The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-17
Frank Fearnside has gone to Day

Frank Fearnside has gone to Day.
tona Beach in his "Skeeter Six"
Bob. James is among the visitors
to Summer Haven beach this week.
G. c. Hardy and G. L. Knight were
among the prominent Florahome Wis
itors in the city this week.
Benz. l. Gay has gone over to the
Summer Haven beach for a months
recreation. He should enjoy himself.
Jos. W. Dodge, manager of the
Dodge Sign and Decorating Co, Of
Ocala. was visitor in Palatka on
Tuesday.
J. T. Ashby the Second street gro
Ger has retired from the management
of the Metcalf House and has moved
to his new bungalow in the Heights.
Mrs. J. E. Lucas entertained at
1--we Hundred last Friday afternoon
in a most charming manner. The
prizes went to Misses Barstow and
R,yd.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. NJ. Kirby left on
the East Coast train yesterday morn
ing for New York state, where they
will spend the balance of the summer
season.
The contractor is busy with the new
Improvements to the Tilghman block.
Bob. James has q notice posted
over the front Of the store in the
Tlghman block where he expects to
open his restaurant in September.
Mrs. DR.. Geo. E. WEIGH and Miss
Welch are visiting this week in Ocala.
c. f. Rowton, Fred Merrill and J..
H. Haughton have gone over to Day
tona Beach in an auto for a few days
rest and recreation.
J.E. Edmonson has leased the store
room in the business college block,
corner Lemon street and the court
house square, and the store room is
being made ready for him. This is a
central location and ideal for Mr.. Ed
monson's business, harness, wagons,
farm implements, etc.
The supreme court of the state is
taking its usual summer vacation and
Geo W. Bassett Jr., who is handling
the New South Farm & Home Co.
end of the Misther Hinnissy habeas
corpus case, says it will not be decid-
ed until October. In the meantime
Misther Hinnissy is at large in Jack
sonville, radient in palmbeach suit.
The 15-mile speed boat race on the
river Tuesday was won by Probsts
Bud III. with Bert Hodge and Phil
lips second and third respectively.
Blu! III won by about 30 yards, in 90
minutes and 80 seconds; Hodge $3.50
and Phillips close after him in 50
minutes. The race is said to have
been exciting and witnessed by q
large number of people.
The Methodists at Hawthorne
have just completed splendid par
sonage," remarked Rev. DR.. Smith
Hardin, presiding elder of the Palatka
district of that church yesterd4 ~
and the pastor has moved in. The
town is growing rapidly, but unfor-
tunately with a splendid crop Of can
raloupes the growers seem to be real
izing very little money on them
The Ocala Northern ran a special
excursion train to the city on Tues
day bringing eXcursionists from Oca
la and intermediate points to a con-
siderable number, many Of whom
were attracted by the belief that they
would see ball game. They were
mistaken. The clubs interested We're
a picked nine from OcaIa, Fl. Mccoy
Burbank and its environs, and the Pa
latka club. The game wasn't much
Neither CLUB played baseball The
visitors, because they couldn't; Pa.
latka, because the club didn't sea
the need of it. The score resulted a,
follows: Ocala-Ft McCoy-Burbank.
and-environs, 0; Palatka II. The
temperature as indicated by the kiosk
in Burt Park was facilitating, muggy
with a tendency to chuck your shirt.