The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-08-15
CITY NOTES.
ALL. For LOVE.

Imtoxication,
Which impelled me to unfold
Something rather nice to hold
| In ones arms, ! made the old
Declaration.
| She said :. Yes and we We're married
In the fall.
We had love enough, but lacked
The ''wherewithal."
| So we carried off load
OF the dollars which were slowed
In the safe /; now our abode
Is Montreal.
Texas Siftings.
| The sun put in some of its best ticks
yesterday, but its rays were tempered by
| the most delightful of breeze5,
| Drs. II. II. and w. w. Estes are now
located upstairs in the Grill block, Front
street, where they are prepared to do
| frst-class dental work in all its branches.
Teeth extracted without pain.
1t IS hardly necessary to remark that
it rained again yesterday afternoon.
The postoffice will be moved to its new
quarters in the Grill block, on Front
street, this morning, and the public can
secure their mail there at the usual hours
to-day.
Our handsome tax assessor, Mr.. Ben.
T. Boyd, is again lost. We would like
to know his address in order to forward
him important rail matter.
Mr. John Thompson, the gunsmith,
accidentally shot himself in the left
hand yesterday afternoon while repair
ing a revolver he thought to be unloaded.
The wound is q very painful one, though
it broke no bones. We hope he will soon
recover the use of his hand.
Mr.. c. G. Ellis, of lake Como, passed
through the city yesterday on his return
homo from Il visit to st. Augustine. He
looks as though he enjoyed his visit to
the ancient city.
Still they come, nice pig hams, shout
ders, breakfast strips, dried beef, Clipped
to please, choice boneless cod fish, mack
| erel, and full line of canned goods to
THE Family Store of r. r. Reid.
The schooner jesse w. Star, from
Philadelphia, with four hundred tons of
rails, fish plates and spikes for the j., T.
| &c X. w. r. r., arrived yesterday morn
ing, and is now tied up at that roads
wharf.
Headquarters for choice Florida peach
es, pears, grapes, bananas, &C., &c. Also
northern cabbages, potatoes, onions and
Sicily lemons &C., arriving almost daily
| at 1.-The Family Store of Il. Il. Reid.
Mr.. j. L. Burton, of Crescent City,
was in town yesterday. He reports his
section as having enjoyed several good
rains of late.
For RENT.-A handsome eight-room
cottage, with all modern improvements.
Centrally located. Apply at this office.
Capt. j. f. Lucas has n notice of his
bath house in another place. The bath
| house is fitted up in splendid manner,
| and is receiving liberal patronage.
The five schooners now lying at our
| wharves give the river front quite a bus
ness aspect during this midsummer dull
| ness.
Mr.. +. III. Conoley offers his services
| as an expert book keeper and account
| ant to all who desire such work done.
Only a reasonable price will be charged,
| and satisfaction guaranteed.
The merchants We're made happy yes
| terday by the best days business of the
week. Besides the local trade a great
many came from distance on shopping
tours, to get the benefit of the very low
prices at which oar merchants are now
| selling goods.Es
| Fresh garden and flower seeds lust ar
| rived and for sale at Moragne & kerst-
ing's.
The j., T. Sc X. w. r. r., will give
still another of thei. popular Sunday ex
| cursions tomorrow to Green Cove
| Spring. ST. Augustine and Jacksonville
The train will leave Palatka at O'Clock
a. M, and the popular fare for these
points will be charged.
During the storm Wednesday after
| noon, lightning struck and demolished
the barn of Mr.. w. S. Goodale, of Ores
cent City, killed his horse, some hogs
| and several fowls, and completely
wrecked a buggy. The stroke glanced
off and went through window of his
residence, but did it but little damage.
Mr.. Fry showed yesterday what {
great improvement could be made by 6
very little work in repairing his sidewalk
1t is now almost at good as new, and we
hope his good example will be followed
| by all having plank sidewalks. 1t costs