The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-06-06
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City Happenings and
Personal Mention.

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Judge Julian C. Calhoun was in
Gainesville Monday.
Billie Glass of Gainesville is visit
ing his grandmother, Mrs. M. l. Coke.
The State Legislature adjourns to-
day.
Miss Stafford of Tampa is visiting
Miss Irene Gardner.
Miss Lila Ford of Mulberry, Fla,
is visiting friends in the city.
Messrs Mcpherson, Corcoran and
Rust of the Wilson Cypress Co. were
visitor in the city this week.
Rev. and Mrs. w. NJ. Poage left
this week for a short visit down the
east coast.
Mrs. B. A. Deal Jr. and daughter,
Miss Harriet, of Valdosta, Ga, are
visiting relatives in the city.
Mrs. C. H. Markham of Tallahassee
is visiting her parents, DR.. and Mrs.
E. S. Grill, on the Heights.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Tilghman, Mr..
and Mrs. H. o. Hamm and Miss Pris-
ella, left yesterday for Tate Springs,
Tenn, to spend the heated term.
Mrs. ]. H. Randolph of Norfolk,
Va, will arrive in the city today on
a visit to her parents, DR.. and Mrs.
E. S. Grill, on the Heights.
A large number of our citizens
were out of the city yesterday attend
ing the barbecue at Bostwick and
the Sunday school picnic at DeLeon
Springs.
The county commissioners met
Monday as drainage board, and to,
gether with other business decided to
advertise for bids for the digging Of
the drainage canal at Florahome.
A preliminary hearing for Lawrence
Wilson charge with firing a gun into
a building was held at Interlachen
yesterday, and the prisoner was bound
over in the sum of $i0O to await the
action of the grand jury.
The noted bull, King Beda, that has
been in the herd at the experimental
farm of the Delaware college at New
ark, Del, attracted considerable at
tention recently by actually giving
milk.
The opera which will be presented
here early in July under the auspices
of the Elks club and the Palatka
School of Music, is progressing rapid
ly. Rehearsals are being held twice
a week under the direction of Prof.
Chattaway and Mrs. E. L. Mann.
Prominent local talent will take part
which will assure it's successful pre-
sentation.
The most elaborate entertainment
of the many given in honor of Miss
Phillips will probably be the one to
be rendered in her honor tonight by
her sister-in-law, Mrs. Ralph Phillips.
A large number of guests have been
invited This afternoon Miss Rosa
Coke will entertain for Miss Phillips
and Monday, for Judge Calhoun, the
groom-elect.
Wednesday night Will Walton, who
is to be one of the ushers at the Cal
houn-Phillips wedding next Thursday,
and his sister, Miss Susie Lee Walton,
rendered a water party to the bridal
party. After a pleasant trip on the
river, the guests were landed at Tray
elers' Rest and enjoyed picnic sup
per. The lawn was tastefully deco
rated with Japanese lanterns and
presented very pretty appearance.
At the contest party given by Mrs.
W. M. Poage last Friday afternoon
in honor of Miss Phillips, mention of
which was made in these columns
last week, each guest was given list
of foods and was supposed to prepare
a menu from the list. Mrs. Hickman
Collins was awarded the prize. De-
licious refreshments were served, and
Mrs. Poage was assisted in serving by
Mrs. David Howell, Mrs. w. A. Wal
ton, and little Miss Henrietta Howell.
The summer is now upon US and
many of our citizens that can afford
it will take vacation. A large num-
Der will spend immense sums of mon
ey on vacation and receive no bene-
fit therefrom, simply because they will
not leave cares and business at home.
Better stay in Palatka and save your
money, for there can be no real hol-
day or benefit from trip unless there
is absolute freedom from care and
worry.
Master Dewey Hutchins of Palat-
ka Heights was pleasantly surprised
by party of his friends and class
mates Tuesday night, June 3rd, it
being his 18th birthday. Those pre-
sent were the Misses Mile Dixon, ,
Pearl Powell, Florence Smith, Irene
Powell, Ruth Grooms, Laura Dixon,
Ida Dixon, Ellen Whigg, Lillian Har-
dy, Lillian Hammer; and Masters Sam
Folsom, Archie Sullivan, G. Hutch
ms, Clyde Duke, l.. Steirburg, u
monte Crutchfeld, Dewey Hutchins.
After games and music, refreshments
were served.
Among those out of the city who
will attend the Calhoun-P Phillips we'd
ding next week are: Lieut.. William
L. Calhoun, U. s. N, and Mrs. Cal
houn of California, who will be enter
tanned by Mr.. and Mrs. l.. B. Curtis;
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Noble Calhoun and
Miss McWilliams of st. Augustine,
who will be entertained by Mr.. and
Mrs. D. w. Ramsaur; Mrs. Edward
Crutchfield and children of st. Angus
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