The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-05-12
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Mrs. w. A. Russell visited Palatka
early In the week.
Capt. S. M. LaBree was visitor In
Jacksonville last week.
Dave Gautier is contemplating trip
to the New England states this summer.
IT'S said that H. H. Henderson will
open refreshment and lunch stand at
the junction.
| w. F. Glynn attended the meetings
OF the State Horticultural society in
Jacksonville last week.
Tim Allen went TO Palatka on Mon.
day where he will take position with
the Florida Woodenware Company.
| Her F. Babers, w. S. Newbold, Chase
x Co., and Campbell & Hunter have
been shipping large quantities of peaches.
| The Baptist church has been furnished
with new gasoline lights which give a
brilliant light TO the entire interior of the
church.
DR.. G. E. Henson is spending the
week at Tallahassee in attendance upon
the meetings of the State Medical Asso-
citation.
Mrs. Frank Gautier expects to make a
prolonged visit to the north this sum-
mer, visiting in Chicago, Pittsburg and
New York.
Potatoes have been going forward for
some time from the hammock field of
Thos. H. Stryker. The potatoes are
said to be of fine quality.
Hon. H. A. B. Mckenzie, Mrs. Nc
Kenzie and their daughter of Palatka,
were here over Sunday to attend the fu.
neral of Mr.. ]. P. Appleby.
L. A. Hurlbut is busy shipping his
late oranges this week, certain sizes OF
which he has sold to Arnold & Co. of
Jacksonville at most satisfactory price.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Gowen spent a
large part of last week in Jacksonville,
where Mr.. Gowen was an attendant
upon the meetings of the State Horti-
cultural Society.
Mrs. L. A. Hurlbut expects TO leave
today for Norwich, Conn, where she
expects to stay until September Mr..
Hurlbut will accompany her part of the
journey and then return.
The special meetings at the Methodist
church did not begin until Monday
night, but are continuing now with
good cong egations. Rev. H. f. Par
fridge of Hastings is preaching.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. TillinghaSt and
Miss Tillinghast spent last week in
Jacksonville, guests at the Seminole.
Mr.. Tillinghast attended the meetings
of the State Horticultural Society.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Harris whose pref
ty winter home and thrifty, we'll kept
half block of orange trees is on North
Park street, left this week for their sum
mer home at South Deerfield, Mass.
The "Silver Tea with musical and
literary exercises given by the ladies OF
the V. |. A. in the hall last week was
most enjoyable affair, and netted the
ladies some SIS, the same TO be applied
to the cemetery fund.
w. A. Sturdy and his daughters, Mrs.
Elliott and Miss Alice Sturdy, who have
been spending the winter season here,
occupying the Pierpont residence, left
for their home, Charley, Mass, on
Wednesday, being among the last OF our
winter visitors to go. They will be
greatly missed by our people.
The directors OF the Lake George
Land Co., are to meet here on the 18th
inst. al which time Mr.. Raymond Hitch
cock, the noted actor will be present.
Mr.. Hitchcock is at the head OF COM
pany of actors who have purchased loOV
acres of land of the Lake George Co.
and on which a colony OF actors Will
settle and build winter homes.
Mrs. w. c. Norton has been spending
the mast week or more at the bedside OF
her father, Rev. DR.. ]. X. Wight, at
Green Cove Springs. DR.. Wight has
suffered his second stroke of paralysis
which affects only one side OF his
body. At last report his mind was clear,
and he was most cheerful. He is SAID
TO suffer no pain. Two other daughters
beside Mrs. Norton, are with him.
B. B. Harris, for several years resi-
dent of the town, has skipped owing
several bills. Before leaving Harris Sc
cured cash on one or two checks IRON
merchants, and it has since transplreo
that he had no money in the banks on
which checks were issued. Harris II is
said got frightened because OF a threat
ened complaint against him for running
"blind tiger" There will be no
mourning, except for the loss OF the
money. The departure OF Harris now
ever would be worth the money it cost
could the amount have been distributed
pro rata.
The meeting of orange growers al Inc
auditorium last Saturday afternoon was
called to order by Mr.. f. H. Williams,
who had been appointed chairman OF
the Putnam county committee oil Inc
Irdependent Orange Growers Associa'
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