The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-25
CITY NOTES.

here.
Don't forget the skating rink to-mor-
row evening.
Drew, II. L. & Gardner will now fur
nish enough brick to rebuild the town
in substantial style. See the new adver-
tisement.
DIR. Estes gave this reporter a nice ride
the other evening in his new turn ont.
The DIR. has a nice buggy and a regular
$40 horse.
w. Wallace Mccall, Esq, a prominent
attorney Of Gainesville, is confined to his
bed quite sick, and serious fears are en-
tertained that he will not recover.
The J. T. & K. w. r. R. 'sconstruction
train is levelingup the yard of that road
here with sand, covering over the saw
dust on account Of the danger from fire.
Mr.. F.. B. Lane is constantly replen-
ishing his stock, and his building is now
crowded with goods in his line. He en-
joys a fine trade, and deserves every bit
of it.
The skating rink is now opened every
Thursday evening, and the young folks
seem to enjoy the fun to be had down
there immensely. Go and see for your
self Thursday evening.
People in northern cities are being
stricken down by the intense heat, while
here in Palatka we are having the pref
test summer weather imaginable, with
good health and cool breezes.
In making a circuit of the town it is
noticeable that substantial dwellings and
cottages are going up on all hands. There
must be close on to twenty-five houses
going up in this city at this time.
A smoking set, offered as a prize to the
purchasers of the q Cute" cigars by Mr..
E. c.. Post at the Tropical Hotel, was
won last night by Mr.. VIM. Berry. 1t is
a handsome brass set and the winner is
correspondingly happy.
Harry Heath has a pet he thinks a
great deal of 1t is a five-foOt rattle
snake, which seems to be in bad humOr
over his confinement, as he tunes up his
rattles and attempts to strike everything
that goes in reach of him.
Mr. Fred A Garrison will leave for
Boston in day or two, seeking health
and pleasure. He has recently recovered
from a long spell of fever and his friends
are glad to know he is again able to
undertake SO long a journey.
We call attention to the commence
ment advertisement of the Academy of
| the Sacred Heart to be found elsewhere,
which will take place in the hall of the
| academy next Monday evening. The
price of admission has been placed at 80
cents.
Nothing will surprise a married man
more than for him to go home and sur
prise his wife in limping around the house
! with her little toe bandaged, and to have
her say, in half-reproving way, that
she don't see why he need keep such an
awful sharp edge on his razor.
We all know J. NJ. Griggs and our
friends often ask for news of him. He is
publishing a newspaper in Georgia; they
! call him Colonel" and he says he has
only picture of the Original with
which to console himself during the few
moments of leasure left from his many
and arduOrs occupations.
Kind words from the Enterprise Her
aid, for which, thanks: The Palatka
| News is making its mark 1t is a paper
that has opinions and expresses them
fearlessly and clearly. Besides, no one
! doubts its sincerity and earnesntess AS
! the advocate of urgent reforms in the
| state government it has already taken a
prominent place among the papers of
| Florida
We learn from the Jacksonville Herald
! that young locomotive engineer named
| William F. Clark. of the South Florida
railroad, was shot and mortally wounded
at Sanford, Sunday, by woman said to
be from Tampa. Clark was from Jack
sonville, and has relatives and friends
| living there. The woman came from
Tampa in the morning, went out to
where Clark was living, called him out
and shot him down.
We have two arrivals which will ex-
actly counterpoise each other. Major
| Healy comes from the South and Hon.
J. Fl. Fry is just home from Washington.
Blaine or Cleveland would dispair but
| that the efforts of one is counteracted by
those of the other. So our readers will
note no change in the political stock
market as yet. John Kelly may die or
desert as suiteth him best, but while
either candidate has Healy or Fry he will
| be certain of following.
A Berlin newspaper has got hold of a
| genuine sensation. 1t says that an enor-
nous hotel is soon to be built at st. Au-
| gustine, Fla 1t will be three miles long.
| six miles deep and 75 stories high. Guests
! t,I- to ID5 l,