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

The ladies OF St. MonicaS church will
hold cake sale at Miss Lucas store on
Saturday July 1St, beginning at 9 o'clock
B. E. McCrary of Sanatobia, Miss,
has been visitor in the city this week
and a guest at the Saratoga. While
here Mr.. McCrary purchased city real
estate through the H. Finley Tucker &
! Bro. agency and expects TO return in
the fall, erect a house, and make Pa
1 latka his permanent home.
The ST. Johns Park military band dis
coursed some sweet music on Lemon
street Wednesday morning. The band
was giving a popular excursion from ST.
Johns Park and Crescent City 10 Jack
Sonville on the steamer Crescent. This
band and orchestra has been engaged TO
furnish the music at the Fourth OF July
barbecue and picnic at Crescent City.
An Atlantic Coast Line switch engine
on the Laura street track at the junction
of Seventh and Kirkland streets ran into
Mr.. Evils milk wagon last Saturday, in
Turing the horse somewhat, but doing
little other damage. Mr.. Hall in charge
of the engine was shown to be exceed
ing the speed limit and Judge Marshall
imposed a fine of S. and costs and
warned not TO do ii again.
]. H. Haughton, of PaIatka, one OF the
Gem City'S Oldest druggists, has arrived
and is an interested attendant of the
Pharmaceutical Associations meeting.
Joe is well known throughout the.
Northern and Central part of the State,
aud numbers a few friends in Tampa.
He is greatly pleased with the city, but
like all Palatka citizens, believes that
they have the finest town in Florida re-
gardleSS of Size.--Tampa Tribune.
The Palatka News says it has definite
information that Hon. W. A. MacWil-
iamS will be a candidate for Congress
to succeed Hon. Frank Clark The
candidates so far announced are Con
gresham Clark, Senator Hilburn OF Pa
Iatka, Mr. Mcclellan of Jacksonville
and Col. MacWilliamS of ST. Augustine,
with numerous other gentlemen "Seri- |
ouSly considering" entering the race,
including Mayor Christopher Matheson
of this city.-Gainesvlle Sun.
There have been several complaints |
recorded at the office of the News by |
against the daily violation by automo- |
bile drivers of the speed ordinance. |
Several bad accidents have only been
avcrted by chance. Automobiles have |
street rights, but they are restricted |
rightS-rights that may not interfere
with the rights of others. Think it |
over boys, and when you've done your
thinking, slow up. You'll get there
eventually, anyway.
Some one without the fear of God or |
the police in their heart wrapped
piece of galvanized wire around one of
the electric light poles ard over against |
an arch light wire at the corner OF Main
and Rutledge streets, near John w. |
iagan'S store, on Wednesday night. |
The effect of this work was 10 ground |
and prevent the lighting company from
lighting about one-half the street lamps |
on Wednesday night. The Palatka Gas
Light and Fuel Co. has offered 500 re-
ward for the arrest and conviction of the
person guilty of this treSpaSs. There is
no doubt but that the acl was done ma
Palalka's colored baseball team is
composed of real ball players Ii is
doubtful il there is another team in the
state that can match them on the dia-
mond. Two weeks ago these boys
played the colored club from Jackson
vile. Eleven innings were played be-
fore either side made a score In the
eleventh the Palatka club got two runs
and the game. 1t was 4 contest 10 be
Wednesday the club
played with ST. Augustine, with score
Of to 2 in favor of Palatka. Yesterday
he club played second game with ST.
Augustine. Many people of Palatka go
o see these colorcd clubs play and get
heir money back in good ball playing.
The club plays Ocala Monday afternoon.