The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-06-17
The Palatka News
and Advertiser.
City Happenings and
Personal Mention.

e Personal Mention. :
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Senator L. w. Tim of St. Augustine
was a visitor in Palatka this week.
The watermelon and the canteloupe
are both in evidence-and so is the
collie.
Mrs. Henry Hutchinson and Mrs. M.
E. Erwin visited st. Augustine this
week.
Mrs. Lake Jones and daughters leave
for Jacksonville this week where they
will make their home.
Miss Minnie Smith very attractive
and popular young lady of Monticello
is the guest of Miss Anderson.
]. D. Bulky has returned from 10 days
outing on his farm at Edgar, during
which time he shipped his peach crop.
The rain of the past week has been
falling on the just and the unjust alike
but it's only the latter that are kicking
Prof. ]. D. Cottingham of Florahome
has been appointed county enumerator
by the board of county commissioners.
The residence of Mrs. Willie Metcalf
on Third street is being added to and
improved. Contractor Johnson has the
work in charge.
The ladies of st. Marks church guild
will have cake sale at the Alderman
| Stewart store tomorrow Saturday
morning, at 10 O'Clock.
John Mallem the poStoffice fruit dealer
has been getting some very good Put
nam county fruit-peaches, plums, etc.,
during the past two weeks.
The swimming pool at the Saratoga,
always full of clean, running water at
the right temperature, is popular place
for the boys and young men.
Mrs. R. f. Adams entertained large
party of young people at cards last Mon
day night, in honor of her niece, Miss
Mary Alice Eaton of Crescent City.
Okeehumkee Tribe No. IS, |. o. R.
M. will have the unusual pleasure of
listening to sermon by their Sachem-
elect next Sunday night at the Metho-
dist church.
Miss Maude Kennerly, who went to
Atlanta some two weeks ago for visit,
is now at Charleston, West Virginia,
where she will spend some time visiting
old school friends.
Rev. DR.. ]. P. Hilburn, president of
Sutherland College at Sutherland, spent
Monday in the city, the guest of his
brother, Hon. S. ]. Hilburn. On Sun
day Dr. Hilburn preached at Welaka.
Miss Jessie Blanton for more than a
year the efficient agent in charge of the
Postal Telegraph office here, has ten
dered her resignation and been sue
ceeded by Paul Williams of Ellaville, Ga.
Chairman l.. C. Stephens and Com
missionerS Alvers and Solana have been
empowered by the board of County
Commissioners TO sell the old court
house and furniture. If you want it, see
'em quick.
Mrs Stewart Worden and Mrs. E. w.
Howe left on Wednesday the Sth inst,
for Cleveland, Ohio, where they will
remain several weeks, after which they
will visit Riverside, Conn, and various
parts of New York state
Hon. Chas. A. Finley of Tallahas.
see, for many years clerk of the Florida
State Senate, and at present in charge OF
one department of the state Comptroller
office, was the guest over Sunday OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Bassett.
KelIS of the Wonderland Theater has
rendered the use of the theater for Fri
day evening the oath for the benefit of
the Guild of ST. Marks Episcopal church.
The patronage of the public will be ap-
preciatcd by this organization.
A subscription paper has been in cir
culatiOn among the business men this
week TO raise money to replace the
fence around the baseball grounds
which was destroyed by fire several
months ago. The money was sub
SCribed.
A petition for a hard road from the
new steel bridge over Etoniah Creek to
the home of Mr.. Bohannon was granted
at the last meeting of the county COM
misSionerS, and the board recommended
that the bond trustees build this road
with bond money.
The St. Johns county board of com
misSionerS have been going over the
road between ST. Augustine and Hast
ings, making a re-survey and getting
ready 10 order hard Surface road to the
Putnam county line-either this or they
are making big bluff.
The county commissioners have ap-
proved &petition for hard surface road
from Pencil to Rodman, the same to be
made as soon as funds sufficient have &C
cumulated in the hard road fund. This
fund can be augmented by transfer of
money from the Fine and Forfeiture
Fund
Rev. w. ]. Wilson, will occupy the
pulpit at the Presbyterian church Sun
day morning at II, and in the evening
at 1870. The members of the congrega-
ton are earnestly requested to be pres
cut at these services as Mr.. Wilson is
considered an able preacher and comes
on invitation of the officers
Mrs. Murphy has decided to build
fine brick block on Lemon street in
place OF the old frame shack now occu-
pied by Leo Jacobson as a dry goods
store. During the construction of the
new building Jacobson will have quar-
tiers in the vacant store next to the Tur-
| mage hardware store.
D. w. RamSaur and J. H, Haughton,
representative Palatka druggists, are in
Jacksonville this week attending the
meetings of the State Board of Pharmacy
and the State Pharmaceutical Associa-
ton. MIR. RamSauer is the secretary
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