The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-09-22

County Judge M. |. Coke, who ha.
been i'll with fever for the past week
is said TO be improving, news that will
be especially pleasing TO his hundreds Of
friends throughout the city and county
Southern college, Of which Rev. Dr.
iilburn is president, gets good quota
OF Palatka young people this year, among
whom are Marvin and Curtis Dupont,
Will Walton, Howard Dutill and Miss
Leila Duke.
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Dunn, ST., OF
Daytona spent Monday here with friends,
being on their way from an extended
visit in California and Oregon. Mr..
Dunn made many complimentary re-
marks concerning Palatka's wonderful
development of the past two or three
years.
The news that S. ]. HiIburn, ESQ.,, of
Palatka, will be candidate for congress
from the second district, is being re-
ceived in DeLand with many expressions
of approval. The record of MIR. Hilburn
as senator in the state legislature shows
that he is a friend of the people, while
being just and fair to corporations He
is known as Peoples Man" and will
receive strong support in VoluSia coun-
ty.-DeDand News Item.
The Orpheum theatre has been we'll
patronized all this week, with the rec
ord breaking crowd again Wednesday
night, when Mrs. Kalbfield again sang
three new and popular songs. Mrs. Kalb-
fields entrance upon the stage was the
signal for storm of applause from the
audience, and this same evidence of
pleasure followed each song. The pic
lures all this week have been selected
with special care and have been unusual
ly pleasing.
Judge John E. Marshall returned this
week from a months sojourn in Massa-
chuSettS, and his appearance indicates
that he has been we'll treated. Judge
Marshall doesn't get away from home
often, and this trip has certainly been
invigorating TO his body and brain. He
simply says: 81 have had a good time"
and his looks emphasize his words.
Judge Marshall resumed his official du-
ties on Wednesday, entering upon the
work with renewed vigor.
In mentioning the names of few of
the prominent men of the city who had
advocated the recent granting of the
street lighting franchise, the News last
week mentioned that of Mr.. ]. n. Wal
ton. This was mistake and unwar-
ranted on the part of the News, and one
that it greatly regrets. Mr.. Walton
wants better lights, but he took no part
in advocating this franchise; in fact he
has held that public franchise is some.
thing of some present, and possibly
great prospective value, and should only
be granted under favorable conditions
and after careful deliberation. The
News greatly regrets that it did not ex-
erciSe its usual caution in this matter,
and begs TO assure Mr.. Walton and the
public of that regret.
The death is reported from Florence,
S. c., of Mrs. Caroline Smith Stackley,
aged 10 years, six months and ten days.
Mrs. Stackley will be remembered as
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E. ].
Smith, formerly of this city and where
MIR. Smith was master mechanic of this
division of the A. c. l.. R'y. The de-
ceased was born in this city. She was
married to Mr.. Stackley on February
I'D, last, and was buried in her bridal
dress. Among other relatives in Pa
latka who mourn the death of Mrs.
Stackley are her grand, parents, MIR. Ed
win Smith, and Mrs. Geo. M. Davis, her
uncles. Hon. Howell A. Davis and Chas.
J. Smith, and her aunt, Mrs. C. Stanton,
nearly all of whom were present at the
funeral. The funeral is said to have
been one of the largest held in Florence
in many years.