The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-02-09

Arthur A sCorcoran has returned lrom
Michigan.
Mrs. L. C. Royce OF Brattleboro, VT,
is former winter visitor now stopping
at the Putnam House.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Orlo Hamm will
be sat home" to night to meet MIR. and
Mrs. Warner Tilghman Hamm. Some
800 invitations have been issued.
Miss Catherine Amman OF Pennsylva
MIA Is spending a few days with Mrs.
Ola A. Holmes. Miss Auman is en-
route 10 Mulberry to visit Miss Lila Ford.
Palatka and 0cala are rejoicing over
the completion of the Ocala Northern
railroad, which connects these two
thriving Florida cities, shortening the
distance from one to the other about
twenty-three miles.-DeLand News.
A social meeting of the Woman's
Missionary society will be held at the
home of Mrs. w. G. Tilghman tomor-
row Saturday afternoon at 4 O'Clock.
Miss Emma Tucker will be present and
deliver talk. All members are invited
TO be present
NJ. S. Brown the Lemon street clothier
is displaying in his window an historical
calendar. Each day of the year an IL
Illustrated date is shown on which some
Important event in history occurring on
corresponding date is graphically des'
scribed. 1t will interest all,
l. w. Conway of Springside who was
in the civ Yesterday informed the
News that in due time he would make
his formal announcement as Candidate
for County Commissioner from the IA
latka tSecond) district. MIR. Conway is
well known to the people OF the district.
Senator S. ]. Hilburn, OF Palatka, can
didate for Congress from this district
was greeting DeLand friends on Wed
nesday. Senator Hilburn informed
The News that he is receiving assurance
of support from every county in tht
district and is confident of victory at the
primary .-DeLand News.
Col. Robert w. Davis of Tampa, eX
congressman, and once almost governor
is in the city, assisting State Attorney
Davis in prosecuting Lewis Waterman
Colonel Davis was prominent in ina
galaxy of legal luminaries of which Ed
win K. Foster aud Benjamin P. Calhoun
were brilliant stars. They have enter
ed, with honor no doubt, the higheS
court, but Colonel Davis is with US ye
and seems as young and energetic as NJ
was twenty years ago. -Ocala Star
News of the death OF Prof. A. J
| 1, hama (rrnpnWOO(
Depot, Va, has only reached this office
though it occurred on the 9Th OF Janu
airy. Prof. Wood was at one time prin
cipal of the Palatka high school, bu
that was more than Is years ago. III
has maintained a steady interest in thi
city during all the year since his depaar
ture, and was regular weekly reade
of this paper. A few of the older citi
zens will have pleasant recollectionS o
this kindly old gentleman, and vii
drop a tear TO his memory.
DR.. GeiSel, who is connected with tn
Battle Creek Sanitarium and who ha
been engaged 10 give series OF talks o.
health subjects before the Chautauqu
assembly in Orlando this month, vii
pass through Palatka on Friday, the lot
inst. and will speak TO the women
PaIatka. All who have heard her, Sa
that as lecturer on these subjects
health and morality, Madame Geisel
unsurpassed, and that the women OF Pa
latka cannot afford 10 miss this oppol
tunity to hear her DR.. Geisel is invite
here by the local w. c. T. U. III
time and Iplace of the lecture will b
announced later.