The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-05-20
The Palatka News
City happenings and
Personal Mention.
and Advertiser.
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Carl Brubaker, an attache OF the Jacl
sonyilie poStoifice, spent few days i
the city this week.
Miss Helen Roxburgh expects to leav
for her former home in Scotland on tn
3Oth of this month.
J. D., Points & Co. are doing tn
plumbing on the new bungalow home o
l.. A. Hurlbut at Crescent City.
Mrs. Capt. ]. w. Stephens and Mrs
Gordon Brown of Lake City have beer
the guests of Miss Rosa Coke.
Messrs. George and Leon Helms o
Brundidge, Ala, are visiting their broth
er, J. A. Helms, at East Palatka.
Prof. ]. D. Cottingham of FIorahome
former county superintendent of schools
is filling clerkShip ia the office o.
County Clerk Hutchinson.
Rev. DR.. A. G. Wardlaw will preach
the baccalaureate sermon for the Putnam
High school at ST. James Methodist
church next Sunday morning.
w. G. Tilghman of this city delivered
an address before the Anti-Saloon League
Convention in Jacksonville this week on
The Business Man and Prohibition"
Luther Drakeford the barber has pur-
chased OF the Rambler agency in this
city No. 10 Buick, is horse power
small touring car. The price paid was
$1,000.
Joseph Jones, son OF Peter Jones Of
Fruitland, and Miss Lanona Manire of
Hampton, were married by Hon. M. |.
Coke, county Judge, in this city on We'd
nesday the 18th inst.
The graduates of Putnam High school
this year will receive no flowers either
at their play on Monday night or at their
commencement exercises on Tuesday
night.
Mrs. ]. A. Helms of East PaIatka is en-
tertaining her father, Mr.. o. E. High
tower, and little niece, Miss Olive High.
tower of Brundidge, Ala.
Mrs. Emma Bulky, who has been visit
,ng the family OF Mrs. H. A. Bulky, left
on Wednesday for her home in Ken.
lucky, accompanied by Miss Minnie
Bulky, who will remain for the summer.
Miss Winnifred Barstow left last week
for visit with relatives in England Her
father, S. ]. Barstow, accompanied her
to Philadelphia, from which city she
embarked.
Palatka passed through the tail of the
comet last Wednesday night without in
cident. There was no auroreal display
in the heavens nor visible signs of fear
on the part of the people.
'at'on Anderson Chapter, U. D. c..
wi hav" benefit at Wonderland The.
ate on the evening of June Sd. The
chapter will greatly appreciate the
lib raj atronage OF the public on this
oc lSion
F. ]. Fearnside, the Putnam county
member of the state executive committee
will attend the meeting of that committee
in Jacksonville next Tuesday, when the
otficia. canvass of the state returns will
be made.
The Woman's club will be given |
benefit at Wonderland Theater on Fri |
day night OF next week, May 9th, when |
a specially attractive program will be
presented. Everyone is cordially invit-
ed to come out and help the club.
The ladies of the Methodist church
will hold home made cake and fruit
punch sale next Saturday from 10 a. m.
on, at the millinery store of Miss Kate L.
Lucas. This sale is for the benefit OF
the parsonage fund.
On next Thursday, May 10Th, at 7:3O
p. m, there will be Lutheran services at
Gerber's chapel, on Front street, the
same 10 be conducted by Rev Rine-
hart OF Pensacola, and Rev. Herbert of
Everybody cordially in
iited.
The urbana (IllJ News of recent date
ays: Mrs. Ira Rigdon, who had been
pending the winter in Florida, has re-
urned home. She was accompanied BY
cousin, John w. Rigdon of Palatka,
la, who will spend the summer in ILL, {
lois and Iowa. Mr.. Rigdon is a son OF {
< F. Rigdon, who resided at Pesotum
twenty-five years ago.
John Hall, a turpentine hand, black of
xterior and blacker still of heart, will
e given a preliminary hearing before
Judge NJ. |. Coke this morning, on a
barge of criminal assault committed on s
ten year old colored girl named Pearl
uggs at Hunter station. Hall was once .
to the penitentiary for life for
lie same crime, but was later pardoned
an all too merciful pardoning board y,
Col. H. NJ. de MontmolIin returned on il
'edneSday from New York where he e
ent as member of Gov. Gilchrist's r,
ilitary staff, TO participate in the exer II
les attendant upon the launching of the al
ew and monster battleShip Florida OIL
purse as a member of the staff of Gov -
ilchriSt, Col. de Montmollin had the y
Try best opportunity TO witness the "
unching from a point of vantage &C
hlch was on the stage occupied by ,DNI
ice President Sherman, Secretary OF
e Navy Meyer, and other dignataries an
states that the trip to and from New Ut
Dirk was most delightful. l.
Mt. Tabor colored Baptist church gave de
excursion 10 ST. Augustine ON
onday morning last. Eleven coaches
ere loaded with colored people, and lie
e number has been estimated ali the is
~ from 500 TO 1000. ST Augustine II
II dry town and many of the excur So
'niStS were led into taking on more J.
oze than was good for 'em. The ride pre-
ok in the evening was not so pleasant me
the ride over. Several rows were OFT
rted in one or two of the coaches and cul
. train hands had TO lock the coach Ge
ors TO keep the thing from spreading the
Freeman was badly cut up with q
lie and is in bed. There may be ply
ne arrests later on. 7
lrs. Emma Obary who lives in Pala,. tiol
Heigh hts has been arrested on com par
int of Mrs. Florence Bennett, charged eng
h arson, and will have a hearing he, for
E Justice Marshall at 2 O'Clock his and
rning. Mrs. Obary and the Bennet seal
man were neighborS, but they did The
dwell in harmony. Both have in
dS. " The kids scrapped-motherS Me:
k sides with their own. Tuesday at. mo!