The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-09-01


nected with the station work.
M. Kanner, the Lemon street merch-
ant, leaves tomorrow for the northern
cities TO be absent several weeks. While
away, Mr.. Kanner will visit New York,
Philadelphia and Baltimore for the pur-
pose of purchasing his fall and winter
stock OF dry goods and gents furnish
ings.
w. H. WadSworth has arrived in the
city from Palatka and is a guest of the
Pearce House. He has been appointed
as assistant 10 Manager l.. L. Story in
the local office OF the Singer Sewing
Machine Company, assuming his duties
yesterday. Gainesville Sun.
Jacksonville Metropolis correspondent
at st. Augustine says: ct. l.. Pritchard
has purchased the lovely home of R. T.
Golf on Ribera street, and with his
| family has moved into same" Mr.,
Pritchard is one of the popular conduc.
tors for the Florida East Coast railway
and made his home in Palatka for num-
Der OF years.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Harroun have re-
turned from Palatka, where he went TO
take medical treatment under DIR. A. M.
Steen. Mr.. Harroun says he Is realizing
the greatest benefit from his change of
treatments and hopes to fully recover
his health.-Daytona Beach Notes in
Jacksonville Times Union.
Repairs TO the steamer Swan are near
ing completion at Boyd's shipyard and
the boat will soon leave TO take its run
on the canal between st. Augustine and
Daytona. The steamer belongs 10 the
Florida Coastal and Inland Navigation
company, and the work has been done
under the supervision of the general
manager, Capt Hatton Howard.
The Hastings News of last week says:
''Miss June Brown will have for her
guests next week Miss Grill Burton of
Crescent City, and Miss Annie Bruce of
Palatka. Miss Burton will take the part
of Miss Henley, and Miss Bruce, Miss
Reynolds, in the play called Miss Fear
less and Company which will be given
Friday night at Killingsworth hall.
Mrs. M. S. Brown returned home Sat
urday from a pleasant visit 10 High
Springs, where she had been in the in
terest of the Pythian Sisters. While
there she inspected the temple and con-
Quoted the initiation of several new
members. Before returning home, Mrs.
Brown was delightfully."- entertained at
a banquet.
Word has been received in Palatka
that Rev. ThoS.- p. Hay, for several
| - Al Kat nrto
church of this city, but recently pastor
of the church at Gainesville, has receiv-
ed and accepted call from church in
Birmingham, Ala. Mr.. Hay has numer
Gus friends in Palatka who regret 10
learn that he will locate SO far away
from them.
The oyster season opens today, Sep
TENDER LIST, but il will be week or two
before they appear in our markets. Re
ports fir ON the experts of the trade are
to The effect that the oysters of the
Chesapeake and Delaware bays are fine
in quality, and the increase in area Of
the beds together with the increase ia
cilitieS for taking and marketing the BIZ
valves, give promise of fine season.
Our first oysters come from the Chesa-
peake bay.
Grand Chancellor S. ]. Hilburn of the
Knights of Pythias of Florida, whose
home is in this city, spent Tuesday eve
ming in st. Augustine as the guest of
regular meeting of Harmony lodge, both
lodges rendered banquet and recep-
ton in honor of Senator Hilburn. The
Senator spent Wednesday morning in
meeting friends and soliciting support
for his candidacy as representative to
congress from this district.
The county treasurer of Talbot coun-
ty, Md, has just turned over TO the
school board check for $500, being
the balance left over from the dog tax
which has been in operation in that
county one year. Under the law, what
money is left from dog taxes, after pay
ing residents for sheep and poultry
| killed by dogs, goes TO the school
board. We publish this item as a sug.
geStion TO our county commissioners. II
make up the shortage in the general
fund of the county which seems TO be in
sore need of money at present.
H. A. Atwater. for many years super
intendent of the Wilson Cypress Com
pany'S Logging camps at Hunter, near
this city was seriously injured the latter
part of last week by being jammed by a
log car. News of the accident was
sent TO this city, and the company's car
went for the unfortunate man and
brought him to his home on the heights.
| DR.. A. Nj. Steen the attending physician,
says that the chances for recovery are
much more favorable now than seemed
possible at first. 1t is feared that Mr.
Atwater has received internal injuries
| that are not now apparent.
Alderman A. Usina arrived home
Wednesday and the citizens of Palatka
are expecting much from him as a result
of his trip. Mr.. USna has visited some
of the principal and best kept cities of
the north and east, and we have no
doubt but that he has taken many point
erS as 10 methods of cleaning and keep
ing clean city. II is hoped that he has
been inspired and that the inspiration
will last until he sees that Palatka is put
in proper shape for the coming winter.
Alderman Usina is chairman of the
street committee and a good one, too
His absence for the past several weeks
is very noticeable, especially on account
of the condition of our streets. Mr.
Usina, let US have thorough cleaning.
There was at least one happy person
in Palatka Tuesday night when word
reached here that the Clyde Line
Steamer Apache was safe in Charleston
harbor. That person was Mrs. E. |
Dodge, whose husband was on the sea
tossed and storm-Swept vessel The |
passengers on the Apache had a close |
call, aud Mr. Dodge will remember his |
experience as long as he lives. When |
word reached Palatka Tuesday that
nothing could be heard from the |
Apache, Mrs. Dodge and the friends OF
her husband who knew that he waS on |