The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-03
CITY NOTES.

Last night our council met to canvass
the vote and give certificates to the mem
bers elect. There being no contest, the
business was quickly finished.
The telegraph poles between US and
Jacksonville were blown down yesterday
and now we cannot say whether Sher-
man will investigate Cincinnati or not.
We wonder if our esteemed exchange
the Florida Herald was fooled by our
burglary business? Own up brother Bob
tail, - you will be in excellent company.
1t says:
Thieves have a good time in Palatka
after dark, as the police generally fall
asleep about nine o'clock and don't know
what occurred during the night until
read in the morning paper"
Mr.. Forward has five car loads of
freight at Jacksonville This is bulky
freight, hay, grain, and the calls for
transportation of late have been so heavy
that it is doubtful when it can be brought
home
From all sides we hear most favorable
reports of the crops in our section. The
corn is doing well, despite the dry wealth
er, and cotton planting will soon be over.
We refer to the newsy letter from Etc
niah as to that section of the county, and
we see farmers every day who are in ex-
cellent hopes.
But nothing that we have ever publish
ed elected so much attention as the roOs-
ter which so proudly stood shouting the
news in our columns on yesterday. Capt.
Adams was particularly struck by his fig
IRE as a whole, and INDUCED in such full
some praise that the warrior blushed
Graham, our host, was also mashed, :"
and after celebrating the victory at the
polls wanted to buy our chicken for din
ner.
Stand proudly, brave bird; we will need
you again.
Under the lash of the fierce winds yes
terday the wide bay at Palatka was piled
into waves which raced, twisting and
| leaping in rapid course, down the river.
Our artist visitor from Rochester, Mr. A.
Perkins, has caught most happily, sever
al bits of scenery around US, and placed
gems of beauty on his canvass which will
cheer some fresides in the bleak North,
but we doubt if even his brush could do
justice to the scowling heavens, the
foaming water and the background of
= intense green, almost livid in the clouded
light, furnished by Harris grove and the
forests opposite US.
Our citizens will no doubt call mass
meeting at an early date to take into
consideration the proposal of the Florida
Southern for a picnic to Lake Weir.
The site selected is charming and the
object is one to which we should all be
4 willing to contribute our mite Of both
time and money. We can put in day
Of solid enjoyment, get a glimpse of the
p country on the road which is fast chang
ing from the forest primeval' to cult
waited neighborhoods and country villa
ges and make a break in the routine of
work so wearing on us all. Lets call a
meeting, choose the day, and accept the
graceful invitation of the Florida South
! ern.
The high winds and driving sand yes
, terday gave our streets an air Of desertion
they have not worn before for many
months At times the sand drift felt like
hail and we aympathized feelingly with
e the jewellers in the icy north, even if this
kindly idea was expressed too roughly to
) dwell pleasantly in feminine ears. AS
for the ladies, they desert us entirely and
left our streets guiltless of brightness ex-
cept what radiatedfrOm the gorgeous signs
, with which Merryday and Meyer have
decorated the town. There is something
more fearful to the feminine soul in a
mouse or a high mind, than in a lion or
a steamboat explosion.
. Why is this thus?
] We Investigated the establishment of
< Warren Thayer & Co., on yesterday.
. Not that we were afraid something was
rotten in Denmark" or that we were a
health officer, or member of a congress
sional committee, but we went to see
how they were provided to satisfy the
, curious wants and pretty tastes for which
Palatka is famous in the line of job print
3 ing, land the half had not been told us. -
) They have the best selected stock and
2 materials we have ever seen in the state,
) and they showed us some specimens of
artistic work which opened our eyes.
Besides they are both young men of tai
ent and enterprise, well known in bust
ness circles, and we all consider the firm
an acquisition to our city and are proud
l Is work.
> We desire right here to say that our ac-
count of the burglary was simply an
J April fool business, concocted by a Dutch
man and DrOn1u1oraf ad with a1-Dac+a+;or,S