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1 TT IT 1? 4 1 ME PA I A T KA 11 X HL NEW SERIES VOL. XIII, NO. 19. PALATKA, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1905. 1. Per Year. For Sale-Houses, Lots, Vacant Lots and anything in Real Estate. H. M. de MontmoIIin. 1 Our Spring and Summer Clothing is unpacked and piled high upon the tables. These Suits represent all that is BEST in Material, Cut, Workmanship and Fit. The patterns are the same that you would get from the highest grade custom tailor and just as exclusive. The only difference is found in the Price and that is in favor of our Elegant KIRSCHBAUfl SUITS. In our selections of Neckwear, Shirts, and other Mens Furnishings we simp'y aimed for the best and hit the mark. They are here. They are nowhere else in the city. In Spring and Summer Hats we have what is best as to style and comfortable wearing qualities. Shoes of all the best makes, and in all the exclusive shapes Such as the Hannan & Son, Burt & Packard, Ral ston Health Shoe and W. L. Douglass, can only be found at our big store. Come in and let us show you a thing or two concerning ' proper wearables for spring and summer, together with the proper price Come Now 1 Fearnside Clothing Company, Palatka, Florida. Building Prosperity. That Palatka 1h growing isindicat pd by Hid number of homes and other buildings now brine; erected. One year ago there were several vacant houses in the city; at present there is not one. Col. II. "M. de MontmoIIin, secre tary of the Board of Trade, has been keeping tab nn the buildinjr improve- liientH as well as other indices which ti ll for I'alatka's prosperity, and he lmn furnished the News "with the statement that aside from the build im; of the city hall and the depot and wharf improvements of the Ci. 8. & F. Hallway on the river front, there are exactly 42 houses now noiiring completion or in course of erection in l'alatka." Anions them are those being erect ed by Mrs. Ackerman, Mr. Merrill, nine for Ii. C. Howell, L. K. Tucker, Mr. I vers, .two for Mrs. W. O. Holmes, four for Henry Striinz, three for Jack Williams, live for Mr. (iadsen, and six by the G. S. & F. llailway. There are also several good homes being built by negro citizen. - These building operations furnish work for a great many mechanics, and common labor can all find plen ty of profitable employment on the Bower and other municipal improve ments. There need not bo an idle hand In the whole city. MERRILL-WATTLES HOME WEDDING. p:'iiie;R m; :;:;;!;;, ;;iit 'lit mm ;: war n::,:;if: mm M.m:m:m:m m.- m m . m ill' m m :r m: ts:;: .:ai: ;n :;ir nr., US' 1 S CJ. SMITH, Jeweler. r. I have bought the P. Keener Jewelry Stock. It is at present broken, T: but contains many rare bargains which will be closed out for cash 20 per . cent lower than bankrupt prices. lam in New York this week looking for novelties in Blue and Gray Picnic. The annual outing of the Veteran Association of Blue and Gray at Itoloston last, Friday was largely at tended by old soldiers, their families anil friends and all who felt like en joying a day's pleasure in the open, dipt. Lucas' boats carried the peo ple to and from the picnic grounds and made frequent trips. Very many people attended but the facili ties for getting there and returning frequently never left a very large crowd on tlio grounds at any one? time. Comrades' Oatlin of Fruitland and James M. Chesser of Hollister were the orators of the day, and H"ii. Itobt. V. Davis also made an eloquent heart to heart talk to the veterans. Jewelry, Brio-a-Brsc an J Other Bessrable Goods. They will soon be on display. Watch for them. C. J. SniTH, Jeweler, Next to Kupperbusch's Restaurant. Palatka, Florida. iiMiuii .ii!:. !: ii; ii. memm m m m war ::.;. 1113:1;. a m: m m, m:mM;. n: 1 nr 111 : .111 h iiiiil. mmmrm mum nmniil Bought A Home. Col. H. M. de MontmoIIin lias sold t In' Cochrane residence now occupied by Aid. Tom Holdcn, to Christopher Stanton, the well-known foundry and machine shops proprietor. This bouse is 011 Madison street at the corner of Fourth, and is one of the pret ty homes of Palatka. Rheviutlo Pains Kblieved. The prompt relief from the severe pains of sclatlnnantl rheumatism which is afforded by Chamberlain's Pain Balm, Is alone worth many times its Host. Mr. Willard 0, Vail, of Peughkeepsle, N. Y writes : "I am troubled with rheuma tism and neuralgia of the nerves and Chamberlain's Pain Halm gives relief quicker than any liniment I have ever used." For saloj by Ackerman & Stewart. Because of the social prominence and popularity of the contracting parties the lijn fringe of Mr. Frank D. Wattles mi 1 Miss Genevieve Howes Merrill has been a lending and happy theme of discussion in Palatka this week. The ceremony occurred nt the home of the brute's parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. Ii. Merril, in the North End, at 8 o'clock Wednesday evening. While Invitations had been limited to the immediate personal friends of the family and every effort made to have only a quiet affair, the cere mony was nevertheless witnessed by so many friends as to completely fill the house. Promptly at 8 o'clock the bride and groom came down the stairway and entered the parlor, being preced ed bv seven ladies, all intimate friends of the bride, and all of whom were handbouiely gowned in white. They were the Misses Maud and Al ice pruuly, Kosalie Price Alice Miner, Mairgie Anderson and Mes dames H. H. McDonald and W. E. Wattles. In the pnrlor the bride and groom advanced to, and stood under a beau tiful arch made of bamboo and deco rated with Easter lillies. where the ceremony was impressively perform ed by Hev. L. 11. Lynn of the Presby terian church. The bride's gown was white point d' esprit over white tiiil'eta silk and she carried a bouquet of Faster lil lies. Her traveling suit was brown silk brilliantine. Mrs. T. U. Merrill, mother of the bride, wore a dress of lavender dim ity. The house was beautifully decorat ed for the occasion, the decorations extending to the verandahs, which were made beautiful with palms and Japanese lanterns. The dining room was decorated with sweet pens and English ivy. pnlms and roses. At the conclusion of the ceremony dainty refreshments were served by little irirls, all members of the bride's Sunday school class, and these, also presided at the punch bowl. Among the out-of-town guests were Miss Maud Priddy of Tampa, Mis. Whitford of Boston, Mass., and Mr. Carl Whipp of Jacksonville. The present were many and some of great, intrinsic value. Mr. and Mrs. Wattles went to the home of W. E. Wattles for the night and took the early train Thursday morning for Brunswick, Ga., and Cumberland Island, the- boyhood home of the groom, where they will remain for a week or more before re turning to Palatka, when they will begin housekeeping in a pretty cot tage home which has already been prepared for their reception. Those 'who attended unite in the opiniou that this pretty home wed ding was one of the most delightful affairs of the kind ever witnessed in this city. Fun For the Children. The Sunday schools of the Presby terian, Methodist Episcopal and Baptist churches will unite in a grand basket picnic and excursion to St Augustine and South Beach on Saturday of next week. May 20th. The excursion train will leave here at V:.'10 in the morning and will ar rive home about 7:;10 in the evening, giving picnicers a full day at the ocean beach. The round trip ticket to St. Augustine will be 75 cents for adults and 40 cents for children. The round trip from St. Augustine to South Beach will be 25-and lo cents. Every boy and girl In Palatka ought to go to this picnic, and all the grown folks who can imagine them selves young again. Big L.nd Sale. The formal opening of the Mans field colony In this county will be inaugurated next Thursday, May 18th, when 100 town lots ami some 250 acres of land will be sold at auc tion. A Homeseeker's excursion will arrive nt Mansfield that any from the north and west Special trains will be run to the colony from Valdosta and Palatka. Train from here leaves the union station at 1 t. m. The colony lands are but four or five mib'S out from Palatka on the G. S. & F. Railway and are said to be gen erally the best tanning lauds m the county. Refreshments and ice wa ter will be served to the crowd. The auction begins promptly at 2 p. in. and there is no doubt, considering the cheapness and value of the lands that there will be a big sale. B. F. Pritchard of this citv is President and Gen. Manager of the Mansfield colony. In Simple Justice. T?erwterfl nt this tvmer who fultnw local happenings will remember that some time since Kev. . J. Mcljeoa of Wavcross, Ga., was arrested while in Palatka at. the instance of a negro woman. Some irrave charges were mud'; against Mr. McLeod at the time, hints of which appeared in this paper. Nothing, however, ever came ol the charges and Mr. McLeol was never prosecuted. Another case nsrainst him did go to the grand jury. but that body declined to find a true bill. Since then the News has made some investigation. Mr. McLeod is an elderly man whom reputation or honor, so fur as we know, hns never been questioned. On the other hand the negro woman has had a shady career. Her charges are not capable of- substantiation. And no one in this country would take her unsup ported word alongside that of Mr. McLeod, who has had an honorable career as a Christian minister. The News regrets that it assisted in the matter to the extent of publishing th"se unsupported charges, particu larly as they may have cast ridicule upon a worthy man. Mr. McLeod claims that an effort was made to blackmail him and there is every reason to believe such to have been the case. The Dirt on Lemon Street. There is a surplus of dirt on Lem on street. It is the sand left over af ter filling in the sewer trenches. These trenches are iroing to sink two or three feet during the next three or four months, depending upon the amount of rain. That's what City Engineer Lyon says. He knows. The dirt heaps were augmented by Superintendent Craig when he relaid his track. The track is laid upon the top of the sewer trench, it will also sink. The sewer contractors are wil ling to do the rixht thing. They are williuir to fulfill their contract re SfHiding the disposal of this dirt. If they do this they will cover up Mr. Crhlg's track. The city .engineer could have it (molded away, but. by and by when the dirt is needed to fill in the sunken trenches it would have to be hauled back. Jt is stated that Mr. Craig prom ised to clean up after relaying his tracks. Mr. Craig denies this. When the mayor told Craig to do it that individual told the mayor to go to Summer Haven. And there you are. And the dirt heaps still linger on Lemon street, constituting an eye sore and an interruption to street tralllc. , The city council and superinten dent Craig ought to get together. They probably will but it won't be a love feast. An Open" Lettkb. From the Chupin, 8. C, News: Early in the spring my wife anil 1 were tiken with diarrhoea and so severe were the pains that wo called a physician who prescribed for us, but his medicines failed to give any relief. A friend who had a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy on hand Have each of us a dose and we at once felt the cffo.'ts. I procured u bottle and before usln the entire contents we were entirely cured. It Is a wonderful reme dy and should be found in every house hold. II. 0. Bailey, Editor. This remedy Is for sale by Ackerman Jt Stew art,. Notice of Application tor Tax Dflcd Un der Section 8 of chapter 488, Laws of Florida. Notice is hereby given that Crescent Timber oo. purchaser of tax certificate No 1047, dated the 4th day of July, A. D , 1898. has filed said certificate in my of fice aud has made application for tax deed to Issue In accordance with law. Bald cer tificate embraces the following described property situated in Putnam county Florida, to-wlt: Nwl and sej of sJ, .section 12, town ship 13, range 27 20J acres. The said land being assessed at the date of the Issuance of such certificate In the name of Unknown. Unless said certificate shall be vedeeined ac cording to law, tax deed will issue there on on the 19th day of June A. D. 1905. Witness my official signature and seal this 1 1th day of May, A. D. 1905 Seal JOSEPH PRICE, Clerk Ct. Court Putnam County Florida. fnnnnn nnnn riRnn nnnnnniH fin inn 1 of A. W. STRANGE & COMPANY I H n Continues unabated. No such Record-Making Sales were ever made in Palatka or this part of the state. Un matchable values continue to arrive and will be added to the stock as fast as they accumulate in the mills. Everyday new features will be added. The people are quick to realize that this is a golden opportunity. Do not Fail to see the Free Balloon Ascensions Saturday. -f prizes to the lucky chasers. If you have been to the Great Sale tell your neighbor; if you have not, come and bring your neighbor. It will pay you both. This is the Greatest Honey-Saving sale ever inaugurated, and continues , Every KM Liu D Day and Every light Until IMY 13th. 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