The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume], December 25, 1914, Image 5

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THE PALATKA NEWS. PALATKA, FLA.
The Good Ship, "CHRISTMAS
GIFT SALE" of the Fearnside
Clothing Company will be in port
one week longer till January 2.
And we advise you if you have any loose change left, to " Board the Ship "
and take advantage of the incomparable bargains at the same low prices
and remember, IF IT COMES FROM FEARNSIDE'S, IT'S GUARANTEED.
Ctfyngkt, (,. A. B. Kiruhiaum C
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THE FEARNSIDE CLOTHING COMPANY
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LEMON AND THIRD STREETS, PALATKA
Mrs. F. L. Thorpe has as her guest
for the Christmas season Mrs. J. S.
McDonald of Syracuse, N. Y.
Mrs. Ridley Wilkinson, nee Miss
Eucile Kennerly is here to spend the
holiday season with her parents, May
or and Mrs. S. J. Kennerly.
Mrs. Leonard Burt, accompanied
by Mrs. Judge Burt, visited Has
tings, where they attended the mins
trel show last Friday night.
Lewington Barstow is home from
the University of Florida at Gaines
ville to spend the holidays with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Barstow.
Miss Margaret Willard, a pupil in
the State College for Women, Talla
hassee, is home for the holidays, and
there is rejoicing in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. A. S. Willard.
Mr. and Mrs. James Spencer of
Jacksonville, with Mr. Whitten and
Will Boyd of Jacksonville are to be
the guests of Mrs. M. A. Boyd and
Mrs. S. H. Bass over Christmas.
Miss May Boyd, a pupil in Brenau
College for young ladies at Gaines-
villa fin haa returned home to
Bpend the Christmas season with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. M.
Boyd- ,
W. Langdom Cheeves and Miss
Ida Leib are spending Christmas in
Femandina, where they are the
guests of Mr. Cheeves' sister,. and as
has been their custom for many
year- . ., ,.
Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Smith Hardin
left the city this week for their new
home in Orlando. Dr. Hardin still
has episcopal supervision of the Pa
latka church, it being a part of the
new Orlando district.
Mrs. John Q. Tilghman and daugh
ter, Miss Olive Tilghman, arrived in
the city last Friday from Gainesville,
Ga., at which place Miss Olive Tilgh
man is a pupil in the popular Bre-
" 1 1 ln ,,,,,. Initios.
. Dr. and Mrs. A, M. Steen, who have
been absent in Philadelphia and Jer
sey City for some two weeks, re
turned home last Friday. Mrs
Steen's sister, who was quite m ai
the latter place, is much better.
Miss Kathleen Hilburn entertain
ed at a reception at her parents
home last week Thursday n'K J"
honor of her guest ,Mw lAnna Bruce
of Femandina. The Hilburn residence-was
artistically aJ r
the occasion in Christmas tnmmings.
Games were played and a delicious
ice cream course served.
Miss Clyde Atwater, a pupil in St.
Augustine business college, is home
for the Christmas vacation.
Hickman Collins, who is hiking a
dental course in the Atlanta Dental
College, is home for the holiday va
cation. The Misses Moragne are in Jack
sonville to spend the Christmas sea
son with their sister, Mrs. Lake
Jones.
W. P. Slaughter is home for the
holiday season. Mr. Slaughter is in
the cypress lumber business up in
Jefferson county now.
C A k'nmi-ltnn hnsiness mail of
Pomona, and an old resident Known
and respected in all parts of the
county was a visitor here on lues-
day.
Johnathan Purcell, son ot Kev. ur
t,.vnal1 nnA PVoH T.prks. son of Mr
and Mrs. H. F. Leeks, both students
in a Tennessee college, are nome ior
the holidr.ys.
The Misses Miner anu nuniuwii,
with Tom Russell and Phillip Herlong
fitv Hmvp nn from that
tvv Rnccpll'c pnr on Wed
nesday evening and attended the
Christmas ball at me iumcuc liud.
: cotI. tohrv hnq returned
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from an extended visit with relatives
and friends in Birmingnam, Aia. re
turning she was accompanied by her
sisters, Mrs. Pratt Deal and Miss
Lizzie Mabry, who will spend the
winter here.
n r WofVJnc fnmentjne baron
and leading man of the Putnam Hall
country, witn iurs. innumis ii.c
moe in the citv earlv in the
i. ..h;. Santa Clnus. Thev
ween cuiiomiwih - --7 - - . -drove
to the city in the big Watkms
touring car. , , , .
T..maa fiilrWelppve and two
mra. iii""'" " " - j
daughters, the Misses Gladys and
Alariorie uuiki .
... , ;.tA1 in tho fitv in snpnn
111., neve "tu . u n
a time visiting Mr. and Mrs. H. U.
Hamm. Mrs. ijiiaersieeve u a rio
ter of Mr. Hamm.
t, n I P. Hilhurn. Dresidine
elder of the Tallahassee district.
Methodist i-piscopai cnuren, buuui,
j f ha most, nromment cler-
anu mic w " - m , ,
evman in the State, spent Friday,
Saturday, ounuay miu
. at thA hnmA of his
tne cny, "x , ,t".L ; j
brother. Hon. S. J. Hilburn, on Third
street On Sunday evening vr. tin-
burn preached a powenui sermon u
f a larere congregation in St.
James church.
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202 CIAHKBC1UIG JACKSONVILLE. FLA.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bailey are re
joincing over the arrival of a son
Wednesday afternoon.
There will be the usual services at
St. Marks church next Sunday.
Morning prayer and sermon at 11 a.
m.; Evening Prayer and sermon at
7:30 p. m.
H. A. Ford of Mulberry, a former
citizen of Palatka and one-time Su
perintendent of the Atlantic Coast
Line Ry, was in the city Wednesday
en route to Gainesville.
Next Monday night the names of
officers for the board of trade will be
placed in nomination for the year
191a. The election will take place at
the first regular meeting in January.
Candidates can be added to the list
up to the time the polls open.
John Mallem has joined the Moose
not the little herd of scraggly Bull
Moose led bv Herbert L. Anderson
but the Loyal and Lollypop Order of
Ancient and Honorable Moose who
meet in the old Palatka armory semi
occasionally and smile and grow mer
ry. Geo. W. Otterson, one of the origi
nal settlers of the Pomona section
and knwn to the people in all parts
of the county as one of the grand old
scouts of the county and State, was
buying Christmas presents here this
week and acting in every way just as
if he intended to enjoy Christmas.
Chas. W. Hutchinson and family
of Cuba, a son of County Clerk and
Mrs. Hutchinson, expect to spend
the Christmas Holidaysi with their
parents. Mr. Hutchinson is super
intendent of one of the big planta
tions of the United Fruit Co. of New
York, in Cuba.
The Palatka Athletic Association
held its Christmas dance Wednesday
night and it was the largest attend
ed and most enjoyable affair that the
club has had for many a year. On
Friday night, January 8th the club
will give its New Years dance at
which time there will be a full piace
orchestra and refreshments. It is
hoped that all club members and near
bv mends will bear the date in mind
and be sure and be on hand.
The Christmas night pictures at
Kalbfield's Grand will be especially
good. There is one picture entitled
"Goodness Gracious," said to be the
funniest one 'infolded in a long time;
it has a laugh at every change. An
other is the celebrated serial "The
Trey, of Hearts." On Wednesday
of next week the eight reel picture,
taking two hours to unfold, is the
George Klein attraction "Spartacus.
or the Revolt of the Gladiators.
There are 40 lions and 7,000 people in
this picture, which is a story of an
cient Rome; magnificent.
"Jacksonville Dear Mr. Russell:
Will you be so good as to say 'A
Merry Christmas and A Happy New
Near to all my falatka InendsT It
is impossible for me to write them
individually. With all the good
wishes of the season, I am faithful
ly yours, W. Wyllie." No, friend
Wyllie; we can't do it; it will be im
possible to reach ALL your friends,
but to such as we can reach through
The News, we gladly send the greet
ing, lour friends here are "like
leaves of the forest when autumn
has blown," and no one medium could
hope to reach 'em all.
INTERLACHEN.
And occasionally a man has money
in a bank because he doesn't own an
automobile.
The Christmas season finds every
body busy and many shopping parties
nave gone trom here to take advan
tage of the holiday opportunities of
fered by the merchants of Palatka.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Andrews have
arrived for the winter and are at home
to their friends in their cozy bunga
low. Mr. nad Mrs. S. M. Jones have
moved from the Richardson house and
are now occupying the Rubel cottage.
Mr. and Mrs. Litleton of Covington,
Ky., have taken the Holford house for
the season, and arrived Tuesday.
Mrs. Lewis Patric of Springfield,
Ohio, passed away at her home in
that city on December 17th. Mrs.
Patric was for many years a winter
resident here, but since the death of
Mr. Patric several years ago, her im
paired health has prevented her com
ing south.
J. P. Porter of North Madison, Ind.,
spent Monday here with old friends,
and expects to return here for a
longer stay before going north in the
spring.
Chas. M. Wilhite, a prominent bus
iness man of Los Angeles, Cala., and
a former Mannville boy, visited old
time friends here for several dav3.
en route to Tampa.
Mrs. W. H. Zom of Elberton. Ga..
arrived Tuesday with her litle son
Willis and will remain over the hol
idays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. Fraser.
Mr. and Mrs.' H. Koch and Mr. and
Mrs. B. Schooler all of Cozad. Neb..
are holiday guests of the Chas. Bis-
choffs, and from here will proceed
down the east coast on a pleasure
trip.
Capt. and Mrs. G. W. Anderson
left Wednesday for DeLand, where
they will remain over the holidays
with their daughter, Mrs. Alarich
Berkelmann.
Mrs. W. A. Thorburn entertained
delightfully Wednesday and Thursday
afternoona of last week with inform
al receptions. Needlework, music and
conversation, enlivened by the "cup
that cheers" made the time pass all
too swiftly.
Messrs. Ted and Lemuel Miller and
Russell Thomas youn? men fom Keu-
ka, entertained a party of young
friend3 in the town hall Tuesday
evening.
NASHUA NEWS.
Christian Ehmer of New Rork city
is here for a few weeks visiting his
uncle, John Fink.
Miss Marion Nye of Marion, Mass.,
who is spending the winter with her
mother at Orlando, spent a few days
here last week with her friends
The many friend3 of B. W. Bray
will be sorry to learn of his illness at
his home.
Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Paine motored
to Jacksonville Sunday returning
Tuesday. They reported the road in
very bad condition between St. Au
gustine and Jacksonville.
J. J. Donnelly and family also Mrs.
B. W. Bray, spent Wednesday in Pa
latka making the trip in Mr. Donnel
ly's Hup car.
Mrs. R. W. Cheever spent Saturday
in Palatka doing her Christmas shop
ping.
J. r. Ward, traveling agent for
the Merchant & Miner's Transporta
tion Co., was here last week calling
on the orange shipper's through thi3
section.
A. L. Sutherland of Franklin. Mass .
who is spending the winter at Satsu
ma Hights was calling on his old
school mate B. W. Bray last Sunday.
EAST PALATKA NEWS.
Mrs. J. W. Deats and Mrs. J. A.
Helms spent Thursday in Jacksonville
the guests of Mrs. Robt. McKinzie.
Mrs. R. H. Browning from Hurds ia
snending a few davs with Mrs. R, G.
Browning this week.
Mrs. Manuel Carter and four little
children of Hastings came down Mon
day to stay over Christmas with her
mother, Mrs. C. Yelvington.
Miss Maud Yelvington attended the
minstrels nt Hastings Friday night.
Mr and M's. J. A. Helms who went
to Miami Friday, returned home Tues
day morning.
Mrs. T. L. Clarke is spending a few
days this week in St Augustine with
her son Lloyd.
E. J. Shlree from Norwalk was a
visitor in town Wednesday.
Miss Nellie Vause went to Johnson
Wednesday to spend Christmas with
her parents.
AN ORDINANCE.
An Ordinance to Prescribe the Meth
od and Manner of Assessment of
Pipes, Mains, Wires, Poles, Fix
tures, Services, Meters, and Appli
ances of Persons, Firms, or Corpo
rations, for the Purpose of Taxa
tion in the City of Palatka, where
Such Persons Firms, or Corpora
tions Have Their Pipes, Mains,
Wires, Poles, Fixtures, Service3,
Meters and Appliances Within the
City of Palatka, without Regard
as to Whether or Not the Main
Plant or Plants, Pumping station
or Stations, Power House or
Houses, Storage Plant or Plant3.
Batteries or Offices of Such Person,'
Firm or Corporation are Located
Within the Corporate Limits of the
City of Palatka.
Be it Ordained by the Mayor and
the City Council of the City of Pa
latka, Florida:
Section 1: That from and after
the passage of this Ordinance, it shall
be the duty of the City Assessor of
Taxes of the City of Palatka, to as
certain by diligent search the amount
and value of pipes, mains, and wires,
and the number and value of poles,
fixtures, meters and appliances, be
longing to any person, firm or cor
poration owning any water works,
gas manufacturing plant, electric
light plant or power house, telephone
or telegraph lines, where such pipes
mains, wires, poles, fixtures, services,
meters, and appliances are actually
located within the corporate limits
of the Citv of Palatka without regard
as to whether or not such main plant,
pumping station, power house, stor
age plant, batteries or offices of such
persons, firm or corporation are lo
cated within the corporate limits of
the City of Palatka, and to make a
uniform, equal and just assessment
on all such personal property upon
the tax roll of the City of Palatka.
Section 2: That it shall be the
duty of the Assessor of the City of
Palatka in assessing the personal
property described in Section 1 of
this Orflinance, to preriare the tax
roll and provide a column for the
date and number of tax receipt, a
column for the name or names of the
owner or owners of said personal
property, acolumn for the amount
and size of mains, a column for the
amuont and size of service pipes, a
column for the amount and size of
wires or cables, a column for the
number of poles, a column for the
number and kind of fixtures, a col
umn for the number of services, a
column for the number of meters, a
column for the number and kind of
appliances and a column for the to
tal value of such personal property,
owned by such person, firm or cor
poration ,and located within the said
City of Palatka; that in all other res
pects the assessment roll shall be in
the same form as is provided by law
or adopted and used by said Citv
of Palatka for the assessment of
other property, except in the listing
of the personrs and property to be
taxed.
Section 3. That the city Tax As
sessor of the City of Palatka shall
set forth and list, in the appropriate
columns provided for in Section 2, of
this Ordinance, the names of the own
ers of said property, the amount and
size of mains, the amount and size
of service pipes, the amount and size
of wires or cables, the number of
poles, the number and kind of fix
tures, the number of services, the
number of meters, the number and
kind of appliances, and shall assess
said personal property at its full
cash value in the column provided for
the total value thereof, and shall cal
culate the taxes thereon, on the mil
lage levied bv the Citv of PalutWn
and place the amount of said taxes
i:i the columns provided therefor in
said assessment roll. That in all
other respects the assessment of said
personal property shall be made in
the manner and by the method pro
vided by law or used and adopted by
said City for the assessment of oth
er property. That all ordinances
and laws relating to tax
ments of taxes, levy or m"
jzation of taxes, govern'
of Palatka, and not
with this ordinance, .-
the assessment of sa'
personal property dep ''
Section 4. That a?
this ordinance impo
singular or plural
construed to include
lar and plural numb
or words. y
That all ordinal
dinances in confli
nance be and the
repealed. I
Passed in open
day of December, A
J. a. YH
Presid'
Approved the 223rd
1914.
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Attest:
W. A. WILLIAM
City Clerl f'
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