The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-08-20
CITY NOTES.

enjoy several days vacation.
The steamer Comet has been hauled off
the Crescent City route, for overhaulfng,
and is now in Jacksonville, undergoing
thorough repairs. The Princess is on the
route in her stead.
The schooner Charlotte T. Sibley, CON
signed to Brew H. L. 81 Gardner, ar
rived yesterday morning from Maine
bringing 80 tons of hay for Drew II. L.
&dGardner, and 357 tons of ice for William
f. Forward
Editor Wagstatf, of the Florida Para
disc, was in PaIatka yesterday, looking
after the interests of his paper Mr.
Wagstaff has just returned from an ex-
tensive trip north and east, and says
times are dull and money scarce up
there.
The. Florida Southern road brought in
one Of the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia railroad broad-guage cars over
its track yesterday, and all who desire to
see a broad-guagc car on naTow-guage
trucks, can see it at the Florida Southern
depot to-day.
We learn from the Pittsiield Cnl.) Her
aid that Mr. J. s. Cowdon is visiting his
mother and sister at that place His
friends at his old home are proud of the
position he has attained among the ethI-
Gators of Florida. as we'll they have
cause to be.
The Gadsden county democrats, at
what is described as a very enthusiastic
convention, on last Saturday, nominated
the following gentlemen as candidates for
representatives from that county: Ed
ward Owens, OF Quincy; A. w. Snider
of Glen Julia, and D. " Miller, Of Con-
cord.
Capt. j. +. lucas is having his wharf
at the boat-houso repaired and fitted up,
and is strengthening up things generally
around there preparatory to a big winter
| business. The new machinery for the
steamer Escort viii arrive and be put in
| place in few days. Captain Lucas has
! determined to reduce the ferry rates one
half, and at the opening of the season
will put passengers across the river and
return for 25 cents
What Brother Griggs thinks he
news comes TO us that Lula Hurst,
Georgia's great electric girl, has married
her manager, Mr.. Paul Atkinson. Some
night when Paul wakes up to find him
self winding through space, to bestopped
only when brought in contact with the
farthest corner Of the room, feeling as il
he had been struck by creased lightning
he viii be sorry that ne exchanged the
position Of real for that of nominal man
ager.-Berrien County News.
Thus sayeth the Mariana Courier
DO you want your town and county t
grow and prosper? If 50. do something
to help it? If any opportunity to en-
courage the farmers Of your community
or to advance the interest of your town
by the promotion of any enterprise or in
dustry is presented don't wait for som,
one else to do all the work, but pitch il
and do your part. Encourage hom
manufactures and buy everything yol
can at home. This is the way to build ~
town The right way to build u
manufactures and establish home indus
tries is to sell all you can to your owl
traders and buy all you possibly can o
your own manufacturers. Keep all TIN
money of your section at home, and ia
vest it as Industrial capital or lend it t
be so invested and advertise in your pa
pers."
The last proof had been read, the pa
per put to press, the editor had de
parted, and the foreman and reporter ha,
exchanged goodnight, when sleep
and tired individual took up his marcl
towards his boarding house from TIL
News office. A friend was waiting 70
him at Harris corner, and he quickene,
his pace to reach him, happy in tn
thought that his dark walk would be en-
livened with social chat. The truthful
ness of the old adage Of there's man,
slip between the cup and the lip, wa
Immediately illustrated. The sleepy in
dividual stepped on u damp piece of tim
Der, slippery as ice, when his feet starte,
heavenward and his head-well, hi
arms sawed the air vainly endeavorin,
to catch on to something, a piece o
loose scantling caught him on the SINAI
of the back, his side affectionately EN-
braced an orange tree standing on tn
corner, and his head and ear proceede
to pillow up the sand and oyster shells i
a very effective manner. Without stor
ping to count The stars revolving befor
his eyes, he proceeded to pick himsel
up and to demonstrate the fact that h
was very wide awake by brushing tn
sand and shells out of his hair and ea
and using vigorous United States Ian
guage. The bruises on his side and shin