The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-10-30

county ScnOOl DOafQ Will De nelQ on
Wednesday Of next week, the change
being made because of the election
which comes off on Tuesday.
W. D. Clifton of Barberville, down
in Volusia county, was Palatka Wis
itor this week. He says he "likes Pa
latka better every time he comes"
Come again and again, Mr.. Clifton.
In the quest for news the re-
porter naturally asked Mr. w. Carl
Davis if there was anything new.
NO" said he, "things are awfully
quiet. Mr.. Davis is an undertaken.
Rev. W. M. Poage will preach at
Francis on next Sunday at 3 p. m.
This is his regular monthly appoint
ment and he will be glad to have the
people attend this service.
Christopher Walls of New York
city is in Palatka. He is an Irishman
and says that while the Lord loves
the Irish He gives the money to the
Jews" Mr.. Walls says he is not re-
lated to the gentleman from Putnam
Hall, though his kicks often appeal
to him as bein' agin' the government.
This New Yorker owns grove down
in south Florida, but may decide to
sell out and come here where trans
portation facilities are better. He
says that new settlers do not give the
proper attention to matters of trans
poration, which is a great mistake,
and one they are sure to discover.
Special revival meetings were be-
gun at st. James Methodist church
this week, at which the pastor, Rev.
wv. M. Poage, is being assisted by
Rev. H. L. Ezell, an evangelist of this
state. Mr.. Ezell did not arrive until
Wednesday, on which evening he
preached his first sermon of a series
to good congregation. 1t is the
hope of the pastor that the public
will attend the meetings and get good
from them. The singing will be
special feature. The visiting evan
gelist is an earnest soul and is ex-
pected to stir the people to their re-
ligious duty. All are to be made
welcome to these meetings.
Warner T. Hamm, a handsome
young man, and nifty in matters of
business, has entered new home with
joy and with song, and best of it all
it is his. Yes, Mr.. and Mrs. Hamm
who are now in their pretty modern
home on the Riverside drive, had
house warming last Tuesday. Prof.
Chattaway and his Palatka Military
Band orchestra was there to make
sweet music. Grandpa TiIghman,
venerable, clear-headed, with a heav-
emily halo covering his ponderous and
pious head, pronounced the benedic-
ton, and entered into the pleasures of
the occasion. Other members of the
family and a few close friends were
there to enjoy and congratulate.
Light refreshments, song, story; then
good night, may you both live long
and prosper and enjoy this pretty
home.
Archdeacon and Mrs. William Wvl-
lie and their four interesting children
are to leave in a day or two for their
new home in Jacksonville. TIE Arch
deacon will probably leave today, and
Mrs. Wyllie and the children will fol-
low on Monday. Now this Mr.. Wyl-
he, they speak of SO highly, is the
same Mr.. Wyllie we have all liked SO
well. But dry your bloomin' eye,
son, for it won't be for lana so till
We'll all meet for fair, son, in the
Land o the Leal. Jacksonville'S not
the Leal, son; it's scarcely on the way,
son, but Mr.. Wyllie1l make it sac,
son, if onybody will Well all miss
him very much, son; St. Marks'll be
in the dumps, son, but what could the
guild mon do, son, but go where duty
called? So tell this Mr.. Wyllie whom
you have priced so highly, also the
childer and Mrs. Wyllie, that We hope
to meet again. And if we have a
bunch, son, that the Leal is aye too
much, son, don't tell the guild mon
such, son, but make it Jacksonville.
H. B. Hatch, an attorney of Mar
quette, Michigan, a beautiful city on
the south shore of Lake Superior,
Americas great unsalted sea, has
been in Palatka this week looking at
ter his property interests ct East Pa
latka. Mr.. Hatch has been a reader
of The Palatka News several years,
and th9t he reads it is seen by Lis IA
miliarity with local affairs and names
of business and professional men.
About one year ago Mr.. Hatch made
his first visit here, staying but the
part of one day, and during that time
he visited East Palatka and purchased
the johnson orange and pecan groves
through the agency of P. Jack Becks.
This year he is down to sell his fruit
and nuts, and those who know say he
has some excellent fruit. He has
about 600 pounds of pecans and they
worth wholesale fully 60 cents per
pound.Mr. Hatch will return % his
northern home today. Eventually he
expects to make Palatka his home.
He is a Methodist layman of COM
handing place in church work and a
Mason of high degree.
Mrs. H. H. Shawhan and IL wear
old son of Kansas City, Mo-, arrived
here this week and has rented house
for the winter on Kirkland street
Mrs. Shawhan is the wife of a prom
inent Presbyterian clergyman in Kan
sas City, who comes here because of
the i'll health of her little son. She
expects that DR.. Shawhan will come
for a part of the winter. Before
coming to Florida Mrs. Shawhar
wrote to some dozen of our boards
of trade for literature, among which
was the local organization. She read
all the literature carefully and finally
became most favorably impressed
with the Palatka Board of Trade Re,
view issued from The Palatka News
press last year. This and a letter
from Secretary Folsom, which made
only modest claims, decided her il
favor of Palatka On arrival she
drove about the city, liked it and de-
cided to stay. Coming as it does from
a lady of culture and intellectual at