The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-01-10
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City Happenings and
Personal Mention.

in the city Wednesday.
Monroe Chamblee and Mrs. Black
wood have taken charge of the SAM
tary Pressing club on Second street.
Miss Edna Browning of East Pa
latka returned last week from an eX-
tended visit in Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Browning ir.,
of East Palatka are happy over the
arrival of little daughter on Tues
day last
The annual meeting of the Palatka
board of trade will be held on Mon
day night, January goth. Every
member should be present.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Stree
per, on Monday, a girl. On Tuesday
to Mr. and Mrs. Moses Kukowsky, of
East Palatka, boy.
Mrs. J. H. Randolph accompanied
her sister, Mrs. Charles P. Cooper, to
her home in Jacksonville this week.
She returned yesterday.
The court house square grounds are
looking fine. Every dollar spent
there under direction G. the Palatka
WOman's Club shows full face value
Sheriff Kennerly has gathered in six
ugly looking white tramps who were
stealig their way over the state or
railroad trains. He had the six before
Judge Marshall yesterday.
Mesdames H. G. and C. B. Hubbard
Wilson and Russell, and che Misses
Hubbard, all of Crescent City, spent
Wednesday in the city, coming and
returning on launch.
Club members of the Woman's club
are requested to remember the musical
at the Putnam House this Afternoon
at $3.50. A splendid program has beer
arranged.
c. G. OlGfather has gone to St. Au
gustine where he has position for the
season at the Clairmont Hotel.
H. Finley Tucker has beer much Of
the week in Jacksonville.
L. NJ. Baldwin the well-known Mel
rose merchant who was a visitor il
the city on Tuesday, purchased a Fore
touring car of the Ford Sales Compa
ny in this city and went home via tn,
overland route.
Sun Bros. shows gave afternoon and
to large audiences This is one of the
cleanest shows on the road and it:
trained animals and ring perform
ance can but please.
DR.. J. w. Darsey the dentist re-
turned from his holiday visit to hi:
old home in Georgia last Tuesday
During his absence the doctor was
called upon to attend the funeral OF
his mother, who died December Both
Mrs. E. s. Grill and her daughter
Mrs. John Hampden Randolph jr, o,
Norfolk, Va, will entertain at "hos,
shower" next Monday afternoon, Jan
18th, in honor of the coming bride
Miss Lucille Kennerly.
l.. E. Lovelace has sold his turpen
tine farm at Bardin to Messrs. MattoX
& Sutherland. Mr.. and Mrs. Lovelact
want to move to Palatka, but so faI
have been unable to secure house
This is the old story-scarcety OF
houses.
There is lots of work for cleanup
gang in the down town streets anc
alleys and back yards of Palatka
Must we wait until the annual fal
cleaning-up weeIi next fall, or will
the authorities put some one on tn:
cleaning job now?
Chas. Burt, ]. E. Lucas, DR.. f. W
Warren, w. B. Register and B. Pierce
all of Palatka, were registered at tn,
Brown House last night. They cam,
by auto, being attracted by the goo,
roads meeting arranged by the Gaines.
vile board of trade of last evening"
MOOdaV'S Gainesville SIM
Mrs. Henry Hutchinson jr. enter.
tanned q small party Wednesday even
ing January Sth. The time passed
very pleasantly and quickly with auc
ton bridge. Miss Lulu Reed wol
first prize; after which the hostess
served a very dainty and elaborat,
luncheon.
Vallery Thomas has been spending
the past week at his old home here af
ter an absence of some two years
Racine, Wis, where he has respon.
sible position with a big automobile
body manufacturer He has all the
ear marks Of prosperity. His broth
er Clifford has also been spending the
week here from Jacksonville where HI
is engaged in the plumbing business
The beautiful yacht City of Ocala
owned and operated by the Silver
Springs Company, made its first trip
of the season from Silver Springs t
Palatka and return on Monday. TIL
new line sells tickets for the rounC
trip for $40, but on its first trip mad
the tickets at just half-price. A gooC
many awaited themselves of the OPP
portunity to make this scenic eXcur
sion through the famed Ocklawaha.
J. E. Edmonson has been furnishing
the local market with lucious fresl
strawberries since the middle of las
month. They are to be found on sal,
at l.. A. Smiths and though the pric,
is somewhat stiff for wage earners
yet when 40 cents per quart is takei
in connection with the season, it doe
not seem so high. Mr.. Edmonson ha.
about two acres in Strawberries this
year, and will soon be able to supply
the market at a much lower price.
The Reciprocity ard Anniversary
dance will be given at the club house
of the Palatka Athletic Association
on Friday night, the oath. This prom
Uses to be one Of the biggest of thc
many dances given by the club thi.
season. Prof. Chattaway'5 Orthes
ira will furnish the music and as this |
will be the last big dance until after
Easter large crowd will undoubtedly |
attend TO celebrate the clubs first an.
niver5ary. Price of tickets will be |
gentlemen $1.00; ladies free.
Chas. II. Smith for many years win