The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-02-03
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City Happenings and
Personal Mention.

Keep the K. of P. Minstrel date il
mind, Friday night, February oath, a
the Howell Theater.
A masquerade dance is announced al
the San Mateo schoolhouse for Valen,
tines night, Tuesday, Feb. 18th.
Patton Anderson chapter U. D. c.
will meet with Mrs. ]. N. Walton, or
Thursday, Feb. 9th, at $3.50 p. m.
Mrs. !. A. Boughton and granddaugh
ter, Miss Oracle Hall OF Bridgeport
were pleasant visitors in the city last
Saturday.
Miss Katherine Walling of PoolesvilIe,
Md, and Miss Mary Lou Garrison OF
Atlanta, Ca, are the guests of the Misses
Edith and Minnie Kupperbusch.
Mrs. Harry Holcomb and little daugh-
ter, Rebecca, of St. Louis, Mo-, arrived
in the city last Sunday, and are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Holcomb.
The Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety of St. James Methodist church will
hold its regular monthly meeting at the
home of Mrs. Crutchfield, on Monday
afternoon, at 8 O'Clock.
The Ladies Aid society of ST. James
NJ. Z. church will hold Sock social
next Thursday night at the home of Mrs.
w. G. Tilghman. Delicacies of the
season will be served. The public is
cordially invited.
J. w. Gibson and Randell Wells have
formed partnership in the real estate
business and have offices in the Canova
building over Fry's jewelry store.
They will handle timber and turpentine
lands, farm and city property.
Johnny Miles, the mirth provoking
monolog artist and burnt cork comedian
is coming with the "Return of the Fa-
voriteS," K. OF P. MinstrelS at the How
ell Theater on the night of February
oath. Johnnyis Palatka'S favorite come
dian.
Guests at the Brakeman cottage on
February LIST represented England, South
Carolina, Georgia, Montana, Nebraska,
Louisiana, New York and Rhode Island
During the evening band emerged
from the darkness and played Dixie"
at the gate, tune that pleased all.
Maj. ]. w. Tench and w. A. McNally
of Gainesville were in the city this week
in order to bid on some of Palatka'S
proposed new sidewalks. Maj Tench,
who is well and favorably known 10 the
people of Palatka, superintendent the
construction of much of the granolithic
walks now in Palatka.
Mrs. C. E. Earnest of Barlow arrived
in the city yesterday and spent the day
lat g Ia
Earnest on North Third street. Today
Mrs. E. M. Earnest and her guest will
leave for New York where Mrs. Earnest
will spend some time purchasing spring
goods.
The Palatka basket ball team will
play match game with the team of the
Florida Military Academy this evening
at the Armory AT the conclusion of
the basket ball game the players and
spectators will have a dancing party.
The admission is rs cents.
Isaac M. Akers of Buffalo Ridge, Va,
and Miss Alice Huff were married last
Friday, January 9th, at the residence of
Col ]. l.. McMurtree, McNIeekin, Fla.
Rev. J. L. d. Houston officiated. After
the ceremony the couple left for their
home at Buffalo Ridge, where the groom
is successfully engaged in farming and
the mercantile business.
Jas G. Mcpherson and Peter Corco-
ran of Saginaw, Mich, and Geo. N.
Chandler and John F. Rust of Cleve-
land, Ohio, are in the city this week to
attend the annual meeting of the Wilson
| Cypress Co. of which company the
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stopping, as usual on these annual visits,
at the Hotel Saratoga.
H. T. Mann, manager of the Rodman
Lumber Co.'S big farm at Meanwhile, and
known as the old Cole plantation, was
in the city yesterday. Mr. Mann states
that he has 100 acres in oats that look
promising, and will plant 200 acres in
corn. He has 200 head of hogs that are
fenced in and have appetiteS that prom
Use well for future supply of bacon and
sausage.
The socialists of Palatka-and there
are said to be number of earnest ones
have arranged for an address in this |
city at an early day from Hon. Eugene
Y. DebS, former candidate for preSi-
dent of the U. S. on the social labor
ticket Mr.. DebS is unqueStionably one
of the foremost platform orators in this |
country today, and no kindIier or more
lovable man ever lived.
Henis Petermann has been doing a
very excellent job of door and window
screening at the residence of ]. H.
Haughton on Madison street. The time
is rapidly approaching when this sort of
work will need TO be generally done in
Palatka. According to physicians, there
would be little malaria were the mos
quitoeS which spread the disease
screened against in our homes.
AT the Orpheum theatre tonight, Craw-
ford'S Peerless Rural Comedy Co. of Is
people will appear in the 4-act company,
Uncle Zeke. The company has a
magnificent band and orchestra, and is
said to be one of the most pleasing com
edy Companies on the road. Besides
this, the Orpheum has several magnifi-
cent pictures. The pictures at this the
atre of late have been the best ever
shown in Palatka.
ChaS. S. Emerson, director of publici-
ty for the Jacksonville branch of the
Order of Railway Conductors is in the
city for few days and with Mrs. Emer-
son is a guest at the Putnam House.
The International Order of Railway
Conductors will hold its biennial session
in Jacksonville from May 9th to 10th in
elusive, and 1000 delegates and three
lines that many visitors will be present.
Il is the purpose of the entertaining d.