The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-02-25
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. S. Brown are expet.
ed home from New York tomorrow.

Mr.. and Mrs. M. S. Brown are expet.
ed home from New York tomorrow.
A. B. and Geo. NJ. Prevatt OF Seville,
with their wives, attended the celebra-
ton. These successful orange growers
and truckers live so near TO the Putnam
county line that they are loaded with
the Putnam spirit of progress and are
doing their full part in the development
OF their own county-Volusia.
Geo. B. Mobley former well-known
merchant of Palatka, now living in Jack
Sonville, came up TO rejoice with his
old time friends in Palatka over the COM
pletion of the bridge and is spending
few days in town. With him is his
daughter, Miss Minnie, who is the guest
OF Miss Nellie Fry.
Senator Lewis w. Zim OF St. Angus
tine attended the bridge celebration
Tuesday Senator Zim is the president
OF the Florida Federation of Working
men, and is a candidate for congress
from this district. During his presence
in the city he was constantly surrounded
by his many warm admirers in Palatka.
Hon. w. A. MacWilliams and his
charming daughters of St. Augustine,
spent few hours in the city on We'd
neSday on their way to Tampa, where
Mr.. MacWilliams went to attend the an
nual meeting of the State Bar Associa-
ton. Mr.. MacWilliams has long served
St. Johns county in the state Legislature.
Mrs. J. M. Kelly OF Hollister has been
a visitor in the city several days this
week. Mrs. Kelly states that they ex-
pect to leave for their new home in
Valdosta by the latter end of the pres
ent or the first OF the coming week.
The removal of this delightful couple is
a severe loss to the county.
Capt. John D. Lane of the Seaboard
Air Line, is spending the week with his
family, and feeling pretty good over the
bridge and other big progressive spurts
now being made in Palatka and Putnam
county. He thinks the celebration OF
Tuesday was one that will go down in
the annals as one OF Palatka's proudeSt
achievements.
Rev. DR.. John O'Brien, former pastor
OF ST. Monica's Catholic church in this
city, but now pastor of ST. Michels,
Fernardina, was with Mr.. Kelly, former
president of the Fernandina board OF
trade, a representative from that body to
the Palatka bridge opening celebration
on Tuesday. Father O'Brien was al
ways a good strong friend of Palatka, a
friendship that has grown with time and
the present disposition OF the city TO get
to the front commercially and morally.
Gen. C. P. Lowell, Herbert B. Race,
H. H. Richardson and Chas P. Cooper
represented the Jacksonville board of
trade at the Tuesday celebration. The
last named gentleman is now a resident
of Palatka and soon will become identi-
fled with the progressive element of this
city as he has been that of Jacksonville.
Gen. Lowell is the Florida freight agent
of the Clyde Line. Mr.. Race is one OF
JackSonville's progressive financierS,
and Mr.. Richardson is the efficient sec
rotary of the Jacksonville board OF trade,
probably the most aggressive association
of business upbuilders in the entire
south. These gentlemen had seats on
the speakers stand at the ceremony, and
Mr.. Richardson made brief address OF
congratulation that breathed a fraternal
regard on the part of the bigger city.
The balloon ascension which is a
daily feature of the Johnny J. Jones IA
nous shows, attracts much attention.
On Wednesday the little lady who goes
to great height in the balloon and
then drops with parachute, made
double parachute drop. The wind car.
ried the balloon TO the east and the
thrilling act was witnessed by great
crowd. For long distance the little
woman came down with the first para
chute, all the time sailing toward the
river. Suddenly she let go OF this para
chute, made quick drop while the
second opened, when she fell more
slowly and into the river Just south of
the Florida east coast bridge. The
little woman wore life preserver and
floated on top the water until rescued
by launch. This performance will
take place again today and tomorrow