The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-03
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+ CITY HAPPENINGS AND
+ PERSONAL MENTION
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Mrs. Priddy has returned from an
extended visit to her daughter, Mrs.
Cowart, in Tampa.
Mrs. J. D. Points and daughters
have gone to Lincolnton, N. c., for
the balance of the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Wigg expect to
leave today for visit with relatives
in Savannah, Ga.
Miss Annie Bruce has been called
to the bedside of her sister, who is ill
at Newberry, S. c.
P. D. Watkins of Putnam Hall was
business visitor in Palatka on We'd
nesday.
Hon. Robt. W. Davis of Gainesville
! was in the city several days this week
on legal business.
Rev. ]. N. Hall, the well-known
Primitive Baptist preacher of Banner
vile, was in the city on Tuesday.
Mrs. R. F. Adams left yesterday for
Asheville, N. c., to spend the balance
of the summer.
The stores of the Earnest Co. will
close at noon on Saturday, July 4th,
and open again between and 10 D.
m. Customers should take notice.
The county school board met on
Tuesday,, June 30th, as required by
law to close up the business of the
fiscal year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Shelley at
tended the ceremonies incident to the
conservation of Bishop Curley at St.
Augustine on Tuesday.
DR.. L. w. Denham of Crescent City
was in Palatka yesterday on his way
to Atlantic Beach to attend the meet
ings of the State Dental Association.
Mrs. E. J. Smith of Jacksonville, a
former resident of Palatka, died at
her home in the former city on We'd
nesday. Mrs. Smith is survived by
her husband and two children.
Miss Constance Waterman of De-
Land was the guest of Mrs. T. j.
Barnett for several days, leaving on
Monday with Mrs. Maud Barron, Mrs.
Barnett's sister, for New York.
DR.. J. W. Darsey is attending the
meeting of the State Dental Associa-
ton at Atlantic Beach. DR.. Darsey
is the president of the State Asso-
citation.
Capt. W. NJ. Miller's big launch Va
runa will bring a crowd to the city
today from st. Johns Park and Ores.
cent City to see the JacksonviIle-P Pa
latka ball game.
W. E. Wiedner, the engineer on the
Holt caterpillar traction engine which
went through the bridge last Friday
is at the Kupperbusch Hotel and is
improving, though it will be some
slime before he can resume work.
The Ocala Northern Railway will
run a special excursion to this city
from Ocala tomorrow. The train
will leave Ocala early in the morning
and returning will leave Palatka af-
ter the celebration
CIeon Foster the barber next to P.
J. Becks' real estate office, has pur-
chased the Putnam barber shop in the
Merryday building of W. H. Surles,
who on the same day had bought the
shop of R. H. Jacobs.
H. Merwin celebrated his seth birth
day last Friday, when a number OF
Friends surprised him at his home
and where a good time was had with
games and music, followed with a
sumptuous birthday dinner at a late
hour.
Capt Points. who has Just made his
bond as custodian of the public prop
herty for the Gem City Guards, states
THAT as soon as the company is mus
tered in he has the promise that a
regular army man will be detailed to
>come to Palatka and devote one month
to instruction of the Guard.
Mrs. T. J. Barnett entertained the
Monday Night club at her home on
Riverside drive last Monday evening
The house was beautifully decorated
with cut flowers. After the game
sherbet and cakes were served High
scores were made by Mrs. J. K Coog-
Ter of Green Cove Springs and Miss
Laura Whitesides.
Two auto parties of Palatka bust
ness and professional men spent Sat
urdap night and Sunday at Crescent
Beach, enjoying the surf bathing, sea
breezes. etc. In the party was Col.
S. ]. Hilburn, Sheriff Kennerly, Coun-
ty Clerk Hutchinson, County Tax Col
lector Hancock, DR.. Darsey, r. H.
Cooper and Mr.. Livingston.-St. Au-
gustine Record.
DR.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Steen accompa-
MED Rev. FIR. Laplante in his automo-
hiln TO O. A1,rr,,.4irn
where they had the pleasure of wit
Messing the conservation ceremonies.
John Mallem attended the conse-
Grafton ceremonies at st. Augustine
on Tuesday, going over and back as
the guest of Rev. FIR. Laplante in the
latter's automobile.
John Cothrain well-known in this
and ST. Johns county, and whose home
has been on Dunn's Greek, was adj
judged insane by lunacy commission
on Saturday morning. Cothrain is
very deaf, and has lived alone in the
woods much of the time. He was
placed in the county jail to await the
arrival of an attendant from the
Chattahoochee asylum.
H. o. Hamm has returned from a
three weeks stay in the mountains OF
Tennessee and has been much bene-
fitted by the rest. AS mangaer of
the W. A. Merryday Company in this
city, a company handling a large por-
ton of the orange box and other furit
crate material used throughout Flor
ida, Mr. Hamm is confronted by his
busiest season through the summer
months.
Mrs. F. D. Alderman entertained a
large party of young people last Mon
day evening in honor of her grand
children, Miss Dorothy, and Master
Marcnr Davis Old fa shinnnd crannns