The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-10

w. M. Williams of Pomona was a
visitor in the city on Wednesday.
DR.. J. E. Goethe is out again al
ter a weeks illness.
Mrs. F. J. Smith and her daugh-
ter, Miss Florence, left yesterday for
Daytona Beach for few day.
Senator W. S. Middleton of Pomona
was transacting business in the city
yesterday.
Mrs. John H. Randolph, Jr., of Sa-
vannah, arrived in Palatka yesterday
for a visit with her mother, Mrs. E.
Is. Grill, in Palatka Heights.
H. D. Coachman of Jacksonsonville
spent few days with his sister Mrs.
F. l.. Wise, leaving Thursday morn
ing for the East Coast.
Miss Leslie Weathers of Atlanta is
the guest of Miss Helen Cochrane.
Miss Weathers will remain for a
month.
Mrs. M. S. Brown with Miss Rena
Brown and Misses Myrtle and Inez
Holden left Tuesday for sojourn in
Key West and Cuba.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howell A. Davis, Miss
Oma and Mrs. Edw. L. Mann were in
Jacksonville Tuesday and Wednesday
attending the automobile show.
Mrs. John N. Walton has gone to
Nashville, Tenn, to visit her two
brothers. Mr.. J. C. Vertrees of Palat-
ka is also visiting in Nashville.
H. A. Ring, merchant of Sisco, and
one of the best men in the county, was
business visitor in the city on We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. Borson, with Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. H. Herrick were in the
city yesterday enroute to their home
in Crescent City from a motor trip to
St. Augustine.
P. A. PARROT of Dublin, Georgia is
the guest of his sister Miss Tiny Par
rott, for few days. Mr.. Parrot is
manager of the Western Union Telc.
graph company of Dublin.
Mrs. w. Carl Davis, Miss Florence
Davis and Mrs. Norman Rifles, with
her guest, Miss Mary Brewer of An
niston, Ala, made the trip to Silver
Springs Wednesday morning, on the
boat, returning Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs C. F. Edgar of Me-
tuchen, New Jersey, were over Sun
day guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Hicken-
looper. Mr.. Edgar has been spending
some time at Edgar, Fla, where he
is the owner of the Kaolin works.
Morris B. Cochrane had as his mo-.
tor companions to Key West Tuesday,
F. D. Wattles, w. Carl Davis, N. E.
Riles and DR.. A. NJ. Hedick. The
party will attend the Knights of Py-
thias convention.
The meeting of the Woman's Club
at the Putnam House this afternoon
at o'clock. is to be very important
one to all the club members, this be-
ing time for the yearly election of
officers, and other legislation will be
in order. A full attendance is asked.
The Monday night club was enter
tanned by Mrs. S. G. Coburn. Three
tables played bridge, and refresh
ments consisting of orange ice with
whipped cream, devils food and white
cake, sailed peanuts and tea, were
served by the hostess.
Mrs. Norman Rifles received few
invited guests, informally Monday af-
ternoon in honor of Miss Mary Brewer
of Admission. Alabama. Mrs. Riles
was assisted in receiving by Mrs. R.
H. Hanley and Miss Florence Davis.
Tea, cake and minis were served.
Miss lrma Lewis returned Tuesday
evening from Jacksonville where she
was the guest of Mrs. Charles M. AL
ford over the weekend. Miss Lewis
charmed her audience so much by her
voice last Sunday in the First Pres
byterian church, that they have re-
ouested her to return and again sing
for them March 10Th.
Col. Hall of indianapolis. Ind, pro-
moter of the Southland Club, an or
that secured a month or
more ago the big Merwin tract of
some 1900 acres of land along the riv-
er front to the north of Palatka for
club PURPOSES, has been in the city
this week, guest at the Putnan}
House.
Mrs. Marie Boyd was the hostess
for a charming auction bridge party
at her home on River street Tuesday
afternoon. Two tables played and an
ice course was served. Dogwood
blossoms and ferns comprised the dec
orations. The guests were Mes
danes J. L. Dunsford, J. E. Lucas, w.
H. Rosenberg, J. D. Points, J. Leon
ard Burt, D. J. Coughlin and Miss En-
ma Hoberg.
The fire alarm sounded three times
on Thursday, but nothing of a serious
nature resulted from the small fires,
which were easily extinguished by the
fire boys. A small house on Laurel
street Was damaged to the extent of
perhaps SIS and another house on
9th street was damaged slightly IN
the attic. Another fire was that of
some cross-ties along the A. C. L.
track. The houses were both occu-