The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-08-25

RC. Howell is the latest purchaser of
an automobile. Mr. Howell's car is a
late model Rambler which he purchased
through the Ford Sales Co. of this city.
| The car is one of the handsomest in
Putnam county.
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Bond were made
happy last Monday night by the appear
ance of little boy in their home. But
their Joy was soon turned TO sadness as
the little one only lived few hours.
Editor f. B. Simmons, of the Fort
Meade Leader, accompanied by his wife
and child, was a visitor in the city the
latter part of last week, en- route 10 his
home fromS ST. Augustine. While in the
city they paid the News office friendly
visit.
Hon. Samuel J. Hilburn, who has an
nounced himself as candidate for con-
greSS from the second congressional dis
trict, is brother 10 ''our" ]. P. Hilburn,
president of Southern college. Mr.. Hill
burn is fine lawyer, and most vigor-
Gus worker. Should he be elected to
congress and display the signal ability
that is being shown by his brother as
head of our institution of learning, he
will be national character in short
time. Florida Christian Advocate.
c. w. Park Dramatic company con-
cluded weeks engagement here with
their performance OF Saturday night.
The company ANNOUNCED that they
would not visit Palatka again until 1913,
as they would proceed to the Isthmus of
Panama, where they will play for the
amusement of the canal workmen. The
government furnishes them free trans
portaiion
A. l.. Glass, general manager of the
Tampa & Jacksonville railway, left yes
terday for Oakland, ILL.,, where he will
make brief visit TO relatives. He goes
there for the purpose of accompanying
his son Billie home, the young man
having been in Oakland several weeks
as a guest of relatives and friends
Gainesville Sun.
The Earnest company has reduced its
stock and crowded what is left into two
stores, and workmen have begun on the
| improvements TO be made. Another
story is TO be added TO the two corner
stores. This addition will give the
Earnest company considerable more
floor space, which had become neces-
sity owing 10 its rapidly increasing bus
mess
In our general news columns last week
appeared an account of the death OF
Horace T.. Garth, the millionaire banker.
Mr.. Garth was president of the Mechan-
icS' National Bank of New York for a
number of years, but retired about seven
years ago and has lived in Huntsville,
Ala, with his daughter since that time.
Since the above account appeared in
Our columns we have learned that Mr..
Garth was an old friend and distant
relative of the late Martin Griffin of this
city. They were business associates in
the German National bank of Memphis,
Tenn, for over n years.
w. F. Williams, the trusty convict
who killed Mrs. Weeks and wounded
her son while trying 10 rob their home
in Clay county one night last week, is
the same man who killed one clerk and
wounded another in the store of John
White & Co. in Pensacola some five
years ago. For the latter murder he was
tried in EScambia county and found gull
ty OF murder in the first degree with a
recommendation to mercy of the court,
and secured a like verdict when tried in
Jackson county upon change ofvenue,
Judging from his conduct of last week,
il is evident that he did not get his just
deserts al the hands of the Escambia and
Jackson county juries 1t is firmly be-
lieved that Williams was not alone when
he committed the crime last week and
Governor GilchriSt has offered reward
of $3.50 for the arrest and conviction OF
his accompliceS.