The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-07-26

Clarence H. Kennerly, son Of S. ].
kennerly, is arranging to open up a
general seed store in the room next east
of the kennerly hardware store on
Lemon street, the first of the coming
month.
The Saratoga swimming pool has been
popular resort during the excessively
warm days OF the past week. A dip
into the cooling waters seems TO take
the hot weather crouch all out of man,
woman, boy or girl.
Rev. w. NJ. Poage pastor of the Meth
odiSt church, who has been visiting in
Tampa during the past two weeks, is eX
pected home tomorrow. The preaching
services at the church on Sunday will
be as usual.
The Times Union printed a very fine
picture OF the PaIatka Presbyterian
church one day this week, the same be
ing one of series of Palatka views this
paper has been reproducing during the
past month.
Walter w. Tilghman will pilot a
touring party of five Palatka automo,
bileS which are expected TO leave here
August 18th for Menlo Springs, Ga. Ii
is here that the Ledbetter'S Of the Put
nam House have a summer resort hotel
John Merryday is reported quite Sc.
riouSly i'll at his home on Reid street
Mr.. Merryday is one OF the oldest and
best known of Palatka citizens and his
illness has caused some uneaSincSS
among large circle of friends.
DR.. w. S. Miller late of Ocala has
arrived in the city and has formed a
partnership with his brother, DR.. H. l..
Miller 10 the practice OF medicine and
surgery. DrS. Miller have fitted up very
neat and comfortable offices on Fourth
street, opposite the Court House, which
they have called a Medical, Surgical
and Electric Institute.
PaIatka is excited over the announce
ment of the new river boat that is TO be
constructed for the Clyde line and is
anxious that ii should be called the City
of Palatka. This would be very good
name and would properly represent the
beautiful and interesting city which
will be visited by the splendid vessel al
regular intervals. Times Union.
The promised relic of the battleShip
| Maine, which was blown up in Havana
! harbor during the Cuban instruction,
has arrived in this city, and is in the
keeping OF D. w. RamSaur, commander
of VIM NJ. HuSSon Camp No, 3, United
Spanish War Veterans. The relic is the
top OF a powder canister, and is moi
large. 1t is encruSted with rust and
mold from long laying in the salt water.
But this can be taken off and the relic
will be mounted. The relic is probably
of bronze.
The Ford Sales Co. in this city has
performed great variety of featS with
the celebrated Ford car, and il is safe to
say that many sales have been made as q
result of the advertising thus obtained
But Walter Tilghman, manager of the
company is at a loss for new featS tC
perform. He seems 10 be unable 10
think of any more. He says, however
that he will give S. 10 the person who
will think of some stunt" that the
Ford car can perform not already tried
OF course he wants the stunt to be
something that the other cars represent
ed here can not do. Ii seems as if this
was good opportunity for some active
young man or woman to put on theiI
thinking cap and earn five dollars. Mr.
Thigh nan also offers S. 10 other cal
owners who will do the tricks perform
ed by the Ford.