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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-15
The Changes in the Election Districts
of Putnam County,

IN accordance with the statute in surh case
lIaae and provided the changes n the bOun-
carries OF the election districts Of Putnam C0un-
ty Florida are hereby made matters OF public
noCce, at the regular meeting of the Board of
county Commissioners for said county on jan
nary ,, 1888, in compliance with petition to
such effect
On motion ordered, That the north half Of
secuon =, township L, south of range p east
De embraced within the boundary lines of
election district No. ), as heretofore laid out
with voting place or precinct at c. T. POtter'S
store.
In compliance with a petition from the citi-
Zens III the vicinity of and living at Buffalo
sun, asking TO be annexed to election district
No. 5: ON motion it was ordered that election
district No. s, be bounded and described as fol-
lows: beginning at the intersection of the
Ocklawaha and the st. Johns River, thence
following the 0cklawaha River to the line be-
tween township II, range p, and II range %
: u T. Thence running north to Rice Creek:
thence following Rice Creek to the St Johns
River thence southerly along the western
bank OF said river to q point directly west of
the mouth OF Dunn's Creek; thence east across
said river to the mouth of said creek: thence
following said Creek to a point where it crosses
the township line, thence west in a direct line
to the west bank of the St. Johns River,
southerly along said west bank to place of be-
ginning, with voting place or precinct at Pa
latka.
On motion ii was ordered that all that Dor
ton of election district No Is lying south of
the present northern line of Putnam county,
and east of Sims Creek, be annexed to and
made part of election district No H.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-15
Little Lord Forgive Me"

The clerks over at Capt. Reid's family
store have been missing cocoanuts for
some time, and the other evening one of
them, seeing little negro slipping around
the front door, gave the others the wink
and all hands hid out and laid for him.
The little mig, thinking the coast clear,
stepped in and helped himself to the
finest cocoanut he could see, and just as
he was making for the door the clerks
made a break for him. He took to his
heels, but the boys overhauled him just
in rear of THE NEWS office and carried
him back to the store. One of heyOung
men caught up the cheese knife and be-
gan to sharpen it, stating that he was
going to kill the little rascal. He was
the worst frightened negro ever seen in
Palatka, and the way he begged for his
life and promised better behavior for the
future was pitiful. He was loud in his
calls for the Lord to protect him and when
asked what his uame was by the reporter
he could say nothing but Lord forgive
me" which may or may not be his name.
He was let off, with the admonition that
he would certainly loose his ears if he was
ever caught providing around the premi-
ses again.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-15
The School Question.

Ai1A1hA, La, A1dN ., lCc4.
EDITOR DAILY NEWS:
Having been requested to give my
views as to whether the Board of Public
instruction is clothed with the power to
build public schOol-hOuses, I beg leave to
submit the following:
In the first place, l understand the
school law to instruct the Board of Pub
lie instruction to procure sites, build pub
lie school-houses, and operate schools at
least three months in the year vet the
school law is so constructed that no
school officer or board is empowered to
do the work assigned them without due
cooperation; but, in conjunction with
the County Commissioners, the Board OF
Public instruction is empowered to make
financial arrangements for. procuring
sites, building public school-houses, etc,
and then through the cooperation of the
County Superintendent, local trustees
and patrons, they may not only accom-
plish the work in question, but may sue
cessfully operate public schools, where
needed, throughout the county.
Respectfully,
J. w. STRICKLAND.
Sup. Pub. Schools Putnam Co.. Fla.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-15
A Correction Corrected.
EDITOR DAILY NEWS.

EDITOR DAILY News.
In your issue of to-day I see a state
ment from LOOMS A Ballard, purport-
ing to be a correction of your publication
of the 18th The correction of LOOMS
A. Ballard is in keeping with statements
made before the investigating Court on
the 18th, as a witness for the State,
which statement will be proven to be
false.
The fuss was caused by DIR. Ballard
failing or refusing to pay Mr.. w. P.
Gautier for work done on his place in
1888 and for using insulting and often
sive epithets towards Mr.. Gautier, when
asked for money honestly due. The de-
parture of Mr.. Ballard on 4:30 train yes
terday prevented a suit to receive the
money due by him to Mr.. Gautier, al
though Mr.. Ballard stated to several per-
sons that he intended to remain here two
weeks longer. 1t did not suit the purpo-
SEES of Mr.. Ballard TO allow the true cause
of the difficulty to be yet known.
Yours &C.,
JESSE L. BURTON.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-15
CITY NOTES.

Judge Jas. Burt's residence on the
Heights is fast nearing completion.
Miss Ferdie Oliderous, of Savannah,
Ga, is in the city, the guest of Miss Mel
lie Priddy.
Mr. w. J. Vinegar is enjoying the
luxury of green corn from his garden on
the Heights.
Mr.. George Hutchinson, of Crescent
City, passed through the city yesterday
en- route to the North. He will be alb
sent several months.
The case of P. & H. Peterman VS.. the
Transfer Company for damages was
argued in chambers Tuesday. The
Judges decision was reserved.
Messr8. NJ. R. Moran, superintendent;
c.. c. Collins, land agent; S. B. Carter,
chief engineer, and Col. Stewart, con-
tractor of the j., T. & K. w. R. R., were
III the city yesterday.
We were somewhat belated in our no.
tice of Capt. Adams corn patch a day or
two ago in saying the Captain would
soon have corn ready for the table. We
have learned since that he has been eat
ing green corn for the past ten days.
AS engine No 5 of the Florida South
ern railway was running at a high rate
Of speed from the j., T. & K. w. R. r.
to the Florida Southern track yesterday
morning it jumped the track, but no
particular damage was done nor any one
hurt.
Samnel Williams, colored, was brought
down from Crescent City Tuesday to APP
pear before the County Court on a charge
of carrying concealed weapons. Deputy
Sheriff Mountmullen, in searching the
negro found revolver on his person. He
was bound over to the Superior Court.
w. F. Farwood received two car loads
of hay yesterday by steamer Eliza Han
cox, and the way his customers hauled
it out was a caution> to hungry cattle.
Mr.. Forward has a schooner en- route
loaded with brick and hay that will be
in in few days. There is considerable
demand for these articles now, but our
live merchants will keep the market sup
piled.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-15
THE \ UTHODIsT PICNIC.
A Big Eater s Report Of What II a.
Said an, Done Yesterday.

Said an, Done Yesterday.
About a. m. yesterday. Il large crowd
boarded Captain Dunham's elegant little
steamer, the Putram, for a day in the
woods. The Captain sang out, IAN
aboard y and away we went, happy,
fully expectant of day of pleasure.
After getting under headway down the
beautiful waters of the grand old st.
Johns, the following officers were unani-
mously elected by acclamation to take
charge of the steamer for the day:
Captains. E. Bond
First Mate-Charles H Pratt
Second Mate-J. E. Jackson.
Purser-Rev. J. B. Ley.
Chief Steward-B. J. Gro0ms.
Assistant Steward-B. F. Barker.
First Pilot-Robert Carnes
Second PilOt-A. G. Philips.
First Engineer-J. T. Pillman.
Second Engineer-E. L. Ley.
First Fireman.. S. Courier.
Second Firemau-Willie Pratt.
Our crew now being complete, the Put
nam sped away like a thing of life. with
a full passenger list of Gem City's fair
ladies and beautiful little girls and boys,
all full of glee and in for a good time.
loot! loot Too-t. Here we are
at the wharf, no casualty having oc-
CURED en- route, save that the purser
/ (Parson) lost his hat. Unique were some
of the devices as substitute.
We are at Bridgeport, so named from
the fact that the former residence Of the
owners was Bridgeport, Conn. 1t is a
! beautiful villa site. No prettier on the
/ St. Johns, nor can any place boast Of
more gentlemanly and courteous citizens
than this. Notwithstanding our visit
was wholly surprise, we We're welcomed
with such whole-souled open-heartedness
that our hearts opened towards those
who left their freezing Northern homes
toseek wealth, health and happiness in
our warm sunny Southland.
An impromptu table was erected at 70
o'clock
Mr.. Rene, the proprietor, extends a
hearty invitation to picnicers to visit his
beautiful grounds, and we are sure no
more appropriate place for such
an occasion can be fonnd.
The entire company extend
a vote of thanks for the admirable man
ner in which they were entertained.
Promptly at 4-30 p. m. our staunch little
steamer under the able management
| heretofore observed left the wharf home
ward bound. Many were the express
ions of satisfaction respecting the ex-
cursion and stepping upon the wharf at
the Gem City all were satisfied that we
had put in one more day of solid enjoy
ment, the good things that had been pre-
pared by the deft hands Of our fair ladies
were spread thereon, the table fairly
''groaned with the weight of the feast. -
Such appetites! Oh! Mr.. Editor, it would
have done you good to have been there,
and yet withal so great was the amount
prepared, that of the fragments that were
taken up there was enough to keep all the
little children and nearly all the big ones
munching all the way home.
P. S. Somebody had the imprudence
to say that he believed it was the most
enjoyable excursion that ever went out
of Palatka. BIG EATER.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-15

We learn that new hotel is to be
erected at Welaka, to be run under the
management of Mr.. Taylor, of Taylor's
restaurant, Jacksonville. The hotel is to
be substantial structure, and will be
owned by Larkin & Allen, of the Larkin
House, in this city, who have put SO, 900
in the enterprise, and Mr.. Taylor. 1t
will be open for next winters business.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-15
In Circuit Court.

Putnam County Fifth Judicial Circuit of the
State of FLORIDA.
In Chancery.
F. Q. Crawford
vs.. Bill for Divorce.
lamar J. Crawford
1t appearing by the affidavit of the com
plainant filed in the above cause that the de-
PENDANT resides out of, and beyond the limits
of the State of Florida, tO-wit, in the State of
Michigan. Now therefore it is ordered that
the defendant Tamar j. Crawford, do appear
and answer the said compliments bin for di-
vorce filed againsU her in our said court ON or
before the first day of September, A. D. 1854,
otherwise said bill may be taken pro cOnfeSSo.
Witness my hand and the seal of our said court
thit oath day of April A. ID. 1884.
VIM. Il. FORWARD,
Clerk Circuit Court.
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AGENTS FOR THE NEWS.

following gentlemen are the authorized
IS of THE pALATKA DAILY AND WEEKLY
in their several localities:
h. Dewitt, San Mateo.
*. Valentine, Nashua.
/. Packard, Welaka.
NJ. Bard, NOrwalk
Marshall, Fruitland, Fla.
Orange Mills, tia.
b. Bartlett, Georgetown.
biel Darling, DraytOn Island.
Z. Higley, Lake George.
!. Burton, Crescent City.
Strickland, Interlachen.
eIunroe, McMeekin.
b. G. Braddock, Seville.
/. Cowdon, st. Augustine.
Ia. Vogelbach, Melrose.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-15

HI stock choice family and fancy groceries,
ed goods, pickles, candies, cigars, tobacco
In fact everything kept in u tirst-class gro
store, always on hand. Quick sales and
B profits is my motto. B. j. GROOMS,
Lemon street, next to Opera House.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-15
Sup. Pub. Schools Putnam Co., Fl;
One Phase of the Tariff.

New York Herald.
To show how general tariff is and to
what extent it enters into the everyday
operation Of life, we give the duties which
may apply to such simply operation as
writing a letter
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-15

Jared from Il choice recipe. Odenta, an
|llent preparation for the teeth. Recon-
ded by the best dentists. Prescriptions
pc. led with absolute accuracy at all
Is OF the day and night.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-15

} Office If THE DAILY NEWS is located
later street, in the new building next to
s general store.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-15

X PAYERS CITY OF PALATKA.-YOu are
ieularly requested to deposit your tax re-
S for the year 1854, at the Collectors Office,
ne the next week j. w. WOODS
Tax Assessor 2. c.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-15

ARD.-Furnshed rooms with or without
Il. at the hOnsc lately occupied by Mr.,
ardson, corner First and Railroad streets
table board.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-15

lod table board at reasonable rates, also
looms at Mrs. McClellan's, Episcopal Par
Ire, Front and Madison streets.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-15

hey and ornamental cakes, etc, for din
balls and Pic-nics, baked to order on
/ notice at b. j. GROOMS,
Lemon street, next to Opera House.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-15

( Family Store is now well supplied with
easonable fancy and staple family sup
|, fruits, vegetables etc, best of -four,
Auet creamy butter" etc.
Z. Z. REID.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-15

m HARNETr HOUSE, SAyANNAH.-Visi
byannah Ga, will find the Harnett House
mfortable and desirable stopping place,
b. the uniform excellence of the table is Il
kct of general remark, while the price is
81 per day.-ChicagO National Hotel Re
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-15

CORRESPONDENTS

eited on all interesting topics throughout
hte. We will be especially grateful for
|aI items of interest to the public. News
" wire should be abbreviated when prac-
h. and sent after 8 o'clock, p. m, address
PALATKA DAILY NEWS.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-15

EBB & NICHOLS are the agents at Palatla
ali lands and lots ut Welshton. Those
N soon. Step into Webb 81 Nichols and
look at the plat.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-15
Reading Notices.

|rENTIoN MECHANICS No. IA regular
ling will be held at O'Clock tonight at
hs of company GEO, w. LANSING,
Foreman.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-15

t rolls, rusk and bread every afternoon al
l'cIock at ID. j. GRoOMS,
Lemon street, next toOpera House.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-15

THE PUBLdC.-Mr. Lewis does not deliver
II for US any more, Mr.. GoOdsOn will de
it in future himself.
Respectfully.
HENRY A. MEYER & Co.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-15
DAULY WEATHER REPORT.

! thermometer at the Moragne Pharmacy
tered yesterday 10 degrees at a. M ~
ees at IL m. and so degrees at 6 p. IN.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-15

Choice StocltDf Family Can Goods, and
new brands always introduced to please
customers of 'Thc Family Store"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-15

|ney to loan on first-class security. In
L of
JUDGE THOMPSON.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-15

Est-class Groceries, at very low prices, are
h sold Mt McLaury & Co.'S new store.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-15

ARDEN DUST. Complete ExterminatOr
lsects, worms, moths, mites etc. Use it
|y in your groves, flower and vegetable
lens, fowl-yard etc. Put up in 10 10 pack
|, always to be had at 1.-THE Family Store"
r. II. REID.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-15

esh up-river Oranges. very fine quality
iyed every day. at TOml1ins & Weeks, on
wharf
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-15

In painting and carriage painting a spe-
N at L. Meyers paint store.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-15

Il line of paints always on hand at L.
IRIS paint store.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-15
ARIVERSIDE RIUSING.
Trouble a Rumble Bee Caused by
Buzzing at the Wrong Time.
CHAPTER 1.

CHAPTER l.
u DUNK Mr.. FeedIespunk was out call
4 the other evening on one of the
test girls in Palatka He had talked
Pill the recent parties and balls and
g lics: she had sung all the cute little
ditties she knew; he had told her of
rapture he experienced in gazing in
& er eyes; she had told him that it was
uch thing; he kept inching his chair
ii tile nearer to hers; she moved over to
sofa; he followed; she began to pout;
9 Commenced to tell of the passionate
that was raging within his breast;
bowed her head and listened with a
10y light in her eye and cheeks SUP
81 I'd with bushes; he clasped her waist
j his manly left arm gently, elevated
dimpled chin with his strong right
d and bent his noble head to imprint
assionate kiss.
CHAPTER al.
#&. lNfoh vi didtII CdtIIS IillO ueI eye. IttI
b began to tremble, her lips turned
a strange buzzing noise filled the
n, she gave a scream and a jump, he
ght her in alarm; the strange noise
~ louder, as if a swarm of bees had
turned loose in the room: her strug-
grew more frantic; he grew faint
h mystifycatiOn and uncertainty.
CHAPTER III.
was a lovely picture, the manly
ng fellow standing there in the mid
of the room holding the lovely form
is adored one. His back was to the
r. The door W as quickly opened The
man poked his head in and thought
ook in the situation at glance, but
lidn't. He took in the young man
D club, and lifted him out of the
BIT door on the toe of his slipper.
he girl, where was she? When the
man returned to the room she was
ing on the floor crying, with one slip
off and dead humble bee lying be-
) it.
he viii not speak to Feedlespunk now.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-15

be purchased at f. c. COCHRANE's
S STAND, at the Post Office.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-15
The Daily News

.LATKA, FLA, MAY 10, 1884.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-10-31
A Boys Ambitions.

Eearly everybody who is now man,
says tie Through Nail, was once boy.
All these grown-up boys remember how
they felt the first time they ever saw a
brass band. They felt that the President
of the United States was not to be COM
pared TO the editor of the base drum, and
that the drum-major was at least six
inches above George Washington in the
temple of fame. Oh! how they did
yearn to belong to brass band, until a
circus came along, and thea, how they
longed to be the fearless equestrian or
the man in the lions cage. Congress
had no charms for most of its present
members when they were boys. To be
bareback rider or drum-major was in
finitely greater than to be member of
Congress in their youthful eyes.
Then came q time when their hearts
were set on becoming a brakeman ON a
railway train, and when the vision of
promotion to the conductorship of train
tloated across their dreamy optics they
were in the fifth heaven of delight.
Time wore on, only to rub the glitter OF
the railway service off, and supply its
place with grand aspirations for the po-
sition of umpire of q baseball game,
which was rapidly succeeded by an inor-
dinate ambition to be the victor of a
prize-ring, After being knocked out in
one round by nearly every boy In the
community, ambition again underwent a
metamorphosis, and the one thing of all
things desired was to be the reigning
monarch of barber shop, or the un-
trammeled commander of volunteer
fire brigade.
In due time all the tinsel of these high
callings was but dross to them, and to
die on the battle field, breathing some
patriotic sentiment as the sands of life
ran away, was the one high aim of exist
ence. After one encampment with the
home militia, with beans and hardtack
for menu, and bareback and beans fol-
desert, and finger accidently shot
off for fun, no further anxiety to spill
blood by the gallon for their country
was manifested, and they longed fol-
more agreeable pursuits incident to the
tranquil surroundings of peace.
At about this point their desires took
q different turn. Their hearts gloweC
with nobler impulse, and there was g
trife more of a determination to do in
their composition. One determined tc
teach school, and did so. To be sure,
he was surprised that life was not one
continual round Of uninterrupted Joy in
his new calling, but he worries along,
and the next spring enters o law office
and becomes disciple of Blackstone
The next autumn he reverts to school
teaching, and school-teaching is sand.
wiched into his life in various ways anG
at numerous periods afterward, until he
becomes an editor, and the prize ring
experiences of his youth are repeated
again. Some years later he is elected
to Congress, and then the old ambitions
are forgotten and give place to designs
upon the Senate. Only few of then
ever get there, and they at once feel thu
humming of the presidential bee in thei
bonnets, and eventually become candi
dates before the national conventions o.
the great parties, and all but two get
left; and when the election is over on,
of those two is also left.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-10-31
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

The Edison Electric Light company
has three farms in Japan devoted to rails
ing bamboo for carbon.
According to the latest results of the
finest instrumental tests as to the prOpa-
cation of electricity, an electric signal
travels at the rate of 10000 miles per
second.
Cotton waste is now used in conjunc-
ton with straw and asbestos in building
houses. 1t is formed into paste which
in very short time becomes very hard
and makes a durable slab or block for
building purposes.
Recently the dome of st. Peters, in
Rome, was reclad at an expense to the
Vatican of SO, 000 The old sheathing
required such continuous repairs that it
was deemed better to replace it. The
sheets of lead which now cover the dome
weigh 70S,6lO pounds, and would extend
over more than an acre and half of land
if they were spread out flat.
Another danger is added to modern
housekeeping. DIR. Austen has discov-
cred that water containing organic mat
ter will, when under pressure, dissolve
compounds of lead, zinc and copper
more rapidly and in much larger quanti-
ties than when pure and under ordinary
conditions. He claims that many cases
of dysentery result from drinking such
water that has stood all night in lead OF
zinc pipes.