The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-08-18

Charles francis OF lnterlachen, the
poultry expert of Florida, was a Wis
itor in the city on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. M. Vickers and lit
tie daughter will leave today for
stay Of some time at North Beach.
Col. and Mrs. F. J. H. Won Engelken
of Vingolf -the-St. Johns were in
the city short time on Wednesday.
The Misses Louise and Grace Uric
are visiting friends at Lake Geneva
and Lake City.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. P. Dineen are re-
joicing over the arrival of little
daughter in their home last Sunday.
City Assessor Lansing has notified
the city council that his books are
complete for the present years taxes.
Miss Alice Hutchinson has returned
from a visit with her aunts, the
Misses Williams of Crescent City.
Miss Annie Atwater left on We'd
nesday for a visit of several weeks
with friends at Fayetteville, N. c.
Alderman Austin wants a public
comfort station, whatever that is, but
the council is not altogether with him.
R. L. Becks was called to DeLand
this week owing to the death of his
brother-in-law, Mr.. Breeland.
Mrs. Robert S. O'Havcr,who has
been spending several weeks in 1ndi-
ana, is expected home next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. W. McGrady of
Crescent City drove over from that
city yesterday in their Overland mo-
| tor.
The city council has authorized the
city engineer to widen the sidewalk
on Second street in front of the new
postoffce building at cost of $3.50.
The council has increased the
monthly salary of Eugene Perrins, as
sistant street commissioner, to $500
per month.
Chief Livingston Of the polio"
and Mrs. Livingston are enjoying a
weeks vacation and are visiting old |
friends at New Smyrna.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Dancy Jr., have
returned from their wedding trip and
are preparing to go to house keeping
on Sixth street.
]. w. Mcintosh the well-known tie
operator of Orange City was in Pa
latka this week from his operating
camp beyond San Mateo.
Rev. N. J. Tilghman who is now at
Assembly Beach, will leave new
for his annual visit to his early home
in Salisbury, Maryland
Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Middleton of Po-
mona, with Mrs. Middleton's mother,
Mrs. DR.. Peck, were motor visitors ii
the city on Wednesday.
Mrs. L. A. Smith motored to Jack
sonville on Tuesday, having as guests
for the ride Mesdames w. P. Mer-
riam, F. L. Thorpe of Orlando, and
E. L. Mann.
Mrs. J. H. Yelverton Jr., with her
sister, Miss Thomas, will leave on
Sunday for stay of several weeks in
the mountain sections of North Caro-
lima.
The Palatka Heights Baptist church
people and their friends enjoyed an
other delightful ice cream social last
night at the home of John Grooms on
the Pencil road.
Turpentine operators throughout
the county are greatly in need of la
borers. J. J. Sutherland said that he
needed ten hands Immediately and
though he had tried everywhere he
could not get them. ,
Pity the cook who hasn't a Blue
Flame Oil Stove in her kitchen these
hot days. She may be your own wife;
if so more shame to you, when you
can purchase her comfort and free
dom from irritability with this great
See ]. H. Yelverton's
advertisement.
Capt. and Mrs. J. D. Lane, Mrs.
Benet and the Lane young people,
who have been spending the past sew
eral weeks at their cottage on Cres-
cent Beach, returned to the city early
in the week, and on Tuesday took a
motor trip to North Georgia. They
made Waycross the first day, Macon
the second, and on the third went to ,
their destination, 40 miles beyond At
lanta, Capt. Lanes old boyhood home.
w. T. Buck is opening up a neat !
ice cream, soft drinks and cigar store s
in the pretty room directly in rear of I
the State Bank of Palatka, and will
work for a share of the public patron
age. Mr.. Buck was some years ago
connected with the Florida Metropolis !
and frequently made visits to Palatka
in the interests of that paper. Lat
erly he has been in the circulating
of the Charlotte IN. Co.
Observer.
j. R. Powell formerly of this city,
now engaged with DR.. Armstrong in
building up his Riverview suburb to .
jacksonville and exploiting the bene-
fetal mineral water from that place,
need much inducement to
come back to Palatka. Mr.. Powell ,
has been at the Putnam House for
several days. The Ackerman-Stew ,
art Co. of this city is going to han
lie the Good Hope mineral water for
DR.. Armstrong in this city.
Mrs. w. P. Merriam entertained
last Monday at her home on Riverside t
Drive in honor of Miss Ruby YeIver- !