The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-08-20


Will Walton is improving nicely
from the injuries caused by his re-
cent accident.
Mrs. H. M. de Montmollin went to
Tavares Thursday for weeks visit
with her mother, Mrs. Mc1lvaine.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Cassidy of
Leesburg were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Norman Riles the fore part OF the
week.
Mrs. J. Lychenheim of Havana, Gu
be. came Wednesday to make sever
al weeks visit with her sister, Mrs.
H. F. Uric.
DR.. Sarah Davis leaves this week
for her vacation, spending some time
in North Carolina, before going on to
her old home in Missouri
Frank Fearnside, Jr., has just pur-
chased a racing motor known as the
Stutz Barecat, and which he drove up
from Jacksonville yesterday.
Mrs. Norman Riles will give P. G
partv at her home on Monday after
noon in compliment to Mrs. r. W. Van
Brunt. who leaves Tuesday for Dan
vile, Ky. 1t will be porch and lawn
party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur T. Reed an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Lulu May, to Arthur r
Bauer of Palatka, the wedding to take
place at St. Marks Episcopal church
Saturday morning at ten o'clock, Sep
tember 18th.
Mrs. R. w. Van Brunt and baby
Elizabeth, will leave Tuesday for Dan
vile, KY, for visit with Mrs. Van
Brunt's mother, Mrs. Mcconnell. She
will bring home her two little children
who have been with their grandmoth-
er for several months.
Col H. M. de Montmollin has va
Gated the store in the Griffin build
ing at the foot of Lemon street and
has moved his entire business to the
warehouse in the rear, facing the riv-
er, and with an entrance on the alley.
This big warehouse gives him ample
room for his business and is conve-
nient.
Rev. Noah J. Tilghman of Palatka,
Fla, has returned home after spend
ing several weeks with friends in this
section. Mr.. Tilghman, who has
amassed fortune in the south manu-
featuring cypress shingles, is native
of the peninsula and was one of the
pioneers in the saw mill business in
this locality.-Wicomico News, Sails
bury, Nd.
Geo. w. Newton, long with ], E,
Edmonson in the harness business,
has made arrangements to engage in
that business on his own hook and has
engaged the store in the Griffin build
ing at the foot of Lemon street this
week vacated by Col. H. M. de Mont
mollin. Mr.. Newton is well-known to
the people of Palatka and Putnam
county, is fine workman and should
do good business.
The Nebraska Indians met their
Waterloo for the first time since they
invaded Florida territory when they
went up against the fast Palatka club
Monday and Tuesday. Holt twirlet
the first game and won by the big
score of II to /. Palatka also wor
the second game, to /. This is the
first series that the Reds have lost
since they arrived in our State anc
old RED" was the first one to stor
them.-Live Oak Citizen.
In the baseball game with Hastings
on Friday last the Palatka club wor
by a score of to 2. In the game be.
tween the same clubs at Hastings or
Saturday the Palatka team also wor
in score of 6 to 0. In this game
the celebrated Lefty Williams, pitch
ing for Hastings, was knocked out ol
the box. Lenning pitched for Palat
ka and Hastings got but two hits of
him. On Tuesday these clubs had an.
other game in this city, when Palat
ka again won in a score of 4 to /.
DR.. F. E. Jenkins has returned
from week spent at the State Militia
ry Camp near Jacksonville. DR.. Jen
kins is surgeon in the F. N G., anc
holds the rank of first lieutenant.
number Of Palatka gentlemen visitec
the camp last Sunday and one of then
on his return remarked to The New!
that he only saw one soldier there
DR.. F. E. Jenkins. This is not sur
prising, for the doctor spent man,
years in army life as a surgeon anC
it is but natural that he should know
how to hold himself.
RED" Holt, an ex-local, is settin.
a pace down at Palatka. "Red," al
ways favorite with the fans, is nov
one of the pitching staff of the Pa
latka club. In a game last Thurs
day against Hastings, with the base
full, he delivered with a double whicl
scored two runs and won his owl
game. A day later he hit a home rul
in the ninth inning. "Red" alway
was hard worker and has plenty 0
the old "pep" and is right in there a
all times. His many friends here ar
glad to see him make good with sue
a rush.-Live Oak Citizen.