The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-10-16

ty are showing an increase of ten per
cent over last year.
Ex-Alderman w. H. Hicks has gone
to Miami where it is stated he will
open branch insurance office in con-
nection with the C. Lopez Baiey Co.
of this city.
Sheriff Kenerly has installed ex-
Sheriff R. C. Howell as his office depu-
ty. Mr.. Howell served as sheriff of
the county for eight years and there
is no man in the county more familiar
with the details of the office
The Ladies' Aid Society of st. James
Methodist church met at the home of
Mrs. W. G. Tilghman on Tuesday af-
ternoon of this week and laid plans
for its seasons work Mrs. Tilghman
was elected president for the ensuing
year.
Royal Stelts an employee of the
Times-Herald ran to the fire last Sat
urday night and was so winded in the
effort that he tainted. AS he lay I'M
conscious some one went through his
pockets and took all the cash he had
left from his weeks pay, S5.75, and
scarf pin.
The fire alarm about 1880 Saturday
evening was occasioned by the discov-
cry of fire at the G. S. & F. section
house on 18th street. When the fire
company arrived it was too late to be
of much service to the section house
but the nearby buildings were saved
The fire is believed to have been of
incendiary origin.
Mrs. H. W. Tayor, who died on
Thursday of last week, was buried on
Friday from her late residence on
Reid street. Impressive services were
conducted by Rev. P. @. Cason and
the choir of the Baptist church. The
Lady Maccabees conducted the SER
vice at the grave. Deep sympathy is
felt for the bereaved family.
Manager Kalbfeld of the Grand |
Theater has word that the reel pic !
ture entitled FLORIDA Enchantment,"
taken last spring by the Sidney Drew .
Company, and in which Palatka, sew
eral Palatkans, the St. Johns river,
the Ocklawaha and Silver Springs are
portrayed, is released for exhibition
and that it will be here in a couple of
weeks.
District Deputy B. E. Dyson of St.
Augustine and number Of Palatka
Masons, including L. A. Smith, R. J.
Hancock, r. H. Cooper, Dr. J. ". Oar
sey, R. F. Neck, DR.. A. NJ. Hedick,
Henry Hutchinson Sr., DR.. f. W. War
rem, f. P. Ross and W. W. Tilghman,
went up to Pomona and assisted the
Masonic lodge of that place in an I'M
tiatory ceremony. /!
The "buy-a-bale" movement is
popular one, but this winter Florida
will have something in the north that
everybody can buy and it won't take
$50 to get into the movement, either.
We refer to our Orangse and grape
fruit. This will be a popular move
ment and one that is growing in pop
ularity every year The fame of the
Florida orange is spreading.
d. f. Dusenberry of Lake Como,
one of the pioneers of that section
and a man who has always taken
deep interest in matters practical and
political, was a visitor in Palatka this
week. Mr.. Dusenberry is proprietor
of All-Niew cottages at Lake Como,
a resort hotel that is filled each win
ter with delighted tourists who have
formed the Lake Como usenberry
habit
Justice John f. Marshall held an in
Quest Sunday over the body of a ne
gro named John Williams who was
killed by being hit by f, E. C. R'y
train near Yelvington last Saturday
night, and the verdict was careless
ness on the part of the dead man.
1t was shown that Williams did nos
pay any heed to the approaching
train, though repeatedly warned. lie
didn't even give the train the right
of way.
At well-attended meeting of the
signers of the Chautauqua arrange
ment held at the board of trade rooms
on Monday night a resolution intro
duced by Mayor Kennerly to the eff
feet that the matter be called off for
the coming season was unanimously
approved. Secretary Folsom of the
board of trade who acted as secreta-
ry of the meeting was INSTRUCT
write to Doctor George Sheldon Wal
do and appraise him of the action. {
He did.
Irby Mitchell young man some 10 +
years of age who has been employed
at West Tocoi, was shot by a negro
named Jim Lockett just as he was en- |
tering cane field at that place last
Tuesday evening. Young Mitchell f
was brought to this city where his S
wounds were dressed by Dr. johnson. f
His body is well perforated with q
number four shot, but none of the '
wounds are considered serious. The I
negro helped him to the railroad sta e
ton and then disappeared r
Next Monday night at the Grand
theater the regular picture will be I
continuance of the "Perils of Pauline" :
and as usual there will be a record I
breaking crowd. "The Million Dollar t
Mystery" brought out the usual pack c
ed house last night with many from I
distant parts of the county. The fifth Y
lnStaiIment of this celebrated picture !
VIII be given or Thursday night of !
next. week. Kalbfeld's has shown a t
number of very high-class pictures I
this week. "
Policeman Chas. NJ. Livingston and
Miss Eta J. Douglass were married +.
on Wednesday evening, the ceremony
being performed by Rev. w. NJ.
Poage of the Methodist Episcopal