The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-10-20
ROUND ABOUT FLORIDA.

date for the new Fort Pierce hotel.
Orlando will establish an Order of
the Mystic Shrine. Installation cere-
monies on November o.
st. Petersburg wants Il school Of
aeronautics located at that place, and
an aeroplane factory.
A convention of the Associated
Press Of Georgia, Alabama and Flor
ida was held at st. Augustine.
The new school building at Live
Oak has been completed and is now
ready for occupancy.
The Fail Festival ut Jacksonville
promises to be a brilliant success ir
point of interest and attendance.
The attendance at Rollins college,
Winter Park, is said to be greater than
any time within the past fifteen years,
A handsome club house will be
erected at Fort Myers for the golf
and yacht club.
Hon. Ed Scott, of Arcadia, has been
reelected head Of the state road de-
partment of Florida.
Mrs. Rosa Scwaber, of Jacksonville,
fell from rowboat and was drowned
in McGirt's creek. 1t was eighteen
hours before the body was recovered,
Orlando held its local primary this
week for city officials. The largest
registration in the history of the city
has been made.
The seventh annual citrus seminar,
held at Gainesville, was pronounced
the best and largest attended in the
history of the University of Florida.
The st. Petersburg Yacht club is
raising funds for the erection of a
club house. The charter membership
of the club is now 300.
The Wesley Bible Glass federation
of the Florida conference met at Ocala
with GOOD delegations from all parts
of the state.
-Four mcmbers of a family at Jack.
sonviIIc were attacked with ptomaint
poisoning from eating spoiled meat
Quick hospital work saved their lives
st. Johns county is going to fol
low the recommendation Of the state
road department and use convictS OF
the roads.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Carruth, state regent
of the -. \. r., has returned to Tampa
after Il trip to the north, and resumed
her duties as regent.
RotarianS of Georgia, Alabama anG
Florida will meet in Jacksonville ol
November II ANA u. The Florida
city is preparing to give them Il suit.
able reception.
News has been received by Sister
Esther CHrlottc, of st. Augustine, that
she il the lucky winner of 800 in {
short story contest, conducted by {
well known magazine publication.
Dependent relatives Of the Nationa
GuardSmen of Florida soon may re
ceive monthly allotmentS from tn,
$2,O00,000 fund provided by con
grcsS for that purpose, it is said.
The chamber of commerce of st
Augustine has appointed committee
to canvass the business houses ant
ascertain what proposition the city
will be able to submit in its efforts
to secure the Masonic home.
All previous records for attendanc,
in public schools of the city of Jack
sonville and suburbs have been broker
for the first week, according to re
ports made to the office of Superin
tendent Hathaway.
Musician Coauts, of the Coast Ar
tillery from Fort Monroe, who wa
found on the Atlantic Coast Line TIVE
miles from camp, with his skull
crushed, died in hospital at Jack
sonville.
An Advertisers club has been per
fected in st. Augustine for the pur
pose of protecting the local merchant!
from alleged wildcat" advertising
Other cities in the state may form
similar clubs, it is said.
The Bull Moose, or PrOgressiv,
party, of Florida has placed its staml
| of approval upon the candidacy o
George w. Allen, Republican nom
| inee for governor Of Florida. Mr.
Allen has been officially notified o
his nomination by the Progressives