The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-26

I candidate for Comptroller, spent lew
hours in the city on Tuesday.
Robert Earnest will come home Sat-
urday, from Stetson University, where
he has spent the past school year.
John H. Brown of Rutherford, N.
Y, is in the city the guest of his sis
ter, Mrs. H. F. Uric. Mr.. Brown is
one of the editors of the Christian
Herald.
Mrs. Shaw Coogler and little daugh-
ter, Louise, of Green Cove Springs
will spend the summer with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Reed on EN-
NETT street.
Little Helen and Mildred d eMont-
mollin accompanied DR.. c. M. Afford
to Jacksonville, Tuesday, where they
will be the guests of DR.. and Mrs. Al
ford in Murray Hill.
The meeting of the Woman's Club
this afternoon, will be literary one
with Russia as the subject, and Mrs.
Joseph H. Haughton, leader. A full
attendance is desired.
Hon. Ernest Amos, present State
Auditor, and very genial getleman
spent a couple days in the city early
this week in the interests of his candl-
dacy for Comptroller.
"The Big Store" of the Fearnside
Clothing Co. will close for the Thurs
day half holidays beginning with
Thursday, June 1st. These Thursday
half holidays will continue through
the heated term.
Make Culpepper, the popular auto
hackman of this city has recently ad-
ded new 7-passenger Hupmobile to
his service, a car that is all comfort
and which will be as popular as its drl-
yer with the travelling public.
Mrs. T. Earl Price of Mariana is
the guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. ]. Barstow. Mrs. Price will
remain over for the wedding of her
sister, Miss Katie Barstow, which
event will take place June 18th.
Major Archibald J. Sprott, another
Confederate veteran living at Hollis
ter, visited the Confederate Reunion
at Birmingham, Ala, last week ano
enioyed the occasion. Major Sprott
is 75 years of age, but is hale anc
hearty and should live to attend the
last great reunion of Confederates.
Frank Fearnside Jr., has just pur'
chased a new Scripps-Booth motor
car of the runabout pattern which il
a beauty, though hardly a joy forever
in the hands of this young man Wh'
likes something different" and Wht
always wants the newest. 1t is
most beautiful car, and is attracting
much attention.
Mrs. M. S. Brown left yesterday fo1
Lakeland, where she is to organize
temple of the Pythian Sisters, o:
which order she is Supreme Protector
and State Inspector. From Lakeland
Mrs. Brown will make official visit
to Tampa, Port Tampa, st. Peters
burg and Sanford. She expects to b'
absent from home about two weeks.
James Wilkinson the genial youns
clerk at the Putnam National Bani
has resigned his position to accept on
with the United Drug company Ii
Jacksonville. Mr.. Wilkinson will b.
missed from the young society Sc
where he has been popular, but hi
many friends wish him success in hi
new work. His duties called him tt
Jacksonville Wednesday evening.
Rev. Benz. Green, pastor of the Bap
tist church at New Smyrna, and one
of the most popular and effective
ministers of his denomination in Flo
rida, spent few hours in the cit!
this week on his way out to his ole
home in Grandin. Mr.. Green had JUS
returned from Asheville, N. c., where
he was one of the delegates from Flo
rida to the Annual Convention of the
Southern Baptist church.
DR.. and Tvs. Harry Merryday anc
little infant daughter, Martha with Mr.
and Mrs. w. X. Walton of Gallatin
Tenn, were in the city yesterday, hav'
ing driven over from Daytona in the
doctors motor. They spent the time
while here visiting friends and rela'
tives. Mr.. Walton is brother OF
our COWHSlndil, w. n. w alIoIl, anu IiiS
late J. N. Walton. They have spent
the winter with their daughter, Mrs
DR.. Merryday in Daytona.
S. A. Bryan, one of the strawberry
farmers of Bradford county, and :
candidate for Railroad Commissioner
spent Friday, Saturday and Sunda!
in the city and made many friends
Mr.. Bryan was for 80 years an EN-
ploye of the Seaboard Air Line Rail
road in this state, most of the time a!
road master. He knows railroads
from a practical standpoint. On Sat
urday Mr. Bryan attended the baske
picnic and political rally at Hollister
Mr.. and Mrs. Howell A. Davis &C
companied by Misses Irene Yelvertol
and Florence Smith left yesterday, b!
motor for a trip to Suwannee, Tenn
There they will be present at the clos
ing exercises of the college, from
which school their son, Newell, is
graduate. From Suwannee they will
go to Monteagle, Tenn, where the,
will witness the commencement exer
cises of Fairmount college where thei
daughter, Miss Oma, is student. AT
ter this they will motor to numbe
i of o+har citiaS anoonU which iS ay