The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-02-21
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City Happenings and
Personal Mention.


moved this week into the new Fearn.
side cottage on Fourth street.
Miss Resale Coke has returned
from visit with friends in Jackson
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lutz, of Spring
field, ILL.,, are here on a visit to Mrs.
Lutz' parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. S.
Mooney.
Hon. F. J. Fearnside will attend
the Inauguration ceremonies in Wash
ington. 1t is a long time since he
saw a democratic president inau
gurated.
Hon. F. J. Fearnside, Mrs. Fearn,
side and their guests, Mr.. and Mrs.
B. +. Morgan, of Chickasa, Okla
homa, motored over to st. Augustine
on Tuesday.
Mrs. Blaclwood has returned to
take charge of the business of the
Ralatka pressing club in company
with her brother, Monroe Chambee.
Mrs. Blackwood also has a similar
business in Gainesville.
Mrs. Arthur E. Smith and son,
Walter, Of Worcester, Mass, were
visitors in the city yesterday. They
are spending the winter at Flora
home, where Mrs. Smith has pur-
chased a winter residence.
The revival services which have
been conducted at the Baptist church
during the past two weeks will come
to an end next Sunday. A great and
growing interest has been manifested
during the past week.
Hastings held a special election on
| Tuesday to decide on a $4,000 bond
issue for sewers, paving and fire pro-
lection. There were only five votes
against the proposition, and it was
carried by a large majority.
Grill Merryday, secretary of the
Madison board of trade, was visiting
friends and relatives in the city this
week. He is engaged, besides, in
the abstract business at Madison and
Live Oak. He looks and talks pros
porous.
Stephen Palmer, an aged resident
of Lake Como, died this week. Mr..
Palmer had been coming to Lake
Como for the winter seasons many
years. He was nearly SO years of
age. Mooney & Davis prepared the
body for shipment to his old home in
Pleasantville. N. Y.
Municipal Judge Marshall is get
ting tired of imposing the nominal
fine Of five dollars on those who 20
over to Hastings and fill up on booze
and then come back to Palatka to
make nuisance of themselves. These
cases are getting too numerous for
the judge, and it is said that here
after he intends to double the amount
of the fine.
j. c. Ray, Of Savannah, spent Sun
day IN the city the guest of his BROTH
er, Thomas Ray. Mr.. Ray is the
leading soda water manufacturer
and bother of Savannah and is suave
and smooth enough of manner to cas-
lily Identify him as the brother of our
popular Palatkan of the same name.
Mr.. Ray liked Palatka and said it
showed remarkable improvement
since his last visit.
Mrs. Irene Caldwell. Raymond, of
Chicago, who for several weeks has
been the pleasant.guest of Miss CLYDE
Estes, left on Wednesday for her
northern home. Miss Estes accom-
panied her guest as far as Jackson
vile. On Tuesday evening Miss Es-
ties gave reception for her depart
ing guest at her home on South Third
street which was attended by large
number of young people.
Saturday night will be the last
presentation Of the picture baby show
at the kalbtield Grand and which has
been running through the week to
interested and packed houses. A
special matinee is to be given tomor-
row afternoon. The children and
babies depicted in these pictures arc
all of the native Palatka variety,
hence the interest. If you haven't
seen this show you have missed a
treat and have but one more day in
which to correct your neglect.
Or. L. W. Warren and W. W. Thigh
man have bought of DR.. E. S. Grill
several acres Of land in Palatka
Heights, opposite the home of Dr.. |
Grill. DR. Warren was long
connected with the Tilghman Cypress |
Co., at Lukins and later purchased
the interests of the late John @. |
Illghman in that business. He has
since sold his interests and is at
present living in PaIatka. DR.. and
Mrs. Warren will leave in the early |
spring for Maryland, but it is thought
that they will return and make Pa
Iatka their home. DR.. Warren has !
also purchased the southwest block |
in Burt's addition to Palatka Heights
of County Clerk Hutchinson.
A new and pleasing feature in the
outline OF meetings arranged for the
year by the officers of the Womans'
Mission Society of St. James Metho-
dist church is the monthly social.
The first of the series of these in
formal sessions was held Monday af
ternoon at the hospitable home Of
Mrs. Wemyss A. Walton, in the West
End. A large number of ladies at
tended and thoroughly enjoyable So
clal time was spent by all present.
A program of vocal and instrumental
music had been prepared, and this
was admirably rendered, after which
the guests repaired to the prettily
appointed dining room, where tempt {
ing refreshments were served.
NJ. Lyon, of New York, represent
ing the head office of j. G. McCrory
& Co., and the southern inspector
of the same firm visited the Palatka {
branch Of the house last week and ex-
pressed themselves as delighted with
the business and appearance of the {
store here. The gentlemen were also I
pleased with the appearance of Pa
atka and its show of business energy.
DR.. ]. B. Brooks, Director of the {
Massachusetts Experiment Station in
with the State Agricul-
Iural College, was distinguished r
yisitor to Palatka on Wednesday ac- =
by Mrs. Brooks. The 9
ioctor is spending some weeks at