The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-13
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City Happenings and
Personal Mention.


was a business visitor in Palatkd
Tuesday
|. l. Hall, one of the prominent
young men of the Bannerville section
was among the visitors in the city
on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Warner 7. Hamm and
Mr.. and Mrs. h. j. Hamm, theiI
guests, left Monday on a brief Wis
TO CUBA.
Mrs. T. X. Bates and daughtc,'
Dorothy, OF Sanford are here on 4
visit to Mrs. Bates mother Mrs. 4
D.. Alderman.
Palatka is to vote on commisslo!
form of government. Hope Palatha
will land on the right side OF TIT
fence.-Tampa Tribune.
State Chairman Fearnside of tn,
State Democratic Executive Comm l.
Tee will leave for Jacksonville tod )
TO attend the meeting Of the comm
lee tomorrow.
Hon. and Mrs. F. J. Fearnside ar.
rived home from their visit to Key
West on Tuesday. They We're pre-
NeIllcu liOll ChCCliuiiiS ViSiI u ~ ~
cuba because of the quarantine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Darling Varnes
prominent citizens and grove owners
of Crescent City, were IN the city
mis- week on visit to their son, SID
ley Varnes.
Mr.. Thomas Jackson of Seymore,
ind, accompanied by his daughter,
| L,ta &c m
brother Mr.. l.. f.. jackson. They
are located at the Putnam House.
The Misses Josephine and Annita
Parrish and Mr.. Robert Hutchinson
of Jacksonville were the guests over
saturday and Sunday OF Mr. and Mrs.
Itenry hutchinson, Sr.
Judge Robert w. Davis and little
son, Robert, were in the city the ear
~ part of the week, coming over from
Unelr home in Gainesville with j. j.
i1ayman IN his touring car.
w. M. Williams, member for the Po-
mona precinct OF the Democratic Elk:
acutive Committee, attended the
meeting of the committee on Tues
lay.
Col. Geo. w. Otterson, one of the
DID settlers of Pomona and still one
ii the most influential and respected
:ltizens OF that place and the peninsu-
a, was a visitor IN falatka on We'd
.esday.
BENZ. B. Dancy, old Democratic
var horse of the Orange Mills pre-
.lnct, was IN the city tuesday anG
.ttended the meeting of the Demo-
ratio Executive committee, of winch
,e has long been a member.
J. D. Livingston, one of the prcmi-
tent men of the hollister section rep
esented his precinct in thorough
manner last tuesday on the Demo-
ratio Executive Committee as proxy
or +. j. McLendon.
P. J. Becks, chairman of the Coun-
y School board and Prof. R. w. Van
orunt, principal of the high school,
attended the State meeting Of County
superintendent and State educators
It Fort Myers this week.
Postmaster Harry Gray spent Sun
lay in Jacksonville. Mr.. Gray has
Jeen home a long time now for a
nan who had formed the habit OF
aking to the road more than half his
line.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Merryday of
Jaytona Beach are in the city this
week visiting old friends and rela-
Ives. Mr.. Merryday still considers
himself resident of Palatka, and
mere is no questioning the fact that
.'alatka is glad to have it so.
Peter Jones and little son of Fruit
and were in the city for few hours
IN Wednesday. Mr.. Jones is one OF
me best known men in his section
and an old resident who has made
good.
l.. NJ. Baldwin merchant of Mel
.ose and leader in the democratic
party in west Putnam was here OIL
tuesday to represent his precinct al
he meeting of the County Democrat
C Executive Committee, of which he
las long been member.
Duncan Bohannon represented the
5annerville precinct at the meeting
If the Democratic Executive Commit
zee on Tuesday. Mr.. Bohannon. has
.ong been a member of the commit
lee, and is a man of influence in its
:ounSels.
Frank Browning of East Palatka,
me of the young democrats Of the
county and sure to become potent |
influence in party matters, represent
ID the East Palatka precinct at the
meeting of the Executive Committee
IN Tuesday as a proxy for his father,
) S. Browning.
The primary law empowers the EX
4cutive Committee, in cases where a
candidate has no opposition, to de-
:lare that candidate the regular noml-
lee. This seems to fit the case of
The Hon. James H. Milliken, candi-
late for County Commissioner form
he Second, or Palatka district.
Prominent democratic workers like
Judge j. l. Wimberly of lnterlaChen
and Major ]. l.. Burton of Crescent
Jity were absent from the Executive
Committee on Tuesday and were
greatly missed 1t IS !. rare Thing toT
Judge Wimberly, especially, 10 miss
,hese meetings.
Max Melzer, Tor many ;cars a y al.
liable member eff the County Memo
ratio Executive Committee frJl: the
trutland precinct, was on hand at
he meeting of the committee on
Tuesday, as usual. Mr. Meier is one
If the most faithful democratic
workers in the county.
]. ]. Green of Bardin was a WISH
or in the city on Wednesday. Mr.
Green reports the loss of a valuable
lorse on Tuesday and just at a time
when his services were most needed
w. S. Prior of Lake Como was
Imong the visitors in the city on
Wednesday.
A very pleasant evening is promis-
N thnce who will attend the hanefi! | l