The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-03-04
The Palatka News
and Advertiser.
City happenings and
Personal Mention.

among the prominent visitors in the
city this week.
Mrs. Z. D. Holcomb has returned
from an extended visit with relatives in
South Carolina.
Mrs NJ. |. Coke has been spending
the week with her daughter, Mrs. A. L.
Glass, at Gainesville.
John Ridaught, a prominent farmer of
Edgar, was guest at the Saratoga Hotel
several days this week.
Mrs. c. A. Maull and little daughter
OF Crescent City spent a couple days at
the Saratoga Hotel this week.
Miss Lulu May Hunter, a popular
Young lady of Crescent City, has been
the guest this week OF Miss Annie Bruce.
The city council held its regular
meeting on Tuesday night, but took &C
ton on no new business OF importance.
Mr.. and Mrs. |. L. Elwood OF DeKalb,
ILL.,, are again in the city and occupying
their beautiful winter home on Madison
street.
Rev. Mr.. Herbert of Fernandina will
conduct Lutheran services in English at
Gerber's chapel, Front street, next Sun
day, Mar. 9th, 1910.
]. Nc n. Bard OF Norwalk is making
arrangements 10 live for time in East
Palatka, and-for the reason that he
couldn't secure a house in this city.
There will be an important meeting
OF the Palatka Athletic Association at
the club rooms next Tuesday night, and
il is urged that all members be present
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Martin, Mr.. ].
NJ. Martin and Mr.. Dewitt of Johnson
Station, and Mr.. H. ]. Crane OF New
York were a party of guests at the Sara
toga Hotel this week.
The w. F. NJ. S. will have charge OF
the service at the Methodist church next
Sunday night. Special music has been
prepared by the choir and there will be
an address by the pastor. Everybody
invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Elwood and party
of friends from DeKalb, ILL.,, have been
spending a portion OF the week here on
their magnificent house boat. Mr.. FL
wood, who is president OF the First
National Bank of DeKalb, has been
spending a large part of the winter in
Jacksonville.
4 The celebration at Palatka on Feb.
\ p, drew great crowds from Hastings.
H The names are too numerous TO men,
\ ton but at any rate there was an extra
car load. They report the celebration
grand success from start to finish.
This bridge will mean much for Putnam
and St. Johns counties.-Hastings Ad-
vocate.
Maj. J. c. Balls, for the past year a
deputy in the office OF county clerk
Hutchinson, has resigned. Mr.. Balls is
an expert accountant and has served in a
7 similar capacity in other counties. Dur
ing his residence in Palatka he has made
many warm friends who will re-
? greet his leaving. Mr. Balls will 60 TO
, Live Oak.
VIM. G. Powell is the new manager
. of the Western Union Telegraph office
: in Palatka. Mr.. Powell tells the News
: that all subscribers of the telephone ser
, vice will now be enabled to open ac-
: counts with the Western Union upon a
: basis of monthly payments. This ar
: rangement is made in order to inaugu-
: rate a more prompt dispatch of all tele-
: graph service with the public.
: Miss Viola Seyle, a former well-known
= young lady of this city who made her
: home with Mrs. n. 6. Robinson, was
I united in marriage TO Mr.. Cecil Stewart,
. prominent young business man OF Key
West, the ceremony being performed
: at Mama, last Friday. The young coup
= lie will make their home in Key West,
: and the wellwiShes OF large circle OF
: friends follow them.
= A good roads association has been or
; ganized at Hastings. The association
y has already clayed one road, and mem
bers of the association will pay small
assessment, based upon the number OF
barrels of potatoes produced on their
respective farms, and will also furnish
teams for work. Over $3.50 will be
raised by the association for local roads,
and the county commissioners will help
with an appropriation.
Miss Louise Gowen will form dane
ing class for children at the Athletic
club rooms this afternoon al 3 O'Clock,
and tonight, at o'clock will form
class for older pupils. Miss Gowen is
graduate of Boston school for physical
culture, and it is understood that she
has rendered her service free to Princi-
) pal Stephens to give a few lessons in
this much neglected system of child
J training in the city school.
Judge ]. T. Wills, Col. C. l.. Peek
and Captain and Mrs. J. r. Davis atten-
ded the celebration OF the completion OF
bridge spanning the St Johns river at
Palatka, Tuesday All speak in the
highest praise OF Palatka's lavish enter
tainment and hospitality. Judge Wills
was one of the orators OF the occasion
and the correspondents of the Jackson
vile papers speak of his address as one
of the best of the day.-Starke Tele-
graph.
Mai. w. L. Glessner for many years
the immigration agent OF the G. S. * F.
R'y., and well-known TO the people OF
Palatka, and who, for the past two years
has resided at Valdosta, Ga, where he
has been the active and efficient secre-
lary of the board of trade, has recently
been appointed Land and immigration
agent OF the Georgia & Florida railroad,
with headquarters at Augusta. The
ValdoSta Times of Feb. p, devotes a
column and half to Major Glessner's
work in that city, and his work in the
deve,o ment of "wireErass Georgia"
Alderman A. Usina, who was sent as
a delegate by the city council to repre-
sent that body at the convention of the
Associated Municipalities of the state of
Florida, in Tampa, was made third vice
president OF the association and a men,
Der of the committee on Legislation.
Mr.. A. T. TRAY, city clerk, who was
also delegate, was made member of
the Finance Committee This conven-
ton was largely attended, and the dele
gates from Palatka succeeded in seeing
that this city was kept in view as a