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THEL PALATKA NEWS, DECEMBER 12,, 1913,
INTERLACHEN ITEMS.
Word has been received here of (he
doiitn in Atlanta recently of Mr?. Jen
nie Lyon, at one time a resident of
Interlaehcn, and well known and loved
by a wide circle of frieni !-.. (-'or sonio
j cars she has made her home in Oor
g:a with her talented young daughier,
Miis Esther.
The Friday evening dance for the
younp people was as always, well at
tended, and a very enj yable social
affair.
Several of our young people at
tended the Sunday school convention
at Hollister Inst Sunday. Among the
number ware Misnes Ella Osteen, Cla
rne and Ola Eraser, and Achsah
Motes.
Miss Elinor Eiimes spent the week
end at Grove Park where she was en
tertained by Miss Eunice Townsend.
Miss Jennie Howes who is located
in Francis tor the winter, spent sev
eral days in Interlachen last week, a
guest of Mrs. A. M. Corthell.
Mrs. Ella Holdridge of Grove Park
returned to that place Friday after
a visit of several days with Mrs. S. J.
Townsend.
Rev, Chas. Dickinson returned Fri
day from Melbourne where he attend
ed the Congregational Church confer
ence, and Sunday morning in lieu of
the customary sermon, gave a graph
ic account of the various meeting
and the work accomplished.
E. R. Eldredgo and wife of Mnr
shalltown, Iowa, touring from that
city in their automobile were guests
of the Lake View last week. Thy
plan to spend the winter in a leisurely
tour through Florida, stopping wher
ever interested, and expressed them
selves as greatly pleased with our at
tractive little town.
W. R. Joyner of Gainesville was a
business visitor here last week.
Mrs. A. M. Corthell entertained the
Sunshine society at her home Tues
day afternoon.
Mr. E. M. Leonard has been quite
seriously indisposed but is now convalescent.
KEUKA.
2 Cycle and 4 Cycle
ENGINES
Row Boat Motors
SAVE AGENT'S COMMISSION
Boat Supplies
BURROUGHS & McMEEKIN
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
Mrs. Eva Hardenproof of Pigeon
Key, Florida, was the guest several
davs last week at her sister's, Mrs. P.
0. Tyre.
Mrs. Annie Miller of Francis was
the guest of Mrs. J. N. Overhultz
Wednesday and Thursday of last week.
Mrs. J. H. Wylie, Mies Erma, and
little John Harper Wylie 1r. of Inter
lachen were callers at Mrs. Price's
Thursday.
Mrs. G. W. Campbell has been ser
iously ill, being confined to her bed
for several days, but Is now some bel
ter and we hope will soon be vsr;
much improved.
Mrs. P. 0. Tyre, Master Herman,
and Miss Hester Greene attended tho
Sunday school convention at Hollistir
Saturday and Sunday.
Rev. J. L. D. Houst.m of MikesvilM
was the guest of his sister, Mrs. Ja
netto Rtimley Monday and Tuesday.
R. Erviu is attending the County
Fair in Palatka this week.
Sunday afternoon Mr. and Mis. 10.
M. Earnest, Miss Walter';, M and
Mrs. C. J. O'Haver and Miss JoniU
O'Haver motored out from Palatka in
Mr. Earnest's car and were supper
guests at Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Price's
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Mersrs. Will Howe end Chns. WaK
tewlorf of Charlotte, Mich., arrived
recently to spend the winter muiitiu
at the former's home here.
Mis. Mary Schmeuscr of Carleton
was the guest recently for several
days of Mrs. J. W. Scott.
Oliver Hadlock and sister, Mrs.
Libby, and. the latter'o two daughters
were guests at the Lake View recent
ly,, coming down from Greon Cove
Springs where they but lately arrived
from Maine to spend tho winter.
Mifs Erma Prtker mma homo from
her school duties at Welnku to rp.-md
Thanksgiving "vacation. She was de
lighted to fird her -mother muc i im
proved from her recent illness.
Mrs. S. F. Angier entertained fit
dinner at the Lake View iioUl recent
ly. Her guests were Mis;; Jennie
(Jermond,- Mrs. Janette Rumiey, and
M.jj. Mary Lc..hro; An elainnvto
dinner was especially prepared for
"The Four Lone Ladies and ai! f-roKc j
in nignesi terms oi Mrs. rrvm s cii"
nary art and their hostess' hospital
ity. POMONA ITEMS.
Mrs. Addie Burrell of South Flor
ida has arrived to be the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. George Oterson for a few
weeks.
W. E. Mew and Harry Tucker at
tended the C. E. Convention of til?
Northeastern district held in Jackson
ville recently.
David Howell of Palatka was a
guest of H. H. Hayes Sunday.
K. C. Ragin and H. C. Elko of Sat
suma, employees Of the camphor farm
were spending Sunday with friends in
town.
Oill Williams of (ilenwood visited
relatives hope over Sunday.
The V. I. A. held a regular month' '
meeting . at the home of Mrs. C. A.
Knowlton last Thursday alternoon at
which some new work was planned',
and one or two new names added to
their list of members. The ladies
hope their friends will keep in mind
the sale of Christmas articles in the
town iiall on Friday evening, Decem-
uer lztn.
C. H. Worcester 'iriade a trip to
I Jacksonville last week for the pui
pose of purchasing a driving horss
which will arrive by boat to Crescent
City in a few days.
Miss Eli'ieida ("ohvell, the popular
assistant teacher of the public school,
:poi!t the recent few days vacation
with her mother in Piii;u;;a.
Rosser Dushnell of PcLand spent
some time in this vicinity recently
putting numerous pianos in order.
G. C. Morris and E. P. Marshall of
Sussex, N. J., owners of the Heule
place have a motor boat to use for
trips across the lake.
Two Feet of Snow in Denver.
Denver, Col. Denver awakened to
find every manner of traffic blocked
by more than two feet of snow. Pe
destrians made their way with diffi
culty. Railroad trains were unable
to move from the station and service
on most of the roads was abandoned.
Practically all of the trades people of
Denver weref orced to stay down town
at night and were on hand at the
opening of the business day, but there
were few shoppers. Schools were as
desolute as in midsummer.
Clear Mind.
To clear the mind of life's obscuri
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PALATKA, FLA.
Mr. Curry Replies to "J. F."
Kr. i"J.ito. ;--"J. l'Va" attack upia
b:;.rd ut cojnty c-.limi.iWloiiisM in ti.j
'Hindi -lltrakl of Uocemoe;- ut.i, s6;iru
to me 80 iinpruft.': ;.ve in lo;i6 anu so
i nwai luntta uj tne fujiy in tns c.bj
ina -I uccm e.:i expfsnat.ort cf t.ia
c.rcum.iuinces and a reply only1 fair
to cur board ana U the ujc payers of
the county.
In explanation will say, that in the j
regular meeting in October at tha l e-'
quest of certain citizens of Palatka, j
the board donated .fbOO.OO to be paid
out of next year's fixes, fur tha pur
pura of organizing nnd holding an
nually hereafter, a County Fair in
Palatka, provided the citizens of Pt
latka and Putnam county would do
nate $1,000.00 for the same purpose,
showing to tha board a certificate of
deposit from any bank in the city.
that ?1,000.00 had been paid in for tha j
purpose named, - - I
At the December meeting of tha !
beard Messrs. P. J. Becks a:td Chas. 1
H. Hcz, representing the fair ssso-..,
ciation, presented a deposit 'certificate '
signed by the cashier of the State
bank of Palatka, claiming th3y had
lived up to their contract, and asking
for the $500.00. Xi:e Board after
some discusaion with these gentlemen,
who finally admitted that tha $1,000
wa3 not a subscription or donation on
the part of any ona, declined to do
nato the. $500.00 or any part thereof;
whereupon it was requested that the
board put i;p the $500.00 on the sama
baiis that t!i3 gontlemen of the com
mittee h'd put up their $1,000.00, viz.,
to share the losses if there be any in
tha Ksmn proportion as the money is
put up. , .
Aftvr rims ' discission the board
uurreei! to do this provided a member
of the board was placed on the com
mittee whoso d'.itv it slnuld be to
make a report to the board of all
money spent, 1o whom and what for.
To this the board ugreed, our reasons
for this were:
1st. The committee acting as they
thought in accordance with their pre
vious agreement with our board, h"d j
riifned an agreement with a first-1
class attraction under which they be
lieved, and we thought it probable,
th:it the initial Fair could be "put
over without loss to them or Putnam
county.
.Second. We thought if there
should be any loss in conducting, a
fair for the exclusive benefit of Put
nam county, as this will be, the coun
ty should be willing to meet any citi
zen or ho.'y of citizens one-third the
way on any purely public proposition.
The leral right of the board to do
nate public moneys for the purpose of
holding a county fair or for any oth
er purpose exclusively public, is in
ferential rather than statutory.
I don't recall any law authorizing
a county board to offer a reward for
the apprehension of a dangerous an
imal, yet it is often done on the ground
of public safety.
A county fair is generally recog
nized as the cheapest and most eff
ective way of advertising the ci
ty's resources; of uniting the various
sections and factions of a county, and
is the only way of showing the .stran
ger what can be done in the county.
It appeals in a special way to the
farmer, manufacturer, and merchant;
so much so indeed that the fair is as
much patronized by one class as the
other.
If there is any luw prohibiting the
board from donating public moneys
for the benefit of the public, I would
be glad to have J. F. indicate it anil
I assure him so long as I am a mem
ber of the board I will never violate it.
Now in reply to J. F.'s unkind crit
icism of the board, I wish to assure
him he need have no fear that any
member of the board will "fly away"
either with or without his money. I
am sure not one of us could be in
duced to even try to "fly away" and
1 am equally sure that there is not
one on the board who would not be
Just as far from flying away with
what did not belong to him as the
saintly J. F. himself.
Only Judas complained of extrav
agance when the most beautiful art
of ;'evotion recorded in history was
performed.
Only an educated northern gentle
man has publicly complained of ex
travagance, inefficiency and probable
?raft at the feeble attempt of the
commissioners to help Putnam county
citizens to hold the first fair ever held
in the county, and yet he is ever ready
o sing his little song of cracker ig
orance and inefficiency and southern
narrow-mindness in general, and right
lore is the trouble with Putnam coun
.y and Palatka.
Our ' best citizens those blessed
vith education and wealth will not
:nd do not give their time or money
'owards promoting purely public en-
emrises.
Mention a municipal dock and you
ire told that there is not enough bus
ness on the river to keep up the pri
vate docks. A public dock is the only
hing in the world that will break tl e
ombination between private dock
owners and the railroads and for this
lone cities are paying millions of
Jollars to get them. East Palatka
'armers are being charged $1.25 on
their fertilizer when a public dock on
the river and a hard road therefrom
"o the depot would give them the
iame rate as Hastings or Palatka.
I'he differeence in the rate on ferti
izer and potatoes would in two years
mild the dock and the road.
Mention a fair and the biggest men
n our county are the last ones to take
lold.
Mention city ownership of the
lectric light and gas plant and some
vill immediately proceed to T)ut in
u ivate plants and the public mav CO
to
Putnam county and Palatka in oro-
nortion to the intelligence and capital
oossessed by its citizens, are just as
:merent to their Jngnest public in-
ererts as the veriest backwoods set
lcmcnt in the most backward state
n tiie Union is to the ordinary con-
eniencies of life.
A dozen men in Putnam onnntv
ould easily finance Dublic oroiects
hat would double our population in
en years and increase their business
100 per cent.
I don t believe it is due to anv lack of
ove for Putnam county, certainly not
to any lack of energy or character in
the individual. It seems to have be-
ome a habit to knock everything in
the nature of public inprovement and
progress. Our board of trade is re-
?arded by some as a nuisance; our
board of county commissioners are
wen, not to be mentioned in tha best
ircles; our citv dads nerhani
well but have been the objects of anx
ious suicuuae Dy some or our best
citizens.
J. F. wields a facile and ready pen.
He knows times have changed and
men must change with them. He
knows this is a day of mutual co-operation
and mutual benefit.
Ue knows that the civilization and CMpcnrjR REMOVES TROOPS
oliScivijC.y of any government is ,iea:i-. .
pu'dic Imerejt :nd puJic -weir are:
Mid.jet he is willing . .1 j write tin.,
wii.c.i will iarnii'i tha imputation of
. r o,vn people ai.d pr,i: oil the misc
of i-lrangers, i'a way reid hlu Iat-t-v-
?r;d .why, God only oniy knows;
I don't.
Faithfully yours, ;
A. I). CUR3Y, '
Commissioner 2nd Dist.
Deadly' Work of Autos.
New ork. During the eleven
months past 416 users of public liifeh
wuvb were killed and 2,149 Injured in
this state, by uutomobi'.es and other
motor behlcles over which Ue victims
had no control, according to a statu
ment made by Miteho;i May, secretary
of state.' Mr. May added that It was
apparent that "there '13 something raj.
'r.illy wrong bc.'h in' thn law 'and its
enforcement, as this sacrifice of bu:
man life, almost double that of last
year, is too heavy a toll to pay for
the advantages of the automobile."
White Houte Couple Seeing London
London. Mr. and Mrs. Francis
Bowes Sayre arrived In London. They j
were mot by tho American ambassa
dor and Miss. Page and drove, to the
ambassador's residence, where they
will be guests during tlisir stay ' In
London. Mr.vand Mrs. Sayrc, who
are on their honeymoon, had a rough
crossing on the steamship George
Washington.'. During the 'flrit' . two
days'. out. a Imrricano .'raged. Thn
steamer readied Plymouth-' twilvif'
hours late. Tim bridal couple landed
and came to London. !
Garrison Which Caused the Trouble
In Zabern, Alsace, to Be Moved.
Donaueschlngen, Germany. Emper
or William ordered the transfer of the
entire garrison at Zabern, Alsace, ow
ing to the trouble between the sol
diers and the citizens there.' He also
directed that tho court-martial pro
ceedings in connection with the re
cent rioting be accelerated.
The emperor's solution of the diffi
culty is regarded In many quarters
as a two-cdKod sword. While It re
moves the danger of further conflicts,
the people and merchants of Zabern
will suffer a severe financial blow by
the reroval of an important source
of revenue. "
Later the emperor decided that the
Zabern garrison should go Into camp
temporarily on the army maneuver
grounds at Hagenau, - but that the
troops might ultimately return to Za
bera if its Inhabitants displayed . a
proper temper after the expected
transfer to another regiment of Lieut.
Baron von Forstner, who started tho
trouble by his references to sonre civilians
Success and Failure,
liack or success comes merely from
Jie wrcna appreciation of tailure.
Three Men Killed While Asleep.
Calumet, Mich. Arthur and Harry
James were killed, Thomas Dally was
fatally wounded -and Mary Nicholson
was seriously injured by rifle bullets
fired before daylight into their apart"
ment house in which they lived. ,
Cmlt the Word "Can't."
Tt is taid thnt Napolpon the Great
hated the word "can't." and that he
iipvoi- w-e d it- ii he could possibly help
It. In that rrsppct most people dif
fer from Napoleon. If they were to
substitute the word "will" for "can't"
thev would be able to accomplish
much more.
Sugar . Trust Sued for $100,000,000
New Orleans, FJfty-eight suits as'ft.
Ing $33,879,397, -were filed in the TJnft.
ed States court here against the
American Sugar Refining company, un
der the provisions of the Sherman anti
trust law, making a tdtal of 130 suits
Bled within the past two weeks against
tho same concern,, asking for damages
aggregating ntore . than . $100,000,000,
This sudden rushi to' file iolts was due
to the. fact, that the statute or limita
tions wap expected: td expire. All rec
ords as. to the numiietiof suits filed
aSjalnst one concern ;re broker". 1
TAGGED-OUT" WOMEN
Will Find Help in This tetter.
i
Overworked, fuix down, "fagged out"
women who feel as though they could,
nardly drag -about, -Should profit by
iUrs. Brill's experience. , i '
She says; . '.'I .was in a Terr weak,,
run-down condition. Life waa not
worth Hvlag. I could not sleep, was
very nervcua, etemaca bod, ajid was
not able to rork. , .. . :
"I consulted with one or two phy
dclana, without benefit, I read of
Vlnol helping some, one In a similar
condition so I begau to take It, and It
simply did wonders tor me. 1 galnsd
in weight and l ant now 'fix better,
health and stronger than- ever. 1 can.
not find words enough to praise '
Vinol.Mrs. W. BrilJ, Racine, Wis.
Thousands of women, and, men. who
were formerly weak and sickly owe'
their' present rugged health to, the'
wonderful strength-creating Effects of
Vlnol. We guarantee Vinol to build '
you up and make you strong. If it
does not we ' give back 'your money.
P. S. For rough, scaly skin, try
our Sazo Salve, We guarantee It
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Palatka, Florida.
S t o c 'k. T o B g
Sold at Auction
We are going to give every one a grand opportunity
to buy Christmas Presents at their own price! '
Auction Sale begins on Monday Night Dec. 15th at
7:30, and continues every night until Dec. 24th, inclu
sive. Private Sales at Auction
Prices During Each Day
and Between Sales.
We have ti e most attractive, high class and bast selected stock ever brought
to this city, consisting of Diamonds, Watches, Solid Gold Jewelry of beautiful
designs, Sterling Silverware, Cut Glass, Parisian Ivory, Hand Painted China,
: Fine Leather Goods, Art Goods and beautiful up-to-date novelties. Every:
thing sold to the highest bidder. You take no chances when you buy at this
sale as every article is described when put up.
Remember V am not going out of
business and my guarantee goes
with every a r t i c 1 e sold.
Do not miss the first sale or you will miss some , of the best bargains.
Six Small Diamond Rings
Auctioned at Every Sale
Don't miss this exceptional chance to buy high class goods at your own price.
W. S
FRY
The Leading Jeweler.
Palatka, Fla.