The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-06
CITY NOTES.

And Danish smiles to find
In tears a treasure?
Why seek the cruel thorns
Beneath the roses?
Why harbor thoughts of night
Before day closes?
The joys of life, at best,
Are far too fleeing,
That thou shouldst haste the hour
Of grief s sad meeting.
Sufficient to the day
Is its own sorrow;
For the pleasures Of to-day
May pail tomorrow.
A black bawl-a negro baby.
En- route: The famous Golden Egg e
Mr.. [. H. billiard returned home yes
terday morning, after weeks stay up
the river looking after the insurance.
Most married women think bachelors
ought to be taxed. Most bachelors who
go into society at all are taxed pretty
highly.
The Ladies' Memorial Association will
meet this afternoon at the residence of
Mr.. B. P Calhoun. A full attendance is
requested.
The police succeeded in keeping the
sidewalks clear on Saturday night, and
the average pedestrian did not have to
take to the middle of the street in order
to make Roadway.
The steamer City of Palatka came in
Sunday, bringing about three thousand
packages of freight, and carried back
some eighteen hundred packages Of veg
etables and miscellaneous freight.
Don't fail to make all arrangements tc-
day for the Lake Weir picnic tomorrow.
A good crowd is going, and everybody
will have a good time. Fix up a nice
basket, as several newspaper men will be
along, and they are always hungry.
There is considerable talk of moonlight
boat rides, but very few indulge in that
delightful pastime. The young men are
neglecting their opportunities in this
and the girls are missing a deal of pleas
ure
The right-of-way cutters are at work
at Buffalo Bluff clearing the way for the
trestle and bridge builders. The swamp at
this place will have to be trestled about
three-fourths of mile i'll order to reach
the bridge.
Neighbor Pratt, of the Herald, has fin
ished moving his power press to his new
quarters The cylinder, weighing fifteen
hundred pounds, caused great deal of
trouble, breaking through the steps, and
at last had to be pulled through the sec
y ond story window with block and tackle
Judge Vertrees and Mr.. A. J. Aker-
man will spend this week on a fishing
excursion at Lake George and vicinity.
They are well equipped for a weeks
sport, and if the fish and alligatOrs dc
not look sharp they will have some good
stories to tell Of their success on their re-
turn.
The nine acres near Georgetown be
.. ! longing TO Jlle estate OF Loren w eDD, ue-
ceased, was sold yesterday by Hon. E. S.
Grill, special commissioner appointed tC
make the sale for the benefit of the minol
children, Mabel L. Webb and Clara l.
Webb. The property was purchased by
Mr.. Burchsted for Leonard Dakin the
consideration being $241.
} Mr.. A. w. Mann, chief of the Palatks
Fire Department, returned from Jackson
r vile yesterday, and reports that he haC
the 8 biggest time on record, the gentle
men and ladies Of that city doing every
thing in their power to make his visit a.
a guest of the Jacksonville department a
pleasant as possible. He says that he i
specially indebted to Chief Hoey, Fore
, man Gus Miller, of the Mechanics, anC
, Foreman John Hewlett, Of the Americas
q Hook & Ladder Company, for many
kindnesses shown him.