The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-12-03

/ ira will furnish the music.
Tuesday morning Mrs. J. H. Mill
can, Mrs. Fred Merrill, Mrs. J. H.
Haughton, Mrs. Ed. L. Mann, and MI.
and Mrs. II. NJ. Fearnside motored
over to Jacksonville, to witness the
movie play "The Birth of Nation
Edgar Manucy returned Saturday
from Palatka, whittier he went las
Wednesday, making the trip Oh his
bicycle. He rode from St. Augustine
to Palatka in two hours and thirty
minutes and he claims that he holds
the bycicle record for this trip-St.
Augustine Record.
Secretary E. w. Elliott left for
Lake City today to attend meeting
of good roads boosters representing
the northern tier of Florida counties
from Duval to Gadsden to pull for a
through highway from Jacksonville to
| Pensacola over the "Old Spanish
Trail"
Secretary Elliott will attend the
meeting of the Central Florida High
| way Association at Gainesville next
| Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 9Th
| and 9th. Mr.. Elliott is the treasurer
of this association, one of the most
| vigorous of all the State Good Roads
associations.
Palatka merchants are getting
ready for the Holiday shoppers. A.
Rowton's, which seems to be a sort Of
general headquarters for toys and
other Christmas gifts for children,
there will be many pretty surprises
this year. Rowton's is also head
quarters for a vast variety of sulta
Bile gift for grown-ups.
| When the chief of police of Palatka
| nabbed deaf and dumb man solicit
ing aims, he cursed like good fei,
| low, and also heard what the chief
| said to him. He will work on Put
| nam county roads for four months,
| and then-probably come further into
the State to work his game again.
Clearwater Sun.
| The Ford Sales Co. has this week
received a car containing SIX new
Ford touring cars, all of which are
being assembled and turned over TO
| purchasers as rapidly as possible.
| They were all sold in advance of then
| arrival. Mr. Tilghman says that in
| order to secure a Ford these days a
man must place his order in advance.
! Mrs. C. G. Oldfather landed a 30
Iipound bass last week while fishing in
| North River. She caught the big fish
with a rod and reel, playing it for
twenty minutes before she hauled it
into the boat. The party accompa-
lInying Mrs. Oldfather enjoyed good
luck, catching twelve trout, several
founders, drum and other fish.-St.
| Augustine Record.
| R. w. Reed is the new watch re-
pairer and jeweler who has been in
| stalled in the C. j. Smith jewelry
store this week. Said to be fine
workman, and his coming just at this
time is relief to Mr.. Smith, who
wants to devote his full time to wait
ing on his Christmas customers, and
he couldn't do it and mend bucking
watches at the same time.
Tom Russell, local agent for the
Maxwell "Wonder Car has sole
touring cars this week to Mrs. L. NJ
- Upchurch of Springside and W. l.
INOSGIO u Dan holGO' l. e. IlSo VI
Crescent City. who is interested witt
him in the Maxwell agency, accom-
panied Mr.. Russell to Jacksonville OF
i. Tuesday, where they made arrange
: ments for more cars for this market.
Miss Maude Kennerly has purchas
!, ed new motor car of the Paige
Detroit make.
Mrs. n. NJ. Anderson and it'll
! daughter, Elizabeth Arney, of Ashe
!. vile. n. c., arrived in the city las
week for a stay of some tim
II are guests of Miss Mulholland at he
!. home in MuIholland Park. Mrs. Ar
derson will be best remembered /
n Palatka as Miss Elizabeth Clos
Ii whose home was at Crescent Cit!
Y. but who for a time was a leader
" IPalatka musical and social circle
A Mr.. Anderson, who is head of til
X, celebrated Asheville School, expect
" to come to Palatka for the holidays
" Mr.. and Mrs. T. R. Higgins, for IL
N rast more than four years, wei
H known and highly esteemed residen
" of Palatka, where Mr., Higgins h;
NJ made a name to cOnjure with rs
AZ booster for Palatka and this seCti,
W as editor of New Florida, the month
NJ journal published by the Floric
N Farms & Homes, Inc, left on We
W Inesday morning for their new hon
W at Orange Springs. Mr.. Higgins
AZ will he remembered was recently pr
X, NOTED to be superintendent of I
w colonies of his company and viii
~ necessitated his removal. Many J
" grets will follow the going of ii
W estimable family. They left in the
w own launch for Orange Springs.
j: an early hour Wednesday morlin
their household goods having be
shipped via train.