The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-03


among the prominent west Putnam
farmers in the city this week.
Miss Irene Gardner was the guest
of Miss Abbiejean Miller of Crescent
City over Sunday. I
ATTORNEY A. H. Odom returned on
Sunday from Chicago, whittier ne was
called on legal bushes.
The next thing of interest on the
local calendar will be the municlpa!
election in April. We prefer leaving
the nominations to Abe; he knows.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Methodist church will meet at the
parsonage next Tuesday afternoon at
8 o'clock.
Mrs. Morris B. Cochrane, a recent
bride, was the hostess for the Tues
day Afternoon Club, having three ia
bles.
E. Madison is sometimes cruel; he
certainly rubbed it into the charter
advocates in that last cartoon ne past
ed in Burt's drug store window.
LeHardy hardly gloats; he glows'
though, and is inclined to throw the
hooks into the late kaiser OF the
Charter Board.
The Mems Club of the Presbyter-
ian church will meet in the Wilson
boat house Monday evening, March
9th, at 1880 o'clock. A full attend
ance is desired.
Hon. w. G. Tilghman of this city
was elected first vice president OF the
Florida Anti-Saloon League at the
State meeting in Tallahassee this
week.
The literary class of the Woman's
Club will hold a meeting at the Put
nam House this afternoon at $3.50.
Subject, France" Mrs. D. j. Cough
lin, leader
Judge Paul Thompson of Quincy, a
step brother of Cashier A. S. Willard
of the Putnam National Bank, spent
Wednesday in the city with Mr.. Will
ard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hutchinson Of
Jacksonville arrived in the city yester-
dav for a short visit with Mr.. Hutch
inson's parents, Mr., and Mrs. Henry
Hutchinson Sr.
Mrs. Talliaferro and Miss Warfield
of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, have re-
turned to their homes after SIX
weeks visit with Mrs. A. NJ. Haugh-
ton.
The Earnest Company opening is
the event for today and tomorrow in
Palatka, and The ladies seem to be
approaching it. The store was
rushed with visitors yesterday, the
first of the opening.
Mr.. Burr NJ. Wing and Miss Flora
L. Newbeck, both of Putnam county,
were united in marriage by Rev. s.
Grady at the Methodist parsonage on
Monday evening Feb. DIST. They
will make their home in Palatka.
Miss Mary Alice Eaton, for some
time stenographer at the office OF
the Florida Farms & Homes, Inc, has
resigned her place there to accept one
with the Palatka Gas Light u Fuel
Company at the Lemon street office
Special rates have been granted by
the Florida East Coast Railway on
account of the meeting of the Grand
Lodge knights of Pythias, IN Key
West. This will be interesting news
to all Pythians.
Palatka chapter. Order of Eastern
Star, will hold its regular communl,
cation Tuesday evening, March 1th,
at 1880. Miss Edna H. Marshall,
worthy matron, requests that all
members be present, and invites all
visitors with an assurance of well
come.
The ladies were out in full force
yesterday to enjoy the opening event
at Miss Lucas millinery stole. The
display is beautiful. 1t will be con-
tinued through tomorrow. What
lbothers us is to know how Miss Kate
Lucas secured advance information as
to the springiness Of the day 1t was
real spring.
Dr.. G. L. Sipprell of Florahome,
was in the city Wednesday en- route
home from attending the Third An
nual meeting of the Florida Drain
age Association at Sanford, where he
heard some of the experts on this
feature of Florida development work.
DR.. Sipprell has given much attention
to drainage matters, himself, and is
considered one Of the States experts.
Dr.. Fletcher L. Brown who came to
us recently from North Carolina, was
called back to his old home one day
last week to see a patient who want
ed and would only have Dr. Brown
treat him. When he got up there
his old friends got after him so en-
ergeticically that he was compelled
to promise to come back permanent
Ily. The doctor was getting fast
hold on Palatka, and we will miss
him.
Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Let's and
Miss Minnie Let's who have been the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. H. 0. Hamm,
left Monday morning for DeLand;
and from there the itinery will in
clude Winter Park, Tampa, st. Pc
tersburg, the Keys, around to Mia
mi, thence up the east coast to their
home which is in Washington, D. G..
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