The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-13

Perkins of Archer, Fla, were visi.
: tors in the city yesterday.
Hon. F. ]. Fearnside has been in
q Jacksonville this week in attendance
upon meeting of the State Board of
Health, of which he is the president
, P. Jack Becks the real estate boom.
, er has been laid up a couple days
this week nursing a severe case OF
neuralgia.
County Commissioners E. B. Perry
and d. P. Hancock made visit TO
ocaia this week to inspect road ma
chinery.
The Palatka girls basket ball team
returned from DeLand on Sunday and
reported a grand time, though they
were defeated by the girls team Of
Stetson University
Mrs. 7. W. Tillman leaves today
tor the northern markets, where she
VIII purchase her spring and summer
millinery. Miss Carolyn Edmondson
Will be with her again this season.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. G. Howell of Mr..
Sterling, Ky, father and mother Of
David Howell, cashier of the State
fank of Palatka, arrived in the city
Yesterday morning and will spend
the remainder of the winter season
with their son.
There was meeting of the Cover
nors of the Board of Trade on Monday
evening with routine business. The
| regular meeting of the entire board
'omes off next Monday evening and
1ull attendance of members is de-
sired. The membership of the vari-
Gus committees will be announced.
Thos. Reid and George Bell. two
young men from Crescent City, plead
guilty before Judge Haskell on We'd
nesday to running blind tiger, and
were fined $3.50 and costs, or 40 Gays
IN the county Jail. Both are minors,
their parents living nCanada and
Connecticut, and they have been COM
municated with and may pay the boys
out.
Mrs. David Howell was summon
ed by telegraph on Tuesday to the
bedside of her sister, Miss Nell WYATT
Of Mt. Sterling, KY, who was report
ed as seriously Ill. She left that
day, arriving in Mt. Sterling on We'd
nesday evening just in time to see
her sister alive. She died the same
night, news received by Mr.. Howell
The following morning. Mrs. How
I'll will likely return home the first
Of the coming week.
The forty days of Lent. commemo.
ratlve of the wilderness life of the
saviour and which have taken such
a deep hold upon Christendom
through their observance during many
of the church, will begin
With Ash Wednesday, February 25th.
The Ember days will fall on March 4
and Z, and Annunciation on March
18th. Passion Sunday will be March
s9th, Palm Sunday April 5th, Good
Friday on April 10th and Easter Sun
lay April 18th.
Mr.. Fred'k w. Turner, secretary
treasurer of the New South Farm r.
home Company, returned Wednesday
rom a ten days business trip to Chi
ago MI. Turner was accompanied Z
lome by his daughter, Mrs. G. K.
'paldlng, who will visit with her pa .
ents for some weeks. Mrs. Spald- :
ngs coming was most agreeable =
urprlse to her mother, no word hav- =
ng been sent of her proposed visit. y
ar. Turner landed in Chicago when :
ne thermometer was below zero, and :
e was compelled to remain in doors y
S much as possible. He said he was :
lad to get back to Florida and warm :,
FEATHER.
James M. Chesser the well known b
loneer citizen of Hollister was in the {
Ity the latter part of last week, look |
lg hale and hearty despite his 81 r
ears. Mr. Chesser was speaking of
he changes which had taken place 4
Palatka since he saw it first in the c.
afly SOS, when there were but few g
buses. Mr.. Chesser served through, q
1T the civil war and was a brave ct
soldier, enduring MANY
and seeing some strenuous b.
rVlce. He laments the fact that m
ere Is no longer a camp of Confed- III
ate veterans and sons of veterans OF
Putnam county and hopes that the as
naming old veterans will take the b.
after IN hand and organize. He has hi
rec sons to whom he has handed he
Wn, the story of those days and who a.
ould' with him become members of st
ch a camp. 1t was only a short m
ne ago that The News urged the N
portance of such an organization
d expressed the hope that the vet .
ans would take it in hand, but these
l soldiers are getting among the
ed now and naturally move slow,
was only a few years ago that Mr.. 7
esser took active interest in county
lltlcS ard was one of the leading 7 y
ldldates for member of the legis.
ure, falling only two votes in the T u
st primary behind John P. Wall,
:. Chesser's visits to Palatka are al 7 ,
US appreciated by a large circle of
friends. 7 -