The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-12-01

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B. G. Tanner of Hollister was
among the visitors in the city yester-
day.
Mrs. Howard Rowton was hostess
Wednesday afternoon for the West
End Bridge Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. George C. Blackwell
of New York City are visiting in Pa
latka for a few days.
James R. Murphy and party enjoy
ed Friday at the Orange Springs
Fair.
Mrs. Sydney Smith has returned
to her home in Jacksonville after a
visit with her aunt, Mrs. f. j. Smith
Three hundred cattle were driven
over the st. Johns river bridge here
early on Tuesday morning.
Judge Dewitt T. Gray, Mrs. Gray
and their two children, of Jackson
vile, spent Thanksgiving with Judge
Gray's mother, Mrs. E. w. Gray.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Gardner,
Misses Lucy and Irene Gardner, Miss
Winnifred Barstow, Henry Hutchin-
son, Sr. and Leon Despland, Jr., were
Saturday visitors at the Orange
Springs Fair.
Mrs. Norman Riles very delightful
ly entertained the Tuesday Bridge
Club Saturday afternoon. Roses
were effectively used in the decora-
tions, and fine salad course was
served.
The Thanksgiving dance which is
a yearly event, took place in the
Putnam House last evening. There
was large attendance and the big
time that was anticipated was re-
ality, and every one enjoyed the ev-
ening
John Mallem, the fruit dealer next
to the post-offce, has big supply of
ripe, well-colored Crescent CITY tam
gerines received on Tuesday. This is
the first shipment Of ripe tangerines
received in Palatka this year. The
fruit is large and luscious and sweet. |
The ladies of the Episcopal church
will give regular supper next |
Wednesday evening in the old James
Cafe room. The menu is most temp
ting and there will be on side tables,
cake, tea, aprons, and all kinds of |
fancy work suitable for gifts. The
public patronage is solicited.
Ladies who have visited "The FASH
ion" during the past week have been
filled with joy at the new arrivals
in waists and skirts, as well as the
big bargains which are this weeks
specialties-coat suits at $11.95 and
coats at $3.50. They beat anything
yet seen as to style and wearing quail
tiles.
The marriage of Paul jacobson son
of |. Jacobson and former Palatka
boy, but now of Chicago to a young
lady of that city, took place about
two weeks ago Mr. Jacobson's
friends will no doubt be interested in
this announcement. he is connected
with the Ford Automobile Company
of Chicago.
Mrs. Walter w. Tilghman enter
tanned the members of the Tuesday
Bridge Club, Wednesday afternoon.
Norman st. John of Jacksonville
spent the week end with his mother,
Mrs. Foster on North Second street.
On December 1st he will leave for
Tuscaloosa, to attend the universi-
ty. He will also be the physical
director in the Y. NJ. c. A.
Last Friday the following persons
from Palatka attended the Fair at
Orange Springs. Miss Susie Lee
Walton, Miss Annie Deadrick, Mr..
Albert Trombley and family, John
Murphy and party, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
0. Hamm, Mr.. and Mrs. Warner T.
Hamm, Hon. and Mrs. W. G. Thigh
man, Mrs. L. A. Smith, Mrs. Charles
Kupperbusch, Sr., Mrs. Deal, Misses
Edith Kupperbusch. and Miss Kate
Lucas.
Alderman McNally has submitted
to the council an analysis of the old
water work. iwater which charges
the fluid with being wholesome for
drinking purposes. The News will
get the analysis at later date and
publish it, provided it is allowed to do
so. Only interest in it this paper
has is that it contradicts the analy-
sis of the State board of health,
which is charged with that kind of
work for municipalities by the state
law
It cost the government of the Unit
ed States S412 to pet a stand of grass
en- the new rostcffre lot on Second
street. Osca~ Smith Of this city was
given the contract and he has per-
formed a good job. He planted both
Bermuda and st. Augustine grass,
fertilized it plenty, and his con-
tract calls for his supervision of the
plot for five weeks from the date of
the last planting. You can see Mr..
Smith out there most any day wa
tering the plants, and you can also
see that he has done a perfect job.
Its all growing.
The Missionary society of the
Presbyterian church will meet with
Mrs. J. D. Lane Monday afternoon
at 8 o'clock. There were generous
responses to the call for wearing ap-