The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-02-05

Mr.. and Mrs. George Douglass
have returned from their wedding
trip to Tampa and other points IN
south Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Van Wagenen
of Rome, N. Y, are in the city TINS
week. Mr.. Van Wagenen comes to
attend the meeting of the stockholders
of the Selden Cypress Door Co.
! Misses Marguerite Jones and Maury
Diniford. and Messrs. John Carter
and M. Dickie of Jacksonville motor
ed to Palatka and were the Sunday
guests of the Misses Moragne. They
came through in Mr.. Carriers Cadll-
lac motor car. Miss Mamie Evans
accompanied them on the return nome,
where she will be the guest of Miss
Jones for some time.
Chief Livingston arrested negro
off the steamer City of Jacksonville
last Monday on a telephone descnp-
tion from the sheriff Of Lake county.
The negro's name is Hugh Dorsett,
and he proved to be the man wanted.
He confessed to the murder OF anoth-
or negro while in a quarrel over a
game of cards. The sheriff of Lake
came on Wednesday and left that
night with his prisoner.
Bv a recent directory count in Pa
, latka that thriving town is shown 10
, have a population of 1858, OF whom
Il, 5S5 are colored-leaving the white
nopulation at 3,773. When a town
! finds itself in such a situation with
it's population, almost "half and half
between negroes and whites, the big
problems of how best to handle the
: negro question become something
more than distant theories-Miami
, Metropolis.
The work for the Red Cross, begun
p several weeks ago by Mrs. Thomas
9 and Mrs. Johnson of Moonstone, was
Q carried on again Wednesday when
n several ladies, including Mrs. +. II
q O'Haver, Mrs. c. M. McMitt, of In
8 dianapolis, Mrs. Rix, Mrs. Probst
" Miss Ida Leib and Miss Helen Warner
q went to assist in the work. The jour
new was made to Moonstone and re
:. turn in Mr.. Probst's handsome power
q boat, the Bud III.
st las. G. Mcpherson, Peter Corcoran
Il A. M. Rust, Geo. N, Chandler ant
t. John F. Rust, directors of the Wilson
G. Cvpress Co., have been here durlnl
s. the week for the purpose of attend
"a ing the annual meeting of the Wllso
Co. Messrs. Mcpherson, Corcora
&c and Rust come from Saginaw, Mich
TO and Messrs. Chandler and John 1
20 Rust are from Cleveland, Ohio. The
n are all at the Putnam House, eXceF
Of A. NJ. Rust, who is the guest OF Henr
cd Strunz, Esq. These gentlemen max
IL annual visits to Palatka and Away
a. seem to enjoy their week here.
Frank ]. Fearnside Jr., at a NEE
ed ing of the stockholders of the Fear
lst side Clothing Co., on Monday Wa
fr. made a stakeholder and elected Sc
of retarv of the company. Mr.. Shellt
MS continues as manager and treasure
es- while F. ]. Fearnside ST., continu
to as president of the company he foun
He ed and which has reached the ~ U
xiv inotch in Florida mercantile fame II
election of young Mr.. Fearnside
zen this Irresponsible place is the rewa
,at of merit, n He has an undoubted tas
ort for the Business and much OF 7
eel taste shown in window and other d
les, plays of Cd DDS is due to him.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Haughton
"a tertained at one of the largest. me
re- delightful progressive 500 parties
dp the winter at their home on MOI
oy Fourth street Wednesday evening,
men honor of their guest, Mrs. ParE
, ano Smith of Jacksonville, who assist
'so them in the receiving. There We
Ise eleven tables. The high score pr
on was awarded to Mrs. H. F. Lee
vs. while the consolation prizes went,
lr.s Mrs. Gustave A. RAIDER and M
Th Probst. Honor prizes were awre
tne to Mrs. Smith and Miss Lane \
mas az Gregor. At the conclusion OF
,.or game delicious luncheon was Pr
card tables. Al