The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-07-26
CITY NOTES.

on an extended visit.
A young man, who can write a good
and is not afraid OF work, can find en-
ployment at this office.
Mr.. Charlie Hawkins, of Georgetown,
was in the city yesterday, on his way
home from a visit to st. Augustine.
Joseph Roadowski was up before the
mayor yesterday morning on charge
of disorderly conduct, andmas fined So
and costs.
Politics is making a desperate effort to
get hotter than the weather, but the
weather was several lengths ahead at
last reports.
Peaches are scarce and in great de-
mand, but we expect a good supply from
the railroads which run through the
peach-g growing sections.
Prepare for Sunday! Over 300 chick
ems, guinea hens and turkeys, at G. G.
Thayer & Co. S to-day, Griffin's wharf.
Come early and get choice.
! Major Heely is now known as the
universal citizen of Florida" because
of the fact that he lives in more coun-
ties than any other man in the state.
George c. Thayer & Co. will have
enough chickens, guineas and turkeys to
give us all a good dinner to-day. They
advertise large lot of them to-day.
The schooner Joseph NJ. Hayes fin
ished discharging her cargo of ice at
Forwards ice house yesterday afternoon
and she will be towed down the river
to-day.
The delightful breeze is never enjoyed
more than when a fellow has had a long
walk i'll the sun and sits down in the
shade. 1t is remarkable how quick one
will cool off.
We learn that Mr.. j. H. Hibbard has
purchased the interest of Mr.. o. W.
Bromwell in the Palatka Transfer COM
pany, and is now the sole proprietor of
that fiourishing business.
The evening music heard in the differ
parts of the city, from pianos, harps and
brass band, is improved by the chorus Of
numerous frogs, with key notes several
octaves higher than the human voice.
The roll of the Cleveland and Perry
campaign club of Palatka can be found
at Circuit Clerk Forwards office at the
court house, where all who desire to be-
come members of the club can enroll
their names.
Joseph Huson was charged with dis
orderly conduct in the mayors court
yesterday morning. and his honor inn
posed fine of 81 and costs on him.
Joseph will improve the streets to the
amount of his fine.
Ernest Rowton returned to Palatka
; yesterday from Matanzas, where he has
been for some time taking in the sea
S breeze and getting sun tanned. He sue
ceeded in getting his foot badly cut by
: an oyster shell.
= The Palatka cornet band, composed OF
: colored men, paraded the streets yester-
day afternoon, and discOursed music free
to all who would listen. They gave q
= ball for tne benefit of the band at the
7 opera house last night.
The wharf agents along the st. Johns
river held a convention at the court
' house, at II o'clock, to consider ways and
e means for the better protection of THEN
: interests Ten or a dozen We're in atten
4 dance, and a full discussion of the situa
e ton was had.
Maj. s. H. Royal has returned from
Volusia, where he has been engaged il
putting new saw-mill in operation
which he recently sold to parties there
He will leave for Virginia to-day, for the
purpose of visiting relatives and friend:
and spend a month or so at the ''olt
n home"
/, The Tallahassee FIoridian has this t.
= say of popular member of the Clab
h Der Club Capt. A. N. Edwards, o
f the Harris line of steamers on the Ock
n lawaha river, is spending a few days
o with relatives near here, He is very
/ SpClttuit. anu w III AlItthS lIISHtlS NIICi
ever he goes"
We have q city ordinance that limits
speed on railways, within the corporate
limits, to four miles an hour. Why i
$ not the rule enforced ON all alike? 1t i
observed by the Florida Southern
friend Insists that it is treated with per
feet contempt by the Jacksonville, Tam
pa and Key West railroad. Why so?
= lady begged us to go for the council
so savagely that it would be compelle,
to put the city in a better sanitary con
dition. And when we assured her tina
our fathers disavowed the power to d,
SO, she said at least THE News could d
something. So we address ourselves t
the mysterious power behind the thron
and implore the unknown individualit.
to give us at least a city where we cal