The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-11-27

! Sheriff Kennerly has new auto
5 mobile of the Hupmobile make.
Yes, we are thankful; amt things
comm our way?
Mrs. Warner T. Hamm entertained
the Tuesday afternoon Bridge Club
this week in a most charming manner.
Union Thanksgiving services were
held at the Baptist church yesterday
morning, participated in by the con-
gregations of the Methodist, Presby-
terrain and Baptist churches. The
sermon was by Rev. DR.. j. w. Purcell
of the Presbyterian church.
Don't look for much of local news
paper in this issue, remember the
proprietors and employees are at home
celebrating and giving thanks that
they are still alive and doing business
in such encouraging volumes at the
old stand.
The Malleable Steel Range demon
stration has drawn many people to
the Tilghman Hardware Co.'s store
this week, and all callers are treated
to fine turkey sandwich, biscuit and
cup of hot coffee. The demonstra-
ton will undoubtedly result in the
sale of number of those fine ranges,
for no well-regulated family ought to
go without one in these piping times
of peace and plenty.
The Putnam County Teachers In
stitute is in session in Palatka TODAY
with fine attendance of teachers
from all sections of the county. The
program, published in this paper a
week or two ago showed that the dis
cussions and papers We're to be on
matters of interest to the teaching
profession, and that leading instruc-
ors of the county were to participate
F. R. Mccormick, editor of the Live
Oak Democrat, and a man who stands
at the top in the newspaper profess
ion in Florida as well as at the top
as citizen, paid Palatka brief visit
last week. 1t was his first visit here
since the Methodist Conference sew
eral years ago, to which he was a Law
delegate. He saw changes, and com
mented on the wonderful improve
ments that had taken place.
Moses Folsom, secretary of our
board of trade has been spending the
week at Stuart in attendance upon
the waterways convention as a dele |
gate from Palatka. He has also his
credentials as a delegate to the East
cast Press convention as a represen-
tative Of the Palatka News, the only
original moral reformation sheet in |
this town. We hope he is sufficiently
religious to properly represent us, but
we have had our doubts.
Capt. and Mrs. johnson and their
three interesting little girls, Vir-
glnla family, have moved into the
Blackwell house on Emmett street.
Capt. johnson is travelling man who
liked Palatka and saw Immediately it's
advantages as railway center, there
fore chose to make it his home. The
Johnsons are members of the Episco-
pal church, and the people of that
church especially will welcome them,
as will all the good people of Palatka,
to the city.
Miss Jessie Harrison Burton, agent
for the Girls Canning and Demon
stration work in Putnam county. to-
gether with some of the girls of the
clubs in different sections of the coun-
ty, is giving a demonstration at the
board of trade rooms today and every
citizen who would encourage a good, a
sensible work among the young girls
OF Putnam county should show inter-
est by attending at least for a short
time. Give the girls the help and en-
your presence alone can
bring.
R. S. Bohon of Decatur, ILL.,, owner
in chief of the tract known as the
East Palatka Farms, arrived in the
city last Friday in the blizzard for
stay of several days. He was accom-
panied by his son, Cecil Bohon, who
was making his first visit to the land
If sunshine and flowers and birds, etc.
and his impression must have been
but fine. They left on Mon
lay for a trip down the state, and will
'eturn home without again coming
o Palatka. Later in the season Mr..
3ohon will come for a lengthy stay.
David Howell bless his typhoid {
'acked body and his good Methodist
ally religious SOUL will soon leave
VT. Sterling, Kentucky, and return
o Palatka where he will again be ,
cen counting out the money from be- i
lind the counter of the State Bank of .
'alatka. Mr.. Howell was taken i'll '
arly in the spring time and he has ?
ad time of it sure enough. He has +
cen down into the valley of the shad- E
W, but for several weeks now he has K
cen pulling himself back and in a
,tter to The News says it will only
e matter of few days till he is 9
ack. And we will be GLAD to see him,
very one O. US, for here is one man =.
'ho got next to US all. .
Hon. Ion L. Farris spent Monday n
fternoon and night in the city and
lie editor of The News enjoyed
easant visit with him. Mr.. Farris
one of the cleanest politicians in
j the s"ate. He is man the people 6,
IN always count on. During his -
resence in the city, by virtue of his L
flee as Speaker of the House of Rep v
and the absence of Gov.
and Senator Drane, presi- "
1t of the Senate, Mr.. Farris was the RI
70 TEN governor of Florida, a posi-
on he seemed to be wholly uncon-
:ious of. Since his accidental in
lction into this high office some of D.
lie State papers have been referring b
easantly to him. The st. Cloud n,
ribune says: "And Ion Farris is =
ovenor of Florida for a few days. ~
nd he'll be governor of Florida for u
ur wears some of these days" The %
akeland Telegram saws: of Speak et