The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1917-06-08

S Miss Helen Warner of Esperanza
spent Wednesday in Palatkh with
friends.
y George E. Everson of Bunnell
spent the week end with friends in
e the city.
y Mrs. T. J. Barnett has returned
from a visit with relatives in San
e ford and DeLand.
Sam Mccormick left Friday for an
extended visit with his grandmother
Y in South Carolina.
= w. NJ. Williams of Pomona brought
. the result Of Tuesdays registration
in from that precinct on Wednesday
: morning.
i Edward Smith has returned to his
II home in Florence, S. c., after a few
II days visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Howell
II A. Davis
II The total registration of Palatka
and Palatka Nights on Tuesday was
595, of which number 254 were white
nd BAL colored.
\ Miss Annie Stevens member of
the faculty of Columbia College in
Lake City has returned to Palatka
| for the summer.
Mrs. Elizabeth Howe was hostess
for the Monday night club. Sum-
mer refreshments were served dur
ing the evening.
Mrs. Lowe and daughter, Miss Mil
| dred Lowe, have returned to their
| home in Key West after a visit with
| Mrs. c. V. Alternately.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Howell A. Davis en-
teltained very informally with cards,
Saturday evening having three tables
Summer refreshments were served.
Mrs. Ross of Eaton, Ohio, has re-
turned home after a few days visit
with Mrs r. E. L. Mann. Mrs. Ross
was formerly Miss Pauline Oldfathcr.
Chas. Francis and C. E. Currie,
conscript registration officers at In
terlachen, were in the city on We'd
nesday with the names from that
precinct.
Two hundred and one colored men
registered in Ward 6, Palatka, last
Tuesday, and the registration officer
says that all came up willingly and
gave their names.
Miss Nora Struck of E. Orange,
n. j., was the guest of Miss Maye
Boyd, the fore part of the week.
Miss Struck was enroute home from
Lakeland where she spent the winter.
The War Department estimates the
population of Putnam county at H.
O44, and estimates that the number
due to register on Tuesday was l.
6S1. We have better estimators
right here in Palatka. II
Dr. Chailes NJ. Afford, pastor Of
tie Pres Y crian church was called
u Pitts6urg, Pa, Monday evening = |
the death of his sister, Mrs. I. B. i
Moon. The doctor has the sympa- |
thy of many friends in his bereave-
ment.
The Farmers Educational and Co.
operative Union of Florida will hold |
its State convention at Havana. Gads-
den county, on the u, IS and 14th
insts. Quite a number of St. Johns |
Putnam and Clay county delegates
will be present.
Work on the new Woman's Club
House on Reid street is started: with
some material on the ground, the
place begins to show signs of activity
and it will be scene of interest
during the next few months to the
club members and their friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Massey mourn |
the loss Of their little daughter, Anne.
aged two and a half years, who died !.
Sunday morning at the family home =
On Kirby street The funeral SER
vices were held Monday morning con- I,
Quoted by Rev. c. NJ. Afford Inter /
ment in Oak Hill cemetery.
Mrs. NJ. A. Willard formerly of In II
,erlachen, is now at Amherst, Mass.
,or the summer Mrs. Willard has nj
spent very pleasant winter in New Il
Orleans with her daughter, Mrs.
Hamilton, and The News is sure that
Ter many friends in this county will SC
re pleased to hear this word concern 81
ng her.
Marie Lucas, the colored woman W
whom Sheriff Hagan arrested some CT
wo weeks ago charged with having
trunk filled with whisky which she h.
ad shipped into this city from Jack til
onville, was before County Judge
,alhoun last week, when she was con-
icted by a jury and fined 5000 and IN
osts or six months in jail. ti7
A wedding of interest to their ~
riends was that of Mr.. John A.
rosby, orange grower and we'll tn
nown citizen of San Mateo and Miss WI
ddic Bailey of the same place. The Of
'edding occurred last Thursday in
jacksonville and after a brief honey A.
loon spent there Mr. and Mrs. Cros- X
Y returned to San Mateo and are vie
DIV at home at the Crosby estate,
he best wishes of the community
re extended to Mr.. and Mrs. Crosby, Lee
Monday evening Edward Smith was c coi
ost for delightful dancing party ~.
the home of Mr. and Mrs. H, 4 =
avis, the guests being Misses Kath- mo
en- Hilburn, Priscilla Hamm, Dor a
by Merriam, Dorothy Davis. Ma Ma
lie Myers, Bryte Stutz, Florence ing
NTH, vi Bruce, Thelma Hycrs, tro