The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-07-27
CITY NOTES.

But Jim is lame and Jacks the same,
So Grover will walk over.
Yesterday was a remarkably quiet day
for Saturday.
Mr.. Ed. Rumley, of Keuka, was in the
city yesterday.
Capt. W. H. Mcintosh, of the steamer
Mermaid, made us pleasant call last
night.
Services at the Baptist church at 10 80
a. m. Sermon by the pastor Rev. Geo.
w. Bower.
''The old man on the othor side" was
fighting mosquitoes and catching trout
up the river yesterday.
Services in the Methodist church to-
morrow as usual. Subject, morning,
especial Providence"
Capt. A. n. Edwards is in the city, and
is as good-natured and jolly as if the
thermometer was down to twenty.
First Citizen" Why. Jones, how are
you? Glad to see you" Second Citizen
Il am 100 in the shade, thank you j:
how are you?"
1t is about as cool in church as any
where else, and the heat is no valid ex-
cuse for remaining away from services
this morning and evening.
| The police captured some COWS Friday
night and had them in pound yesterday
morning; but they could not succeed in
getting up a case for the mayors court.
The tug boat R. L. Maybey arrived
yesterday afternoon, and will tow the
schooners Joseph M. Haynes and Minnie
and Gussie down to Jacksonville to-day.
The guests at Graham's hotel were
| treated to clam chowder yesterday at
dinner. Mr.. Graham knows how to pre-
pare such dishes in thevery best manner.
Lake City is braggingo on a Foreground
watermelon. Palatka stepped to the
front some time ago with a 794 pound
melon, and the balance of Putnam cOun-
ty is yet to be heard from.
The eleven-year-old son of Mr.. w. I'll.
HARDWOOD, who lives at Nashua, died
Friday night, after a lingering illness, of
typhoid fever. The body was inferred at
that place yesterday afternoon.
A party Of young men chartered the
steamer Princess and left last night for
the st. John bar, where they will spend
to-day enjoying the sea breeze and salt
water baths. Sorry we can't be along.
A good crowd will doubtless go on the
excursion over the Jacksonville, Tampa
and Key West railroad this morning
for Fernandina, The train will leave al
7 o'clock, aud the excursionists will have
five and a half hours in Fernandina.
A little excitement was created OF
, Lsmon street last night, by a policeman
: arresting negro woman, when d CROWD
of negro men interferred and took the
; woman from the officer. From what oru
: reporter heard it was all about a wasl
bill
We regret to announce the death OF
TIC 6O1I vi MI EtiINl w lIi1CLli
, A. Evans, which occurred at Fedora
5 Point on Friday night. The child was
about nine months old, and was buried
: from the Episcopal church in this city
yesterday morning at II o'clock.
We learn that the steamship City Of
Norfolk has been purchased by the
Charleston line, and will run weekly
trips from this city to Charleston, Wis
Savannah. She will run in connection
with the City of Palatha, and viii give
this city quick and cheap freight rates
over that line.
L. Meyer is determined Palatka anC
vicinity shall be well painted ever
: though he never attempts to paint The
town red" He received yesterday tn,
largest shipment of all kinds of paint
ever brought to Palatka, and he want
the people who have use for it to cal
around and look at the stock.
E. w. Green & Bro. have recent,
1 purchased the stock of B. G. Lasseter, a
; the corner of Lemon and Third streets
and have added their stock to the bust
l ness. They advertise goods at low price
this morning, and it is their intention t.
do lively trade in fancy and famil,
, groceries. See their advertisement.
There is no discount on the small boz
7 and the young "coon" using ever
! means to keep cool during this summe
solsdce. They jostle each other in thei
efforts te get the pieces of ice that i
thrown out of the schooners when thei
cargo is discharged. The little fellow
carry the ice off in baskets, bags or tie,
up with strings, and seem as happy as
bob-tailed horse in fly time, when suck
ing the cooling crystal.
\ Nuisance.
The citizens living along the river from