The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-07-08
The Palatka News
City Happenings and
Personal Mention.
and Advertiser

WISH in georgia.
Jesse +. Burtz, the wcll-known news.
paper man Of Gainesville was in the city
yesterday.
]. N. Blackwell and son, John, have
gone TO Alabama for a visit of some
three weeks.
Thomas Bingham of WaycroSs, Ga,
spent the Fourth in the city, visiting his
mother, Mrs. N. H. Robinson.
DR.. J. B. S. Holmes of ValdoSta, Ga,
who has large property interests in this
county was in Palatka this week.
The public library has several new
books, the gifts of Mrs. r. S. Paine OF
Nashua, and Mrs. Jones OF Interlachen.
Warner Hamm has been rendered and
has accepted position with the w. A.
Mcrryday Co., entering upon his duties
July LIST.
Z. c. Jackson returned last week from
an extended visit in Connecticut, and is
again on deck as chief in the Adams
warehouse.
Mr.. and Mrs J. H. Randolph OF
Charleston, have been the guests of the
week of Mrs. Randolph's parents, DR..
and Mrs. E. S. Grill.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. ]. FearnSide and son,
Frank, left yesterday morning in their
Rambler touring car for Daytona Beach,
TO be gone several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Judy, Misses
Bessie Whitesel and Mabel Holcomb,
compose party spending a vacation al
the popular Daytona Beach.
H. o. Hamm left Havana, Cuba, this
week for San Juan, Porto Rico. He
will return home via steamer to New
York and expects TO reach Palatka about
August 1st.
Jesse c. Hagan received a telegram
yesterday calling him to the bedside OF
his dying wife, who is with her mother
at EustiS. Mrs. Hagan has been an in
valid for some time with tuberculosis.
Miss Maude Kennerly returned on
Monday from an extended visit in Allan
Ia and points in West Virginia. Her re,
turn was sooner than expected owing to
the illness of Mrs Hickman.
There was some insanity observable
in Palatka on the Fourth. Many of us
watched the bulletins from Reno at the
Orpheum. There would have been
more of us had il been after dark
Miss Mary Merrill who has been visit
ing in Chicago and other parts of the
west tor some weeks, returned on
Thursday of last week, Miss Merrill has
accepted place in the post office.
Mr. R L. Heating has sold his big
Buick automobile to Mr. Jack Williams
of Citra. Mr.. Heating will get new
car, more than likely a Winton "Six, "
or some other high priced car-Ocala
Star.
Gov. N B. Broward, u. S. Senator
elect, addressed the citizens OF St .Au.
gustine last night Gov Broward has
stated TO friends here that he would be
in Palatka early this month to spend a
day or two.
Mrs. Richard Ostecn of HolIiSter cele
brated her SD birthday recently, when
were present two of her sisters from Co
lumbia county and six of her children.
She is the mother of Mr. ]. c. Osteen of
that place.
During the absence of Davis Lane al
Crescent Beach, where he is taking his
vacation, the Saturday Evening Post
routes are being supplied by Norman
and Leaverett Curry, and they are right
onto the job.
G. l.. Knight, S. E. TubbS, DR.. G. L.
SipprelI, Mr.. Purington and Mr.. Brant,
all prominent residents of Florahome
were in the city Wednesday and ap
peared before the board of county COM
mSSionerS in the interests of a hard road
at that place.
Mrs. Joseph MeSSmer and Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry MeSSmer expect to leave to-
day for the mountain section of North
Carolina where they will remain some
two months before going west. They
expect TO return to PaIatka about the
first of October.
Hon. A. ]. Angle, representative elect
from Polk county was in the city this
week and pleasant caller at this office.
Mr.. Angle is candidate for Speaker OF
the House and his chances of election
appear TO be excellent. He and our own
representative elect, Henry S. McKen-
zic, were fellow students in the old Bar
tow stale academy
The Grower Stewart Drug Co. of
Jacksonville, gave big banquet to their
so or more travelling statesmen and other
employees, at the Windsor Hotel, one
night last week. The affair has special
interest in Palatka, because the Stewards
M. w. and H. e. were once popular
druggiStS-are still looked upon as an
important part OF US, and we all glory in
their commercial advancement in the
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the Times Union the occasion was one
where 10y was unConfined' and the
ties that bind employers and employees
was, il that were possible, more firmly
bound.
Ii is rumored at the court house that
there is a movement on foot to give a
farewell dance in the old court room as
soon rs possession is taken of the new
court house; that il is the purpose of
those giving the dance 10 clean the
floors and wax them properly, and pre-
pare Tor a high stepping Junction. and if
possible have J. +. Tenny of Federal
Point preside at the fiddle. Mr. Tenny'S
OFT repeated remark that the old court
house was good enough for the county,
it is thought, entities him to 4 promincn.
part in this farewell function.
The News has had letter from Gen.
W. P. Crsig, OF East Orange, n. j., for.
mcr president and general manager of
the old Palalka rapid transit street car
,y5tcm. Mr.. Craig says AS the out
look is not encouraging for my rebuild
ing the trolly, have decided TO cut out
all interests in Palatka, including both
News, and Herald Should The time
come that trolly line will be called for
and get proper inducements TO build, /
will be on hand. OF all the cities in !
Florida, Palatka suits both myself and !
wife best, and if had had fair trcamcat
would have home there now"
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