The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-07-30

every morning now.
Hon. John Mcclure, of Pensacola, was
in PaIat1e yesterday.
A lost cuff button is advertised in our
special column this morning.
DR.. w. R. Dewitt has returned from ST.
Augustine to his home at San Mateo.
Mr.. H. Bander, wealthy Cuban, of
Lake Santa Fe, and his wife, were at the
Graham House yesterday.
Mr.. John Montmollin is doing some
effective work on the streets with the
city and county prisoners.
w. B. Cross, Water street will have
every morning, fine, fresh shrimp, the
best that can be had Give me call.
The reason more umbrellas are stolen
than watermelons is But what is the
use of telling, everybody already knows
! the reason.
The clouds overhead and the strong
breeze yesterday afternoon, with the
slight shower, made it decidedly pleasant
for while.
Sam Garrett was the sole case before
the mayor yesterday morning. He was
charged with being drunk, and was fined
81 and costs.
IF You want something very nice in the
way of a smoke, try our candidates, the
Cleveland and Hendricks cigar; only 5
Of D,1c,o+t'c
The dissolution notice of Messrs. Hib-
bard and Bromwell, of the Palatka Trans
fer Company, appears elsewhere. Mr..
Hubbard will continue the business,
Mr.. c. T. Sulzner has a new advertise
ment in THE NEWS, offering summer
bargains in sewing machines and musl.
cal instruments. Go around and look at
his goods.
Mr. Philip Manucy wore a beaming
aud joyful countenance yesterday, and
was as proud as fond fathers usually get
to be. 1t was a girl, and her papa says
she's beauty.
A negro woman was on the warpath,
with Ratchet in her hand, last night.
She was hunting policeman and wanted
somebody arrested who had been knock
) ing planks off her door.
We had a pleasant call Monday night
) from Editor j. II. Moore, of the Keuka
Family Companion. Mr.. Moore is very
clever and pleasant gentleman, and his
paper enjoys q wide circulation.
What's that?" asked a gentleman, as
p he was looking around Brown & Patter
sons music store. That? O.! that's &
= patent chin rest used by violinists.
= Gimme one !" exclaimed the man
"S'pose it would work on my wife,"
The sound Of the carpenters saw anG
hammer and the continuous click of the
brick mason's trowel as heard on oul
streets from "morn to noon, from moor
,, to dewy eve" makes prophetic music a:
to the bright future ahead for the Gen
City Of Florida.
Don't forget the mass meeting of the
democrats Of precinct 8, to be held al
the court house in this city on next Sat
urday for the purpose of appointing del
/ egates to the county convention tina
meets here on August 9th. 1t is import
ant that as many as can attend should b.
4 present.
+ Several of our ''exodusters" would lik
I to know what has become of the steam
, ship City of Palatka, and if she is still
r running, and if so, why she does no
make connection in Palatka with tn
1 Florida Southern ?-Ocala Banner. You
/ can inform the 'exoduster8," Mr.. Ban
ner. that the steamship City of PaIatll
. makes regular trips, and that she arrive
arrives here every Wednesday night an,
leaves Thursday mornings, making con
nections with the Florida Southern rail
road at that time. You can also inform
them that a new steamer is soon to b
placed on this line. when semi-weekl
connection viii be made with the road
Mr. II. L. Green has turned himself in
to ship-builder, and has boat nearl
completed at the back door of his store
It viii be used in the fish business of tn
Palatka and Cedar Key Fish Company
1t is a very light, but strong and sui
stantial boat, capable of carrying heav
load, and looks more like the work of
$ professional builder than the handiwor
4 of an amateur.
IS 1t is an old saying that ''brethre
O should dwell together in unity" or word
u to that effect. and in that spirit we dot
t our hat and return our warmest thank
h to our staunch old friend Of the Palatk
IS Herald for the following kindly notice c
u TIE News: THE PALATKA Dali
y NEWS Is doing good work, and as an on
gan of the democratic party is highly al
preciated by the state press. In this in
portant campaign year THE News
pushing its way into the camp of tn
enemy and making converts.