The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-06
City Happenings and
Personal mention.


Kalbfield's Grand tonight for the
benefit of the Pythian Sisters.
Mrs. Robert Burton and children
Of Washington, d. g., arrived In the
city yesterday on visit to her Sis
ter, Mrs. A. S. Willard.
Chas. P. Cooper of Jacksonville
stole away from his law practice
early in the week and was guest
of DR.. and Mrs. E. S. Grill.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Presbyterian church will meet with
Mrs. Wilroy on Tuesday afternoon at
$3.50.
Ii. A. Ford, former general SUI
perintendent of the Atlantic Coast
Line Railway was visiting friends
in the city last Saturday.
Louis Bushey has established a cl-
gar factory in the Business College
building on Lemon street, known as
factory No. 308."
Mrs. j. M. Doling, mother of Mrs
w. M. Poage of this city, died at her
home in Springfield, Mo-, February
9th, after brief illness at the age
of, ST.
Mrs. M. M. Vickers has returned
lfoHl pleeSdHe Niolt w iet olooCi'
Mrs. Elliott, in Pensacola. While
at the gulf city Mrs. Vickers saw
the Mardi Gras festival
The Ladies Aid Society of the First
Baptist Church met with Mrs. P. @.
Cason Tuesday afternoon. At the
close of the meeting a two course
luncheon was served by the hostess.
J. H. Wylie Of Interlachen was
a business visitor in the city this
week, having. brought in the regis
tration books from that precinct for
Judge J. |. Wimberly.
D. A. Mullis and other strong adj
mirers of H. M. Fearnside have been
urging that gentleman to announce as
candidate for the legislature, but so
far Mr.. Fearnside has said them nay.
They feel that he would be a winning
candidate.
Hon. W. A. Pratt of Washington,
D. c., who spent a part of last week
here on a visit to his sister, Mrs.
H. A. Phillips, left for home on Sun
day. Many of his old friends here
had the pleasure of a short visit
with him.
Hon. and Mrs. F. ]. Fearnside left
on Wednesday afternoon for Key
West, where Mr.. Fearnside goes to
preside over a meeting of the State
Board of Health, of which he is pres
ident. Before their return home it
is the purpose of Mr.. and Mrs. Fearn-
side to take a run over to Havana,
Cuba, for a day or two's look at the
famous Cuban city and its environs.
J. D. Bingham has been spending
the week on a visit to his mother,
Mrs. N. G. Robinson. Mr. Bingham
who was long one of the most popu
lar young men of the city, has been
spending a large part of the last
two years in the west, to which coun
try ne expects to return in few
days. He also spent some time in
Virginia. His old friends in Palat-
ka were glad to see him.
Major j. L. Burton of Crescent
CITY who was in the city Wednes-
day with the registration books from
that precinct reports registration
of lat white democrats. This is one
of the largest precincts in the coun-
ty and Major Burton is one of the
biggest democrats in the county, and
time was when he was a born lead
err in the ranks, and at time, too,
when real men were needed.
R. L. Smith, long prominent in
the turpentine industry Of this coun-
ty and in which he made fortune,
but now extensively engaged in the
cattle industry on the peninsula, was
a visitor in the city on Wednesday.
Mr.. Smith was quite generally talk
ed of as a candidate for county treas
urer some three or four weeks ago,
but it appears he has not yet an
nounced his decision to contest for
that office, though it is generally
conceded that he would make most
formidable candidate.
"The Daughter of the Hills" is the
title of a Famous Player Film Co.
picture to be presented at the Kalb-
field Grand on Wednesday, the 18th
inst, matinee and night. This is one
of Daniel Frohman's most beautiful
pictures with Laura Sawyer in the
leading role. 1t is a picture of the
days of Nero in ancient Rome and
represents the Conquest of a savage |
heart by gentle love-" This is said |
to be one of the most beautiful pic |
lures ever produced and in every city |
shown has drawn immense crowds.
w. A. Hicks and little son, Alpheus,
left Wednesday morning for the north
and where they expect in future to
reside. Mr.. Hicks, who has been
cashier of the East Florida Savings
& Trust Company for some time, sent
in his resignation some weeks ago,
the same to take effect the first of
the present month. He has also re-
signed from the city council, board
on which he has served some time,
but from which he would retire at
the end of the present fiscal year.
His destination is Utica, N. Y, his
old home.
Ben. B. Dancy Jr., of Orange
Mills brought in the registration
books from his precinct on Tues
day and reported fair registration
of voters. Mr.. Dancy feels that the
county commissioners should change
the polling place of his precinct
from Federal Point to Orange Mills
on the ground that the bulk of the
democratic voters live near the lat
ter place. Mr.. Dancy is a worthy
son of one of the oldest and truest
of Florida's prominent democratic
families and has bright future, be-
cause of his brains and ability to do
things.
Clarence KennerIy made a deter
mined effort to secure a baseball game
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