The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-12-06
" Personal and Social. .

| Kew. and Mrs. T. G. CrackneII visi,o,
Jacksonville this week. eniovi,a ~,
river ride on the steamer Crescent ''>
Miss Jessie Burton and her oues,s
Misses PickenS and Ward, are spendinn
some days this week at ST. Augustine.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. W. Cary of LYONS
VIII Mass, have arrived 10 OCCUPY their
winter home on North Summit street
Thos. II. Stryker and Miss Strvkor
with Miss Washington, of Rome \ W
were due TO arrive this week 10 occupy
Mr. Slryker'S pretty home here for The
winter. nv
MIR and Mrs. J. H. Campbell and
Master Billie Campbell of Oak Tree
N. :. arrived on Friday of last week
and are again in their pretty winter
home in the north end.
Miss Jennie Lou Orr of St. Augustine
arrived on Wednesday of last week IN
spend the Thanksgiving HOLIDAYS with
her friend, Miss Mary Graham. Miss
Orr left for home on Monday.
Rev. David Heagler of Sarasota will
occupy the pulpit of the Baptist church
on Sunday morning and evening. The
Rev. Mr. Heaglcr comes here with a
view TO call TO the paStoralc of The
church.
kid" Smith, assistant manager of the
soft drink department of the Lounds
drug store, won "A pound turkey at
The shoot held by G. d. Cowar last
week Wednesday, and over % Compel
i'ri The young man was naturally
highly eiacd over his skill.
Mr.. and Mis-. Geo. II. Libby of Port.
land, Maine, arrived last week and are
again making their home with Mrs,
Frank Gauiier on Park Street. Mr..
Libby has already entered with zcst on
his fine garden and is making prepare
lions for the shipment of a fine quality
crop of citrus fruits.
The horse race on Thanksgiving day
was enjoyed by large gathering of |
men. The races were 5OO-yard dash, |
and that for three year oldS was won by |
i'm Padgett'S black and tan geding,
Rlbbilfoot, with John D. Pigue's Pine,
knot second. The second race was
won by Pigue'S Pineknot, and the
third by Raymond Cowar'S bay. Con.
siderable real money changed hands.
The Parrott bakery has moved from
the Austin store and is now 10.
Gated at Mr.. PARROTS residence on
South Prospect street, but VIII MaullS
store will be the selling headquarters
for Mr. PARROT, who will try and keep
the people supplied with all the good
things he has been educating them to
eat. MIR. Maui opened his store
in the new Chamberin building last
Saturday.
Geo. II. Libby has presented TO The
of historical works and the board is so
lckled that il has instructed Mr.. VIII.
liamS to write the generous donor
real card OF thanks and appreciation
1t was certainly most generous gift
and one that the pupils should appreci-
ate. Time will come when they will
feel that the hours devoted TO reading
them was fully as important as that de
voted TO shiny.
The bazaar under the auspices of the
L aides Aid Society of the Presbyterian
church will be pulled at the church :
chapel on next Tuesday evening, Dec.
10th The bazaar will have many :
fancy articles on sale as well as food, .,
and rcfrGshment will be sold A hearty |
welcome is extended TO all The feed
ing at a church social is usually ali
70 the good, as the ladies' Try 10 do lhe t
1eSt If there are any hungry people in l
own that day here is the place TO shake S
he feeling. @
The arrest last week of DR.. l.. A. G
CorkinS, young man who started in S
he practice OF medicine here some v
hrcc weeks before, has been the oCca-
lion of much gossip. DR.. CorkinS was
wanted in Savannah for passing a
worthless check. The check was for t
SO. He was also wanted in the same 5
,ity for dumping" board bill of some $
hirty odd dollars which had been piled 4
Up against him at the DcSoto, Savan f
lah's leading hotel. The doctor was S
rreSted by Marshal Davis on Tuesday
room and held in custody until the ar
ival of the officers on Thursday after
loon, when he accompanied them TO
savannah. The doctor waived the eX-
tradition papers from III governor. On
rival al Savannah DR.. CorkinS refused
O talk for publication; he was arraigncd
n the city criminal court OF Savannah
IN Saturday morning and plead guilty
o the charges, which under the GeOr-
ia law are crimes of serious nature.
lie was rcmandcd TO Jail 10 await trial.
The young mans father who lives in
oklahoma, had been notified. lie
wired the Savannah authorities 10 know
What disposition had been made OF the
aSe, but did not hint al whether he
roposed coming to his sons rescue.
Dung CorkinS acknowledged TO friends
ere that he had been guilty of the /
hargeS; he was broke, and that was 4
is only excuse. The most serious as, |
ect of his case, however, is contained {
l the charges of DR.. LavindeI, head oil
he United States Public Health Service
l Savannah CorkinS represented him
,lf rs a member of the United States
Iarine Service, recently changed in
anne TO the United States Public Health
crvice. DIR. Lavinder states that Cor
ms is not, nor has he been, thus con Il
ected. except as the records show that
c held position as intern in the New L
rleans branch of the service for three &
eeks after he had told tale OF woe 10 N
le doctor in charge; he served but Z
Ionth there and was discharged for b
Misconduct So far as the News can B
,e none of these charges against the B
Dung doctor are of the objectionable (
lriely; rather are they the natural or B
1mmon faiIings of many young men B
no find themselves broke in a strange 8
1untry. In fact we know many who
ave recovered from such errors, or
1utbiul indiscretionS and who have led
,eful and happy lives ever after But
The doctor is likely TO come back 10
80 oT,or This fitfuI fever is over there Ike