City and is said TO be an able and
eloquent preacher.
County Commissioned elect S. T. Tim
mons of Bannerville was in the city for
a few hours on Wednesday, and was
seen passing up Lemon street with a gun,
but he's man of peace and it was all
right.
Mrs. H. A. Gray, Mrs F. D. Acker,
man, Mrs. Ola A. Holmes, Mrs. w. H..
Hoyt, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Vickers and
MIR. Harry Gray, who have been spend
ing couple of weeks at Daytona Beach,
have all returned.
Mrs. Willie Metcalf, who has Just
completed some extensive improvements
TO her home on Third street, left this
week for short visit in Jacksonville,
from which place she will go to Balti-
more and other points in Maryland for a
more extended stay.
The city council has appropriated $25
TO pay the city, state and county taxes of
Levi Brown, for more than 20 years
faithful foreman of the street cleaning
squad, but who is now stricken with
paralysis. Browns property is being
held for unpaid taxes.
The special committee of the city
council, appointed 10 cooperate with
the Palatka board of trade and the county
commissioners, has recommended that
the city appropriate $500 for advertising
the city and county. A good and great
scheme, provided it's done right.
H. o. Strickland, formerly of Pa
Iatka, was a visitor TO Modello and vicin-
ity last week. Mr.. Strickland is an old
friend of the editor, and was greatly
pleased with the Modello section. We
hope 10 have his family with us in the
near ture.-Tropical Topics.
w. H. SurleS is especially lucky. Two
weeks ago he won the So at Browns
clock contest, and last Tuesday night he
was again lucky. There was big
crowd present The clock had stopped
at 9-51-26. Mr. SurleS had the nearest
and again took the So
prize money.
The subject of Rev. H. DutiIl's ser
mon at the Methodist church next Sun
day morning is one that should interest
every church member in Palatka and
they should be present. 1t is subject
upon which Mr. Dutill has given much
thought and which he will enter the
pulpit prepared to discuss intelligcntly. |
entertainingly and with profit TO every
nearer. The subject: THE Church's |
Foundation and its Future"
Hon. James f. Alexander, of De
Land, was visitor in the city Wednes- |
day. He is probably one of the best
known men in Florida, having for wears
acted as private secretary 10 former U. S.
Senator Wilkinson Call. MIR Alexander
represented VoluSia county in the last
legislature.
James D. Smith, of Fitzgerald, Ga,
brother of Mrs. Martin Griffin of this
city, died on Monday. His funeral oc-
Cured at the home of Mr.. !. S. Smith.
ir., in South Jacksonville, Wednesday
The deceased was Mrs. Grit
fms youngest brother. Mrs. Griffin and
Mr. John I. Griffin attended the funeral.
Manager Howell has booked for his
heater on the nights of the 10Th and
'Oth inst. the famous Bell Family's spec
acular musical production The com
oany has IA people and everywhere has
been playing TO crowded houses, giving
he very best satisfaction. The produc
ion is intersperSed with clean, bright
md Snappy comedy. The dates should
,e remembered and also the fact that
popular prices will prevail.
John T. Bond has secured the agency
or the famous Sunlight" Gasoline
Lighting System of Tampa for portions
# Georgia and Florida and expects soon -,
o make this his exclusive business, ap-
ointing agents in each county, and do t
eneTal lighting business on short orders
he lamp is extensively used in Palatka
nd Crescent City and is giving general |
ABSTRACTION. |
A. B. Prevatt, one of the big ORANGE ,
rowerS and truckers of Seville, was in
ne city for few hours on Wednesday. /
lr. Prevatt has a prosperous look and f
e is just as prosperous as he looks. Il
les one Floridian who never talks hard v
mes, because he don't know ANYTHING p
bout EN-. Says he is going TO have ,
he biggest crop of tangerines this fall
lat he ever had, though as a rule the
rowers in his section are not so forum n
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