The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-06-11


the city, the guest of his mother
Mrs. Fannie Bauer, of S. 3rd street.
Little Helen and Mildred de Mont.
mollin have gone for several
weeks visit with their grandmother
Mrs. McIlvain, at Tavares, Fla.
Prof. P. C. O'Havcr attended the
closing exercises of the University
of Florida, Tuesday. Prof. O'Haver
is graduate of the class of 1918.
Miss Erma Wylie of Interlachen
who has been taking the Normal
course at Madison, Fla, is visiting
Mrs. C. H. Price this week.
Miss Margaret Willard, who has
been a student in the Woman's Col
lege at Tallahassee the past year, re-
turned home yesterday.
The Ladies Aid Society Of the Pres
byterian church will hold a cake sale
in the Ackerman-Stewart drug store
Saturday morning, June 10th.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. ]. Green of Bar
din were visitors in the city on Tues
day, where their daughter is taking
the county teachers examination.
Secretary Elicit of the board of
trade drove through to Orlando on
Wednesday in his automobile, to at
tend the meeting of the Florida Cen
tral Highway Association.
President w. P. Merriam of the city
council is now the acting mayor of
Palatka, during the absence of Mayor
kennerly, who is at Tate Springs,
Tenn.
j. H. Haughton attended the Con-
federate reunion at Richmond and en-
ioyed himself as well as was posi-
bic for an old scout who failed to find
any of his old comrades of the COS.
The gasoline steamer-lighter Lus-
terlight, arrived on Wednesday at the
Montmollin dock and unloaded car
go of lubricating oil for the Gulf Re-
fning Co. agency.
Judge and Mrs. E. E. Haskell who
are at their summer cottage at North
Conway, N. H., report the weather as
cool and delightful with ice on the
night of May 9th. They arrived
there in time to see the apple bios
SONS.
Rev. ]. T. Lewis, rector of St.
Marks Episcopal church will preach
a special sermon on Thursday even
ing, June oath, in honor of St. John
the Baptist Day, and the service will
be attended in a body by Palatka
Lodge No. "a, F. & A. NJ, as we'll as
all visiting Masons.
Mr. and Mrs. H. j. Cathey of Ashe-
vile, N. c., are now living in their
beautiful new home at 33 Montford
avenue, that city, and write to have
their address changed. Mrs. Cathey
who is specially well rendered as
long resident of Welaka, says that
she and Mr.. Cathey are very happy
in this new home of their own.
Hon. Henry S. Mckenzie did not
return from Tallahassee until Mon
day evening, having spent the inter-
vening time with his brother, DR.. AL
bert Mckenzie AN assistant surgeon
at st. luke's Hospital, Jacksonville.
Mr.. Mckenzie has made most en-
viable record in the legislature, and
one that Putnam county people may
feel pride in.
Secretary Elliott said in his report
to the board of trade on Monday
night; Recently in company with
Miss Jessie Burton of Crescent City
and Miss Harris Of Tallahassee, |
visited San Mateo and saw Miss Bur.
tons Tomato Club gardens, and it
was very pleasing sight. Miss
Burton is creating interest in every
section where she has a class and as
} result many children are now grow
NO gardens that supply the whole
.amily with vegetables where there
vas an entire absence before"
The board of trade also passed a
against the public hanging
# Clyde Stover, the negro murderer.
The resolutions recite that public
angings are a disgrace to a civilized
ommunity, and that "the long-drawn
ut religious ceremony in public on
he scatfold tend to represent the
more as a hero than as
'arning and example" therefore the
oard requested that the execution be
"reened from public view and that
he religious ceremony be held in the
all before the march to the scaffold,