The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-18

Mrs. w. A. Williams Jr., spent last
week at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. McCraney, in Bardin.
F. E. Reeder the well-known drug
gist of Welaka was a visitor in the
city this week.
Cashier M. F. Pixton of the Bank
of Crescent City was business Wis
itor to the city yesterday.
Miss Maude Kennerly returned last
week from an extended visit in At
lanta.
Mrs. S. J. Kennerly has gone to
Jacksonville for a short visit with
her daughter, Mrs. Ridley Wilkinson.
Albert Van Fleet, late "business
promoter" extraordinary of the Pa
latka Item, has severed his connec-
ton with that paper and is now doing
time on the Gainesville Sun.
James Dean, D. D., LII. D., Phi. D.
and possibly P. D. G., colored law
yer Of Jacksonville, will deliver the
Emancipation Day Grafton for the col
ored people in this city on January
LIST. The colored people are making
great preparations for a proper ce'e-
bration of the important event in
their lives which the day commence
rates.
Little Miss Clarice Newton of this
city was the one supreme hit at the
big Charity Show of Jacksonville
Elks at Morocco Temple in that city
last Tuesday night, and the applause
that followed her appearance was ire
mendous. The Times Union in men
tioning this little Palatka actress
made the mistake to call her "Baby
Walker" but it was our own little &C
tress, Clarice Newton who was in
tended.
Gen. John A. Roseborough, Com
mander-in-Chief of the United Con-
federate Veterans of Florida, and one
of the most prominent men of AL
achua county land whose home since
1852 has been at Windsor, Fla, has
been spending a couple days in the
city, a guest at the Saratoga Hotel.
Thursday noon Gen. Roseborough was
Joined here by his wife and two sons,
E. X. Roseboro1gh of Jacksonville
and DIR. Roseborough of Rodman.
Bob" James has many things to be
proud of these days, especially of the
nice things that are being said of the
excellence of his cafe. BIT the last
straw-the one that put him in a
class by himself, was the compliment
paid him by the State hotel and res
taurant inspector on his visit last
week. This is of course official
This inspector did this: He awarded
the James Cafe the "Gold Seal"
Bob has been hearing this sort of
talk ever since he opened, but to have
it come to him from official headouar
tiers in Tallahassee, has made him
just trifle proud.
What joy there is in the knowledge
that you have done your full part in
ministering to the soul-longing of
some one in distress, can never be
fully understood by those who lack
the experience. A lady advertised
for a husband; The Paratka News
took up the refrain; we called atten-
ton to her longing; it has been sat
istied. She has married a man who
claims to be her soul mate. Two
souls with but single thought, two
hearts with harmonious thumps. AL !
most we feel like breaking forth in
song, for two people that walked in
the dusk of lonliness have been
brought together and are comforted, |
Won't somebody send US another can
dldate for matrimonial joys? Let
the good work go on.
Palatka friends will be grieved to
learn of the death of Mr.. E. C. Brown
at his home in Detroit, Mich. Mr..
Brown was the father of Mrs. Henry
5. Wilson, now Mrs. Quick, and sew
eral years ago spent his winters here
at the home of the then Mrs. Wilson.
Mr.. Brown was at one time one of the
great railway superintedents of the
country, and was for MANY wears pen-
eral superintendent of the Michigan
Central, now part of the New York
Central In his later years he be-
came secretary to the president of
the N. Y. Central, Henry B. Ledvard.
lie was a grand old man, and one
who numbered many sincere friends
IN this city. 1t is said that Mrs.
quick will arrive in Palatka next
week for stay Of some time.
County Clerk Hutchinson wants
the people to remember that in filing
deeds for record now, the new United
States revenue law has to be consult
ed. All deeds must have a revenue
stamp attached as a part of our con-
trlbution to the European war Ev-
cry deed where the consideration is
above 500, and from that amount TO
5000 must have a so cent revenue
stamp attached, with an additional
stamp Of 30 cents for each additional
S5OO value or fraction thereof. these
stamps can be obtained at the banks.
t,td must be attached to all leeds
IN, the stamp after it has been at
tached to the document, the gran1or
must write his initials, together with
the date of transfer, across the face
Ct the stamp, in ink. Now we hooe
we have made it clear, but if so he
we have not, please see Clerk Pnt u
inSon or one of his always affable