The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-04-07
Eity Happenings and
Personal Mention.

Alderman Wilson, che jes laughs. ,

Circuit Court begins next Monday.
Miss Kate Lucas is not the only lady
interested in millinery these pre- Lenten
days.
Thos Mellen has presented beauti-
full carved pulpit chair to the Palatka
Presbyterian church.
Warner Hamm left yesterday morning
for eastern Maryland and New York
for months vacation.
Geo. F. Burrell, formerly cashier for
the Hodges & O'Hara Co., at Buffalo
Bluff, was in the city yesterday.
J. H. Bryan of Jacksonville, state dis
tributors for the Hallet & Davis Piano
Co., has been in the city this week.
MIR. and Mrs. Chas. Smith are the
proud parents of a little son, which ar.
rived at their home on Kirkland street
Wednesday,
Two hundred barrels of potatoes sold
at the Federal Point dock one day last
week for S4.5O per barrel. That's pretty
good for an (. o. b. price.
Mrs. Ida Scott of Nicholasville, KY,
who has been spending the winter al
ST. Petersburg, is in the city the guest OF
her brother, Dr. Geo. f. WEIGH.
Lewis A. Smith, we'll known bus
mess man of Palatka, spent yester-
day in St. Augustine, guest al the Al
cazar.- Mondays ST. Augustine Record.
n. ]. Tilghman jr., has sold still
another of his fine Ford touring cars
this one on Tuesday of this week 10
Hon. Eugene Masters, mayor of St.
Augustine.
The old abandoned saw mill of
Hodges & O'Hara at Buffalo Bluff burn.
ed TO the ground last week. There was
much machinery left in the mill and the
loss is total.
Hear Col. c. L. Bittnger, the brilliant
editor of the Ocala Star and secretary of
the Florida Good Roads ASSOCIATE on at
the Howell Theater next Wedn esday
afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs D. ]. Elliott and their
daughters, the Misses Laura and Alice,
who have been visiting friends in Palat-
ka during the season, left yesterday
morning for their home in Salisbury, Md.
L. w. Gunby and daughters, the
Misses Louise and Ruth, who have been
making Palatka their headquarters with
rooms at the Putnam House, while they
saw Florida, left yesterday for their
home, Salisbury, Md.
The University Of Florida Gymnasium
team, Waldo the singer and laugh artist.
the Rogers Goshen Orchestra and Miss
Nell Bunnell, soprano, will all have
parts in the big road Valley at the
Howell Theater next Wednesday after
noon.
Mrs. Capt id. Lane and little daugh-
ter, who have been at Tate Springs,
Tenn, for The past month, returned home
on Wednesday. Capt Lane is reported
as some better, but his physician
advised that he remain at the springs
for time longer
Rev. w. NJ. Pugh, a Congregational
Methodist preacher of Waldo, has been
in the city this week trying to convert
some OF our people 10 the idea Of trans,
terring some Of their ill-gotten gains TO
church he is building in his home town. |
He is a fine old gentleman and we
know was partially successful in his |
mission, for he is a hard man to resist
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Adamson of lack
Sonvillc, with their infant daughter. |
spent Sunday in the city, guests of Judge |
and Mrs. NJ. |. Coke, Mrs. Adamson's |
foster parents. In the afternoon at st. |
Marks church, in the presence of the |
family and a number of friends, the |
little one was chriStened by the rector. |
Rev. William Wyllie. The name given
is Leah Ellen.
1t is ConScrvatively estimated that of |
the 50 votes cast for the socialist ticket !
last Tuesday so of them were by white |
and about 80 by Colorcd voters. OF the |
so white votes cast at least 80 were those |
of socialists, and the balance of men |
who wanted TO get even for some real |
or fanCied grievance. The colorcd |
votes were not socialist voteS-thev |
were what is known as "black" repub- |
liCan.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. f. Neck expect to
leave for the north next Monday, where
MIR. Neck will spend some time perfect
ing himself in the Photographic art un-
der the best masters. Mr.. Neck. who
has for some 10 years been the valued
md trusted man in the c. E. Rowton
store, has resigned his place there. On
mis- return early in the fall he expects to
open a high-grade Photographic studio
n Palalka. Mr.. Neck is already an ex-
pert photographer, but feels that there
ire many important things he should
know before setting himself up in bust
less.