The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-09-06
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
City happenings and
Personal Mention.
]. Men. Bard, merchant of Nor,


]. Men. Bard, merchant of Norwalk,
was in the city on Wednesday.
Charles Livingston of Johnson has
been spending several days in the city
this week.
Mrs. George Z. Gay is now in South
Dakota, and is expected home in about
two weeks.
Mrs Henry Couver returned on Tues
day from pleasant stay of two months
at Daytona Beach.
Mrs. S. S Browning and children OF
East PaIalka, left Monday for a visit in
Virginia and Maryland
Mrs. NJ. !. Coke has returned from a
two weeks visit 10 White Springs and
is feeling greatly benefited by the trip
]. T. Lee Jr,, a popular young man OF
Rochelle, Ga, has accepted position
with the VIM. NJ. Curry store on Lemon
street.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lamon and Mrs.
Maurice Lamon and family have re.
turned from an extended visit in In
diana.
Mr. and Mrs. T. X. Bates of Sanford
have been in the city this week guests
at the home OF Mrs. Bates mother, Mrs.
| f. D. Alderman.
Will B. Poage, youngest son of Rev.
DR.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Poage, arrived
| from his home in Tampa this week on
visit TO his parents.
The marriage of Mrs. Erwin of Pomo-
ma occurred al Ashevile, n. c., on the
18th ult. The News has no particulars
beyond the mere fact-not even the
name OF the fortunate groom.
Aldermrn A. USna returned on We'd
neSday from trip OF some weeks in
search OF amusement, change and recre-
alton, a part of which he found in the
AShevile district of North Carolina.
DR.. Harry Merryday of Philadelphia
who has been spending the summer al
Mcnlo Springs, Ga, was in the city a
few hours yesterday, where he joined
his parents in trip TO Daytona Beach.
J. NJ Thomas vice president of the
Monroe & ChamhliSs bank, Ocala, was a
visitor in the city Tuesday and was one
of the out-of-town guests of the board
Of trade on the river ride that evening.
NJ. Hammer left last week for Phila
delphia, Baltimore and New York on an
extended purchasing trip for the n. Y.
Bargain store. Mr.. kanncr is preparing
for an extensive fall and winter bust
ness.
Mrs. n. G. Robinson left on Sunday
last for her old home in Virginia ac-
companied by her niece, Miss MabeI
: Harrison. Mrs. Robinson will prob
ably remain in Virginia all of the com
ing winter.
, Col. G. T. Graham mayor of Ores
cent City, was a visitor in the city this
week. His honor had his coat off a
the court house and was busy over lega
papers, but he had time to look up and
say, "Gee-Whizz, but its hot in Palatka
most as hot as Crescent City"
The precinct registration books arc
now in the hands of the precinct regis
lration officers so that all who need tC
do so may register for the coming Spe
Cial election. Hon. HeniS Pctermar
will have every thing ship shape ant
you can bet your money on that.
S. r. Jenkins of Lakeland was a visi
tor in the city this week. Mr.. Jerkin
! was former we'll known resident o
p the MelroSe section and served Severa
:, terms as member of the Putnam coun
ty board OF county commissioners
) from which he retired some eight year
ago.
, Ben Gays fish stories differ from thu
stories of the average beach visitor
they are more ConvinCing-do not e
into such tireSome dctail-are modest
I give some credit 10 the fiSh-and give
d one the impression that Mr.. Gay wa
9 content TO leave some in the ocean 70
+ those who may come after him.
Mr. and Mrs. j. f. ChalIon and MIR
and Mrs T. J. Brown of Green Cow
Il last Wednesday en- route to Dayton
4 mcmbcrcd here as Miss Carrie NJ
u Green, a former very popular assstan
t principal of the PaIatka high school.
I The Palatka School of Music unde
direction of Prof. J. Willard Chattawa,
will open for its first quarter Sept. 10th
= This school will give instruction in al
Y branches of music, as well as courses il
expression and elocution, and promise
to be real factor in the musical deveI
opment OF Palalka and surrounding
! country
Capt. J. D. Lane and family returned
on Tuesday from their summer home a
Crescent Beach where they have beef
spending the past two months. Mrs
Benct who was with them also returned
| Next week Capt. and Mrs. Lane, Mas
/ Ter Davis Lane and little Miss Lane viii
V make quite an extended excursion
through the north and west, visiting
New York and Chicago.
4 Ross Golden, long popular prescrip
lion clerk in j. II. Haughion'S dru;
}, store, left this week for Birmingham
e. Ala, where he is TO engage in the drul
c business with his brother. Mr.. Colder
E resigned his place here because of fail
i ing IheaIth and the feeling that NOR,
:. braCing climate was the antidote. Dur
ing his stay in Palatka he made a hos
of friends and all regret his going.
Mrs, DR.. Geo. f. WEIGH and daugh
ter, Miss Belle WEIGH, returned las
week from an extended tour of The
western country. They made thu
:, southern trip TO Southern Californi;
and after view of that state returned
by the central route, seeing Salt Lake
Clly, fueDlO, NOlOrauO Springs ant
O Denver. They also visited in Ken
! lucky. The trip occupied nearly three
! months.
70 Tax Assessor Billiard is still working
on his books at the court house and a
usual is making a Job OF il that viii
cause his name to be remembered il
t this county through coming generations
of tax payers. 1t is doubtful if 4 county
in all The country has a neater or more
Y accurate set of tax books. Mr. BuIlart
| has been putting in his time on the
books all summer and it will be SomC