The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-05-08
FLORAHOME FLURRIES.

Mrs. J. J. Charles who has been liv-
ing in Asheville, N. c., during the
past two years, and where her father
died during the winter, has returned
to Florahome. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
have leased the Cottingham home.
The return of this charming and &C
complished lady gives pleasure to all
our people.
R. L. Smith of Silver Pond near
Crescent City, was a business visitor
here on Wednesday. While here Mr..
Smith made heavy purchase CT cat
tie of Mr.. Revells.
The great growth of all kinds of
vegetables, potatoes, corn, ETC., seen
on our prairie lands is attracting the
attention of people passing through
Florahome on the trains, and this is
big advertisement for the place.
w. R. Revells the cattle king of
this place sold 100 acres of muck land
last Tuesday to X. G. Walcott of Jack
sonville for $4,000 cash. This is a
little better than $50 per acre. The
sale was made through the P. j..
Becks' real estate agency of Palatka.
1t is said that Mr.. Walcott will plant
largely to celery and other truck
crops next winter.
w. D. Weseman has been appointed
postmaster at this place and as soon
as his bond is approved it is proba-
BILE that the postoffice will be moved
across the town to Mr.. Weseman's
store. Of course as is natural, there
are some that approve and some that
disapprove the change. Mr.. Charles
has held the Office for long time and
has given good satisfaction. The
principal loss is not in the business Of
which inevitably comes to the store
of the postmaster.
the postoffice, but in the natural trade
A Brandt made heavy shipment
of chickens this week. These chick
ems bring the shipper Is cents per
pound undressed, fob. Florahome
leads in the chicken industry.
The meeting of the candidates an
nounced for last Tuesday night was
called off at the last moment, but as
the announcement was not sent to
Candidate Russell he appeared on the
evening train from Palatka. Then 1t
was that it was decided to have a
meeting, anyway, and Mr.. Reveils
rang the school house bell. By eight
o'clock some 20 or more gathered and
Mr.. Revells introduced Mr.. Russell as
a candidate for the State Senate. Mr..
Russell made an address along gener-
al democratic lines that was well re-
ceived. Next Wednesday night it is
expected that a number of candidates
will be here and another meeting will
be held.
Florahome is to be congratulated
in the hotel kept by Mr.. and Mrs. u.
L. Knight, it being place where any
traveller can find the comforts and
even the luxuries of good home at
modest cost. 1t is worth much to any
place to have hotel accommodations
that are homelike and attractive.
A. w. Tucker and W. R. Revells
were visitors to Palatka on Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Tucker have
one of the pleasantest homes in this
section. 1t is most restful place in
fact and appearance, with its wide
sweep of shade trees and lawn. Mr.
fuckers sister, who has been THEN
guest for some time, leaves this week
for the north.
The Hardys are activey engaged in
farming and are more enthusiastic
than ever over their big holdings of
Florahome land. The people are
looking to them to help nightly in
the upbuilding of this section.