The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-05-01
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City Happenings and
Personal mention.

II Miss Inez Ford of Jacksonville wa
in the city this week.
/ County Superintendent of Schools
Cottlngham is on duty in his offic,
| again after several weeks illness.
H Mrs. Geo. E. WEIGH and daughter
II Miss Belle, spent Monday and Tuesda,
| in Jacksonville.
II Every young man in Palatka be
H tween the ages of 10 and rs wears o.
age should join the Gem City Guards
II Mrs. J. K. Coogler of Green Cove
H Springs is spending some days with
II her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Reed
II The new Roberts speed boat made
the record run from Buffalo Bluff
bridge to Palatka last Sunday in 2s
/ minutes.
E. W; Gray of Jacksonville, and
little daughter, Mary, spent a few
days of this week in the city visiting
his mother, Mrs. H. A. Gray.
Miss Jane Bowman, the popular
teacher of Crescent City, spent Sat-
urday and Sunday in the city with
/ friends.
P. D. Watkins of Putnam Hall. one
of the best known and most prosper
Gus turpentine operators in the county
was visitor in the city yesterday.
L. c. Stephens attended the Odd
Fellows Grand Lodge in Lakeland
last week from Monday to Wednesday
night. The Grand Lodge for 1915
will be held in Gainesville.
Judge E. E. Haskell returned on
Monday from North Conway, N. H.,
where he went to accompany Mrs.
Haskell and her mother, Mrs. Kent,
and who will remain for the summer.
Hon. T. Dewitt Gray and wife and
little daughter, left for their home in
Jacksonville last Sunday after a visit
here with his mother, Mrs. H. A.
Gray.
w. D. Weseman the well-known
merchant of Florahome was in the
city yesterday. Mr.. Weseman states
that he has just been notified of his
appointment as postmaster at that
place.
Mrs. R. H. Burton and two inter-
esting children of Washington, D. c.,
and who have been visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Willard
some weeks, left for home last Sat-
urday.
Gov. and Mrs. Park Trammell were
the guests of Hon. and Mrs. S. ].
Hilburn over Sunday and Monday.
Gov. Trammell left for Tallahassee
on Monday afternoon, and Mrs. Tram
nell remained until Tuesday after
noon.
U. S. Deputy Marshal P. M. Ha-
gan of Jacksonville has been spending
some days in Palatka this week at
tending circuit court and greeting
old friends Mr. Hagan is making 3
fine record as chief outside deputy in
the US. District Court.
Or. F. E. Jenkins of this city is a
first lieutenant in the medical reserve
corps of the United States Army,
and in the event of war would likely
be called on for service. He has al
ready been communicated with by the
War Department and asked concern
ing his ability to respond promptly in
case of need.
H. NJ. Fearnside, the retiring exalt-
ed ruler of the Palatka Lodge of
Elks, was presented with beautiful
old gold locket set with a diamond
and ruby at the meeting of the ,
lodge on Monday night. The presen- !
tation speech was made by Mr. H. F.
Lecks, to which the retiring exalted
ruler made fitting response. {
This afternoon and tonight Mana
ger kalbfeld will present to the pa ,
irons of his house that idol of motion :
picture lovers, Helen Gardner, in "a 81.
Daughter of Pam" in three parts, to-
gether with a vitagraph par excel ;;
lence, The Tiger. These are great !
pictures, among the best to be seen ;
but the price remains the same, ) :
and 10 cents. ',
j. H. Millican one of the directors
of the State Bank of Palatka, has
been elected assistant cashier of that
prosperous institution and in a few
days will be at his desk to greet
friends and customers. The business
of the bank had grown to such pro- l
portions as to make necessary add: d
tional help, hence the appointment of L
Mr.. Millican, who has interests in the
bank and who has an ambition to
learn more of the details of manage
ment. !
Hon. w. J. Sears of Kissimmee, Q
candidate for Congress to succeed
Claude L'Engle, spent the day in Pa
atka Yesterday interviewing some f
Of our home people and has been c
much encouraged in other parts of t
The district. That he will be one of
he leading candidates is pretty gen.
orally conceded. He is the past
grand chancellor of the Knights of +
Pythias in Florida and has a large a
acquaintance with the men of that q
fraternity. Mr.. Sears has lived in ;
kissimmee since 1881.
The commencement exercises of Q
Central Academy (School No. p the '
'olored school of this city took place q
asst Wednesday evening at Mt Tabor
Baptist church, when two boys and I
.wo girls received diplamas. Hon. +
Howell A. Davis, chairman of the f..
BOARD of district trustees, delivered ,
he diplomas. The baccalaureate
sermon will be delivered on Sunday !
at Emanuel NJ. f. Church by Rev. G. /
F. Ellison, at 8 o'clock. T. E. DeBose c
IS principal Of this school and during
the year more than ATS pupils have S
oeen enrolled. The work accom- |
plished by the ten teachers is said to r
have been very satisfactory. !
The little war furry has put the
young men in various portions of the {
state in a decidedly more martial T
frame of mind than they have been :