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

A m an may be a swell in every other
respect and feel happy, but man with
a swell head is much to be pittied.
Mrs. Emily Miller died at the residence
of Mr.. Ned Boyle, at o'clock yesterday
morning. The body, we learn, will be
taken to Charleston for interment.
Geo. C. Thayer & Co. have fitted up
lot of vegetable and fruit bins, and will
commence soon to have daily supplies of
vegetables, ETC., from up the river.
The county ticket gives general salts
faction in all actions of the county heard
from. which is the best indication in the
world that twill be elected by a large
majority.
Mr. E. L. Patterson returned yester-
day from st. Augustine, where he has
been several days recuperating. He re-
ports a most pleasant time while in the
city by the sea.
Hon. Geo. w. Ryles is in town and re-
ports everything enthusiastic in his
neighborhood for the county ticket. No
dissatisfaction exists with the good dem
ocrats of his precinct.
The Democrats at Pomona and vicinity
will hold a mass meeting on the 21st inst,
that promises to be a grand affair. Promi-
nent speakers will be present to address
the citizens on the issues of the campaign,
and the Democrats will make a grand day
of it.
From private letter to Mr.. Colhoun
we learn that DR.. Dewitt win soon be
among us to work early and late for the
democrrtic nominees, national, state and
county. The Doctor is too good dem
ocrat to rest easy in the mountains when
Florida needs hiJu
Mr.. NJ. L. Meek, of Jacksonville, was
married to Miss Matte Teasdale, at the
residence of the brides father, Hon. II.
r. Teasdale, on Wednesday evening, 9th
inst. The couple left for Charleston
yesterday morning, where they will
make their future home
Elsewhere in this issue will be found
| the insurance card Of Mr.. Thos. c.. Jones
who has openeda general insurance office
street. Mr.. Jones represents first-class
companies, and will gladly furnish any
information in regard to inusranoe thai
may be desired.
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The city subscribers Of THE NEWS vii
confer favor by promptly reporting t.
this office when the carrier fails to leave
their paper. We have a new carrier OF
this week, and so soon as he gets bis
route Strengthened out, we hope to hav,
no more Trouble in getting the paper de
livered promptly.
The Putnam county Democratic execu
tive committee will meet at the cour
house onnext Tuesdaynight when the OF
ganization Of the committee viii be per
fected and other important business trans
acted. The candidates and committe
propose to make live, aggressive can
vass, and successful one.
While a boy was handling a gun o.
Wednesday afternoon, on Mrs. White
premises in this city, the gun was acci
dentally discharged, the load of sho
lodging in the shoulder and breast of
colored man named Mynes Jones. While
the wounds are painful they are not dan
gerous, and Mynus will be all right agai
in a few days.
A new arrangement has been put int
effect in the mail service between Pa
latka and Tampa, whereby the mail
carried direct from Palatks to Tampa
Under the new schedule the mail wi
leave Palatka daily at 8 I'm, arrive a
Tampa 900 p. m. next day. Leave Tam
pa at 900 a. IN. daily, except Sunday, al
rive at Palatka $50 a. m. next day.
We learn that the Putnam Manufactu
ing and Improvement Company will
have their extensive mills ready fo
work in about four weeks, when the.
will turn out about 10, 700 feet of lumbe
per day. twenty-five men are now a
work getting the mills in readiness, an,
when completed.it will require a larg
force of hands to keep them in opera
on.
= The Emmett street cOlored revivalist
are conducting their series Of meetings
it seems, on the idea that the Lord
very deaf and it requires a deal of nois
to attract His attention. Wednesda
night a crowd of the shanties II
manned at the church nearly al night
and their lusty shouts and songs an
prayers We're SO continuous that sleep /
that neighborhood was impossible. Th
white people in that section of the cit
are loud in their complaints of this nois,
and their consequent deprivation {
necessary sleep, and there is some tai
of petition being gottenup to have ii
authorities interfere and put stop t
what they deem q nuisance.