The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-08-24
CITY NoTEs.

Come, sweet mosquito, pray be not sly;
Draw nearer whilst thou sing'st thy lul-
Art thou in love with me? Then be not
coy;
To hold thee now would make me wild
with joy.
Thou holdest back, bat ceaseth not thy
lay;
Thou art toe bashful, draw tbee nearer.
pray.
l love thee, yes-swoop, slap! all doubt
is past
l woood thee well, thou'rt mashed on me
at last.
A large number of the railroad hands
were in the city yesterday.
Judge Vary has returned from a
trip, on legal business, to Enter
prise and Sanford.
The tug-boat Oyster Boy came up yes
terday, and towed the schooner Charlotte
T. Sibley down to Jacksonville.
Mr.. A. Usina will go over to st. Au-
gustine tomorrow, where he proposes to
remain for the next two weeks.
Want to rent house suitable for small
family; convenient to this Office. Apply
or address: tx . care THE NEWS.
Miss Matte and Laura Saublo were in
the city yesterday, en- route to Crescent
City, where they go to visit friends
Mr.. L, z, Barker, auditor of the Jack
sonville, Tampa and Key West railway,
was in the city Friday and yesterday, the
guest of Captain Mahoney.
Messrs Barnes & Boland have been
given the contract to plaster the new ad-
dition to the Putnam House, and will
! commence the work tomorrow.
Services in the Methodist church to-
day at 1890 a. IN. and 7:30 p. m. Sun
day at 4 p. m. Prayer meeting every
Tuesday at 1902 m. A cordial welcome
extended to all.
One of Meyer & Co. S bakers and their
colored driver had little difficulty on
Front street, yesterday afternoon, When
they were carried before the mayor,
his honor assessed them 81 and costs
each,
Mr.. Charles Rogero came over from St.
Augustine yesterday. He win return
Tuesday and spend the remainder Of this
week there. He reports all the Palatba
people sojourning there as having a
splendid time.
Mr.. II. j. Campbell has just completed
the plans for a fine building to be put up
on the corner of Emmett and Dodge
streets. for Messrs Webb & Mich
OILS. 1t is to be handsome building,
! and work will be commenced on it as
soon as the contract can be let.
A negro railroad hand yesterday as
serted on the streets that his board cost
) him only 10 cents week when he
: boarded himself A gentleman, standing
by, asked him how he managed tolive SC
/ cheap, when he replied that ne never eat
: any meat, and his entire bill of fare con
S sisted of bread and sweetened water
: AT Capt. G. q. Chaces ahip-yard is the
little steamer Augusta, which plies be
t tween Palatka and Georgetown. She
+ has been thoroughly repaired both in ma
: chinery and cabin. Her captain has gone
p, north, and when he returns the steamers
l bottom will be coppered, and she will re
S turn to her route. -Jacksonville Herald
A darley, while fishing on the whar
yesterday afternoon, was someweat sur
prised to find ''stingray, instead of
catfish, on his hook He had never seer
one before, and several others inspected
' the strange fish for the first time, as
lay on the wharf. We learn that mum
+ bers of these fish can be seen at any tim
at Sunny Point.
Messrs. Barnes q Boland, in their mex
: store, on Main street, near the Floridi
n Southern railway shops, have one of tn
d prettiest stocks Of doors, sash, blinds
k builders hardware, paints, oils, etc, t
,. be found in the state They make u spt
a cialty of handling the best goods, and az
y prepared to duplicate Jacksonville an
e Savannah prices. Read their advertise
ment, in another column, and give ther
a call.