The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-23

G. L. Knight OF Florahome was in lhC
city Wednesday.
The Palatka Elks will meet in /;
special called session at ElkS hall to
night
/ Mrs HARDWOOD RoSSer and two SON
returned TO their home in Jacksonville
last Friday.
Miss Charlotte Haughton of Jackson,
vile is visiting her cousin, Miss Wini
fred Haughton.
Miss Cecile Jones, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs Lake Jones of Jacksonville, is
the guest of Miss Margaret Willard.
Luke PARROT, the Florida East Coas
R'y bridge tender, left on Sunday for 9
visit with his parents in England.
Gen. ]. Clifford r. Foster of St. Au
guStinc was one of the distinguished
visitors from the Ancient City at the
Elk S reception.
Hon. Macon Thornton of Ormond, a
former member of the Legislature and a
well-known druggist, was visiting Elk
here over Tuesday night.
The Presbyterian Sunday school en-.
jOycd an excursion and basket picnic on
the launch Margaret TO ESpercnza grove,
five miles down the river, yesterday.
! Have you noticed the excellent condi.
ton of the city hall lawn, or the pretty
levin that covers the grounds of Jack
Films home on Water street. Pretty
amt ii? Ought TO be more of them in
some parts Of the town.
There will be a program of vaudeville
at The OTpheum all next week in addi.
ton 10 fine moving picture display.
The vaudeville performances will in.
clude five young women and one man
in song and dance SpecialticS. Mr..
halblield gives assurance that the per
Torrance will be most pleasing.
James Green, for some years until two
years ago timber estimator for the Viii
son Cypress Co., was in the city over
Sunday greeting many old friends
Since leaving here MIR Green has been
operating in Nova Scotia, Washington
and Oregon. He left Monday noon for
a brief stay at his home in Saginaw,
Mich.
Miss Ida Lcib who has been spending
some time in Fernandina, was the guest
yesterday of Miss Helen Norton at Cres-
cent City. Miss Leib will now visit
Jacksonville for a short time and then
go TO Pennsylvania where she will visit
both al Harrisburg and at the home OF
Mr. and Mrs. James X. Mellon, in Pitts
burg.
Miss Nellie II. Marshall returned
home last Saturday evening from Madi-
son, where she graduated with honors
from the Florida Normal Institute. In
class OF 1O4 taking The teachers exami-
nation, Miss Marshall headed the list
with general averaged of over 80 per
cent. Miss Marshall has also recently
secured first grade teachers certificate
to teach in Georgia.
Miss Irene Gardner left for Crescent
City on Tuesday where she will be the
guest for time of Miss Abbiiean Miller.
Miss Gardner, who has been a student
curing the past year in the Florida Wo-
mans college, was recently given a
teachers Certificate by the county school
board, and will be an applicant for a
place as teacher in the public school
Senator Hilburn was invited TO deliv-
CT the Fourth of July Grafton at a ccle-
braliOn TO be held at LeeSburg, but ow-
ing 10 the fact that he was previously
engaged for the same thing al Crescent
City was obliged TO decline. Senator
IIilburn is TO address a Masonic gather
ing at Bunnell, ST. Johns county on
and on the night of July Sd
will deliver an address at public in
stallation of the Knights of Pylhias in
Jacksonville. He will go direct from
Jacksonville 10 Crescent City.
On Thursday afternoon June IS, Pear
lie PiCkren entertained a number of her
little friends in celebration of the sixth |
OF her birthday. The after
noon was spent in games and a soap
bubble contest, after which delicious .
OF ice cream and cakes
were enjoyed by all. The little hostess
,eceivcd many pretty presents Among
hose present were, Ruth Curry, Eula
Jury, Mary Belle Lane, Birdie Wilkin-
on, PanSy and FloSSie PiCkren, Lewis
amcs, William Norus, Archie Neck,
Marcus Wilkinson, William and John
NylIie.
Charles Jones one of the best known
nd respected colored men OF Palatka.
lied al his home in this city last Satur-
ay after an illness of two weeks. The
uneral was held at the colored NJ. Z.
hurch on Main street Sunday afternoon
nd the interment was in West View
emciery. Jones was Is years Of age.
or many years he was the chef at all
lie state enCampments of the old Gem |
ity Guards, and because of his ability i
nd many kindly traits was particularly
opulaT with the boys of the company.
e was many years a steamboat cook, y
nd for the past several years was the
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