The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-02-17

The city registration books will be
open on the 18th.
w. Powell Hale, of the Lyceum
Course, will give 'An Evening with
James Whitcombe Riley" at the Howell,
Tuesday, Feb. 2lst
Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Herrick, Mrs.
Mcfarland, Mrs. Damp, Mr.. Bishop, DR..
Taylor and ]. G. Lynn, Crescent City
tourists who are making headquarters at
Grove Hall in that place, composed a
pleasant launch party 10 spend the day
in Palaika yesterday.
c. A. LeHardy's name is being men
toned more frequently than that of any
one else as probable socialist candidate
for mayor Mr. LeHardy is full-fledged
socialist, one of the doctrines of which
is opposition TO any but the working
classes filling the public offices. The
socialists will hold their city nominating
convention on Wednesday night, March
1st
|. Willie O'Neil, 14-years old, was be-
fore Justice Marshall yesterday morning
for the larcency of $500 from H. w.
Taylor. The boy entered Mr.. Taylor'S
concrete shop in his absence and went
through his coat which was hanging up.
This was Willie'S second offense. JUS
tice Marshall fined the boy 81 and costs,
with understanding that he is TO leave
town within a week, his mother having
stated that she intended to send him to
relatives in Georgia.
Comrade Thomas Lee of Mannville,
respondent in the uniform OF the Grand
Army of the Republic, was visitor in
the city Wednesday. Comrade Lee re-
presented the Interlachen post, G. A. r.,
at the annual encampment of Florida
Veterans at KiSSimmee, and was on his
way home from most joyous reunion
with the Florida veterans who partici-
pated with the Union army in the war
of the COS.
County Clerk Henry Hutchinson and
his son, H. Hutchinson, jr., have pur-
chased the 70 acres more or less adjoin-
ing the city limits on the south, and di-
vided by the A. c. l.. R'y track, known
as the Garrison, or Loeb, tract About
80 acres of this is rich muck land, ideal
for trucking purposes. The higher land
is choice residence property. Messrs.
Hutchinson will probably Subdivide the
property and sell off much of it in lots.
Cigars of the FL Perfecto brand are
now the only clear Havana cigars made
in Palatka The FL Perfecto is the name
of the factory owned and operated by
Juan B. Flinno Ca, better known TO
the natives as plain Jack Finn. Other
Havana cigar factories may come and go,
but the lei Perfecto is slayer. 1t makes
cigars that can't be beaten for style and
flavor from Havana 10 Hazardville, Conn,
and il ought, and is, matter of pride to
Palatkans that their fame is increasing
every month.
Abdallah famous, young man who
recently arrived from Lebanon, Syria,
to make his home in Palatka with his
uncle, John Mallem, is fast making
friends. He is a decidedly bright and
cheerfully disposed young fellow who
smiles at his own awkward efforts TO
master English words and get at their
meaning. When he arrived some three
weeks ago, young famous couldn't
speak word of English, but he has made
such rapid strides in that time that he is
now able TO understand and wait on
many customers at his uncle's store. He
speaks Syrian, Arabic, Turkish and the
French languages fluently, and as Prof.
Stevens of the high school has taken an
interest in him and is helping him, he
will soon be able 10 speak very credit.
able English. The young man is faml-
lar with most of the holy land, now I'M
der Turkish Mohammedan rule, but he
is Christian and comes from family
both intelligent and affluent. He is 60
ing TO make a good citizen of these
United States, or ii won't be the fault of
John Mallcm or the lack of desire on his
own part.