The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-12-17

on Monday last.
Lew Barstow will spend a few days
next week at Micanopy, where he will
be the guest of Miss Thelma Hyers,
at house party.
Miss Margaret Willard who is a
student in the Tallahassee college for
Women, will arrive home next week to
spend the holidays.
Col. R. B. Mcleod and son, Mr..
Duff. Mcleod, drove over in their mo-
tor from Welaka yesterday and were
busy selecting Christmas gifts.
Walter Moody Of this city and Miss
Ruby Wilkinson of Bostwick were
married on Monday, the vows being
spoken before Miss Sarah Mabry, as
sistant in the County Judges office.
Mrs. Ridley Wilkinson and infant
daughter are here to spend the
Christmas holidays with their moth
err, Mrs. S. J. Kennerly. Mr.. Wilkin-
son expects to come over for Christ
mas day.
Mrs. S. J. Barstow has returned
from an extended stay with her
daughter, Mrs. Earl Price at Marian
ma. Mr.. and Mrs. Price, will come
next week to make visit with Mrs.
Prices parents through the holidays.
Upon her arrival home Thursday,
Miss Dorothy Merriam was delight
fully and most agreef bly, surprised to
behold a new piano in her home, her
parents having purchased the instru-
ment as surprise to their daughter.
Mrs. ]. C. Macdonald of Syracuse,
New York, arrived Tuesday afternoon
to be the guest of her cousin, Mrs.
F. L. Thorpe, through the winter
months. Mrs. Macdonald has made
Palatka her home for the past three
winters.
There will be no more meeting of
the Palatka Choral society till after
the holidays. The first meeting of the
new year will be held Wednesday eve
ming, January 9Th and it is hopel
many new members will join and work
begin in earnest.
", The fire alarm at noon yesterday
was occasioned by the burning of the
roof of the kitchen of a small house
occupied by colored family at the
corner of Reid and Tenth streets.
The fire boys got there on time to
save everything else.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Jenkins of
Washington, D. c., are here for I
time guests of their son, DR.. F. E.
jenkins, at his st. Johns river home.
From here Mr.. and Mrs. jenkins will
go to Lake Como, where they have
owned winter home for many years.
Col. Madison, our leading socialist
reformer, is authority for the state
ment that Nine. Crouch Hazlette is
perfectly satisfied with the city's apol-
ogy and will not now attempt to re-
lieve US of that $4,000 damages. Our
people, considering the times, will feel
under lasting obligation to Ida.
E. S. Evans and Frederick E. Eberle
of Detroit, Michigan, arrived here on
Wednesday. Mr.. Evans is repre-
sentative of the Florida Woodenware
Company with offices in Detroit,
Mich, and Mr.. Eberle is president of
the Peninsula Machinery Company
with offices in Detroit. Mr.. Evans
is son of Mrs. Evans on River
street.
Mrs. Charles P. Cooper and small
son of Jacksonville will arrive in Pa
latka next week and will be the guest
of her mother, Mrs. E. S. Grill, over
the Christmas holidays. ]. H. Ran
dolph, Jr., of Savannah, a son-in-law
of Mrs. Grill, will join his wife here
for a few days visit. Mrs. Randolph
has been here several weeks with her
mother.
Best Christmas present some men
could make their wives-and one that
they could share the pleasures Of
is a pretty bungalow in Bungalow
Park. You might not be able to pay
for the home in one lump sum, but
you could buy on the easy payment
plan, save and begin the year right
at the Christmas season. Go look at
the park, the bungalows, and then see
Dr.. Warren at his office with H. Fin
ley Tucker & Bro. on Second street.
\ The Putnam commissioners are do
ing their share IN helping on the new
road from Palatka to Ocala. They are
considering a petition for an election
in the precintcs to be crossed by the
road, from Rodman to the Marion line
at Orange Springs, and will probably
order the required election at their
next meeting. 1t is proposed to build
a sand-asphalt road nine feet wide
with a sand-asphalt curbing. The
proposed road, with bridge over
Deep Creek, will cost about $4,000.
The Gem City Harness Co. has
moved from the Griffin building to the
store in the Merryday block next west
of Miss Kate Lucas millinery store.
Mr.. Newton has associated with hin,
in the business Mr.. w. E. Bailey, for
merly of Satsuma Heights, but who
recently moved to the city. The store
is filled with harness and all equip