The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-06-12
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+ CITY HAPPENINGS AND
+ PERSONAL MENTION I

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| C. E. Melton has gone to Atlanta on
business.
H. Finley Tucker has gone on bus
mess trip to Chicago.
Mrs S. G. Coburn has returned
| from visit of some two weeks in
| DeLand.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Strange of
Peniel are rejoicing over the birth of
a son on Wednesday.
Capt. O'Conner, proprietor of one
of the popular hotels in Welaka, was
Visitor in the city last Monday.
W. j. Stierwalt, head of Welaka's
ice trust, was a visitor in the city on
Wednesday.
L. ]. Mcleod, leading Welaka bus
mess man, was in the city on Wednes-
day, driving over in his automobile.
John Mallem accompanied Father
Laplante in his touring car to Cres-
cent City yesterday.
Miss Helen RAIDER of Artesia is the
guest for few days of Miss Oma
Davis.
Mrs. w. P. Merriam entertained
er on the launch Margaret last Tues
day evening.
Mrs. Norman Riles has returned
from stay of some ten days at the
home Of her parents, DR.. and Mrs.
Howell, iii Leesburg.
The Gem City Band were given a
benefit at the Kalbfield Grand on
Tuesday night, and large crowd was
present to enjoy the program.
Mrs. NJ. E. Boyd and Mr.. and Mrs.
j. EDWARD Campbell attended the
wedding Of Miss Leslie N. Wilkie in
Jacksonville this week.
S. A. Baker will begin to ship wa
.ermeons from his big farm near
Hammond this week. Mr. Baker has
90 acres in watermelons along the
Work has begun on the new Clyde
Line dock at the foot of Lemon street.
Capt. Lucas is in charge Of the pile
driving.
Dr. H. R. Estes and daughter, Miss
Cyue, have gone to Daytona to join
the Paatka colony at the beach, where
they will spend the summer.
County Judge Haskell has gone to
his summer home in North Conway,
N. H., and will not return to his office
before the first of July, It's said.
Mrs. George E. Gay is in Chicago
as a delegate from the Florida Fed
GRAFTON of Women's Clubs to the Ma
tional Convention in that city.
Mrs. f. r. LeBaron, Miss Blanche
LeBaron and Master R. LeBaron. of
st. Petersburg, were guests at the
Saratoga for short time on Monday.
Mrs. T. r. Livingston entertained
most delightfully."- on Friday night
s@st a party of young people for Miss
Kathleen HilJuIn.
The Misses Clyde and Flora Chan
der VINO have been visiting their {
brother, Dr. J. c. Chandler, returned
" edEesday morning to their home in
Ga. j
Nh and Mrs. 7. X Bates motored
from Sanford to Palatka last Satur- {
day in their new Buick car, remaining
with relatives until Tuesday morning. '
They were accompanied by Mercer ;
Davis.
Mrs. NJ. l. Coke entertained at auc- 5
ton bridge Monday evening in honor
of Mrs. NJ. W. Stewart of Jackson {
vile. Prizes were won by Mrs. A. NJ :
haughton and Mrs. F. D. Wattles. A |
delicious salad course was served. t
Cashier David Howell of the State
Bank of Palatka has been confined to ,
his home all of the week with a Sc
we're attack of malaria and is still !
quite i'll. Assistant Cashier Millican 5
is in charge of the bank during Mr.. !
Howell's illness.
The government has paid over the
money and has the deeds to the Thorn
as property on Second street. 1t took
several years to get this transfer COM
pleted, but it has been made at last. ]
Now for new poStOtfice. We need it
mighty bad i
A fine large portrait of Capt. James {
NJ. Chesser of HOLSTER is on exhibit
ton in the show case of the Neck stu
dio entrance. 1t is a splendid picture
Of this rugged old veteran OF the Con- l
federacy who is known and honored !
this and adjoining coun-
ties.
E. W. Orrin a man Of wealth who i,
has been making his home for some +
years in Mexico City, is guest at the
Putnam House, and is accompanied by
his sons George and Edward o. and
the latter's wife They are friends of
Mr. and Mrs. j. E. Campbell of this 5
city, who formerly resided in the :
Mexican capital.
Geo. B. Selden who since his retire :,
ment from business in this city sever =
al weeks ago has been at his home in !
DeLand, spent a day or two here this ,,
week on his way to Washington, !
where he will engage in business. Mr.. >.
Selden's family will retain their home y
in DeLand for year or two more,
or until the son is graduated from the a
Stetson University there. =
P. J. Becks is to be the Putnam
county member of the State Demo- =
cratic Executive Committee to sue =
coed Hon. Frank J. Fearnside. Mr.. :,
Becks is good-natured, open-hearted, q
frank and genial soul and many were :,
at his winning the place /
over the aristocratic, austere, digniied i
and scholarly j. N. Blackwell of the !;
Palatka bar. l.
Geo. B. Everson, graduate of the n
Law School, John B. Stetson Univer- 4
sity, has come to Palatka to make his +
home and has associated himself with v
Attorney J. V. Walton in the practice v
of his profession. Mr.. Everson is a
young man of fine presence and pleas T
ing personality and is bound to make o
friends rapidly. He was born in Lake I
county in this state but early in life e