The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-12-13
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CIV Happenings and
Personal mention.

Mrs. w. II. Hoyt has returned


ginia.
c. J. O'Haver has been spending a
few days this week at his old home in
Keuka.
Time is short-there'S but eleven
more days till ChriStmaS-and its also
fleeing.
The Misses Maude and Lucille Ken
nerIy returned from an extended visit
in Atlanta last Friday
Drs. Welch and Johnson have both
been called TO Crescent City this week
to see important cases.
DR.. Geo. f. WeIch has received
new passenger Rambler touring car
that is delight TO look at.
Mrs. f. w. Elliott of Pensacola ar,
rived in the city this week on visit TO
her mother, Mrs. F, D. Ackerman.
Palatka board of trade will meet aext
Monday night and the committee on
postoffice site may have something TO
say.
Misses Grill Burton and Nellie Grms-
ley, popular society young ladies OF
NleeSSht SI'y WHY III NV S'S 'h''
week.
S. ]. Kennerly has just purchased
new passenger touring car OF the
Cole Motor Car Co. of indianapolis.
1t is very beautiful car.
Miss Hattie Bulky store is stocked to
overlooking with pretty gift goods and
visit will likely solve some of your
perpIcxing Nmas problems.
Born to DR.. and Mrs. Z. w. Warren,
on Dec 10th, a son, who is TO be chris
tened Edmond Walter Warren, Jr., and
nurturcd in the democratic faith of his
father.
The preliminary trial OF Marshall and
Cozart the bond SwindlerS now in the
county Jail will be held in the County
Judges court next Monday afternoon at
o'clock.
Thos. Cannon the popular Lemon
street market man will have a lot of
fine Christ mas Turkeys on sale, in ad-
dition to his regular line of fine roaStS
and steaks.
Attorney William T. Stockton of
Jacksonville was in the city on legal
DuSlueSS tulo "Cch' nc 10 SUI Vi
Hon. ]. \. c. Stockton, one of Fiorida's
best known and best loved citizens.
The A. c. L. railway has established
a downtown ticket office in the Put.
nam House and City Ticket Agent Nj.
H. Martin is in charge both at the
Union Station and at the new down
town office.
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ported from Hastings on Monday. Mr..
Dinkins was one of the big potato
growers OF Hastings and was we'll
known in Palatka. His death occurred
at the ST. Augustine hospital.
c. J. O'Haver and T. ]. Knight have
formed Co.partnerShip for the trans.
action OF general real estate and in
suranCe business 10 open January first,
next. Both are the kind of business
men who never learned to spell any
thing but success.
L. A. Smith, c. w. Buddington and
John d. Points were summoned TO
Jacksonville this week to do jury duty
in the United State District court, but
were all excused at opening except Mr..
Buddnglon, who served his country
k"O nay bNlplN bSliS lSl Jill
J. H. Yelverton Jr., PaIatka's big
furniture dealer has been compelled on
account OF his growing trade to erect
new warehouse al the rear of his store
on Sixth street. The new warehouse is
size 45x75 and will have a direct con
nection with the store from the rear. ..
The next big social event of interest
in this city will be The banquet al the
Athletic Club next Tuesday evening,
Dec. l7ih, rendered by the PaIatka
Chapter, Order Of the Eastern Star 10
the Grand NIatron of the order in Flori.
da, Mrs. Martha II. Carter, and the
Grand Patron, Judge E. +. Haskell Of
this city. Covers will be laid for over
300 guests.
The Palatka Woman's Club has a few
more OF the wire paper baskets for
street use which the club desires to dis
pose Of to business men. These baskets
are for papers and other diScardS that
are now thrown in the street and com.
mitlce of the club is going TO wait on
the merchants in few days for orders.
The ladies have made a specially low
price on the baskets.
Saturday morning the Philathea
class of the Presbyterian Sunday
school will nave a sale of fancy arti-
cles, suitable for Christmas presents,
with cake and candy at the Alderman
Stewart drug store.
K. r. Brakeman was visitor to
FIorahOme on Tuesday. Mr. Brake
man is greatly interested in the CANA
project at tlorahome where he has q
farm, and he thinks that others would
feel more Of the same thrill did they
own land there and realize the posi-
biliteS or the productiveness of the
soil, which Drainage Engineer Wright
tod the county commissioners last
week, lis so rich that if properly
drained and planted to corn would re
qulre a string of freight cars reaching
from FlOrahome to Palatka to move
the CROP
lhe Trojan Concert Party found it.
self in Palatka last Tuesday night
without pre-arranged date and made
use Of the time by giving a concert al
the halbteId Grand. The Trojans
are made up of three young ladies'
musicians Of fine ability-who de-
lighted the audience beyond any mu-
Steal event thus far in the season.
Manager kalbteld had but little time
to notify the people, and therefore
music lovers Of PaIatka missed a
treat. The audience was not large |
but those present feel that they gou
a los more than their moneys worth |
The next entertainment in the |
CO.'S" of the Christian Culture L.
ceHl circuit under the auspices Of the |
L#J.es Aid Society Of the Methodist |