The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-11-17

Clarence Kennerly, formerly of this
gasta, Ga, has long article in last
weeks Florida Grower on Lettuce. "
Manager Kalbfield has given up the
Orpheum theater for Friday night, the
oath inst, as benefit performance for
the Palatka Athletic Association.
Mayor II. A. Davis yesterday pur-
chased of the Palatka Auto & Supply
Co., new five passenger 4O-horSe-
power mitchell Baby Six" This is a
splendid machine.
The steamer Crescent which has been
on the ways in Jacksonville during the
past month for thorough overhauling,
will probably resume its regular run on
the river tomorrow.
The Earnest Company is holding its
opening today and tomorrow and Pa
latka ladies are enjoying view of the
new and enlarged store, especially the
new ready-to-wear department on the
second floor.
Locomotives passing through Palatka
on the A. c. l.. R'y., during the past
few nights bore brilliant electric head
lights. 1t will be remembered that the
electric headlight law was the work OF
our townSman, Senator S. ]. Hilburn.
The marriage of Miss Elsa Prudence
Uedemann 10 Mr.. Edward Leslie Kenne-
dy at Jacksonville on Wednesday last
has been announced The bride is we'll
known and popular in Palatka, where
she lived several years ago.
MIR. and Mrs. B. f. Jarrett, late of Ar
cadia, have moved to Palatka and will
reside here permanently. Mr.. Jarrett
comes 10 take charge of the abstract and
title work of the Abstract & Title Co.
recently organized and of which Mr. H.
Finley Tucker is the manager MIR.
Jarrett is an expert at this work, having
for number of years been connected
with the DcSoto Abstract Co. at Area,
dia
Walter S. Adams of Louisville, Ky,
president of the Lake George Colony
Co., a company with holdings of some
, $4,000 acres of fine farming land reach.
ing from the Atlantic Coast Line Rail.
road TO Lake George, and all in the
southern part Of Putnam county, was q
visitor in the city this week. The Lake
George Co. is selling its lands in small
some high class literature. The com
pany expects large number of settlers
this winter
AT the municipal court yesterday
morning Judge Marshall fined Fernie
Brooks a tcamStcr 81 and costs for driV.
ing over the concrete sidewalk which
surrounds the colored school. Brooks
is one of a number of Transfers en-
ploycd in hauling sand from the newly
paved streets TO be used as fill in al
the court house grounds. He was ar.
rested on complaint of Aid. A. USna,
chairman of the council street commit.
ice, and who had previously notified
the men that they must not drive over
the walks without first laying plenty OF
sand on the walks 10 prevent them from
being broken.
]. w. Miller of Boston, Mass, has
joined the force of the New South Farm
and Home Co., and is located at the Pa.
Iatka office. Mr.. Miller was for a mum
Der OF years travelling man in New Eng
land for the we'll known house of Alfred
PeatS, operating large stores in Chicago
Philadelphia, New York and Boston,
and for the past two years has held q
responsible position with the great Lynn,
Mass, plant of the General Electric Co.
Mr. Miller is accompanied by his wife,
daughter, and son, c. A. Miller and wife,
and all are pleasantly located on Sth ST.
A Long Hop.
Scientists tell us that grasshopper
can jump about 200 times its own
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