The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-11-14
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City Happenings and
Personal l1lentiOn.

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Miss Marguerite Mann of Mann.
vile has been the guest of Mrs. Ed
ward Gerber the past week.
E. w. McGrady, one of the leading
farmers and orange growers of Cres-
cont City was business visitor in the
city yesterday.
Chas. H. Sieg has presented Mrs.
Sieg with a new Overland touring
car of the 1914 pattern, and Christ
mas is some six weeks off.
r. R. Brakeman of this city re-
ceived telegram on Saturday an
nouncing the sudden death of his
brother at Memphis, Tenn. Deceased
was go years of age and stone and
marble worker by trade.
The Stanton Foundry & Machine
Co. was the lowest bidder for tine re-
pair work on the county road roller,
and Commissioner Curry to whom the
matter was left by the board has Civ
en- the contract to this cmpany.
Mrs. Folsom, wife of Secretary
Moses Folsom>of the board of trade,
arrived in the city on Sunday from
Washington, and with Mr.. Folsom is
making her home at the Putnam
House.
U. S Deputy Marshal P. M. Ha-
gan of Jacksonville has been in the
county several days this week serv-
,ng processes and summoning wit
lesses for the December term of the
U, S. District court in Jacksonville.
P. Jack Becks has chosen a most
.nopportune time in which to indulge
himself in case of dengue fever.
but it is a fact that he has neglected
his big real estate business this
week in order to SO indulge himself.
County Clerk Hutchinson is out
again after weeks illness.
Miss Grizella Merrill, who is a pa
tient in Jacksonville hospital, where
she was operated on last week for APP
1endicitis, and who for several
days following the operation was
N a critical condition, is reporte-
ed much better and past the critical
stage.
Mrs. Thos. Shinn and hor two chill
iren are here from Chicago on a Wis
to Mrs. Shinn's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Hutchinson. Mr.. and
Mrs. Shinn who formerly resided in
Crescent City, left there several
years ago for Birmingham, Ala, and
'ater went to Chicago. She will
spend the winter here.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Bap-
list church will hold cake and pie
sale at the real estate offices of P. ].
Becks on Saturday, 18th inst, begin
nlng at $3.50 a. m. The patronage of
the public is solicited and will be ap-
oreciated Aid a good cause and get
your moneys worth in these delicious
viands.
The Boys Corn Club was enter
tanned at dinner at the Saratoga ho-
Eel last Tuesday by President Davis
and Secretary Folsom of the board OF
trade, and had at the same table with
them also as guests, Prof. J. ]. Yer
non of the University and Mr.. VALID
rup of the Southern Railways agri-
cultural department.
| Messrs. w. A. Elliott, circulation
manager, P. w. Ball, desk editor, and
W. A. Estaver of the jacksonville
Times Union, were in the city Tues.
lay and called at the board of trade
"ooms. 1t is planned by these gentle
men to deliver tho Sunday Times
Union to Palatka by automobile via
st. Augustine.
The Ocala Northern will operate >
special train on Saturday for thu
Farmers Convention. The train viii
arrive here at about ten o'clock a. m
and leave at p. m. This will give
people living along the line from here
to Ocala a chance to spend a goof
part of the day in Palatka and hea,
Senator Fletcher and others explain
the merits of rural credits and bank.
ing.
Senator Duncan U. Fletcher will ar
rive In this city from Washington
little before noon on Saturday and
Will go direct to the Putnam House
where quarters have been reserved
for him till noon of next week We'd
nesday. Senator Fletcher will pre-
side at the Putnam County Farmers
Convention which meets at the Court
House at 2 p. m. on Saturday, and as
president of the Mississippi to Allan.
tic Inland Waterways Association he
will also preside over the meetings
Ut the Association in this CITY neyt