The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-12-22

J. A. Maltby and family of Has
tings were shoppers in town yester-
day.
Roy Conway who attended the short
course in Gainesville has returned
home. 4.
Albert Martin will spend the holi-
days with Mrs. Martin at the Bar
stow home.
Miss Leona Roberts of Valdosta
was the guest of A. G. Phillips the
fore part of the week.
The Woman's Club will hold no
gatherings this week nor next, on ac-
count of the holiday season.
DR.. and Mrs. ]. c. Skies left yes
terday for the doctors old home in
Georgia to spend the holidays.
W. H. Owen of Satsuma Hights
spent Thursday in the city visiting
friends and seeing the carnival.
Tim Merrill arrived home yester-
day from the Florida State UNIVERSE
ty to spend the holidays with his pa
rents.
Melville E. Johnson of Suwannee
has arrived at his home, "Moonstone." i"
and will spend the holiday season with
his family.
Mrs. w. H. Price of Mariana has
returned home after a visit with her
son, T. E. Price, and the family Of
s. J. Barstow.
John Mallem has been selling an
immense number of Christmas boxes
Of oranges. John has some very fine
Christmas fruit.
Trade in Palatka this week, despite
the rain, has been brisk. One mer-
chant says it has been 100 per cent
better than last year.
Martin Glass and Sam Hern of
Gainesville motored over to attend
the leap year dance at the Putnam
House Friday night.
Mrs. William M. Garrison has gone
to Atlanta. her former home, to
spend the holidays with her mother,
Mrs. Sarah L. Conway.
Col. G. W. Otterson, one of the
leading orange growers of Pomona,
and one of the pioneers of that place,
was visitor in the city yesterday.
Sheriff elect P. M. Hagan is doing
special police work in the city dur
ing carnival week at the instance of
Mayor Merriam, who appointed him.
]. P. Lippencott and his son, B. Lip
pencott, of Philadel phia, annual Win
ter visitors, arrived in the city yes
terday and registered at the Saratoga.
Palatkans will certainly appreciate
the promotion of Mark Shaw to be
leader of the Second Regiment band
now on border duty at FL Paso,
Texas.
Arthur Sipprell of Florahome, who
has been spending the summer sailing
on the Great Lakes, has returned for
the winter, which he will spend with
his parents.
Mrs H. A. Ford, Miss Lila Ford,
and little Henry Ford, spent short
time with friends in the city this week
en- route to their home in Mulberry
from Gainesville.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. c. Upton and
daughter, Katherine, of Jacksonville
will arrive Sunday to be the guests
Of Mrs. Tipton's sister, Mrs. A. NJ.
Hedick, for week.
The annual Christmas dance will be
given in the Athletic Club House
Tuesday, December Goth at o'clock.
Mr.. Hoist and children have return
ed from a visit at Atlantic Beach.
Miss Irene Hampton will spend the
holidays with relatives in Brooksville.
Miss Susie Lambert, who is teach
ing in Bunnell, visited friends here
and has gone to her home for the hol-
idays.
Mrs. Arthur Corcoran left Sunday
for her former home in Cincinnati,
Ohio. Mr.. Corcoran will join her and
they will spend the holidays With rel
atives of Mr.. Cofcoran in Michigan.
Miss Oma Davis gave box party
at the Grand Wednesday evening to
several of her young friends. After
the pictures the merry crowd pro-
ceeded to the Davis home where dane
ing was enjoyed, after which dainty
refreshments were served.
Mrs. Charles P. Cooper and little
son arrived Monday from Jackson
vile to spend the holidays with Mrs.
E. S. Grill. Charles P. Cooper and
j. H. Randolph Jr., of Savannah, Ca,
will arrive at the weekend to join
their families and enjoy the holidays
together.
Miss Maye Boyd of the San Mateo
school and Miss Irene Gardner of the
st. Augustine school are home for the
holiday vacation. Misses Josephine
Steed and Clara Mcdonald of the Pa
latka high school have gone to their
respective homes in DeLand and
Gainesville.
The usual happy crowd of young
college students are coming home to
spend the holidays, among whom are
Lew Barstow, Alden Crosby, Tim
Merrill, Elizabeth Bruce, Jack Mer-
riam, Robert Earnest, Harlem Hicken-
looper, Mary Bealle Stallings, Bobbie
Bruce and Fred Lecks.
Walton Boyle has devoted the en-
tire week to the task of distributing
the remaining copies of the Woman's