The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-02-04
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

dent Taft Is too busy to attend the Pans
ma canal celebration after PARTIAL,
promising that he would do so. Blu
Tampa is to have other attractions Ii
the shape of areoplains, etc.
BENZ. M. Mathis, valued employee o
the state comptroller's office is dead O
Tallahassee. Born in 1889, and serve,
in Confederate army, and was made Ins
pector General. Has lived in Florid
since 1885. Leaves wife and min,
grown children.
The Hastings Advocate maintains tina
Hastings is growing so fast that in fiv,
years from now Palatka and st. Angus
tine will be regarded as suburbs.
Pensacola will soon have new half
million dollar hotel in the San Carlos,
magnificent structure now nearing com
pletion. Ii is 8 stories high and has Isl
feet frontage. Is as nearly fire-proof a,
possible.
St. Petersburg board OF trade ha.
nominated A. P. Avery for president
The board as 107 members, and is trying
to make II $50.
The sewer pipe is being delivered Al
Barlow with which to construct sys
tenn of municipal sewers.
At Starke the Second Adventists are
building new church.
w. c. Braddock a merchant of Sebas.
tian, shot and killed Sam Jones, a negro,
in self-defense last week. The coro.
ner'S Jury returned verdict of iustifia.
BILE homicide.
Hon. Gilbert Hartsfield, former
member of the Legislature from Leon
county is dead at his home six miles
west of Tallahassee.
Dexter NJ Lowery has been nomi.
mated for mayor of Tallahassee.
Louis J. Brumby, editor and proprietor
of the Florida Fruit and Truck Grower,
Of Ocala, died on Sunday. He was q
native of Georgia, and had been in
newspaper work in Florida for more
than 20 years.
Mrs. DR.. Stevens is to deliver series
of lectures throughout the state on n.y.
genie living and other matters pertain
ing TO health and sanitation. These
lectures are TO be under the auspices of
the Florida Federation OF Women's
Clubs.
Dr. Lincoln Hulley, president OF the
John B. StetSon University, preached in
the Baptist church at Miami last Sunday
both morning and evening.
II is announced that Hon. N. A.
Bitch will be candidate for railroad
commissioner to succeed himself.
Two hundred bales of long staple cot
ton was purchased by Savannah firm
at Gainesville last week at 291a cents
per pound.
Editor r. A. Gray of the Havana
News, has announced as a candidate for
the House of Representatives from
Gadsden county.
The Leon county school board has
bought lot east of Trinity Methodist
church in Tallahassee and during the
coming summer will erect thereon a
SIS, 900 school house.
Henry NJ. Flagler with President ]. R.
Parrot and other officials of the Florida
East Coast Railway have recently re-
turned from visit of inspection on the
extension work to Key West. Mr..
Flagler assured the people of that place
that the work would be pushed harder
than ever and that the force of work
men would be increased. The method
of construction has been changed some
what so as TO avoid danger from hurri-
canes.
DR.. John C. L'Engle will be a candi
date for state senator from Duval county,
and Frank Chase and Turner Butler will
try to break into the House.
On January u, snow fell for about
five minutes at Tallahassee, something
that had not occurred before within the
OF the Oldest inhabitant.
A fire at St. Augustine on Sunday
night destroyed the frame building at
the corner of DeSoto Place and Granada
street, besides damage to adjoining
and entailing loss OF SIS, 900.