The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-05-12
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City Happenings and ]:
Personal Mention. I

H. A. Perry of Pomona was in the
city yesterday.
Mrs. w. H. Hoyt is vising Mrs. H. A.
Ford at Mulberry.
Miss Rosa Coke is visiting her sister,
Mrs Glass, in Gainesville.
Warner T. Hamm returned last Friday
from an extended visit in Maryland.
Sheriff Kenncrly is spending the day
in Jacksonville on official business.
Mrs. D. c. Vorus and two children
are visiting DR.. and Mrs. w. II. Rosen-
berg.
Mrs r. Raymond Price of Jackson
vile is the guest OF Miss Maude Ken
ncrly.
The public school will close next
Friday, on which day the grammar and
lower grades will hold appropriate eX-
erciSeS.
]. II. Yclverton, jr. the Lemon street
furniture dealer, has bought a motor car
for the purpose Of going after the coun-
try trade.
Miss Elene Mcrryday is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Harwood RoSser, who has
just moved into her handsome new home
in Jacksonville.
There will be a meeting of the Palatka
Hospital Association on Wednesday,
May 18th, at $3.50 p. m. at the home of
Mrs Herbert Crook.
Judge E. E. Haskell is in Jacksonville
this week where he is a delegate from
Palatka TO the Grand Commandery,
Knights Templar of Florida.
w. o. Richtman of SatSuma Heights
is representing Putnam Chapter No. 9 of
this city at the meeting OF the Grand
Chapter, R. A. NJ. in Jacksonville this
week.
The West End club gavel Miss Annie
Reed surprise party last Friday even,
ing at her home on Emmett street. The
club presented her with a pretty silver
hand bag.
Walter f. Wyles, an old resident of
Peniel, has disposed of his property in
this county and has moved with his
flmily to St. Petersburg, where he will
build home.
F. w. Kells and family went to OcaIa
via Micanopy and Citra last Sunday in
their big White touring car, returning
the same night. The total distance
travelled was 16S miles.
Morgan Bohannon, eX-county com
missioner OF BannervilIe was in the city
Wednesday. Mr.. Bohannan has a host
of friends in Palatka to whom his rare
visits afford much pleasure.
The Womans' Club gave their last
musicale Friday evening at the home OF
Mrs. Metcaf. Miss Mabel BaSSett ar
ranged an interesting program which
was enjoyed by all those present.
DR.. f. w. Warren is in Tallahassee
this week as member of the State board
of medical examiners, which board
meets in Tallahassee this week, in con
nection with the State Medical ASSoCia-
ton.
On account of the convention in Jack
sonville next week the ladies of Baptist
church will have their cake sale to-
morrow, Saturday May 18th, in P. j.
BeckS' office, instead of May 10Th as
advertised.
The council will meet next Tuesday
night when the matter of raising $25, 600
for additional street paving will be
threashed out and the result will proba-
bly, be a decision to secure the money
and-the paving.
There was splendid audience present
at the Howell Theater on Tuesday even.
ing TO greet the favorite Wolfe Stock
Company in the comedy Before and
After" This company will always
draw we'll in Palatka.
Mr. and Mrs. Coe D. Smith and Mr.
Kirk NJ. White of Crescent City passed
through the city yesterday on their way
Augustine. MeSsrS Smith and White
each drive Hudson cars.
Through the efforts of the Womans
Club, Mr.. NJ. A. Fagg of the Childrens
Home Society will speak at a union
service at the Methodist Church Sunday
evening May 18th. The public is cor
daily invited to attend.
Have you noted the splendid i'm
provcmentS going on in Palalka-StorcS
being remodeled and modernized, new
buildings going up, streets being paved
Win bllCh anu HCN oluS"dlhS DClnS
laid? Is Palatka growing? Well, we
guess yes.
Commodore Chas f. Priddy killed an
alligator near the Ellwood boat house
on Monday that measured If feet in
length. The commodore shot the Sau-
rene with a 80 calibrc Winchester He
expects TO cure the hide and send il to
Mr.. Ellwood
The class of 1911 of the Palatka High |
School has issued beautifully engraved |
invitations 10 the commencement cxer,
CiSeS on Tuesday evening, May %, al
$3.50 in the new Howell Thcatcr. Prcsi |
University of Florida will deliver the |
address.
]. J. Green was in from Bardin yeSlcr-
day after the election box, the people OF |
his section having set today apart 10 de |
eide by vote for Il special tax school dis |
triCt. Mr.. Green says that there is little |
doubt of the measure being almost |
unanimously carried, as the people are
unit for better schools.
Leon T. Cheek, second vice president
of the Check-Neal Coffee Co., and |
manager of the Jacksonville plant OF this
company was in Palatka this week
The Cheek Neal Co is the proprietor
of the famous Maxwell House Blend |
Coffee, and has distributing plants in
Nashville, Houston and Jacksonville.
Rev. VIM. Wyllie, rector of ST. Marks
church in this city, has been honored
with the appointment to preach the an.
nual sermon before the Council of the
Diocese of Florida, which meets in
Pensacola next Wednesday. Rev. MIR
Wylie will leave to day for Jacksonville
10 attend the meeting OF the Mystic