The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-09-25

greater part of the week in Jackson
vile where he has business interests.
The public school will not open until
Monday, October 18th, owing to delay
caused by the erection of the new
class rooms
Hon. J. J. Hennessy of Jacksonville
but sometime of Palatka was in the
city yesterday. He failed to call at
this office.
Sheriff R. L. Kennerly was absent
from the city several days this week,
and during his absence eX-Sheriff
Howell was in charge of the office.
Mrs. w. C. Davis who has been
spending the past several weeks at
her old home in Kentucky, is expected
home tomorrow.
Sheriff Kennerly took an auto trip
to the wilds of North Carolina, but
he wasn't gone long; only long enough
to go up, turn around, say howdy and
skip back. He got home on Tuesday
night and is again hard at work.
T. L. Richardson of Texarkana,
Texas, is here looking for a farm To-
cation. He stopped in Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi and Alabama while en- route
to Florida, but did not find just what
he wanted. He is pleased with this
section and thinks it will do.
]. D. Figaro has established his
cigar mandatory at 40 Lemon St,
and is now making smokers that lull
the nerves and help make life in Pa
latka worth living. Mr.. Figaro en-
ploys six hands at present, but Will
have more.
The credit for the driving of the
well at the Selden factory should have
been given to j. J. Bitter and VIM.
Hart instead of to Mr.. Evans. Mr.;
Bitter is very proud of the work and
epects to engage in the well driving
business in this section.
Our old friend W. C. Townsend of
Lake Butler was in Palatka this week
en- route to his hunting lodge on the
: Ocklawaha. Mr.. Townsend is still
,, ponderously good natured in face OF
the fact that he has lost two pounds
in flesh during the summer.
w, H. Owen of Satsuma Nights
was in the CITY for a few days this
week on a visit to his daughters, Mrs.
Harden and Miss Kate Owen, who
have recently moved from the Howell
| block to the pleasant rooms over the
Eel Perfecto Cigar factory lately Vaca-
! ted by Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Finn.
R. L. Earnest and family have ar
rived from Barlow and will make Pa
latka their permanent home. They
} have moved into the Canova residence
5 on North Third street formerly occu-
MED bv R. L. Gibson. Mr.. Earnest is
a new member of the Earnest Co. and
will have charge of the children's &C.
partment of the big store.
: Major ]. L. Button and family were
y in the city Tuesday enroute to Ores
cent CITY from their summer home al
: the beach. Major Burton, who was
! one of the old political warehouses OF
i the county in post bellum, pot luck
+ DAYS, only had an hour or two IN the
y city but he got to see many of his
old friends.
= Herbert B. Race of Jacksonville ant
who has but recently resigned th'
presidency of the Jacksonville oo2r'
of trade in order to prosecute hl'
campaign for mayor of that CITY, wa.
formerly a resident of Palatka and a
= how attended our high and gramma
, school. Mr.. Race is one of the mos
nonular and energetic business me!l
IN The metropolis of Florida and presi
= dent of one of that clty's Leading
banking institutions.
A. E. Robbins, manufacturer
saIes agent who comes here iron
!. New Orleans 10 make Palatka mr.
a ,headouarters. owing to the ease WIT,
4 which he can get in and out and reac
ali narts of Florida, says that afte
"a travelling for years IN the =, oouthes
n states that he picks out FLORIDA a
y the coming food producing common
h wealth in galaxy OF great State a
u and he wants to be right mere ana Sc
n and help in the development.
NJ Cant. H. y. Snow is back from hi
II September fishing at Daytona Beacl
4 and where the sea bass bite as carr
g estIv as the mosquitoes. Capt. Sho'
e has had a pleasant season at the oeac
this summer. the only draw backs be
n inc the monthly visits to PalatE
Il where the people have the commerce;
Y habit a bit too strong for his metz
q DDS of thought. He's the best al
q round fishing expert in Palatka, an
4 ranks with the most expert at Da!
Y tona beach.
n c. f. Rowton arrived home frol
n his vacation trip to New York
n Wednesday and is again at the stor
where Rowton Jr., has been busy Il
d some time opening up and markin
the cost price on as pretty lot
real yum-yum goods as we have see
= in many day. Why, bless your gil
card, if YOU are in doubt as to VIII;
n to get for a wedding present some
these little silver yum-yums at Rov
B toms would solve the problem qulci
ern you could say jackrobinson.
Hon. and Mrs. F. ]. Fearnside w
b leave for New York and other poin
in the effete east early next week fl
months stay. During all the war
months of summer Mr.. Fearnsit
n stays by his business, but when Il
frost is on the pumpkin and po!lti
E are ripe he likes hike to New 10
y to witness the activities of the Tar
e many tiger 1t is his universal CD
b tom to go to New York for Dcob'
and really that is the finest season
L the year in that city.
& The city council needs more mon
and therein is not unlike some int
viduals we know in this town. I
council is seriously contemplating
elevation of the levy from Is to
mills. an increase of 2-10th of ce