The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-06-14
crescent CITY News

'ii0o iLole IauBetl OF ms City is again
representing the Y w. c. A. of De
Land at the national gathering of thai
ASSOCIATION in ASheville, N. C. Miss
Iadgett went on her mission last week
tuesday, and will probably return home
tomorrow. AS a student at John B.
StetSon University Miss Padgett took a
deep interest in this branch of Chris.
tian, work and was honored by being
made president of the DeLand branch
OF me organization as well as twice
Delng selected to represent her organiza-
'lon at the national meeting. For a
young lady of her tender Years all will
agree that this is something in the way
OF honors also that the honors have
been most worthily bestowed as well as
modeStly borne.
The V. l. A. has made all preparations
Tor inc entertainment of the members of
the Florida Press Association, who will
arrive here on the Beach & Miller line
steamer Crescent next Friday, the 2lst
inst, about noon. The visitors will be
entertained at luncheon at the hall, after
which il is proposed they be given
Trip about the town and its environs in
automobiles. 1t has been suggested
That on this trip that the route should be
out Prospect street TO the north end of
Mr.. liurlbut'S grove, thence west to Oak.
wood, south TO Summit, to Main, to the
shell road, thence west to Mr.. Morrow's
grove and around the little lake by his
home and east to the Seville road then
back TO town along south Prospect
street. Automobile owners who are
willing TO tender their cars for the trip.
should notify President TiIIinghart of
the board of trade.
A petition has been circulated and
quite numcrouSly signed asking that
Proi. Seldom be moi engaged as princi-
pal OF the high school for the coming
year. This, in face of the fact that the
trustees have agreed TO recommend his
re appointment, and the further fact that
he made an excellent record and is
unanimously approved by the entire
staff of teachers. The petition does not
state the true reason of the petitioners
Tor wanting to get rid of Mr. Selden,
but the true reason is being handed
about so freely that all have come TO
know 1.-THE petitioners are of the opin-
ion that their principal does not dress
quite in the mode, and that therefore a
younger and better dressed man should
hold down the job. The fact remains,
however, that the past year has been
one of the most successful in the history
OF the school as regards discipline,
scholarship and absence of friction.
Most of you will remember, and will
smile when you recall the visit some
two or three years ago OF Rev. William
Lee Popham, self confessed poet who
was also an alleged Baptist minister with
A special mission TO young men. He
stayed here some little time and sold
his poetry by the cord and those who
bought used it for heating and cooking
purpOSCS-moStly the former, for it was
hot stuff Pop has just had a new OK.
pcricnCe as will be seen from the follow
ing telegram sent from Atlanta:
ATLANTA, Ga, June An effort of
the Rev, William Lee Pophnm, a Bap-
list minister, poet and editor, of Louis
vile, Ky, TO keep secret his clopement
and marriage TO pretty Miss Maude
Miller Estes, chorister in one of The
fashionable Louisville churches, result
cd in police tangle, which landed both |
at the local police station yesterday.
"Thc couple were taken in custody at
4 local hotel, and arraigned before Night
Chief Jet in police headquarters, where
both declared that they were simply en-
glgcd, and not married. When Chief
Jett suggested that they have the matri. |
monial knot tied at once in order to pre-
vent a charge being made against them,
the Rev. Mr.. Popham threw up his |
hands in apparent horror, and the yonng
woman appeared equally as reluctant.
The couple we're released on 81 50 col
lateral, but imperative explanations
made public the secret.
"Rcgarding the affair, the Rev. Mr..
Popham is quoted as saying: "FIattered
by The uniqueneSs of secret wedding
as we'll as Iured by the romance, my
wife and refused TO acknowledge our
Now the cat is Out, and there
is nothing for us TO do but 'feSS up"
"a message from Judge A. G. Harris,
ordinary of Henry county, confirmed
the statement that couple giving the
same names was married by him May
-, 1912"