The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-01-21
The Palatka News
and Advertiser.
City happenings and
Personal Iflenticn.
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II Messrs. f. NJ. Rugg and Frank Johr
son OF Barnes City, Iowa, arrived in tn
city last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Glass of Gaine.
vile are rejoicing over the birth of
little daughter on the 18th inst.
A large party of young people enjoye,
a straw ride to Francis and return las
evening. All report a thoroughly pleas
ant time.
Mrs. Adamson, nee Miss Emma Coke
OF Jacksonville, spent several DAYS her,
during the past week on a visit TO Judg,
and Mrs. NJ l. Coke.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Pres
byterian church will have supper Feb
3rd in Crooks vacant store, on Lemon
street. All are invited
Geo. w. Lewis, who has spent tn,
past several months in this city with hi.
mother, Mrs. Katherine Lewis, and othe,
relatives, left last week for his home al
Yates Center, Kansas.
Word comes from Crescent CITY too
late for insertion in the local news OF
that place, that the pupils of the high
school are preparing to give an enter.
tainment in the big Auditorium there on
Friday evening the 2Sth inst, the pro.
gram for which gives promise of great
local interest
1t will be pleasant reading TO the hun.
dredS of friends of County Judge M. /.
Coke throughout the county TO learn
that this popular official is recovering
from his recent illness and hopes soon
TO be in the full enjoyment of his usual
health. Judge Coke has had his full
share OF Affections for the past two
months.
Referring to the Putnam county mem
Der of the state democratic executive
committee at the meeting in Jackson
vile on Tuesday, the Times Union
says: "Hon. Frank Fearnside of Pa
latka was on the ground, smiling and
happy as he talked with friends. Mr..
FearnSide was one of the big guns at
the meeting and was one of the stoutest
advocates of the early primary"
Sheriff kennerly states that his atten
ton has been called TO violations of the
law which prohibits shooting birds
within half mile of the city limits; al.
so to violations of the law which pro.
hibit hunting on Sunday; and that from
now on he will strictly enforce both
these laws, the first of which was passed
At the last legislature, and may not be
generally understood.
The secretary of the Palatka board of
rade is frequently asked for information
,egarding rooms and boarding places in
'alatka. He says that if people who rent
rooms will send him their
names with the accommodations thew
'fter, and rates, he may make the in |
ormation thus obtained valuable TO
hem. Address all communications to |
NJ. de Montmollin, Palatka, Fla.
Mr.. Smith, contractor for the new
'utnam county court house, arrived in
he city Wednesday afternoon accom-
anied by Mrs. Smith and two lady
riendS, and Mr. Smiths bookkeeper.
he party came through from Albany
IA, in MIR. Smiths big Jackson touring
ar, the trip from Lake City being made
/ six hours on Wednesday. The party
1T Albany at l p. m. on Monday.
One of the most welcome announce.
tents of the theatrical season is that
uguSta J. Evans novel, "St. Elmo"
as been dramatized, and will be seen in
lis city at the Howell Theater on Feb.
n: Ibis particularly fascinating story
Southern life by Southern author
as Tor two generations been one of the
lost popular by native writer, and for
lis section of the country, above all
hers, possesses extraordinary interest.
he play is the work OF Neil Twomey.
! able writer and master of stage tech
Ique, under whose personal supervision
lie production is made. The scenic
reduction is elaborate, and the cast has
'ceived particular care in its selection.
B. ]. Drew, railway section foreman
Francis, was attacked with an axe !
'edneSday in the hands of a coIored
nploye named Major Jones. There I
I'd been some dispute between Mr.,
rev and the negro over debt, when a
e latter seized the axe and made the l
Sault Had it not been for men stand g
g by Mr.. Drew would undoubtedly N
We been killed Sheriff Kennerly
ught Jones within two hours of the
'ault and has him in Jail. He will be
Aligned this morning before Justice S
lrShall for assault with intent TO muir d
r. s.
The crowds at the clock unwilling on II,
ednesday nights at NJ. S. Browns +.
thing store is growing rapidly and -
interest at the ceremony is intense. ~,
C crowd on Wednesday night, being N
fourth weeks unwilling, was extra ~
&c. The clock had stopped at 1877. "
Immediately checks were compared ="
the result was soon declared TO w w
or Clarence II. Kennerly, whose -
ok showed 11-22-55. He was paid PPe e
S5. Remember that this unwilling IN,
be repeated next Wednesday night 20,
O'Clock, and for five weeks thereaf ~
Keep your checks. You stand we
W OF winning some easy money. W;
equity Sheriff Pete Hagan predicts int
East Palatka is soon TO become a loI
II commercial center, and that Pa the
a proper, the metropolis and county. ant
will not be in it. Mr. Hagan said: the
lie bridge is all right but il ain't of
lg to be used as much as some PEG. of
think. That whole stretch of sw,
ltry on the east side of the river or
soon be one continuous stretch of COZ
waited farms, reaching from Federal sol
1t all along the whole river front to tail
ingS, and East Palatka will be the ian
ing point for these people. Several the
wholesale houses have already ste:
rmined TO locate at East Palatka, to
soon its wharveS will be busy with maj
:. It's going TO outStrip Palatka as a min
mercial center" Pete Hagan is not civi
given TO the PRONUNCIATION of shot g
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