The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-02-07
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City Happenings and
Personal mention.

day for Jacksonville on visit to
friends.
There will be a meeting of the So
ciety for the Prevention fCruelty |
to Animals in the city hall next Tues
day evening at 1880.
Judge and Mrs. E. E. Haskell were
the honor guests at a big Masonic
banquet given at the hotel College
Arms in DeLand last week.
Mrs. David F. Watson of Flushing,
N. Y, wife of the San Mateo truck
farm agent, arrived today with Mr..
John F. Gowell who has been in New
York.
Mrs. ]. H. Randolph expects to re-
turn to her home in Norfolk, Va,
next Monday after a prolonged visit
with ner parents, DR.. and Mrs. 3. S
Grill.
Mrs. F. D. Alderman is spending
the week with her daughter, Mrs L.
will go to Mulberry to visit Mr.. and
Mrs. H. A. Ford.
Mrs. Caroline Chandler of New
York, who will be pleasantly remem-
bered as a guest of last season, has
arrived for a stay of several months
at the Putnam House.
Hon. Wheaton Cole of Pautucket,
R. l., arrived in the city this week on
visit to his daughter, Mrs. L. S.
Knight. Mr.. Cole will be pleasantly
remembered as visitor here last
season.
There is rejoicing in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. V. Walton, with
something worth while to rejoice
about. For on Wednesday morning
little daughter was born, whose
name is Kate Lee.
L. C. Canova has been appointed
Florida manager of the Caloric Noise
less Pumping Engine and Palatka
will be State headquarters. Carlos
Canova has gone on trip through
south Florida in the interests of the
machine.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Mellon arrived
| on Monday from Miami where they
/ have been spending the time since
/ their arrival in the state from Pitts
| burg Mr.. and Mrs. Mellon are
| again pleasantly located in their de-
| IightfuI winter home on Emmett
street.
II. Finley Tucker went to Tampa
/ on Wednesday to be present at a ban
quet given to his army of local agents
in Florida who are there gathered iii
convention. The banquet was held
at the Tampa Bay Hotel and was also
attended by officials of the compa-
MES represented by Tucker Bros. of
this city.
| Over at Kenwood the progressive
citizens of the place have recently
| organized board of trade with J,
| Earle Osborne president, N. L. Woods
| vice-president and ]. ]. LeMatty sec
rotary and treasurer. These men
| mean business, and that business is
principally to tell the outside world
| what cracker-j jack place Kenwood
is to come and reside and enjoy life
under prosperous conditions-the on
- ly kind of conditions permissible I'M
- der their charter.
At the sale of lots in the Hutchin-
| son subdivision in Palatka Heights
/ conducted on Tuesday last by the
Southern Realty & Auction Company
nearly 100 lots, in size 25x100 feet
were sold at a price averaging lit
tie more than $40 a lot. The day
was cold and dsagreeable with rain
and not the day to attract people tC
distance from shelter, hence the
crowd was never large. The lots
sold went generally to people who
will improve them in the very neal
future.
Herbert Crook of Palatka, for
mer Ocala citizen, came down We'd
nesday night from Jacksonville,whe
he had been for several days attend,
Joined his wife here at the home o.
her mother for brief stay. This il
Mr.. Crooks first visit to his old home
in some years, and he was kept bus.
. yesterday greeting numerous friends
Mr.. and Mrs. Crook will both return
to their home in Palatka today,
Ocala Banner.
The most expensive motion picture
ever shown in Palatka will be seen al
the Kalbfed Grand next Monday
night. The picture, which is com.
!! pleted in four reels, representing foul
acts, will be that of Sara Bernhard.
the famous French actress and he.
own company in the presentation OF
Queen Elizabeth. These picture
were prepared on order Of Mr.. Chas
Frohman and are genuine pictures Of
the living, moving, "Divine Sara" anC
her own company in one of her lead
ing roles. The extra expense of this
picture makes it necessary for Man.
ager Kalbfeld to raise the price OF
admission to Is and 20 cents, but that
will not interfere with his having /
record breaking crowd.
A man with an impeachment in hi:
walk went from man to man anC
house to house the other day asking
for money with which to assist him
in buying wooden leg. He got ma
ny contributions from our citizens
many of whom have all they can dc
to keep their own legs properly en-
cased in garments BETTING their sta
ton in life. While doing the town
this beggar stopped at the Putnam
House, where he fed his face sump-
tuously every day and smoked two
for-a-quarter cigars. And the blind
~ pencil seller who was led about bv a
= ginger cake negro boy was simply
another Yankee tourist who earned
his way over the state by the use of
Id his wits. He was a liar who could
II see as well as the best of US; beware
- of der beggar vich Games to youse
NJ in der habilliments of der Sleeps;
0, invardly he ISIS fraud vat know,