The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-11
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City Happenings and
Personal Mention.

was visitor in the city Wednesday.
w. H. Crib and c. NJ. Livingston of
Johnson were in the city yesterday.
E. B. Olmstead OF Pomona was trans
acting business in the city Wednesday.
H. II. Bard OF Norwalk was among
the up.river visitors in Palatka Wednes.
day.
ST. Johns Lodge, K. of P. gave a big
oyster supper for the members in Castle
Hall last night.
Major ]. L. Burton of Crescent City,
was in the city Wednesday with the box
from his precinct.
w. C. Norton and his daughter, Miss
Helen Norton, of Crescent City, were
visitors in the city this week.
F. O'Hara the well-known timber
operator and capitalist of Jacksonville,
was in the city Wednesday.
Hon. S. ] Hilburn has been spending
several days in Jacksonville this week
on professional business.
The Ladies Aid Society OF the Baptist
church will have bread and cake sale
a. w III uihaSS otoiS, ANoN' i'h'
Henry Clay Tucker of Interlachen
has closed his home near that place for
the winter and will reside at Florahome.
Paul Jacobson of the Saratoga Hotel
and pupil in the high school, is one of
the latest to acquire an auto. He has a
Brush roadster.
Prof. G. A. Stephens of the high
school was the lucky winner of the So
at NJ. S. Browns clock unveiling last
Tuesday night.
Deputy Sheriff P. NJ. Hagan, who has
been ill for a week, was able TO visit the
court house yesterday. He had a severe
cold.
The Palatka Hospital Association will
meet at the Board OF Trade Rooms on
Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 10th at 8
O'Clock, when important business is to
be considered.
The "Man on the Box" at the Howell
Theater last Monday night was one OF
the most clever productions of its kind
shown on the local stage in several
years. Those present enjoyed the play
TO the full.
George R. King of New Orleans, rep.
resenting Dixie Motoring, the Magazine
of Quality, and as booster for good
roads, has been in the city much of the
past week in the interests of that maya.
zine.
Cards have been received by friends
in this city for an anniversary "at home"
by Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Cummings al
their home in Rodman tonight, and
many will avail themselves of the op,
portunity to enjoy the hospitality Of
these worthy and bountiful entertainers.
F. ]. FearnSide will be in Jacksonville
today in attendance upon the meeting oil
the state Democratic executive commit
tee. MIR. Fearnside did not attend the
recent rump meeting of the committee
called by Mr.. Dignan. The present
meeting was called by Chairman Price
Miss Mabel BaSSett after an extended
visit in Maryland and Virginia, has re
turned and will resume her music work
AS guest of Miss Elliott at her delight
full house party, she is loud in her praise
Of Salisbury hospitality and the lavish
manner in which the Palatka trio were
entertained.
Hon. James NJ. Chesser spent Wed.
t nesday in the city getting the returns
He is again a disappointed man. Once
before-in 1902-Mr. CheSSer came with
in few votes of realizing his ambition
TO seat in the legislature. His failure
this time is by few more votes. 1t is
thought Mr.. Chesser will try again.
Ii 1t L.
has unearthed from the lumber room Of
his home set of views OF the fire ruins
of Palatka in 1884 These views are
from different angles of the burned sec
ton and the series give one clear idea
of the devastation in the business sec
ton wrought by the great conflagratior
of more than quarter of century ago
| The board of county commissioners
( on Wednesday refused to reimburse Tax
Assessor Billiard for monies paid oui
/ for help and other necessary expense in
! CURED in doing extra work made neces
r Sary by action of the board Mr.. Bull
; ards bill amounted to little over $50
and all who have examined into the
matter feel that his claim is not only
| reasonable but just
The Cooke Comedy company Of
: seven people is making lots of fun fol-
patrons of the 0rpheum Theater this
week. The new Edison picture ma
chine is also giving some wonderfully
clever moving pictures. The Orpheum
will soon be enclosed and complete, the
lumber having arrived yesterday. The
Orpheum habit is still growing.
S Miss Leslie WiIkie has returned to heI
] home in this city after delightful sum.
I mer and fall travelling. She went abroad
, in the spring with her parents, Mr.. and
, Mrs. Leslie n. Wilkie, and on their re.
D turn to New York, Miss Wilkie visited
: college friends in New York, the New
r England states and New Jersey before
, returning to her home in this city. Miss
: Wilkie is one of the most popular girls
in the society Set.-TimeS-U Union.
Mr.. and Mrs. ChaS w. Hutchinson
reached here Wednesday night from
New York and will spend few days
with Mr.. HutchinSon'S parents, County
Clerk and Mrs. Henry Hutchinson. They
are on their way TO their home in east
ern Cuba, where MIR. Hutchinson is in
Echarge of the sugar interests of the Unit
ed Fruit company. They will also spend
few days with Mr.. HutchinSon's auntS
in Crescent City.
The big team attached TO the Southern
express wagon ran away up Lemon
street late Wednesday afternoon and for
time it was thought that some serious
damage might be done. This was
averted, however, by the heroic action
of young colored boy who caught on
TO the wagon, climbed up into 1t, seized
the reins and stopped it near Hagan's
grocery. The horses started from River
street.
The steamer Clive1en of Savannah,
will be the companion of the steamer
Crescent between Crescent City and