The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-08-27
CITY NOTES.

-hI. JOiI1 lIstfstldts OF EfulCIand. WIS
III the city yesterday.
Captain J. H. Welsh. of Welshten.
was in the city yesterday.
Mr. Fl. L. Green and family are spend
ing few days at st. Johns bar.
The steamer Mystic broke her shaft
| Monday, and the Anita carried the mail
for her yesterday.
The schooner Relief, with cargo Of
ice for VIM. F. Forwards ice house, is
expected to arrive here this week.
Want to rent house suitable for small
family; convenient to this office. Apply
or address: * care THE News.
Aessrs. Peter Jones and FL. D. Hard
man, of Savannah. steamboat inspectors,
were registered at the Graham Hotel yes
terday.
Quite number of our citizens viii go
over to Gainesville this morning, to at
tend the democratic rally to be given
there to-day.
G.. ]. Lund, assistant superintendent
of the United States Railway Mail Ser
vice, was in the city yesterday looking
after the mail service at this point.
The Gainesville Advocate seems to be
filing the bill as daily paper for Gaines
VILE 1t is neatly printed, and gives all
the local happenings of that vicinity in
a condensed and readable manner.
The foundations for Captain Fry's new
three-story block, on Front street, have
been completed, and tho frame is now
being put up This promises to be a
handsome building when completed.
The first bale of cotton for tie season
came in YESTERDAY over the Florida
Southern railroad. Tt was grown by Mr..
J. T. Mc1Iichal, at Yates Crossing, and
was consigned to a Charleston cotton
firm.
There will be service in the Methodist
Church tonight, at 1870 o'clock, CON
Quoted by Rev C. A. Fulwood At
close Of the service the quarterly confer
ence will convene Official members
please note.
It is whispered that a young business
man of Palatka is soon to take unto him.
self partner in life's joys and sorrows,
and will extend his bridal tour to TRIP
around the world. Routes and maps
were being examined in the shoe store
) yesterday.
The schooner Hattie MEG. Buck, from
! Bangor, Me-, with cargo Of brick
: shingles, ETC., consigned to Crosby 6
Gowen, of San Mateo, came down the
river yesterday morning, and is discharg
I ing the balance of her cargo at Major
Teasdales wharf
: Yesterday afternoon horse backed
the cart to which he was hitched into
\ the trackway at the Jacksonville, lamp;
and Key West railroad depot. The car
!. was loaded with beer kegs, which may
: account for the fact that there was M
! other damage than broken set of har
Q ness
Mr.. j. A. Prescott, the agent of Franz
& Co.'S mill machinery, is in the city this
week. He has double surface six rol
;. palmer on exhibition at the Jacksonville
Tampa and Key West. railroad depot
which he offers for sale. He will also
! take orders for all kinds of saw mill ma
chinery.
, Hon Horatio Bisbee, Jr., was regis
/ n
day, and he was visited in his rooms by
a few of his followers here. None of the
republicans questioned seemed to know
what he was here for, but gave it on
that he was arranging for publicsp speak
: ing here soon.
Yardmaster Long, of the Florid;
Southern road, while standing on tn,
wharf of the Jacksonville, Tampa anC
Key West railroad yesterday afternoon
thought he would lean against the pilin!
. on the edge of the wharf, and withou
| looking, proceeded TO lean up agains
space, and went head foremost into tn,
= river. He was the coolest man in Pa
latka for while
g A freight train will leave this city
+ commencing next Monday. every morn
= ing at $50 o'clock for Jacksonville, will
e q passenger coach attached, for the &C
1 commodation of those who wish to go f
g that city on business and return tn
S same day. This arrangement win Civ
: ample time for the transaction of am
business in Jacksonville without havin
d to spend the night there.
= The Capital at Keuka.
Editor PALATKA News:
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