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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-16
Killed by A. c. L. Train.

The section foreman at Lundy station
three miles south of Palatka on the A..
c. l.. R'y, discovered colored man ly-
ing in the ditch alongside the railway
track mile south of Lundy station at
o'clock Tuesday morning. He report
ed the matter to his railway Superiors
and to Sheriff Kcnnerly and immediate
arrangements were made to bring the
man to this city. He was met on arrival
by DR.. Geo. E. Welch, and was still
alive, though in state of coma. Both
the mans legs were broken and he was
otherwise badly bruised. Blood was
coming from his ears. His skull was
fractured. The man lived about an hour
and half after arrival in Palatka.
Justice Marshall was notified and held
an inquest, at which the testimony
showed that the man was
John Roberts General, p years of age
and an employe of Campbell'S turpentine
still at Yelverton. He had left there on
Monday and spent part of the day at
East Palatka where he played ball. His
mother and Step-father live at Lundy and
he had, it is thought, started TO visit
them. He is said TO have been under
the influence of liquor
Testimony also showed that he was
hit by north bound freight train about
midnight Monday. He was thrown some
Is feet, bounding into the ditch.
DR.. Wclch stated that death was caus-
ed by hemorrhage of brain caused by
fracture of skull.
The Jury returned verdict in accord
ancc with the facts.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-16
The County Commissioners.

S. A. Baker of Seville and Robt. L.
Smith of Denver urged the opening of
a direct public road in the southern part
of the county to comet with the Volu-
sia public road, and Mr.. Baker offered
to give all the timber, clay and sand
necessary to build said road in Putnam
Co., and also said w. H. Mcbride of
Seville would also aid in the roads con-
Struction.
F. E. Recder and John Dallow of We
laka wanted she'll instead of clay used in
constructing roads on the peninsula.
They also stated that they had raised
money by private subscription for work
on road from Welaka to Porter'S Land
ing, and because of this fact asked the
board TO pay bill TO the Wilson Cypress
Co of $77.40 for lumber used in making
a ferry landing and bridges. This was
granted.
A request was made TO place ]. c.
Phillips of Georgetown on the poor
farm and the matter was referred 10
Sheriff Kennerly. Nicholas Funk'S re-
quest that he be paid for caring for his
brother, county charge, was turned
down.
Creek bridge was awarded to ]. E.
Lucas and his bond fixed at $3.50.
The pension of Mrs. Helen Woods
was increased to SIS per month.
The county treasurer was asked TO
correct his books, wherein he had failed
to apporton part of the tax money re-
ceived from the railroads to the sinking
fund for county bonds.
Mary Howard and her daughter Fanny
were discharged from the poor farm
and again granted pauper pensions OF 81
per month each.
The sheriff was authorized TO hire
house keeper for the poor farm and
given power TO place any pauper pen
Sioner on the farm whom he thought ii
would be the part of economy so to
place.
The petition of L. l.. Moody TO have
his name placed on the ticket as an In
dependent candidate for County Com
missioner from District No. 2, was
granted.
Warrant No. 1922 for the sum of
$3O69.94 was ordered cancelled. Min
uteS of the board don't show who is to
be disappointed.
Warrants were ordered drawn in favor
of the trustees for county bonds as fol-
lows; from General Fund 500 "a; from
Road fund, $249 is; from Bridge Fund,
$249.1S, as part payment of amount due
TO the Interest and Sinking Funds.
A resolution was adopted arranging
with the F. E. c. R'y. concerning and
fixing the right of way and county road
at East Palatka, in which the county gets
$500 from the railroad.
The sheriff was instructed to keep all
cattle and other stock off the court
house lawn
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-16
INTERLACHEN ITEMS.

The regular meeting of the w. c. T.
U. was held in the new Reading and
Rest Room, was we'll attended, and a
good program was carried out. In the
absence of the president, Mrs. S. ].
Townsend presided at this session.
Rev. S. ]. Townsend was absent Sun
day, having gone to fill his monthly ap-
pointment at Grove Park, and therefore
there was no church service in the Con
gregational church. Rev. Collier held
services in the NJ. E. church.
Miss Erma Wylie was quite seriously
indiSposed several days OF last week and
unable to discharge her school duties.
During her illness Miss Winifred Wylie
filled her place as teacher of the pri-
mary department.
Miss Clarene Frazer has accepted an
appointment TO teach the SatSuma school
this year. Miss Frazer will have been
the third teacher from lnterlaChen TO be
located at SatSuma, Miss Coburn having
been the first away back in the early
nineties, and Miss Jean Baltic followed
Miss Coburn.
G. E. GiIlett is suffering from an at
tack of illness and unable 10 be at his
place of business. Mrs. Gillett, how
ever, is keeping the store open, that
customers may not be Inconvenience.
w. B. Young returned Wednesday
from business trip in connection with
his large turpentine interests.
The office of the Palatka. Burbank
Colony Company in lnterlaChen has
been equipped with up-to-date furnish
ingS and is now open. HomeScekers
are already coming in, and party enter
tained at the Lake View Sunday may be
taken as representative of the territory
reached by the advertisements of this
company. The party numbered eight,
and represented five separate states,
among them Washington, Oklahoma,
New Mexico and Illinois. On
Tuesday another party of eight were
registered at the Lake View, and these
came from still different sections OF our
country.
A call meeting of the Sunshine Socie-
ty was held at the home of Mrs. Anna
NJ. Brewer on Monday afternoon.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-16
Automobile Badly Burned.

The Buick auto owned by Luther
Drakeford the Lemon street barber was
badly injured by fire at midnight Tues
day, and under circumstances that point
to incendiariSm. Luther had locked
the machine in his garage at the corner
of Reid and Tenth StrS. and personally
saw that it was all right AT midnight
the night policeman saw fire in the ga
rage, gave the alarm and notified the
owner. The fire was extinguished be-
fore the machine was destroyed, though
the top was burned up and the body
badly injured. The mechanism appears
TO be uninjured but only the timely dis
covcry of the fire prevented very Seri-
Gus loss TO this worthy colored man.
Luther is thoroughly satisfied that the
machine was set afire.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-16
POMONA LETTER.

w. NJ. Williams arrived Monday night
from Birmingham, Ala, for visit with
Mrs. w. S. Middleton. Mr.. Williams
left Tuesday noon for Tampa, where
Miss Florence is now with relatives, and
will accompany her home.
Mrs. c. H. Worcester and Miss Doris
visited Palatka last week.
Mrs. !. M. Martin returned Monday
from Sea Breeze where she visited her
sister, Miss Eva Hughes, who is very
sick with pellagra.
Miss Mercedes -Keown arrived this
week from a several weeks vacation
spent in New York and other places, and
will be with Mrs. c. A. Knowlton for a
few days before going TO DeLand.
Lee w. Smith, recently from Tampa,
is spending some time at his old home
in West Pomona.
We understand that Mr.. w. ]. Edmonds
of Arlington, n. j., has purchased a
handsome automobile, and with Mrs.
EdmondS, is enjoying it very much
We hope they will bring ii when they
come south this winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Perry and Miss
Mary Morrison were in Palatka several
days last week.
Miss Emma OlmStead has been guest
of friends in Mt. Dora recently.
Hartford ElkS and family have moved
into the ChaS. Cook house, better known
as the c. c. Clark place around the
lake, and Mr.. ElkS will have charge OF
Mr.. Cooks orange grove and farming
interests the coming year.
An immense rattleshake was shot and
killed last week by Geo. Harmon on his
place. His Snakeship measured nearly
seven feet long and he was big one.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-16
her BODY EATEN
BY BUzzARDS.
Aged White Woman Found in
Simm's Creek Wednesday.

John Register and E. w. Roberts dis
covered the body of an aged white wo-
man floating in Simm's creek some
seven miles west of Bostwick Wednes-
day morning. They Immediately mott
fled the sheriff's office and Deputy
Hagan and Justice John E. Marshall
went 10 the scene. A jury composed of
r. A. Warn, T. r. Livingston, M. Cul-
pepper, E. w. Gibson, NJ. Glisson and
]. DyeSS, was sworn.
The body was found TO be that of Mrs.
irony Brooks, 70 years of age. She
was last seen alive at Bostwick on Mon
day the 5th inst The body was badly
eaton by buzzards and cat fish-both
arms being gone. Her clothes were
hanging on limb close TO the waters
edge. Mrs. Brooks was county charge
and slightly demented. The Jury re-
turned verdict Of, accidental drowning.
1t is probable that the body had been in
the water more than week.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-16
DEATH CLAIMS
MIR. |. l. ELLW0OD.
Was One of Nations Great
Capitalists.
For Thirty Years Winter Resident of
PaIatka.

A telegram to Mr.. S. ]. Kennerly re-
ceived Monday morning announced that
Mr.. |. l.. Ellwood died at his home in
DeKalb, ILL.,, Sunday evening.
The news occaSioned no surprise here
for il was known that for more than a
week Mr. Ellwood had been in most
critical condition from paralysis.
1t is not the fact that Mr. Ellwood was
one of the nations wealthiest men, with
fortune conServatively estimated at
more than $5O,OOO,OOO that occasion
ed genuine sorrow in Palatka over
the news of his passing, but it was the
fact that this city had lost genial and
kindly gentleman who for 80 years has
maintained a winter home here, and
who, with family, had enjoyed aSSocia-
ton with Palatka people and who had
ever been a staunch friend of the city.
1t is said that the death of Mrs. ELL
wood some two month ago fastened
Mr.. Ellwood'S demise. He never re-
covered from the blow.
Ii is said that Mr.. Ellwood began life
as poor man, and that the nucleus of
his subsequent great fortune was his in
vention of barbed-wire for fencing,
which he long manufactured, and which
interests were subsequently merged into
the American Steel and Wire Co., in
which he was largely interested up to
some three years ago.
Mr.. Ellwood was a large stock holder
in the Chicago & Northwestern, and nu-
merouS other great railroads, as well as
in banking and other finance and trust
companies. He owned several hundred
thousand acres of Texas ranch lands.
Those who know him best say that his
charity was of the kind that is mot
puGfed up" and that he gave literally
and without oStentation, or any kind of
show
Mr.. Ellwood became interested in Pa
latka 80 years ago. In 1882 he built the
home now occupied by S. ]. Kennerly.
This he subsequently offered for sale
because of the location of the Florida
Southern R'y track ON Main street,
when Mr.. Kennerly became the pur-
chaser. Mr.. Ellwood year or two later
purchased the land and erected his pres
cnt home on Madison street. Here Mr..
and Mrs. Ellwood, surrounded by mem
berS of their family, made their winter
headquarters.
He owned two magnificent boats, the
launch "Doozie," an elegantly equipped
and sumptuously furnished craft, and the
smaller launch "Bug." In these Mr..
made frequent fishing and
pleasure excursions TO headwaterS of the
ST. Johns, usually being accompanied by
Capt H. Y. Snow and other friends, or
members of his family.
Mr.. Ellwood was advanced in years,
being from 76 to rs years old. He had +
had several mild symptoms of paralysis,
the last one troubling him some on the oc-
caSion of his last appearance in Palatka,
the day of the bridge opening celebra-
tion, which he attended and enjoyed.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-16
AN ORDINANCE

To Prohibit Prize Fighting, or the Illus
tration of same by Stereopticon OF
Moving Pictures.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and City
Council of the City of Palatka:
SECTION l. That hereafter it shall be
unlawful for any person to indulge In
any Prize Fight, OF to illustrate any prize
fight by Stereoptlcon or Moving Pictures.
SECTION 2. Any person violating any
of the provisions of this ordinance shall,
upon conviction, be punished by fine
not exceeding one hundred dollars, or
by imprisonment not exceeding sixty
days, or both, at the discretion OF the
Municipal Judge.
SECTION 8. This Ordinance shall go
into effect upon its passage and approx
al by the Mayor.
Passed in open Council this I'd day
of August, a. D. 1910.
BENZ. |. GAY,
President City Council.
Attest:
A. T. TRAY.
[Seall City Clerk.
Approved Aug. I'd, 1910.
HOWELL A. DAVIS,
s.5.5t Mayor.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-16
Miss Kate Lucas Returns.

Misses Kate Lucas and Daisy Livings-
ton, who have been spending month
in New York and Philadelphia in the
interest of Miss Lucas millinery busi-
ness, reached home last Friday.
Miss Lucas tells the News that she has
made heavier purchases this season than
ever before and that just now all hands
are so busy in unpacking and making
ready that she has been unable TO fix
upon a date for the fall opening. The
date, however, she hopes to announce
next week,
The ladies of Palatka and all this Sec
ton of country have always shown great
interest in Miss Lucas semi,annual open
ings, and they are looking forward with
especial pleasure TO the coming events.
Miss Searcy of New York has engaged
to take charge of Miss Lucas trimming
department this year and accompanied
the ladies on their return.
She is already busily engaged in max
ing preparations.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-16
GETTING READY
FOR Big BUSINESS
Beach & Miller Line Preparing
to Handle Big Winter
Trade.

On the 23d inst the steamer Crescent
will go on the ways for its annual over
hauling, which will not require more
than two weeks. In the meantime Mrs.
Mary Scott Miller, general manager of
the line, has chartered the Attaquin, a
trim and comfortable freight and paSsen-
ger steamer TO take the place of the
Crescent so that patrons of the line
will in no way be disconnected.
For nearly 80 years the B. & M. Line
has had daily line of boats between
Crescent City and Jacksonville, and has
been the only line furnishing daylight
service between Jacksonville, Palatka
and Crescent City. The steamer Cres-
cent is one of the fastest, most comfort
able passenger and freight steamers on
the river, and the reliability and general
excellence of its service has made this
line favorite with Palatka people.
The line is not only Florida, but a
Putnam county concern, and for this,
and the fact that its service is unexcell-
ed, it does and should receive very
large proportion of the river freight bus
mess to and from this city.
During the coming season the B. & M.
Line will carry out a very large proper
ton of the orange crop on Lake CreS
cent, and intermediate river landings; it
was to supply the demand for such ser
vice that the line was established, and
from that time to the present it has al
ways been a popular line with our or
ange growers.
In anticipation of an extra large bust
ness this season, Mr.. A. G. Brewer has
been installed as agent at the head office
of the line in Crescent City. Mr.. Brew
or has had many years of experience in
the transportation business and will no
doubt prove a most valuable acquisition
TO the line.
PaIatka merchants and all who con
tend for the principle of home patronage,
should not only take special pride in
this line, but show their appreciation for
its reliable service by throwing their
business to it,
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-16
LEAD PENCIL CAUSED DEATH.
Jackie" Sent to the Unknown Nv
Jab of the Wespon

Jackie" Sent to the Unknown BY q
Jab of the Weapon.
The stub of lead pencil was the
weapon which brought death to Albert
CurIen, Of the Jackie gunboat Han.
COCK. Curren had obtained leave Of
absence to visit his sister in Brook.
lyn, N. Y.
In a saloon near home he became
engaged with John Schmidt, an ac.
quaintance, in lively discussion as
to the merits Of the battleships Of
Germany and the United States
Schmidt declares Curren struck him
Schmidt said he did not realize that
he had lead pencil in his clinched
hand when, resenting Curren's attack
he struck back. The blow caught
Curren on the neck and the pencil
pierced his 1ugular vein.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-16

Notice of Application for Tax Deed Under
Section of Chapter 1888 Laws of Florida
Notice is hereby given that II. W. Ad-
ans purchaser of tax certificate No.
10, dated the 9Th day of June, A. d. 1903, has
filed said certificate in my office, and has
made application for tax deed to issue mae
cordance with law. said certificate en-
braces the following described property sit
uated in Putnam county, Florida, to-wit:
WRof nwA section $, townshipSs, range
q e; 80 acres.
The said land being assessed at the date OF
the issuance of such certificate in the name
of West Tocoi Turpcntine Go.
Unless said certificate shall be redeemed
according to law, tax decd will issue there
on on the 9Th day of October, A. d. 1910
Witness my official signature and seal this
the 9th day of september, A. u. 1910.
[Seal1 HENRY HUTCHINSON.
Clerk Circuit Court Putnam Co., Fla
BY Henry hutchinson, Jr., d.. &.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-16
Sheriff Gets Front Room.

In the assignment of office rooms in
the new County Court House, Sheriff
Kennerly was given a back room. He
didn't like it, though he moved in.
The county commissioners took the
front room. But this has been changed,
and the Sheriff'S office will now front
Lemon street and be just across the
hall from the county clerks office.
Sheriff Kennerly will move next week,
and the sessions of the county commits
SionerS will hereafter be held in the
room assigned TO the grand jury.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-16
Visits Crescent CITY.

Superintendent of Schools +. K. Tuck,
er visited Crescent City on Tuesday and
Wednesday and while there made final
arrangements for the opening of the
high school at that place on the 10Th
inst. Joseph J. McGrady of Denver was
awarded a'contract 10 haul county pupils
from Long Station and Denver TO Cres.
cent city at 1895 per month. He was
the lowest bidder.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-16
Death of Mrs. J. II. Reese.

A telegram 10 DR.. f. S. Grill on We'd
neSday forenoon from E. Perry Ross,
announced the death of his mother,
Mrs. J. II. Reese, at Nashville, Tenn,
on Monday. There were no particulars
except 10 say that the funeral would be
held at Pensacola on Wednesday.
The Pensacola Evening News of
Tuesday had no further particulars cx
cept that the funeral would take place
at Christ church at $3.50 Wednesday
and that the interment would be in the
family lot at ST. Johns cemetery.
Mrs. Reese was daughter of the late
Gov. Z. A. Perry, and was born in Pen
Sacola. In her young womanhood she
was social leader and most brilliant
woman. Her first husband was DR.,
Ross, a prominent physician of PenSa-
cola, who died some years ago. Her
only child is Mr.. E. Perry Ross, clerk
in the East Florida Saving and Trust Co.,
and on whose account she had made
PaIatla her home during much Of the
past year. Mr. Ross was away on his
vacation, and that he was with his
mother at the time of death is probable
from the fact that he accompanied her
body 10 Pensacola for the last sad rites.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-16
A Beautiful Street Light.

The beautiful street lamp just install
&C by John T. Bond for NJ. Saucer, on
central Lemon street, is beauty and
throws the light for blocks around.
This corner on Lemon street has long
needed street light-so Mr.. Saucer in
connection with his beautifully lighted
pool room, has made this Improvement.
John T. Bond of the Sunlight Light
ing Company, is agent for these famous
store and street lamps and would be
pleased 10 correspond with stores, towns
and cities for lighting propositions.
Every lamp is positively guaranteed.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-16

If Won haven't the time to exercise
regularly, Doan Regulets will prevent
constipation. They induce a mild,
easv, healthful action of the bowels
without gripping. Ask your druggist
for them. % cents.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-16
St. James Methodist Church.

II DUTILL, Pastor.
On Sunday Rev. c. c. Cecil will
preach at St. James, both morning and
evening.
Everybody invited,
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resore and kfter.

The woman at first sits down and
waits for a husband; In the end she
sits I'D and waits for him,
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-16
Aged Negress Murdered

Sarah Powell, an aged colored wo-
man, was found murdered in her cabin
near Callahan. The woman had been
beaten over the head with a Winches-
ter rife, and her oody bore ugly
gashes made with an axe. The disap-
pearance of Miller Powell, husband OF
the woman, has led the police to su3.
picion him of the crime. Powell, vino
Is 60 years of age, lived with his wife
in a cabin in the turpentine quarter,
near the village The door Of the cab
in was found wide open by negroes on
their way to work. One entered anG
discovered the dead body of the wo-
man lying en- the floor. The room was
splattered with blood and showed
sign of terrific struggle.
WI. Horuing, after shooting a steer
In the head near Savannah, Ca, rush
ed to 1t to cut its throat. He had a
long butcher knife in his back pocket
and as he reached the steers head
no fell, the knife piercing his body.
II Is feared he wiz de.
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CONGRESS
ENDS IN SflENO0R

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STess n .A5s cay yesterday. The par
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