The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-01-17
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City Happenings and
Personal Mention.

Miss Grace Hall is visiting friends in
the city.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Row.
ton, on Wednesday, son.
C. J. O'lIavcr has sold two of his
houses in Palatka Heights TO Walter w.
TiIghman.
Mrs, Robert Patton Colyer of Jackson.
vile has been the guest this week OF
Miss Isabel Welch.
Rev. A. L. Woodward has been able
TO be on the streets this week, after
long illness at his home in College
Park-TallahasScc True Democrat.
Miss Ellcne Mcrryday, who has been
visiting friends and relatives, for some
time, has returned home, much TO the
delight of her many friends.
Miss Gretchen Oldfather of PaIatka
spent yesterday in the city with relatives.
Miss Oldtather was guest at the Mon.
son House for dinner.-St. Augustine
Record.
Mrs. Henry Hutchinson Sr. has for
guests this week Mrs. Homer ]. Cathey
of Morris, Ala, and Mrs. George Bag
ley, lady who many years ago was
prominent in the social life of The Fruit
land peninsula.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l. Falk of Washing.
ton, ID. c., have been in the city this
week guests at the Saratoga. Mr.. Falk
is a son of the late l.. FaIk, at one time
prominent business man of Palatka.
Frederick Giddings, a prominent
civil engineer and promoter of Chat
tanooga, is spending several days in
the city this week the guest of Secre-
tary W. B. Register of the board of
trade.
DR.. H. A. Johnson has purchased the
J. 7. Appleby home on Emmett street
and ii is said will greatly improve the
property before renting ii. The deal
was made through the real estate and in
Surance office OF II. Finley Tucker *
Bro. last week.
The Palatka Business College gave
one OF its series of most enjoyable So
cial parties last night under direction of
lis committee OF students, Misses Boguc
and Chestnut, and MeSSrS. Fcarnside,
Kane and Chambles. Ice cream, cake
and other refreshments were served.
Miss Mary Tucker is expected 10 re-
turn today from Palatka where she has
been since the Christmas holidays
brothers, and will probably remain here
for the balance of the winter, the guest
of her aunt, Mrs. D. L. Durham. St
Augustine Record.
c. T. Stokes has purchased the Put,
nam Barber Shop on Lemon street, next
10 the State Bank of Palatka, and will
continue the place on the same high
plain. Mr.. Stokes is not a stranger
having worked in the shop for three
months last winter.
Mrs. Dana Walden leaves on Saturday
for Atlanta, where she expects TO make
her home. Mrs. Walden, who was Miss
Roxborough, came to Palatka six years
ago from Scotland, and since then she
has won many friends and become very
popular in this CITY.
Rev. and Mrs II. E. Partridge, late OF
Hastings, have announced the engage
ment of their daughter, Grace Rich.
mond Partridge, TO Mr.. Augustus G
Harlridgc of Jacksonville, the marriage
10 be quietly Solemnized on Saturday OF
the present week by the bride elects
father at the family home in Kingston.
on-the Halifax.
Rev. w. F. Allen, state evangelist of
the Methodist Episcopal church, south,
and former Putnam county boy, haY
decided TO make Titusville his head
quarters. He has purchased a river
front lot and in about month will be
gin the erection OF a CommOdiouS resi-
dencc. Rev. Mr.. Allen was formerly
pastor at Titusville.
The Trojan Concert Party which
made such an excellent hit here a
month ago is coming for return en-
Monday night, when will be seen a
complete change of program. The
Trojan'S should have a big house.
Another at the Grand for January is
1.-THE Girl from RectorS"
On the nth inst. L. K Tucker, ex-
county superintendent of schools, as.
Sumcd his new duties as member OF
the insurance and real estate firm of H. |
Finley Tucker & Bro, and where he |
will be pleased TO greet all his old |
friends. Mr.. Tucker is essentially
business man and will add strength to
an already well established business.
Mrs Stewart Worden, president, and
Mrs. NJ. S. Brown chairman of the en-.
tertainmcnt committee of the Palatka
Library Association, under whose aus.
pieces the putnam County Fair" enter
iainmCnt was given at the Kalbfied
Grand on "Wednesday night, have sent
note thanking all who in anyway con
tribulcd TO the success of the evening.
"The Putnam County Fair" an am
ateur play given at the Grand on Wed
nesday and Thursday nights under di-
rection of Miss Katharine Pual and
assisted by well-known and talented
young people of Palatka, was most
successful in every way and resulted
in quite a liberal fund for the benefit
of the Public Library.
One Of the greatest improvements OF
recent date in Palatka is the completion
of the building of the Paatka Cold
Storage Company. 1t is extensive and
complete, has all the most modern ap
planes and equipment to be found in
The most complete establishments of the |
kind in the country. 1t is a branch OF f
the EastngS'CoId Storage company, and Y
is built upon fully as complete and ex- 9
tensive scale as is the plant of the par
ent ConCern.-Tampa Times a
Miss NJ. F. Coburn of Interlachen r
spent a couple of days in the city this S
week the guest of her brother, S. G. h
Coburn Of the Palatka postofIice. Miss a
Coburn brought to the News a much
appreciated sample of the citrus fruit
cOnfecti0ns being put up by the Fox