Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1919-11-20


appearance on the streets last Tues
Gay and was inspected by a large
number of people. There We're va
rious comments. When some saw
The wamon at a distance they suppos-
ed it to be the convict cage which or
Monday had its iron floor sawed
through by some escaping convicts.
Others said it reminded them of old
times when they were passengers in
BLACK Maria" The general opin-
ion is that the wagon is liable to
prove top heavy in nor'easter while
rounding a surve and spill the pre-
clCus contents. But this is all con-
iuncture. The buss is built over a
'Fcrd body and is furnished with up
holstered seats to accommodate about
70 children. 1t is all closed in and
furnished with several windows which
can be opened or closed, according to
the weather. The body is black with
yellow letters showing its purpose.
The wagon is being given a trial by
the school trustees. 1t was furnish
ed by the county school board.
Rev. Rollin T. CHATTER, advanced pi-
Hot of the Southfeld Bible Conference
of 1920, spent several days in town
during the past week, and last Sunday
morning occupied the pulpit of the
Presbyterian church. Mr.. Chafel
was here to see if he could induce
some of our capitalists to build 6
set of bungalows for rent to confer
ence patrons during the two weeks
session. AS far as we can learn nc
one "feI' for the proposition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Clay of Nor
folk, Va, arrived on Thursday. Then
pretty bungalow on South Prospect
street had been made ready for them
by friends, and it looks as if they
would be in position to enjoy their
winter stay with US. Mr.. and Mrs,
Clay were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. B.
f. Tillinghast for day or two after
their arrival. All here were delight
Ell to see Mr.. and Mrs. Clay, as they
are among the most popular winter
residents of the place.
Pretty little Lake Como village has
reason to expand with pride over its
Red Cross achievement in the recent
crive. Lake Como is affiliated with
the Crescent City branch of the Red
Cross, but this year its work should
aid must be separated, for the reason
that Lake Como went 100 per cent
over the top and Crescent City is lag
ging. Mr.. H. c. Gates personally
made the canvass for members al
Lake Como, and he says that there
isn't a person in that place above
~ years of age who is not enrolled
this year in the Red Cross. We
doubt if there is a town in Florida
that can beat this record.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Bills and Miss
Evans went to Palatka last Wednes'
day morning on the steamer City OF
Jacksonville, where they received
their new Buick car, in which they
drove HON in the afternoon, accom-
panied by Tom Russell.
Four convicts sawed their wa!
through the county convict cage las
Sunday night and made their escape
The chief engineer of the get-awa!
was a young white convict who's
work was driving the convict truck
He operated with tools taken from
the truck and concealed about his per
son. The bottom of the cage is irol
and it is likely that they worked quieT
) IL all through the night. The othe
three escapes were negroes. Tw
Cf the negroes were captured tina
same night near Barberville, Volu
sla county, whittier they were tracke
along the highway, The white bo
and another negro have not been cap
tured, although Foreman Grange
says he is on their track and wi
. soon have them. The white boy ha
been seen near Barberville, and ha
exchanged his striped suit for civilia
attire of a free man. He is tn
. young man who was sentenced to 81
|. months for stealing tickets from th
; st. Johns River toll bridge at PalatkI
, and is thought to be an irredeemabl
, thief. He is but 10 years of age.
The home of Mrs. James on MAJ
ket street was entered last Saturda
J. afternoon during her temporary al