The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-30
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
City Happenings and
Personal Mention.

Beach, Is visiting friends In the city.
Mrs. H. A. Ford and son Henry of
Mulberry, are visiting friends in the
city.
w. P. Alridge of the A. C. L., Jack
sonville, was in Palatka Monday and
Tuesday.
Mrs. j. D. Mitchell, of Lake Conc,
was in the. city Wednesday meeting
old friends.
Mrs. F. j. H. Won Engelken is WIS.,
iting relatives and friends at her for
mer home, Lexington, Ky.
Mrs. NJ. |. Coke is visiting in
Gainesville this week, the guest of
her daughter, Mrs. A. l.. Glass.
Don B. Hyde, of Cordele, Ga, was
a visitor in the city for few days
this week, the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. Hyde.
The Ladies Aid Society of st.
James M. E.church will serve lunches
to the visitors during the celebration
on July 3 and 4.
DR.. H. R. Estes and his daughter,
Miss Clyde Estes, moved to Daytona
Monday and will make their home
there for the next twelve months.
The Ladies Aid of St. James church
will have cake, bread and pie sale
at Miss Lucas millinery store tomor-
row Saturday, beginning al .
o'clock.
Capt. H. Y. Snow and niece, Miss
Maude Kennerly, left last Saturdav
for Atlanta, Ga. Thence they went
to Chattanooga to attend the reunion
of the Confederate veterans.
George Ferre, of Decatur, ILL.,, is in
the city this week in the interest of
the Palatka Farms company, who
purchased 1000 acres of the Hilburn
G. Vertrees tract few months ago.
A letter from Arthur Sipprell, De.
troit, Mich, states that the weather
is very cold up on Lake Superior.
Ice is still floating. 1t is also quite
cool on the lower lakes.
Mrs. M. S. Brown is in Fort Myers
this week for the purpose of INSTALL
ing temple of Pythian Sisters. Mrs.
Brown is supreme representative of
the Grand Temple, Pythian Sisters
of Florida.
A benefit for the publ clibrary will
be given at Kalbfield's Grand tomor-
row friday night. In addition to
a good program of moving pictures
there will be music by local talent.
Be sure to help the library.
The many friends here of Mrs. H.
j. Cathey will be pleased to learn that
the treatment she is receiving at
Whitmore's sanitarium, Skyland, N.
c., for the rheumatism in her wrist
and hand, is proving beneficial.
In giving the names of the cand-
dates for U. S. marshal for the
Southern district of Florida, a Wash
ington correspondent gave the name
of M. A. Wilkinson of DeLand. Mr..
Wilkinson is resident of Palatka.
George W. Bassett, Jr., one of Pa
latka's young attorneys, recommend
ed by P. H. Odom, was admitted Mon
day to practice in the Federal court
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supreme court of Florida and to prac-
tice in all of the courts of Florida.
The moving picture plant which
was started in Palatka several years
ago by F. W. Kells has been sold and
was moved to South Florida this
week. This leaves the field to Man
ager Kalbfeld of the Grand, but Mr.
Kalbfeld states that he will continue
to give the people of Palatka the best
there is in the moving picture line.
AS announced in last weeks issue,
Cypress Camp No. 7, W. o. w., un-
yelled a monument erected in West
View cemetery to the memory of the
late J. H. Granger. The camp
marched to the cemetery headed by
the Palatka Military band. A good
number of citizens were present and
were very much impressed with the
services.
Hon. F. ]. Fearnside of this city
has been appointed a member of the
State board of health by Gov. Tram
NELL and his appointment has been
sent to the Senate for confirmation.
Mr.. Fearnside appreciates the APP
pOintment very much, since it came
to him unsought. The state board of
health, which is composed of three
members, is one of the states most
important boards.
Miss Alice Leslie Wilkie, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie N Wilkie, who
is one of the most popular members
of the society set, was Queen of the
Kirmess, which was given last night
in the Duval theater under the aus
pices of the Martha Reid chapter
United Daughters of the Confederacy,
for the benefit of the Old Soldiers
Home. Miss Wilkie also participated
in several of the most beautiful num-
bers of the evening, being introduced
in a couple of solo parts.-Wednes-
days Times Union. Miss Wilkie is a
grand daughter of Mrs. NJ. E. Boyd, |
this city.
The brick road epidemic is spread |
ing. The latest case heard from has
developed in Putnam county. A few |
days ago the county commissioners |
attended a meeting of the board of |
trade at Palatka for the purpose of
consulting with that body as to some
means of utilizing the excellent clay
for brickmaking that is said to
abound in the vicinity. The county
commissioners are strongly of the
mind that brick roads are the best
that can be built in Florida, but are
rather taken aback at the cost, the
chief item of which they assert to be
the freight on the brick. This would
be obviated by making the brick at