The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-11-13
CITY NOTES.

Senator Wilkinson Call and wife were
n the city yesterday.
Mesers. George Tucker and Stephen r.
Causey, of Fruitland, were in town yes
terday.
Squire Lott Allen was in the city yes
terday, on business connected with the
court.
See special notice of Messrs. Vertrees
& Co. They have just received q car
load of flour, potatoes and apples.
Mr. Paul Orvis was in town YESTERDAY.
He is greatly pleased at the progress the
new Putnam House is making.
Mr.. Jas r. Ellis, the irrepressible Geor-
gIa cracker, was in town yesterday, TAX
ing orders for crackers which his house
Z: anufactures.
The j., T. & K. w. Ry, have brought
several car loads of clay and spread it
between their platform and the sidewalk,
making a hard and firm walk.
Quite a large crowd attend the sessions
# the ciruit court each day, and the
criminal trials are watched with the
greatest eagerness by both black and
white.
There We're some typographical errors
in Mr.. G.. p. DevereuX's advertisement
yesterday morning which have now
been corrected. In one place the type
read $500" when it should have been
''50c0 yards of Hamburg" a job lot
which he is making a special drive in.
Mr. w. B. Cross is making considera-
BILE improvement in the arrangements of
his Water street market, and now has
more room than heretofore. He recent
" Louch. out the market of Mr.. Cum
mings. on Lemon street, and will con
| vert it into a first-class fish and oyster
depot
Two ~cho 1ncr~. with iron for the J. L.
x X. W. Ry.. have arrived, one at Fer
nandina now discharging, and the other
at Palatka. Other schOOnerS are to ar
rive in few days, and there will be no
more delay in the track laying until
Sanford is reached, which will be about
Christmas.
The Shelley lot on Reid street, be-
tween First and Second, has been leased
for a skating rink, and we undertand a
large and substantial rink is to be cree
ted Immediately. 1t will be larger and
wider than the old rink, and will no
doubt be literally patronized by our
young people during the season.
The Palatka market is now pretty well
supplied with frnits of all kinds. The
meats, too, are much better than few
weeks ago that nearly every one is loos-
ing the abnormal development of max
ilary muscles brought about by the Sc
we're exercise on Florida beef. Vegeta-
bles. too, are plentiful, and all in all our
people are now living pretty well.
Mr.. j. jacobson has an advertisement
large enough this morning to attract the
attention of every reader. in which he
advert ises The leading lines of goods in
which he deals. He has large stock of
goods which is constantly being replen-
ished wi It'll all the latest novelties in dry
goods, ind his dress making and milin-
cry d, partment is in competant hands.
Read the advertisement.
Mes Webb & Nichols, who recently
| purchased the fire insurance business of
N91 s,arkins billiard, now represent
the ST hgest insurance agency in Flori-
| da, ars are prepared TO carry risks in
any Sx-ounts, and at low rates. They
repesett some of the best companies do
ing business in Florida, as will be seen
by reference to their new advertisement
published elsewhere this morning. Read
their advertisement and give them a
call.