The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-09-17

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Hugh Williams, vice-counsul from
Santiago, Cuba, is in the city on a
leave of absence on account of illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred. Merrill who
have been contend to the house on
account of an attack of mumps are
reported improving.
Clarence A. Gridley, pianist at
Kalbfeld's has received the sad intel
Iligence of the death of sister, Mrs.
Hunt Keith of Tennessee.
The Misses Mae and Annie Good
son of Putnam Hall were in the city
for day this week and were regis
tered at the Saratoga Hotel.
Mrs. H. o. Hamm and daughter,
Miss Priscilla returned yesterday
from Waynesville, North Carolina,
where they spent two months.
Mrs. w. Edw. Wattles and daugh-
ter, Miss Inez, have returned from q
pleasant all summer outing in Penn
sylvania, Maryland and in Washing
ton, D. c.
R. L. Smith and Raymond Cowart
of Crescent City are here today in
Mr.. Smiths motor, and will leave
sometime during the day for Gaines
vile.
Mrs. S. j. Barstow gave toilet ar
ticle shower Wednesday afternoon for
Miss Lulu Reed. The colors of the
autumn tint were used effectively
Seven tables played 500 and the first
prize was awarded Mrs. LOUIS Phil
| lips and the second was won by Mrs
y. H. Millican. A grape salad course
was served. Mrs. Barstow was as
sisted by her daughters, Misses Win
nie and Katie Barstow.
Rev. L. R. Lynn and family of Jack
sonville came to the city yesterday in
their motor for a short visit with
friends. They expect to return to-
day. DR.. Lynn was formerly pastor
Of the Presbyterian church here, and
is generally conceded to be one of the
strongest men of his denomination il,
the south. Since leaving Palatka six
years ago he has been pastor in Jack
sonville.
The sixth birthday of little Jessie
Alexander Points was celebrated with
children's party, Tuesday afternoon,
About forty little tots enjoyed their
small hostesses' hospitality. Many
pretty gifts were received and the
decorations were in pink and white,
including the refreshments. The
guests marched into the house to the
music of a march, played by kath-
leen Lecks. Games of all sorts We're
the usual diversions.
Miss Inez Holden who has been en-
ioying a vacation in the north is eX-
pected to arrive home by tomorrow.
Miss Holden left New York via. the
Clyde Line steamer early in the week.
Next week she will resume her work
in the law offices Of Hilburn & Mer-
ryday, where she has been chief clerk
and stenographer for the past two
years and where her expert knowledge
of the work has become almost indis-
pensible to her employers.
The Los Angeles (Cal) Daily Times
of the 9th inst. contains the following
item Of interest to Palatkans: Fol
lowing a pleasant visit in the a. F.
Selby home in Manhattan Place, Mrs.
Geo. E. Gay leaves today for San
Francisco to spend a fortnight, cn~
route to her home in Palatlia, Fla
Mrs. GAY is expected home in about
two weeks. She has been having a
splendid trip, and besides seeing Cal
ifornia, has reen much in Denver and
ether western ci, es.
The Clyde ship, Comanche, is due
to arrive in jacksonville this weel;
with some 90 excursionists from New
York. who are to continue up the riv-
er to Sanford on the City of Jack
sonville. They will likely spend an
hour or two in Palatka. These spe-
cial summer excursions are to contin-
Iue through the month and it is esti-
waited. says the Jacksonville Metropo-
lis, that fully 500 people will avail
themselves of this excursion rate OF
%35 for the round trip.
Worth remembering. When any
public improvement is under con
temptation in the city or county, first
|hnd how DR.. H. A. Johnson stands
and if for it-as he is more than likely
to be-insist on his taking over the
management of the campaign, Let
/ him appoint his own committee of CO.
workers. DR.. johnson is not only an
expert in medicine, but he is some
wheelhorse in politics. He is a dip
|lomat in whom there is no guile, but
who gets there with the goods just
/ the same. See the vote on the Tues.
/ day road bonding election for confirm
alton. 'Rah for Johnsing.
Our baseball boys have generally
quit the city and gone to their res,
pective homes. Edmonson left some
ten days ago for his home in Indiana
| Chapman, the crack catcher of the
. team, left Wednesday for his home il
Pelzer, S. c., and Lenning and Rec
Holt, pitchers, left yesterday for theil
respective homes in Jasper, Ga, anC
Birmingham, Ala. Others Of the clul
like Brinson of Gainesville and Spitz
nagle have slipped out of town fo,
home and now we only have tht
memory of their steady run of victo
ries to remind US of as clever an,
gentlemanly a team of ball tossers a
ever assembled under the banner o
any Florida city. They constituted