The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-04

a Personal and Social, d.

house On IEOSpeCt street Tor tenement
Albert E. Lounds of Green Cove
Springs spent Sunday with his home
folks.
Miss Hattie Smiley who has been Sc.
verify i'll with malaria is said to be i'm.
proving.
Miss Lucy Gautier has been nursing at
the home of Darling Varnes, where
there is case of typhoid fever.
Attend the free concert by the Thigh
man Orchestra at V. |. A. Hall o-night
and hear the address of Senator. elect S.
]. Hilburn.
Reuben Kirkland has returned from
Virginia where he has been engaged for
some weeks in the apple packing bust
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Gautier of Jack
sonville spent Sunday in town the guests
Of MIR. Gautier's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
T. c. Darby.
w. A. Kirkland has been laid up some
time because of hurt to his leg which
he sustained while at work on one OF
the lake wharfs. There is danger, it is
said, from blood poisoning,
DeSoto Varnes son of Darling Varnes
has been seriously ill with typhoid fever
for some time at his fathers home south
of town. AT latest reports the young
man was said TO be better.
Some four or five car loads of fruit has
been shipped almost daily during the
past two weeks from the packing hous.
es at the Junction, and the season may
safely be regarded as open. The steam
er Crescent is also carrying out large
amount of fruit.
Miss Grace and Phillips Cash enter
tanned a large launch party on trip TO
Palatka and return last week on the &C.
casion of the production of GrauStark at
the Howell theater Several others from
this place went to Palatka for the same
purpose by train.
The cottoIene cake contest, social
and dancing party given by the ladies OF
the V. |. A. at the hall last Monday
evening brought out large assembly
and most enjoyable evening was spent.
The News has not been furnished with
any particulars, except that the affair
was successful.
The new hard road being constructed
by James Padgett, jr. and extending
south of town has been practically COM
pleted from its southern starting point TO
1.-The Tillinghast grove. Because OF the
heavy teaming on the northern end
through the orange shipping season, the
completion of the road will probably be
delayed.
"Tobe" Warn killed rattlesnake on
the Russell place some two weeks ago
that measured at the time OF slaughter
seven feet in length and had tail orna'
ment of IA rattles and a button. One
thing about this snake is the fixity OF It's
size. Though more than two weeks
have elapsed since the killing, the snake
is still but seven feet in length. Mrs
Cowburn has the snake and will save
its pelt.
E. Bevins who has been enjoying
swing around large circle ofterrltory'
circle which embraced the MissiSSip'
pi valley, the Great Lakes, Canada and
the Atlantic seaboard from Maine TO his
home again, reached here in good order
on Sunday. Mr.. Bevins is one OF oul
old timers and his long absence has been
more than noted-he has been missed
His return will have tendency 10 re-
store the old order of more periec'
home feeling.
Capt. Iohn D. Pigue was severely In
iured while at work in his shop last Sal
urday. While saving block a Smai
niece of the block flew up from the CIT
cular saw striking him in the head neal
the left eye. For time it was 'hougn
the sight of the eye bad been Destroyer
hut that is probably not true. he re
ceiyed an ugly and dangerous CUT Ou
aside from being incapacitateo IRON
work for week or more, and the pair
. attending severe wound II Is no"
thought he will escape all permanent In
jury. r
> The Halloween party given by MIS-
, Vera Wilson at the home OF her paren'
ont Union avenue last Friday evening
has beep pronounced by the young PEG
? nIe attending as one OF the mos
thoroughly enjoyable parties ever hei'
hore The house was beautifully deco
= r,,ed with autumn shrubbery, corn ant
7 ether scar and yellow leaves ana wa
LIGHTED with pumpkin Jack o lanterns
Miss Wilson had a tent on the Daci
: norcb, where, dressed in gipsey COS
= tune she told fortunes, The guess
we're all garbed as ghosts. The reireSn
!. o,on,s Of ice cream, cake, candies Col
foe etc, were served during the even
> inc, The party did not break up UNI
: midnight. o-,hos,r
~ p.Ia,ka will give a free musical enter
e ta;rmept at V. |. A. hall tonight in con
7 nectlon with the address of Hon D, =.
Hilburn, our Senator'elect The 0,
+ ohes,ra will come up on the Tilghman