The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-31
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City Happenings ana
Personal Mention.

Miss Lila Ford of Mulberry, daugh,
ter of Capt. and Mrs. H. A. Ford, af.
ter a visit with friends here, loft last
Friday for Gainesville.
Mrs. W. H. Hoyt has returnoc
from an extended visit in the noun.
tains of North Carolina and in north.
ern cities.
A meeting of the Pythian Sisters
will be held at Castle Hall next Mon.
day night. All officers and members
arc urged to be present.
The Ladies Aid Society of the First
Baptist church will meet at the home
Of Mrs. T. B. Munich Tuesday after
noon, Nov. 4th, at 3 o'clock.
C. B. Chapman and F. A. Gudger
prominent New York manufacturers
were in the city this week and made
yhe trip to the camphor farm of the
Satsuma Company at Satsuma
Heights, in an auto.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Kephart of
West Hickory Pa, are visiting in
Palatka this week with Mrs. KEEP
hart's brother, T. A. Shope, who re-
Gently came here from British Column
ola. Mr.. and Mrs. Kephart expect to
make permanent home at Interlach-
en-.
Judge E. Noble Calhoun of st. Au-
gustine has been in the city this week
with cases on trial in the circuit court.
Of course he feels quite at home here
and really it seems more like home
to the rest of US when we see him
here Judge Calhoun is one of the
most brilliant and successful attor-
neys in the state, and his practice has
oeen growing by leaps and buonds.
Judge and Mrs. E. E. Haskell and
mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Kent arrived
home on Sunday from their long sum-
mer stay in New Hampshire. They
spent some time in Washington on
the way home. Judge Haskell is
again hard at work in the county
Judges office on work which had accu-
INFLATED since his last cleanup about
a month ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. William G. Tilghman
returned on Wednesday from an ex-
tended trip through New England,
and where at Northampton, Mass,
they placed their son and daughter in
The celebrated Clark School, for their
second year. Mr.. Tilghman expects
to leave next week for Ohio where
he will attend the great Anti-Saloon
League convention as a delegate from
Florida.
James G. Mcpherson president of
tho Wilson Cypress Company of this
city, Peter Corcoran and A. M. Rust
directors, all of Saginaw, Michigan
were in the city from Friday last tc
Wednesday and quartered at the Put
nam House. These gentlemen make
7emi-annual visits here on business
out always manage to get a little
pleasure. Mr.. Rust of course will be
remembered as an official of the COM
pany who spent several years in Pa
latka.
Hon. J. F. Bedu!l, mayor of Charles
ION, West Virginia, and M. E. Moore
4 prominent business man of the same
ity, were guests at the Putnam
House this week and callers for in
ormation at the board of trade rooms
and this office. These gentleman are
n Florida with the view of invest.
nent in lands and are going to look
over a good portion of the State
They were greatly impressed with the
favorable agricultural reports which
have gone from this county.
c. F. Barber, president of the Flori
IA State Live Stock Association, anC
Or. A. C. Drach, veterinarian of tn
u. S. Department u1 Agriculture
were in Palatka last Saturday evoninr
after having attended the cattle dip
ping experiment at Hollister, wherr
some 3O5 head went into the watts
This work, however, is no experiment
and in parts of the south where it is
carried on Systematically, as it will
% hereafter at Hollster, the tick
3courge has been eliminated.
w. H. Manss, general manager of
The Southern Settlement and Devel-
opment Organization of Baltimore
made an address in the parlors O.
he Putnam House last Saturday
night to members of the board of
trade and others on the subject of
his organization. Mr.. Manss is 6
very instructive and entertaining
speaker and convinced his hearers
that he had very ambitious plans for
development work in the south.
0. H. Ewing of Interlachen was 6
visitor in the city early in the week
Mr.. Ewing states that the candidacy
Of A. S. Willard for county treasure
seemed to strike a popular chord in
lnterlachen and other parts of west
Putnam. an our precinct" said Mr.
ewing, such men as William Miller,
J. w. Walker, Messrs. Baxby anG
Thomas and Judge J. l. Wimberly
nave expressed themselves enthusiast
.ically for Mr.. Willard, and so also
has D. W. johnson of johnson Sta
Ion. | think there is no doubt but
hat Mr.. Willard would have the solid
support of precinct 16."
Col. H. B. Hatch, prominent at
orney of Marquette, Mich, was
visitor in the city last Tuesday and
/ guest at the Putnam House. Col.
Hatch was making his first visit to
Palatka, though for five years or more
ne has been regular reader of the
Palatka News. In his talk here with
citizens ho exhibited a familiarity
with the names of our leading profess
sional and business men that was re-
markable, During the afternoon
Col. Hatch visited East Palatka sec
5ion with P. ]. Becks and before leav-
ng had made arrangements for the
purchase of fine piece of property.
It is his purpose eventually to come
lere to reside.
Judge and Mrs. J. l. Wimberly of
nterlachen spent a couple fdays in
he city this week and were greeted
~ many old friends. Judge VIM
larly is ono Of tha lact of +ba HOIJ