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


Torrance last Friday night attracted
hundreds of people. Twas a cheap
affair, but it was show, and had band,
and the people turned out en- masse.
Elk Congressman VIM. Ryan of Port
chester, n. Y, is expected this week, TO
make long stay. This will be agree
able news to Mr.. Ryan's hosts OF friends
in Crescent City and surrounding coun-
try.
]. H. Campbell didn't bring his auto
mobile down with him from New
Jersey this fall, but when he got here
and found that they were getting com
mon even on the sand roads about Ores
cent City, he sent for his. The ma
chine arriv ed this week.
NJ. II. Read has sold to F. S. Cone an
undivided half-intercSt in the Crescent
Hill subdivision. This is the large tract
of town lots fronting on Lake Stella and
running east to Summit street and south
to the Williams grove line. II is the
growing section of the town, as well as
the highest and most delightful.
Darling VarneS has just purchased lots
7 and 9 in block H of the Crescent Hill
tract, and it is his purpose TO build a
home thereon. Mr. NarneS now lives a
little more than mile south OF town, a
little to the west of the new Seville
road.
Hon. ]. H. Harp states that he has ~
acres of pine straw which the town or
county authorities can have for the use
of the roads. There is no question oil
the value of pine straw on the roads. 1t
don't last forever, but its mighty good
road material while it does last and
doesn't cost much.
A. K, Hawkes. the well-known AT
lanta optical goods house, will have a
representative here on Saturday the lin
inst, and who will be at the LoundS
drug store. This gentleman it is an
nounced is an oCculiSt as well as opll'
clan. and comes prepared 10 examine
the eyes of patients and tell exactly
what they need in the way OF glasses
The firm guarantees the entire reSpoh
sibility, and ability OF its representatives
Old man Hughes who was murdered
near Huntington last week has llNca II
,b;s scction some IS years He came
here from South Carolina TO work loI
| the Paxton Turpentinc Co. at haN
| Creek For the past several years hi
| reputation has been more or less IahC'"
81 much that his family had to live apar
from him. The man Hodges and nj
wife. who are accused of the murder
are also we'll known hercaboutS, having
lived in the neighborhood several years
| A mass meeting of citizens has beer
called by the town council Tor clocl
| tonight at the Auditorium to conSlde
| the matter of a special town char'e
| giving greater powers TO the town au
| tborities. 1t is the only plan open 10
| making public improvements. a com
| mittee appointed at a former mass mee'
/ ing will report a proposed Speclal cl'a'
| tor and this report should be thorough
| l., discussed and understood. II is there
| fore hoped that all citizens Will a''en
| the meeting tonight.
| The Ladies' Aid Society of the rfe'
j hvterian church has arranged TO give
= sumner and sale at V. |. y, Hall, lueSaa
evening next, Feb. 9TH. The supper an
sale will open at 4 O'Clock and con.lnu
on until the goods have been SOFA al
the supply of food exhausted. ne
dies are making every effort to Inc Gil
a that this affair may prove big Succe
= socially and financially. They VIII st
I.nohos Of coffee, sandwiches and oak
ar = full New England supper OF boS''
= brown bread and beans You pay w
money and take your choice Ever
,,e one is cordially invited.
CIV Hoskins, Hen Dcwbcrry, Se'h 10
-. bips and Harvc Hines of BingNiIle, up
We, Maine. are spendin' some time III .
ay town and are stoppin' down 10 Il
es- sprague House. Hen DewDerry was
onssir, Of the town last week as bel
FOO slow for him. He said he'd DC
all over the place and coulon ',D,
II, decent chaw of tobaccer-ali 'he ''0'
Kent was plug and he wasn't ra'Seu
- 80 each stuff; finally he did lind p''
e with some "fine cut and ne was
r;oht for the day. Then HarNe iii
hegar TO grumble. Town was g..
on GOSH derned slow - nolhin uol"
Shout time they was showed S''
yonLoa thrift" Friday afternoon
uaa,,;rs came to the relief of his co
" aanions He paced off space on u
raj avenue, in front OF the ho'ei'
-. so,,o stakes. Then he W.
YES down TO the blacksmith shop anu Il,
for some old horseShoeS, ana NV no" o,n
the R;noville sports are happy. i H!l t ,Sn
+, 20, any day pitchin' quoliS. 1t ; VI" ri
yer. ,;onaI game up TO their nome n ~
5-tf .,;iin ssYou see" said SeIh Do1 ;oi
~ ,,n;tcbin' ouoits isn't regarded as W., WI
but up where We come FROM ISa5in anu men 10
nts glass q cider on , ao9 make make sin
n onc't. OF course you Cd" A'''