The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-22

Albion Hutchinson was guest OF
the University of Florida, Monday, at
the opening exercises.
Mrs. Gridley left Saturday for a
few days visit with her son, Roy
Gridley, at Black Point.
Several new members were added to
the Palatka board of trade at its meet
ing last Monday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warner T. Hamm left
Wednesday for a months vacation in
Maryland and New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. J. Thompson were
the weekend guests of Mrs. A. L.
Squires at Assembly Beach.
The Monday night club will resume
it's games next Monday evening with
Mrs. Aston R. Halle as hostess.
Mrs. W. A. Walton and children re-
turned Monday from delightful
weeks outing at Daytona Beach.
Mrs. T. J. Barnett returned We'd
nesday evening from DeLand where
she was the guest of her sister.
Mrs. Edw. L. Mann has been ap-
pointed supervisor of music in the
public school for the ensuing year.
DR.. E. w. Warren has returned
from Atlanta and other points in
Georgia where he had been for a few
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. de Montmollin
and children, accompanied by Mrs. A.
O. johnson, motored to Jacksonville
Tuesday.
Mrs. Morris Cochrane is expected
home the latter part of the week from
a two months visit in Baltimore and
New York.
S. C. Warner has been attending
the meeting of the directors of the
Florida Citrus Exchange in Tampa
this week.
Thomas Raines A. C. L. watchman
at the Lemon street crossing has been
clothed with all the power of a police
nan with none of the emolumets or
brass buttons. He will continue to
draw his pay from the 'ailroa! COM
pany.
The barn on the farm of Lee Kill
lingsworth at Hastings was destroyed
by fire on the morning of Friday,
September 18th, with loss of approx
imately $4,000. The loss consisted
of the building with hay, feed and
farm implements. Mr.. Killings
worth was at Summer Haven at the
time of the fire.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Wilson accom-
panied by DR.. and Mrs F. E. jenkins
and Miss Eleanor Taylor left Wednes-
day evening on their house boat, "The
Shamrock" towed by the tug "Ho-
mer," for a few days visit in Jack
sonville. Hubbard Vinegar motored
over to Jacksonville in the Wilson
car, leaving it there for their conve-
nience while in the city.
Miss Margaret Prichard of Jack
sonville, a grand daughter of Mrs.
Margaret Shelley of this city and a
popular and frequent visitor in the
city, was married in Jacksonville last
Tuesday to Mr.. A. J. Malby of Day
tona. The wedding was quiet af-
fair. and after the ceremony the
young couple left for Daytona, where
they will make their home.
Rev. Father P. Barry for some ten
years rector of St. Monicas Roman
Catholic church in this city and man
who was always popular with the rank
and file of Palatkans, has been visi-
tor for couple days this week.
Father Barry is now rector of the
Catholic church at South Jacksonville,
and so far as we know is not an ac
tive member of the "Guardeens."
An effort was made at the last
meeting of the city council to do away
with the softening process which is
now being used in the treatment of
water from the city plant. Whether
this was a move in the interests Of
economy or just a deliberate plan to
wreck the plant, is not certain. But
it makes no difference-the effect
would be the same. Hon. Alderman
McNally of the Third ward is the
father of the resolution, which didn't
pass.
Rev. DR.. S. B. Rogers, secretary of
the Baptist State Board of Missions,
spent Sunday in the city, the guest of
Rev. R. L. Bonsteel, and offciated at
both the morning and evening services
of the First Baptist church. DR..
Rogers has a host of good friends in
Palatka and it is always a great pleas
ure to them to have him here. But
he could please more people by just
letting them know in advance of his
coming, and not making them wait to
find it out after he has gone.
At a called meeting of the Ladies'
Guild of st. Marks church, Wednes
day afternoon, it was decided to hold
an oyster supper for the benefit of the
church, during the first week in Oc-
tober. The ladies hope to make this