The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-07-09


for short visit in Florahome.
Mrs. Walter Andrews left this week
to join her husband in Richmond, Va,
where he has secured position.
Frank ?. Damon, an emlloye in cre
of the departments at Tallahassee,
has been in the city this week on
business.
Miss Grace Burton, one Of the most
attractive and accomplished young la
dies of Crescent City, is spending the
week in Palatka visiting friends.
Miss Dorothy Davis entertained a
few friends Wednesday night in hon.
or of Miss Burton of Crescent City
and Miss Helen Rhader her guest.
Hastings possibly contributed the
largest delegation of any of the sur
rounding towns to our Fourth of Ju-
ly crowd. Those boys know where to
come for good time.
Mrs H. M. Fearnside is entertain
ing her sister. Miss Blanche Rrcwn cf
Hastings. and on Wednesday enter
taincl party of young people at
Five Hundred in her honor.
Rev. Charles NJ. Afford, D. D., the
new minister of the Presbyterian
church who preached last Sunday, is
getting settled in the manse this week
and will oficiate next Sunday at the
regular services.
Prof. Lester Alex. Brown, repre-
senting the celebrated Shorter college,
Rome, Ga, was a visitor in Palatka
on Wednesday; here to interview
some of our young lady high school
graduates with the view of getting
them to continue their education by a
course in Shorter.
Mr., and Mrs. F. H. Wilson, who
have been spending a month at the
Atlantic Beach Hotel, returned to Pa
latka Wednesday morning on their
houseboat "The Shamrock" With
them also came DR.. and Mrs. F. E.
Jenkins who had been spending the
week end with them.
The city council on Tuesday night
awarded a contract for paving Oliye
street from Fifth to Seventh, to the
Alpha Paving Co. at $1.25 per square
yard; c. 7. Shinn of this city was
given the contract for the concrete
curbing over this territory, he be-
iHp the lowest bidder.
W, R. Revels, G. C. Hardy and K.
c. Wolcott, all prominent farmers
of the Florahome district, were in
the city on Wednesday. They were
on Monday elected drainage commits
sioners for that district and were in
the city to arrange their bonds with
the county commissioners.
Chairman Alvers of the board of
county commissioners while present
and attending to his duties at the
of the board this week, is
far from well. Mr.. Alvers has been
feeling poorly for some two or three
weeks, a fact that will excite much .
sympathy on the part Of his army of
friends in Putnam county.
Tuesday number of young peo-
pie went up to the Cochrane grove at
Welaka in Noah Tilghman'S launch
for a house party, returning Wednes-
day. The party consisted of Misses
Irene Gardner, Mamie Evans, Mamie
Goethe, Letitia van Buren, and Mau- .
rice and Fred Cochrane Noah Thigh /
man and Tim Merrill. Mrs. O'Con- .
nor acted as chaperone.
Some twenty-five members of St.
Johns Lodge, X. of P, went over to
st. Augustine on Tuesday evening in
automobiles and assisted in the install
lation ceremonies of Mizpah Lodge of
that place. Capt j. E. Lucas, dis
trict grand chancellor, acted as chief
officer. 1t is said that next
week a large delegation of Pythians
from Green Cove Springs will visit
the lodge in this city.
Secretary Elliott of the Palatka
board of trade is in communication
with capitalists representing compa-
nies wanting a location for a soap fac
tory, also a factory for building
launches and canoes. These parties
want a location in the south, and one
If the parties has already visited this
,ity to make an investigation, and
eft well pleased with the city and its
advantages as a distributing point.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert s. O'Haver .
re moving into the Presbyterian
nanse, 5O4 Riverside Drive, and the
lew minister of the Presbyterian I
hurch, the Rev. Charles NJ. Afford,
}. D., and wife, will make their home
With them. Friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
)'Haver will find them at home in ?
he manse after Saturday July 10th.
)r. and Mrs. Afford will also be at a
ome to the members and friends af- v
er July 10th. Ii
Mr.. and Mrs. John Schirard and l.
heir three interesting little children n
ave returned to Palatka to live af- :
= an absence of a year or two in :.
anford where Mr.. Schirard was n
gent for the Southern Express Co. 7
t is understood that he has resigned Il
rom that company and comes to Pa
ltka with the purpose of engaging \
I the wholesale fish business. All Q
'alatkans will extend a warm well a
ONE to Mr.. and Mrs Schirard on p
heir return to their old home. T
Possibly the best picture play of r.
he week at Kalbfeld's Grand was y
4 Tuesday night when VIM H. Crane .
ppeared in the leading role of the q
opular novel-play David Harrum." !!
'rane was long one of the leading ar \
lists of the American stage, and his :,
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