The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-27
CITY NOTES.

If thou another soul WOuldSt reacn;
1t needs the flow of heart
To give the lips full speech.
Think truly, and thy thoughts
Shall the worlds famine feed;
Speak truly, and each word of thine
Shall be a faithful seed;
Live truly, and thy life shall be
A great and noble creed.
Mrs. T. c. Cochrane left yesterday for
a visit north, and Fred is now disconso-
late,
Hot rolls, bread, tea biscuit, rusks, etc.
every evening at $50 o'clock, at B. j.
Grooms.
Miss Nellie Randall left yesterday for
Atlanta and will visit Arkansas before
her return.
Editor Dawson, of the Enterprise
Herald, was in the city yesterday and
gave ais call.
A lost deed is advertised for in our spe-
cial column this morning. If you have
found such paper, please bring it to this
office or to Capt. j. II. Welsh.
The Fannie Dugan has been hauled off
for repairs, and the fast steamer, Anita,
takes her place, and the Pastime takes the
place Of the latter-Orange City Times.
Mr.. w. w. Aston, editor and publisher
of the Leesburg News, is in the city and
we were pleased to meet him in our sane
tum last night He publishes a live
paper.
Chas. Gibbons, a little darby who
drives Lansing's wagon, was before the
Mayor yesterday morning on charge of
disturbing the peace. He was fined 81
and cost.
Mr.. l.. n. Wade. who lives at Crescent
City, received a telegram Saturday night
bringing the sad intelligence that his son,
Mr.. Charles Wade, was drowned while
out fishing that day near Detroit, Mich.
A young Mr.. McLane died in Crescent
City on Saturday night after a brief ill
ness. He was engaged in business in
Jacksonville, and went to his fathers
home last Thursday sick, and died as above
stated
Col. E. r. Mexican has returned from
Lane Park, and reports everything in
atsection as being on boom. The town
will soon have three railroads passing
throughit, whenit is expected its growth
will be more rapid than ever.
Don't forget that B. j. Grooms' stock
of choice family groceries, canned goods,
country produce, etc, is always full and
of the best quality, and sold at the lowest
prices. Goods delivered free in city linn
| its. One door east of Opera House.
The H. b. Plant was in Tuesday morn
ing last at $50 o'clock-17 hours from
Jacksonville. Pretty good, but will dc
much better as soon as Bisbee concludes
| to let us have the upper st. Johns straight
ened and otherwise improved.
! Journal.
Capt. John 0. Ferrill, of the Mary
Draper, had an order from an up-riyel
man yesterday to bring him from Pa
latka "a half gallon of whisky and ter
cents worth of meat" The Captain
made the purchase, and no doubt the
man it was bought for is now living il
| luxurious splendor.
Hon P. 2. Bishop and DIR. J. H. Har
rison graced our sanctum with thei
presence yesterday morning. We arr
always glad to have these gentlemen cal
and to listen to their discussion of thu
live political questions that are soon tt
agitate the country. A meeting of tn,
Crescent City Democratic Club will b,
held on Friday night, which will be ad
dressed by Mr.. Bishop.
DIR. j. j. Harris has sold half-interes
in the Sandford Journal to Mr.. John II
Bault, and, in making the announce
ment, the Journal says: Already step
have been taken to put the equipment o
the office on first-class basis, and to rem
der the Journal the all-sufficient expo
nent in every respect for Sanford and cir
cumjacent country, which, in very shor
period, will be perfected" We wish tn
new management the full measure o
success their merits deserve.
To the Public.