The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-08-16
CITY NOTES.

Mr.. C. B. Town left yesterday for
Crescent City, where he will be engaged
on the Seville division of j.. T. & K. w.
A. Usina will have new glass front /
put in his store, on Lemon street He I
to make his store as neat as
a bandbox
A crowd of negro railroad hands came
up yesterday morning from Jackson |
vile, and were put to work grading be !
tween Palatka and Buffalo Bluff.
Alderman & jackson received a large
consignment Of school books yesterday,
and can supply every school in the coun
ty with all the books they may want.
Charlotte Wilson was found to be
guilty of using abusive language, and
was fined So and costs for this indul
gence Of her temper, by the mayor yes
terday.
Stormy weather is predicted for Flor
ida about the latter part of this month,
but we are happy to state that our storms
are no kin to the Georgia cyclone or the
western blizzard.
Forward does not sell quite eighteen
hundred tons of ice per month, but he
does sell more than one ton per day.
Another schooner with g cargo of ice IS
now on the way here.
On the Goth inst. the steamship City Of
Palatka will resume her regular semi
weekly trips, instead of weekly, as now
run, She will arrive in Palatka Sunday
and Wednesday nights.
The dog ordinance went into effect
yesterday, and The CANNES caught roam
ing around the streets without proper
collars, must take the consequences of
their owners carelessness.
Mr.. Ephriam Zumwalt has gone out to
his homestead ON the Florida Southern
road, and will hereafter be found among
the horny handed orange growers. He
has a desirable place, we learn.
If the dray horses of Palatlza wasn't
of the gentIest disposition imaginable
there would be a great many runaways,
as the drivers allow them to stand
around without being hitched, on all oc-
| casions.
Lucy Wilson deposited 81 and costs
with the mayors court, yesterday morn
| ing. She had been acting in disorderly
manner, and the above fine was assessed
against her for exercising that privilege
The schooner Bella Russell, Captain
Steelman, arrived yesterday morning
from New York, bringing a generol car
| go for Palatka and Green Cove Spring.
She made the passage from New York to
the st. Johns bar in five and half days.
The schooner Bella Russell, now dis
charging her cargo at Capt. Adams ware
house, brought dwelling house, finished
and ready to be put together. 1t will be
a light and. no doubt, handsome cottage
when put together, as it is made of white
pine.
The following testimonial Of a certain
patent medicine speaks for itself: Deal
Sir-Two months ago my wife coulC
scarcely speak. She has taken two bot
ties of your Life Remover, and now
she can't speak at ALL Please send mC
two more bottles. I wouldn't be with
out it.
A new express line had its sign on
yesterday afternoon ON Water street. I
was called the ''Palatka and Sand Hill
Express" but the schedule was not Sc
forth on the sign, though it was said t.
vary with circumstances. Mr.. ROber
l Scott, the clever owner of this new line
) will take pleasure in furnishing any in
formation that may be desired.
2 Times Union: The steamer Water Lii
which collidcd with the Chattahooche
near Blue Springs Wednesday, arrive
here yesterday morning and is now un
dergoing repairs, the cost of which wi
not exceed 5000. The Chattahoochc
was not injured 1t will not be know
> upon whom to throw the blame until tn
; case is investigated by the steamboat il
spectors.
In answer to inquiries, we viii stat
that the democratic executive committn
consists of Henry Hutchinson, J, Hick!
r. w Bard, Clark Stephens, A.
Beach. J. NJ. Powers, VIM f. Forward
Lott Allen, w. V Boyd, John Harvey
John Hancock. John 2. Wall, J. II. Ma
lett, VIM d. Allen, c. S. Packard d.
Dusenberry, John B. Cole, JOS. Price
+ B. P. Calhoun, s. J. Kennerly, VIM. I
Wigg, E. NJ. Vary, VIM. r. Johnson.
, S. Grill. chairman; BENZ. Harrison, Sc,
l rotary.
= An exchange says: THE orange trt
is the longest lived fruit tree known.
Il is rcputed to have attained the age ,
three hundred years, and it Is known
; have fiourished and borne fruit for mo-
u than a hundred years. No fruit tree wi
L grow and produce fruit SO well undo