The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-05-06
The Palatka News
and Advertiser.
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City happenings and
Personal Mention.

late tor them to make reply. originator
of such stories are of the "Yaller Dog
variety.
Z. NJ. Anger of Georgetown was cir
culating among his numerous friends In
the city on Tuesday.
L Reception at the Rectory Thursda,
evening TO which the general public are
heartily invited.
Leroy Varnes of Bannerville, &
brother of Chief of Police Varnes, was q
visitor in the city last Tuesday.
Mrs. E. Wicks, who has been the
guest of Mrs. N. G. Robinson, left last
week for Stop.over visit in Jacksonville
before returning TO her home in Norfolk
Va
Frank P. DUPONT of this city harvested
and shipped SIS barrels of potatoes from
his place between Hastings and East Pa
latka last week. Mr.. DUPONT had 10
acres in tuberS.
The WomanS' Guild of the Episcopal
church desires TO extend its hearty
thanks to the Earnest Co. for the three
days percentage sale given to it last
week.-Secretary.
Mrs. L. A. Smith and Miss Edith Kup-
perbuSch left on Sunday for Atlanta.
Mrs. smith expects to remain only for a
few weeks, but Miss Kupperbusch has
gone on quite an extended visit.
Mrs. John T. Griffin and the children
have gone to Mrs. Griffin's former
home in Detroit, Mich, where they
will spend the summer. Mr.. Griffin
went with hem to Jacksonville.
A petition is being circulated among
our merchants for the usual Thursday
afternoon holiday, beginning May 18th.
This will give the proprietorS and clerks
a much needed rest during the heated
term
Misses Laura and Bessie Rinehart, who
have spent the season in this city, guests
OF Miss Violet Merwin, terminated their
visit last Sunday morning on which day
they returned TO their home in Bloom
ington, Illinois.
The Legislative candidates will address
the people of Florahome tonight on
special invitation of leading citizens.
Florahome was not a regular appoint
1t 10 thS vi LII. ". Dip
prell, one of the candidates.
Pedestrians complain that bicycle rid
erS are abusing the privilege of using the
sidewalks on River and other streets OF
The city. Ladies walking in the Ham.
mock last Sunday afternoon were forced
10 get into the street on account of reck-
less riding.
Rev. J. N. Hall the well-known PRINT
tive Baptist minister of Bannerville off
ciated at the funeral of Mr.. Isaiah Will.
liams at the Bannerville church on
Wednesday of last week. Those who
heard the service say that he paid a
grand tribute to the memory of the aged
man.
Rev. Sam ]. White, an evangelist of
The Christian Church, closed a very sue
ceSSful revival meeting of months dur
alton at the tent last Sunday evening
There were quite number of converts
and ii is understood that church of
this denomination will soon be establish
ed in .atka.
Editor Russell, of the Palatka News,
was evidently vote hunting last week.
| We'd like to see you in the legislature,
old man, but we will be blamed if we're
going 10 stand for any more issues of
your paper minus the editorial page, leg
iSlature or no Legislature. Pensacola
Even ng News.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Kupperbusch who
left on Sunday for New York, sailed on
Wednesday for Europe Mrs. Kupper-
busch will spend her time in England,
while Mr.. KupperbuSch will proceed to
| Germany for short visit, when he, too,
will visit England. They expect to re-
turn TO Palatka by the Fourth of July.
VS.. Fry and family have moved from
the Peck place into the residence re-
Gently purchased of r. f. Adams, corner
OF Laurel and Fifth streets. This is the
residence occupied for some time past by
). Worden and family. Mr.. Worden
has leased the Carman residence proper
~ on Emmett street, which is one OF
The prcttiest homes on that street of
pretty homes.
Standing room only, and worse than
thai! Chairs in every aisle and people
sanding in what vacant space that was
lGit, was the kind of crowd that saw
the Sylvia Summers company present
"A Little Rebel last night, and what is
better, the people seemed pleased with
The performance Savannah Morning
News This company will be at the
Howell theaer May II, 10 and IA.
y large and enthusiastic audience
greeted Miss Summers and her company
last night, and paid homage tcy this tai |
ented lady who has already in the short
space of time she has been here, won
the hearts of her audiences, as was at |
tested TO last night as she held them in |
spell bound silence, until the SobS and |
signs, mingled with fears atteSted to this |
fact as curtain call after curtain call was |
responded to.-Tampa Times
Senator Taliaferro and Congressman
Frank Clark passed through Palatka |
Monday en- route to DeLand Mr.. |
Clark stated to the News that he would |
not be able to visit Palatka during the |
campaign, as he had appointments down
the east coast as far as Miami He said,
however, that 500, 600 was included in
the Public Building bill now before
Congress for the purpose of starting
government building in Palatka and that
there was no doubt in his mind that a
start could be made on the building
soon.
John Martin of Johnson Station,
one of the principals in the recent fence
cutting case at Johnson and whom
Judge Wills ordered the jury trying the
case TO declare not guilty, was re arrest
ed on Tuesday of this week on a charge
of imperSonating an officer. The war
rant for his arrest was sworn out by Mrs.
White, wife of the man who made the
original charge. 1t seems that petition
was signed by II citizens of johnson for
presentation to the county commission