The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-12-24

DR.. Stewart Slaughter of Atlanta,
is spending the holidays with his pa
rents in this city.
A. M. Probst of The Palms has sold
his boat Bud III and has purchased a
new Overland car.
Mrs. X. Parker of Salisbury, Nd,
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Warner
Hamm for few days.
George Hamilton and Mr.. Coe of
the University of Florida were guests
of friends over Sunday.
Misses Margaret Willard and Ma
mie Evans are home from the Talla-
hassee College for Women, for the
holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Price of Micano-
py are in the city to spend the holi-
days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
S. J. Barstow.
Miss Alice Bronke, student in
Brenau college, Gainesville, Georgia,
is the guest Of Mrs. M. E. Evans
during the holidays.
Miss Josephine Steed of DeLand
and guest, Miss Cynthia Hassler of
New York City, are guests of friends
in the city coming especially to at
tend the dance given this evening at
the Putnam House
The State Osteopathic Association
will hold convention in the parlors
of the Putnam House next Monday,
December twentieth, beginning at 9
o'clock a. m. Topics Of interest to the
profession will be given. The public
is invited.
The Fearnside Clothing Co., the
Big Store, is selling Christmas spe-
cial this week which is attracting
much attention-an all wool blue
serge suit for $3.50. Also a Christ
mas box containing an up-to-date silk
shirt for So and $3.50.
The annual Christmas dance
be given this evening in the Putnam
House. These affairs have become
very popular, and the rooms usually
present a very animated scene with
the beautiful gowns of the ladies and
the we'll gowned men tripping lightly
over the floors. Many guests mere
" come to be onlookers.
The Rev. C. M. Afford, D. D., pas
5or of the Presbyterian church, vii.
give a social to the men of the
,hurch at the parsonage, 504 River
street, on Tuesday evening January
lth 1916. All men who are officers,
members or attendants of the Presby-
erian church are cordially invited. A
rood time is anticipated.
]. w. Scott of Keuka was in the
,ity yesterday accompanied by his ,
wife and daughter and his son-in-law,
Who are spending the winter in Flori-
la, having come down in their auto
Mobile from the northwest. Mr.. !
Scott is a premier booster for west /
Putnam and has done much to give
to that favored section.
Mrs. J. N. Walton, Miss Susie Lee
Walton, Mr.. Will Walton, Mr.. j. c.
vertrees and Mr. ]. N. Blackwell went
% Crescent City on Sunday to be
present at the funeral of Maj. }. l.. J
Burton. Others from this city who
attended were of the Masonic frater
1ity and included Judge E. E. Has =
lell, H. C. Cooper, W. H. Lecks, A. H. &
Halle, Will Cannon, Henry Hutchln-
son, Sr., and others.
There will be a Christmas enter
ainment given next Thursday even (
ng Dec. 3rd, at 7:30 o'clock in the
PRESBYTERIAN church, for the children.
t will be called a white Christmas"
Gifts for the King. There will be
Christmas tree and each child
,rings some gifts and lays it at the
'oot of the tree. The gifts are then
distributed by the committee, to varl-
,us philanthropic institutions.
Paul R. Jacobson is home for the
holidays and his coming has brought
joy into the heart of his
I'D father, Mr.. l. Jacobson. Paul
S his only son, and for more than
wo wears he has been making good
IS an expert workman with the Ford
motor car company in its Chi"
,ranch. He went away mere boy,
,ut returns a full man, young, but
tarted in life of industry and with
opportunities Jsuch as are sure to
ring him a surplus of honor and en-
'lument.
Jesse D. Bulky of this city has been
Lppointed on the staff of the comman-
Ier-in-chief of Florida Spanish War
Veterans, with the rank of colonel.
t is now Col. Bulky, if you please.
Jol. Bulky was a member of the Gem
Iity Guards at the breaking out of
he Spanish-American war, and with
'thers of the company enlisted for the
var. He has long been one of the
,opular young men of tn city, and
or some eleven years was connected
With The Palatka News. He left us
nd went to Ocala where he remained
ONE two years with the Ocala Star.
About a year ago he returend to Pa
atka and is now the lineotvpe opera
or on the Times-Herald. Mr.. Buky's
nanv Pa1atka friends have not been