The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-08-12

James Obry, the IA year old son OF Mr..
and Mrs. John Obry of Palatka Heights,
died last Saturday, and the funeral occur
red from the home Sunday afternoon,
Rev. H. Dutill officiating.
The little 2.months- old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Mullis, living on 18th
street, died on Saturday last. Rev. n. J.
Tilghman officiated at the funeral Sun
day afternoon, the same being held at
the residence.
Maurice B. Cochrane took the So cash
prize at the Brown clothing store last
Tuesday night. There was a large
crowd present TO witness the unveiling
of the clock. There will be another
prize and another and bigger crowd next
Tuesday night at 1880.
The officials are moving out OF the
old court house and into the new. Tax
Collector Hancock moved on WedneS-
day and County Clerk Hutchinson start
ed moving yesterday. In few days all
will be out of the old building that has
served as Putnam county'S court house
since 1855, when it was erected.
Emma, the six year old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. Hagan, died last Fri
day, and was buried the following day
in the family lot at East Palatka, the
funeral being conducted by Rev. Mr..
White. This little girl was terribly
burned last year, by her clothing catch
ing on fire, and never recovered from
the injuries then received.
The Tampa Bay Hotel at Tampa oc.
cupieS about the same relative position
in that city as does the Putnam House
to Palatka, except that in Tampa the
city owns the elephant, and in Palatka
the big white animal is held by private
parties An effort was recently made in
Tampa TO use the big hotel for munich
pal offices and a court house, but the
Tampa Times and the citizens protested
that it should be used as hotel. The
people of Palatka would also like to see
the Putnam House used as hotel.
Special evangelistic meetings are now
in progress each evening at the new
Christian Tabernacle on Sixth street.
Evangelist White is conducting these
meetings and the audiences have showed
steady increase since the opening
meeting. The services are short, begin
ming at 7:45 and closing before nine.
On Sunday there will be services both
in the morning and at night. Rev. Mr..
White is an earnest and interesting
preacher. The public is cordially in
vited to attend any or all the meetings.
One day last week 20 white convicts
who were being transferred from Marion
to VoluSia county, spent several hours
between trains al the Palatka union
station. Among the number was Kelly,
the convicted High Springs murderer
now serving life sentence. Kelly was
convicted at the 1909 fall term of the
| Putnam Circuit Court. He was the only
one of the convictS in the crowd who
wore double Shackles, also he wore 6
most forbidding and ugly look. Who
can doubt that his present punishment
is not greater than hanging. Had il
been the latter form Kelly'S earthly
troubles would have been over.
II. o. Hamm of the w. A. Merryday
Co., who recently returned from com
bined business and pleasure trip through
Cuba and Porto Rico, is particularly
we'll pleased with the latter island
While there he was the guest of scvera
days of Mr.. Cornelius ChriStancy, who
has charge of the largest orange grove
on the island-a grove of over 25,OOC
trees Mr.. Hamm states that the oranges
do not compare TO the Florida product
but that the Porto Rican grape fruit is
excellent in color and flavor. Mr.
Christiancy, who is former Florida
east coast orange grower, has voiced
the same view in a recently published
article in his old home paper.