The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-01-13

Our old friend Joe Hafer, who former
ly lived here and acquired both fam,
and wealth as Palatka agent for the Sat
urday Evening Post, has sent us cop,
OF the trade edition of the San Diego
Union, 100 pages, illustrating the city
where he now lives, and for which hi
has our thanks.
MIR. and Mrs. c. Fl. Preston of Ores
cent City were here yesterday on thei
beautiful launch with a party of ladie.
from the orange growing town, among
whom were MesdameS Hurlbut, Tilling
hast, Porter and Darling, and Misses
Johnson and Hack.
AT the final clock unwilling of The
present series at M. S. Browns clothing
store last Tuesday evening the clock
was shown to have stopped at 12-4S-11.
There were three prizes the first of IS
went to H. D. Atkinson, the second Of
So to z. S. Neck, and the third of So &c
Ernest RoSignol.
E. w. Johnson of East Palatka who
for few days past has been under
treatment at the Palatka Hospital, left
yesterday for Boston. Some few weeks
ago Mrs. Johnson died, and Mr.. John
son, then in his usual health, accompa-
MED her remains to Boston for inter
ment While on his return home, he
was taken ill with bladder trouble,
thought 10 be serious. Mr., Johnson has
a beautiful home at East Palatka, where
he has resided some 80 years.
Mrs. Addie HaSbrouk died at the home
of her sou, DR.. Edwin Hasbrouk, in
Washington, D. c., on Wednesday of
last week, Jan. 4th, and was buried in
Syracuse, N. Y, on the 9th inst Mrs.
Hasbrouk was the widow of the late T.
l.. HaSbrouk, and with him spent some
twelve winters in Paatka from 1884 TO
1895, notwithstanding which time Mr..
HaSbrouk was extensively engaged in
the orange packing business, and was
known to the growers in all this section
of the state.
Sarah Small, an aged and much re-
Spectcd Coiored woman, who lived in
Palatka for upwards of 80 years, died al
her home, corner of Seventh and Main
streets, last Sunday. The funeral was
held from the colored Presbyterian
church on Monday afternoon and was
largely attended. In his sermon her
pastor, Rev. DR.. Gregg, dwelt much on
the dead woman's labor for the church,
her Christian character and charity. She
was known as the "Mother of the
Church" Sarah Small was good wo-
man and was highly esteemed by the
people of Palatka.
1t was fifty years ago last Tuesday, the
10th inst, that Florida passed the ordin-
ance of secession. OF the members of
that convention but one is now living
5. S.Alderman, who was member from
Jackson county, but who now resides
at Wewahitchka. Putnam county was
represented in that convention by J. o.
Devall, and Mathew Solana and r. G.
Mayes were the representatives from ST.
Johns county. ]. Patton Anderson,
whose widow and daughter reside in
PaIatka, was a member from Jefferson
county.
Life is one grand, sweet political song
here in Florida. The first senatorial
primary next Tuesday; the second Sena-
torial primary the last of the month, and
then the candidates will begin TO buzz
for the city offices, with first and second
primaries TO follow; and then the cave
of winds sets in 10 roar at Tallahassee,
with Solon after Solon in thunderous
SO it goes. What with
our divine climate and our noble demo-
cratic majority and our glowing parter-
res of irreproachable candidates coyly
smiling in our faces as we trip down the
primrose path of life in Florida-but why
pursue the intoxicating theme? 1t is too
soon after Christmas. -Suwannee Demo
Graf.