The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-12-20
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Eity happenings and
Personal Mention.

city yesterday.
A. D. Curry will leave tomorrow for
Miami where he will spend the holidays
with his daughter.
Rev. Father Barry will go TO Crescent
City TO hold service in the Catholic
church there next Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan Bohannon of
Bannervlle were among the Christmas
shoppers in the city this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Hurlbut and Miss
Haake of Crescent City came TO the
city yesterday in Mr.. Hurlbut'S auto.
Almon Rosenberg is spending his
holiday vacation from college with his
parents, Dr. and Mrs. w. H. Rosenberg.
H. c. Gates and party of Lake Como
were in the city Wednesday, having
driven through in Mr.. Gates automo-
bile.
w. n. c. Wilson of Virginia is again
spending the winter at his place on the
Peniel road after an absence of two or
three years.
Hon. and Mrs. ]. II, Harp of Cres-
cent City were among the prominent
guests al the Eastern Star banquet on
Tuesday night
Mrs. J. H. Randolph of Norfolk, Va,
arrived last week and will spend the hol.
iday season with her parents, Dr. and
Mrs. E. S. Grill.
Mrs Chas. P Cooper and little son of
Jacksonville arrived this week 10 be the
holiday guest of their parents, DR.. and
Mrs. E. S. Grill.
Hon. ]. H. Harp, r. B. Bethel and
K. Borson, prominent citizens of Ores
cent City, were attending court here
early in the week.
Paul c. Smith, L. Eaton, j. f. Lorick,
w. c. Norton, c. ii. Cash, |. f. Babers
and others from Crescent City were in
the city on Tuesday.
Mrs. Thos X. Bates of Sanford is
here on a visit to her mother, Mrs. F.
D. Alderman, and is accompanied by
her little daughter, Dorothy Davis.
Mrs. de la Barre and charming daugh.
tiers of Drayton Island spent a couple
days in the city this week, looking
after goods peculiar to Christmas.
!. H. Jaeger of Fairport, \. Y, who
has been spending several winter sea.
sons in Palatka, arrived last week and
will remain as usual through the season.
!. B. Lippincott the millionaire pub
Usher of Philadelphia and Mr.. and Mrs
G. Lowering of the same city were
prominent guests at the Saratoga hotel
last week.
Cashier and Mrs. c. T. King of Ores.
cent City were guests over Sunday
night at the Kupperbusch. Mr.. King is
the founder and cashier of the Bank oil
Crescent City.
Hon. and Mrs. w. S. Middleton Of
Pomona were among the prominent
out. OF town people to attend the Eastern
Star banquet at the Athletic Club las
Tuesday night.
The farmers OF the BoStwick section
are going more heavily into potato plant
ing this season and are of opinion tina
the lands of that part of the county will
eventually be covered with proSperou!
potato farms.
Judge w. H. Price of Mariana, who
recently retired from the bench OF hi:
circuit to engage in the practice of law
was a business visitor in PaIatka thi!
week. Judge Price is the attorney fol
Marshall and Cozart, held for Swindling
Mr.. and Mrs. F. l. Bills and Mr. anc
Mrs. G. A. Pratt of Crescent City were
among the outof-town members of the
Order of the Eastern Star to attend The
banquet given by the Palatka members
of the order on Tuesday night.
That man may last. but never lives,
Who much receives, but nothing gives
Whom none can love, whom none car
thank
Creations blot, creations blank.
Thomas Gibbons.
The steamer William Howard former
" the property of the defunct Inter
Costal Canal Navigation Company ha
been purchased al public sale in Jack
sonville by certain creditors OF the de
funct company of this city and is nov
here and in charge of Capt. J. E. Lucas
At ST. Monicas Catholic church the
order for Christmas day services will b.
as follows: ChiIdren'S mass at $50
mass OF convenience al s; high mas
followed by special Christmas program
and sermon at 10; benediction at 7:5
p. m.
Cards have been received by friend
of the family in this city announcing th
marriage of Susan Olivia, daughter o
Rev DR.. and Mrs. Thomas P. Hay, Il
Mr.. Oscar Payne Hay at Boiling Spring
South Carolina, on Wednesday, Dec
18th. MIR. and Mrs Hay will be at home
1O5 Glcnwood avenue, Raleigh, n. C.
after December twenty-fourth.
w. Carl Davis has purchased an in
terest in The undertaking business OF X
S. Mooney and the new firm will b
known as Mooney s. Davis. Mr.. Davi
has long been the active man in III
business and the fact that he is now
member of the firm is due TO his I'm
doubted ability in profession callin
for special talent.
Jesse F. Burt of Gainesville, th
Directory man, is here this week max
ing delivery of the new Palatka Cit!
Directory, compiled early in the summe
and which has Just been issued. Tn
book is neat and complete and has tn
approval Of the Board of Trade. Keep
ten wears this book will have value
little understood now; names will dis
appear and be forgotten and others will
come in their places, and the city viii
be double its present size.
The Womln's Missionary Societ
will hold an pen meeting at the Metho
dist church al the usual hour for even
ing service next Sunday, the same f
take the place Of the preaching service
Miss Susie Lee Walton will be In
leader and a fine program OF music vii