The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-04-26

The work of hard Surfacing north
Summit street has begun under direction
OF that expert hard road builder, Jas
Padgett, jr
Gerard Alexander sr. is spending the
week in Louisville, KY, on business for
the Lake George Farms Co, Of. which
he is the resident manager. "
Mrs. l.. A. Hurlbut returned from a
visit 10 Connecticut the early part OF
last week. She was called TO Connect.
cut owing TO the serious illness of near
relatives.
X. M. White and B. F. TillinghaSt
went over TO Daytona Beach via. De.
Land last Friday in the formers automo.
bile, returning Sunday afternoon. They
report most enjoyable trip.
Alderman Lloyd C. Preston of the
'Steenth ward has recovered from Sc.
we're case of mumps which touched him
up on both cheeks. He is again at the
old stand.
w. A. Sturdy was TO leave for his
home in Charley, Mass, on Wednes-
day. He will be greatly missed. Mr.
Sturdy is one of the great jewelry manu-
facturerS OF the country.
A meeting of citizens was held at the
Auditorium on Tuesday night for the
purpose of nominating sub district school
trustees, the same TO be voted for at a
special election on April 3Oth.
NI;,e NIoJoo NN;co ,Lo ,,o.,, o,,.oo,;,,o
poStmistrcSS at Huntington, has been the
guest for some days of Mrs. ]. H. Ba-
beers. Miss Wise expects TO give up the
poStoflice soon to join her mother, who
recently moved to East Palatka.
Father Barry was in the city last Sat,
urday to arrange for the placing of the
lnew pewS in the Catholic church which
had arrived at the railroad junction.
They were brought over on Monday
by Capt. LaBree and are now in the
church. There will be service next
Sunday night, with sermon by Father
Barry. Service will also be held Mon
day morning.
Major Archibold Butt, military at.
tache of President Taft and one OF the
heroes of the Titanic horror, was a
cousin of Mrs ]. H. Harp of this place.
Mai. Butt was native of Augusta, Ga.
When the President was told that Maj.
Butt was not among the rescued, and
that there was no hope for him, he re-
piled: 81 knew it; Archie was soldier
and he died like a soldier"
K BorSon has built and donated new
steps TO the entrance of the Presbyterian
church, which arc both substantial and
ornamental. 1t isn't often that the presi,
dent Of bank gets down TO real manual
labor as did Mr.. BorSon on this occa-
sion, but he was tired hearing com
plants about the steps and desiring that
the Job should be done at once and well
done, did ii himself He is entitled TO
the thanks of church goerS.
Mr.. and Mrs w. T. Mackley and
children who have resided here for the
past three years, will return TO their old
home in England next week. They
left England some four years ago and
spent one year in Canada before coming
to Florida, but ever since landing on
these shores have been 'Sighing for the
Homeland" They have made many
Friends in our town and will be missed.
May they realize all the pleasures they
arc anticipating.
Earnest the little 5-year old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Davis, who live in
the ShotweII cottage on Main street,
was drowned in Lake Stella, just back
of his parents home on Tuesday morn
ing the 10th. There is small pier in
the ward and the little fellow supposed
w fell from this and was drowned
When he was missed and search was
made for him his father happened TO
see his body lying in the water Off the
pier. Drs. Calhoun and Henson were
summoned and every effort made TO re-
suscitate, but the little fellow had been
in the water too long. The funeral was
attended next day by Rev. MIR. Dieiten-
wierth, There is much sympathy for
the bereaved parents
Miss Eva Bethel, pupil in the CreS'
cent CITY high school was on Friday
last notified that she had won the state
Colonial Dame prize for the best essay
on Fort Marion written by pupils oil Inc
high schools of Florida. Miss Bethei
received her notification and letter OF
congratulations direct from the society
of Colonial Danes on Friday, but from
that time TO the present she has been
busy receiving the congratulations OF
her friends here. The prize is either
gold medal, or a $40 gold piece, which
ever the winner prefers. Miss Bethel is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Rob't B.
Bethel who live just south OF Crescent
Civ. She is a native of the place and
has passed up into the high Schoo
through the various lower grades. we
are all proud of her achievements.
The wind and rain storm OF last Sat
urday afternoon which lasted Tor more
than an hour was the SevereSt seen mere
in some fine. According to MIR. Pau
lC Smith, who makes observations io
the government, the rain TALL was l'o'
Inches. Several trees were Dlowr
down, one in front of the Presbyterian
church and one in the parsonage en-
closure; one also at the head OF Cypress
avenue. The bell tower of the EpiSco
pal church was also blown down ant
demolished. The tower was separate
from the church proper, which wa
damaged but little. 1t is expected tina
this will hasten the erection OF a new
church, subject which has been agi
tated some during the past year, Inc
present edifice was built under direc
of Rev. Dr. c. S. Williams, the iirs
rector, in 1877. The tower was built IL
1875. Once before the church wa
slightly injured in a storm, when i wa
struck by lightning and the organ ruined