The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-11-28
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City Happenings and
Personal Mention.

&. ii. Kennerly the Well-knOWn Seed
man spent Tuesday in st. Augustine.
1t is reported from Jacksonville
that Mrs. Martin Griffin is danger
ously ill.
Joe Merrill is at home for Thanks
giving and will remain until after his
marriage next week.
A 1O-pound sweet potato grown in
the garden of Thos. Murray on South
Sixth street is now on exhibition at
the board of trade rooms.
The Times Union published Sena-
tor Fletcher's Palatka speech on Ru-
raj Credits ten days after its delivery.
The Tampa Tribune published it next
day.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the First
Baptist church will meet at the home
of Mrs. l.. j. Owens, 529 Kirby street,
Tuesday afternoon, December I'd, at
3 o'cock.
Miss Grizella Merrill who has been
seriously i'll following an operation
for appendicitis in a Jacksonville hos
pital is so far recovered that she is
expected to come home to-day.
The Patton Anderson CHAPTER of
the U. d. C. will meet with Mrs. A.
Is. Willard on next Thursday at 3
o'clock. A large attendance is de-
sired as it is the election of officers.
Mrs. Adams lately appointe,> / o
take charge of the Western Union
telegraph office in this city has been
transferred to the Fernandina Office
of the company and expects to leave
for that city tomorrow.
The Palatka Business college will
give dance at Moose Hall on Friday
evening. The origial purpose was to
have the dance on Thanksgiving even
ing, but owing to other attractions it
was postponed to Friday night.
A seventy-nine pound pumpkin is
on exhibition at the real estate office
| Of p. Jack Becks. The pumpkin was
raised without fertilizer on the rich
muck lands at Florahome. Its some
pumpkins
T. r. Higgins, editor of the New
Florida in Palatka, is a guest in the
city. Mr. Higgins is just recovering
from a serious illness of ten weeks
and he was warmly greeted by his
many friends upon his arrival here
yesterday.-Times- Union.
The Palatka Development Compa-
ny has sold nine lots in its attractive
subdivision to prospective builders.
This company is offering prize of
SIS to the one who sends in the most
appropriate name for this section of
the city Easy money for some one
Miss Mabry has accepted a position
as assistant in the Office of County
Judge Haskell. Miss Mabry is a most
competent stenographer and law
clerk, having had wide experience il
law offices.
The News offers its apologies t.
many Of its readers who last weel
gave US news tens, which owing tt
the crowded condition of our columns
had to be left out. Several Of thest
items were important news matters
and one, the reception of the Wo
mans Club at the Putnam House par
u lors, was the real social event Of tn,
] week.
@ Major J. L. Burton of Crescen
? City was a visitor in the city on Tues
day. Major Burton is one Of the bes
= known men in the county and has re
. sided in Crescent City since a yea
or two following the civil war, o
which he is a veteran Of the confed
eracy.
A new schedule will soon go int
effect on the Clyde line. Boats will
leave Jacksonville at p. m. ant
make the daylight trip to Palatka
/ The new steamer OsceOla is expected
! to go into commission in shor
/ time.
Our readers will pardon us for has
tily prepared and lack of local news
! happenings this week. The otlic,
i force had to have its Thanksgiving
opportunity and the day being The
one Immediately preceding puDlica
ton many matters Of interest had t.
be omitted in order to make the MALL
Friday morning. We won't do i
again till 1914.
A. w. Tucker of Florahome was il
the city Tuesday and stated that fvt
1 or six families from Illinois woult
4 reach his town this week to make i
/ their home. Mr. Tucker also brough
along a ponderous lemon, measuring
Is inches around latitudinally and Il
/ inches longitudnally. He left i
,1rtth ttI Of tpp =
The U. S. Lighthouse and Suppl,
steamer, Mangrove, was in Palatks
harbor Tuesday and is now out in
specting the lights and buoys on tn,
4 upper river. Capt. E. c. Tull is il
command with a crew of 81 men
I The Mangrove made a record during
Z the Sanish-American war by captur
ing Spanish ship that brought thu
crew more prize money than any
other capture of the war.
W. F. Reed formerly of Draytot
Island was a visitor in the city
Tuesday. After forty years residence
in Putnam county, Mr. Reed sold his
property at Drayton Island las
March, since which time he has beer
wandering about the north much OF
the time. He is making headquarters
in Jacksonvle, but he SO longed for &
sight of his old home that he is now
making a visit there. When mar
comes to a section of the the county
at lineage of II, as did Mr.. Reed tC
Putnam county, and spends nearly
forty subsequent years here, this
breaking up and going away is hare
matter. Mr.. Reed will find him &
place and come back.