The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-21

S. E. Tubbs of Florahome was
among the visitors in the city on We'd
nesday.
Leslie N. Wilkie of Jacksonville has
been in the city this week on visit
to relatives.
See the freaks at the Woman's
Club Carnival-Tall Tillie, Little Mil
lie and Funny Billie.
P. D. Watkins of Putnam Hall
drove through in his motor car yes
terday and spent the day in the city.
Henry A. Hodges of Jacksonville,
former prominent lumber manu-
facturer of this county, was in the
city yesterday.
Duncan Bohannon, one of the best
known turpentine operators in the
county, was a business visitor here
yesterday.
The colored Knights of Pythias eel
ebrated Emancipation Day yesterday
with an excursion over the Ocala
Northern to Ocala. Big crowd at
tended.
Col. G. c. Hardy, one of the large
L land owners at Florahome, was bus
mess visitor in the city yesterday
his principal business being to enjoy
| the baseball game between the Flora
home and Palatka clubs.
The Palatka Moose will give an ex-
cursion to Jacksonville next Sunday
on the steamer Crescent. The boat
will leave the Beach & Miller dock
at a. m. Many will avail themselves
of the ride, and good time may con-
fdently be expected.
The law permitting special troad
districts to be formed in this state
and allowing certain divisions of the
counties to issue bonds for road build
ing, is going to prove a simple solu-
ton of the Putnam county road prob
lem. Communities are already get
ting busy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Goldsmith of the Sar-
atoga Hotel spent yesterday at then
farm place near Ocala. Later on in
the summer they are hoping to ar
range for a trip to their former
home in Cleveland, Ohio, for visit
| of several weeks.
DR.. and Mrs. Geo. E. Welch and
Miss Welch are enjoying a trip tc
Tampa in their touring car this week
The Orlando Reporter-Star of Wed.
nesday evening tells of their arrival
in that city on Tuesday afternoon
their stay there for the night anc
departure Wednesday morning for the
last lap of their trip.
Commercial men who make the
Saratoga Hotel their stopping place
while in the city are more than de
lighted this year with the swimming
pool in connection with that hostelry
A plunge into big pool of flowing
water before breakfast, or in the even
ing after a strenuous days work, i
one pleasure not found at many no
tells.
Mrs. Willie Metcalf has reopenet
her home on Third avenue as board
ing house, after thorough rencva
ton and other Improvements. Mrs
: Metcalf's home was always regarde
by her boarders as something NOR
than a boarding place-it was
home in every best sense of that wore
That she will soon gather about he
select class of appreciative peopl
goes without saying.
: Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Kalbfeld hav
been spending the week in Maco
and Atlanta, Ga, and were eXpecte
l home last evening. Their visit t
: Macon was that Mr. Kalbfield coul
i attend the annual meeting of tn
e Southern Bill Posters convention, e
5 which he is the president. Frol
Macon they went to Atlanta for
S short visit with old friends. The
e were entitled to this little recreatio
4 and it can be taken for granted tina
r they enjoyed every minute of tn
5 outing.
} Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Quick an
= Mrs. f. c. Brown of Detroit. Mich
gan, who have spent the winter a
e the Putnam House, are making al
rangements to leave for home mex
week. Mr.. Quick states that the
, will first 90 to Philadelphia for
= short stay and where he has certai
| neglected business matters requirin
his attention. Palatka was long tn
t home of Mrs. Quick, and her mother
5 Mrs. Brown, was frequent visito
: here in those days, so that in thei
| visit this winter there has been
! suggestion of home coming that ha
riven a charm to the social life of tn
, rlace such as the return of few ladie
! could bring. Palatka will miss thes
good neople greatly, but will hope tina
, the winter has not been without sue
, attractions as will create with
| them all a desire to return for ar