The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-02-25
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City happenings and
Personal Mention.


Mrs. ]. ]. Hennessy of Jacksonville Is
visiting friends in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. McDuffie OF San
Mateo came to the celebration.
r. L. Smith and family OF Seville
were prominent visitors here on Tues
day.
Miss Louise Gowen of Crescent City
is the guest for the week of Miss Mary
Merrill.
Miss Katie Owen and little niece Of
Satsuma flights were visitors in the city
this week.
Rev. E. ]. Gates of Starke former pas.
tor of ST. James Methodist church, was
in the city Tuesday.
]. H. Yelverton jr., has purchased a
new automobile OF the Rambler run
about pattern.
Hon. S. ]. Hilburn spent Wednesday
in Tampa in attendance upon the meet.
ing of the State Bar Association.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mundee of Jack.
Sonville came up TO enjoy the bridge
celebration and visit old friends.
The ladies of the Baptist church will
have bread and cake sale on Saturday,
March 5th, in VIM. Turnage'S store.
Gust. G. Volgar sailed from New
York to Bremen yesterday on the North
German Lloyd ship, George Washing
ton.
The many friends of Miss Minnie
Bulky will be pleased TO learn that she
is able to be out again after an illness of
about three weeks.
Capt. ]. E. Lucas is hustling with all
his old-time energy. He came up to
the celebration from Enterprise where
he is engaged in building a 900 foot
dock and has other big contracts on
hand.
Chairman L. C. Stephens OF the board
of County Commissioners, and County
Clerk Henry Hutchinson left for Tampa
Wednesday TO attend the conventions
for county commissioners and county
clerks.
There were 7 beeves, 8 sheep and 8
hogs barbecued for the multitude, but if
hungry man had attempted to gather
up a small fragment to satisfy his hum
ger at p. m. he would have had Job
on his hands.
Hon. James M. Chesser of HOLSTER
was prominent visitor in the city Tues
day, and was accompanied by Mrs.
ChesSer and their youngest son. Mr..
Chesser occupied seat on the speakers
stand at the park.
DR.. Frank McRae of Melrose came in
on Tuesday in his Brush automobile and
enjoyed the day, as his friends enjoyed
him. The doctor left here an enthuSias-
tic advocate of the bridge and the pro.
greSsive Palatka spirit.
Hon. c. L. Peek, president OF the
Bradford county board Of commissioners
and president OF the Starke board OF
trade, represented the latter at the bridge
opening celebration on Tuesday, and
was guest at the Arlington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Burt, of Savannah.
Ga, are the proud parents OF little son,
which arrived in aheir home last Mon
day morning. Mr.. Burt is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Burt OF Palatka
Heights, we'll known in this city.
"Did you notice the fact that there
were more Buick automobiles in the pa
rade than any other make of machine"
said Jack Barnett of the Auto & Supply
Co. "In year." continued he, there
will be rs of them in this city It's the
machine"
Crescent City was represented at the
celebration on Tuesday by four launch
loads of visitors, fully 80 people in all.
The private launches OF K. Borson and
c. S. Gowen brought up loads, as did
also the excursion boats of Capts. w. NJ.
Miller, John D. Pigue and Geo. S. Croft
ty.