The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-01-28

cigar LdCIOTy d Ille COIuST VI i-SlioIi
and Eleventh streets.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Methodist church will meet al the
parsonage Tuesday, February LIST,
when a full attendance is desired.
Mrs. Charles Kupperbusch enter
tanned the Monday night Auction
Bridge Club, at her home in the
Heights. After the games salad
course was served.
Mrs. Lillian S. Knight has return
ed from Jacksonville, where she spent
several days, and was accompanied
home by her daughter, Mrs. Alice
Cochrane who has been visiting
friends in the city.
Hon. L. "A. Hurlbut, Mrs. Hurlbut,
Misses Annie Burton and Mary Hack
and Mr.. Cady of Crescent City were
in the city yesterday en- route home
from two days visit to st. Angus
tine.
Walter b. Neal, representing the
publishers of the The East Florida
Annual of St. Augustine, was visi-
tor in the city yesterday. Mr.. Neal
is placing this valued publication on
sale and securing information looking
to next seasons publication.
Dan Probst, Jr., of New York City,
nephew of Mr.. and Mrs. A. M.
Probst, of "The Palms," is a student
at the Aviation school, which opened
| Wednesday in st. Augustine. Mr..
Probst is usually weekend visitor
in Palatka.
Hugh and William Reed and Mrs.
Edward Reed who have been guests
of their brother, A. L. Reed and fam
lily, have departed for their home in
Lennoxville, Province of Quebec. Mrs.
Prices daughter, Ruby, will remain in
Palatka for the balance of the winter.
Mrs. E. L. Earnest is in New York
making selections of spring goods for
the Earnest Company's big store. She
will he absent several weeks, and when
through with her labors will have Sc
lected for the Palatka market all that
is most modish and best in dry goods,
ladies suits, etc.
Mrs. R. F. Adams and her sister,
Mrs. Young of Quitman, Ga, left
Monday morning for Boston, Mass,
where Mrs. Adams goes to consult
specialist regarding her eyes. Mr..
Adams accompanied them to Jack
sonville, returning home the same
evening.
R. N. Hall, w. J. Bryan and D. b.
harmon of Bannerville went to Miami
last week to testify in the trial of F.
C. Crawford, charged with the murder
Of J. C. Keen. They were called to
testify as to Crawford's character.
Both Crawford and Keen formerly
lived at Bannerville.
The Misses Ora Disharoon and Mar
garet Smith of Salisbury, Md, and
Misses Vera and Celeste Hickman Of
Baltimore, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Warner T. Hamm. These young la
dies are members of Mrs. John J..
Tilghman's house party that is being
planned wnllc they are in the city.
E. R. Conway of Bostwick precinct,
for number of years member of
the county school board, was in the
city this week and has made announce.
ment that he will be candidate in
the June primaries for county tax as
SCISSOR. His announcement will be
made officially at the proper time.
Mr.. Conway is a fine gentleman and
is well known to the people, especial
ly of this city and in west Putnam.
Senator A. S. Wells of Leon coun-
ty spent a couple days in the city this
week in the interests of his candidacy
for State Railroad Commissioner.
Senator Wells has represented Leon
county in the legislature, both in the
House and Senate for a number of
years and he is highly regarded by
his home people. He believes a
change is needed in the personnel of
the Railroad Commission, and as Com
missioner Dunn's time is out, he pro-
poses to contest for the place with
that gentleman.
! Joseph c. Cloonan of New York
City was a guest last week of Mr..
and Mrs. William ]. Pedrick, Jr., of
| this city. On Sunday the party con-
sisting of Mrs. James R. Murphy and
son, Mr.. Cloonan and Mr.. and Mrs.
Pedrick motored and spent the day
lin st. Augustine. Mr.. Cloonan ex-
pressed himself as being delighted
with this section of the State, and
purchased for the purpose of develop
ment considerable land as a result of
his visit from the Florida Farms and
Homes, Inc, of which Mr.. Pedrick is
secretary.
The Civics department of the Wo-
mans Club which had scheduled
meeting for January 18th, with Mrs.
H. M. de Montmollin as leader, was
postponed one week and combined
with political science class, which met
January 21st at the Putnam House,
with Mrs. VIM. M. Boyd, as leader.
Mrs. Montmollin presided and the fol-
lowing interesting subjects were we'll
handled by Mrs. Peter Gardner, on
"Amercan Citizenship" Mrs. ]. L.
Dunsford, on "The National Admins
tration"; Mrs. Yelverton on "The
Commission For the Feebleminded;'
Mrs. M. S. Brown, on "Mother's Pen
sion Laws" and Mrs. Boyd on Laws,
In Regard to Women"
N. W. Marion and L. D. Deever;
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