The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-07-16
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PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

Vic PSoPlS NiSi' S'A' S
they want.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. C. Norton arrived
last week from an extended visit in
the north.
Rev. s. Hendrix will preach a.
the kl ,.hodist church neX5 SUNDAY
morning and evening.
Miss Addie McGrady has been as
signed to teach in the San Mateo
school the coming year.
Miss Grace Burton returned on
Saturday evening from a weeks visit
with friends in Palatka.
Mrs. Capt. G. S. Crotty and chill
dren returned on Monday night from
vacation spent at Pablo Beach.
w. B. Carrier is said to have
very fine and abundant crop OF
grapefruit on his grove at Clifton.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Pierpont of Sa-
vannah were guests over Saturday
and Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs b. f.
Tillinghast.
The colored Baptist church was
struck by Tightening in the storm OF
Saturday morning, though but shght-
| ly damaged.
The big Cash Sale" of the Maths
Mercantile Co. which ran last week,
was a big business success. 1t was
well advertised.
Last week Rev. S. |. Hendrix cf
the Methodist church held special
meetings at Georgetown. This week
he is at Sanford.
Miss Mary Alice Eaton, who has
been studying stenography end type,
writing in Palatka, has returned
home, having completed her course.
The Methodist Sunday school held
y basket picnic one day this week IN
the pretty oak grove in front OF
Mr.. Bartlett's home near the Junction
Miss Ruth Herlong returned on
Saturday from an EXTENDED "Trip
through the west and to California,
where she saw the Panama-Pacltlc
Exposition.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. lies drove over
to Daytona Beach in their touring
car last Sunday, having as guests
the Misses Effie Bair and Ruby
Thompson of Jacksonville, and Tom
Russell.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. Borson are plan
ming to leave on their CallIorhla I'D
trip next week. They expect to go
via. the Canadian route to British 20
lumbia. They will be away some
two months.
C. Oliver Chamberlin, cashier OF
the Bank of Crescent City, spent last
week in St. Petersburg and Tampa
He reports that Mrs. F. S. Cone, Wnc
formerly resided here many years, Is
in very feeble health.
Chas. B. Morrow left this week tol
his regular summer tour to New
York and Connecticut. He has MS
Grove work in good shape and there
was nothing to do but enjoy hlmse1
so he's gone to Connecticut.
Mrs. E. H. Williams is now at Hot
Snrings. a famous resort in the Vlr'
oinia mountain district. Since leaV'
;ng home Mrs. Williams made an au'
n trim from New York up into north
. ern Vermont with Mr.. and Mrs JONI
Mccormick.
Miss Effie Bair and Miss Ruby
= THOMPSON. attractive young ladies' o.
| Jacksonville, were guests of Mr.. anc
INsr, T. J. lies of llesmere. MIS-
. Rair returned to her home on Tues
dav morning, but Miss Thompson vii
| remain some time.
! Old Uncle" John Price, the color
i cd man who lost his house by fire OF
- the night of the 5th inst, claims Una
, 81 200 which he had slowed away =, II
!, the house was burned, too; Int
money had already been withdraw
from circulation. The people arr
. helping the old man.
= Cant. w. NJ. Miller expects to plac'
o the launch Varuna on the jackson
+ Vile Hastings run about Sept lst
e The launch will run up Deep Creei
= from the st. Johns river to a6ou
one and half miles from the HAS
j tinps depot, and will make trip t.
t Jacksonville one day and back t.
S Hastings the next. Before starting
= on the run the Varuna is to be over
y hauled and some ten feet added t.
7 her length.
/, Three white men alleged to be in
: dulging in the profession or trade o
). blind tigers at st. Johns Park wer
0 convicted before County Judge Gee
| VIM. Jackson Tuesday as result o
e Saturday night raid made by Sher
| Iiff C. ]. Perry and Deputy Sheriff
S Charley Perry and Ed. Turner. The,
were VIM. Monk, VIM. Newbaer an
{ VIM. Rolloman. Many complaint
had been received by the sheriff fror
f the park that illicit selling was go
n ing on. He sent man down to in
: vestigate, but the tiger operator
e were suspicious and prevented hi
f obtaining evidence. Receiving in
formation to this effect from the ma
by way of Crescent City the sherii
decided to take the matter into hi
!. own hands personally. With the der
uties he went to the park. He CAV
negro woman some marked none
and sent her in. She bought som
c booze and came back out. TIL
sheriff and his deputies immediatel
closed in and obtained both the liquo
e and the marked coins. Judge Jack
e son asSasSad fines of fiftv dollar