The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-08-06
WELAK \.

Mrs. s Jphie Woodford has returned to
her home in Avon, Conn, Mr. North
going as far as Savannah with her.
DIR. and Mrs. WEIGH left last week for
Kentucky, she to remain until fall. The
doctor will return at once, we can't we'll
do without him, and miss both very
much.
Mr.. Rosenberg and his grand niece,
Miss Lula Broad, have gone to Syracuse
to spend a few months.
The grocely store of G. S. Stephens &
Bro, was burglar;zed a short ;time" ago.
from $50 to $50 worth of goods being
taken. 1t seems as If these miscreants
could be caught, and it is getting neces-
sary to make an example of some of
them. Stealing seems easier than fish
ing of late. There are too many people
hanging around doing nothing, and get
ting fat,
No one seems to stir about much, and
there is not much to say. We see by
THE News that there is some sport going
on at Matanzas. a party from here will
likely try that plan of resting up, though
it looks doubtful if there is much rest
in it.
The genial assessor has been and gone.
We are well pleased with his manner of
assessments, and believe he is doing the
square, impartial thing. l believe some
had imagined themselves quite rich here
tofore, but it mover got OH paper until
this time; now the riches can be real
lied.
Our community seems to be getting
notorious Of late, the last crime being
the deliberate and wilful murder of Mr..
Porter. The general opinion is that
Virgins should have been hung at once,
and he made very close call. \ large
band of tho best citizens were out after
him, and following him mp, but for want
of some concerted action, the constable
got him safely TO Satsuma, not daring to
bring him to Welaka for the boat. The
time has come for an example. A rape
and murder in a month are rather too
much for people to take.
General work among the orange gro
YES still goes on, the rains making plenty
of grass to fight. Scuppernong grapes
are ripening q little, and general gath
ering will take place the latter part of
this month To one who never saw n
good bearing vine, it would well repay
them to take some trouble to go and see
one this month. Corn fodder has been
housed, and potato planting about fin
ished for the season. Garden planting
will be next in order.
c.. S. Packard is getting things in shape
for building q fine house on Mr.. Faster
fields grove, one mile from town.
good house on the heights will make a
nice attraction, the location being very
| fine.
MIR. Geo. Hammer has bought the Lebo
| place fronting the river, a very fine To-
cation, what George IS going into now
| time will tell.
Mr.. A. X Percival has been working
very industriously on his four acre grove,
and good result will soon show itself.
Some other somewhat neglected groves
| about here have been undergoing similar
| treatment much to the good of the neigh
borhood.
The impression is that many will come
| to Florida this winter, and Wclaka is
bound to get her share, the advantages
| of this section is much too good for
! going farther south, and lands cheaper
| than more remote places. BUCKEYE.
The statistics formed by the Indian
| River Railroad Committee OF the amount
of transportation to and from the river
for the year ending July -, 1888, are as
follows: Number of packages shipped
via Rock Ledge $4,000, feet of lumber
via Indian Biver Inlet l, 0C0,000, acres
of cultivated lands 2.2l9, population
| 1,611.