The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-12-09
CITY NOTES.


weather imaginable, and don't fail to
write and tell your friends about it.
''Peck's Bad Boy is the next attlac-
ton for our theatre goers.
The City Of Palatka arrived Monday
night, bringing several passengers and a
heavy freight.
The proprietor of the Phoenix Hotel is
busily engaged in putting it in readiness
for opening in short while.
The new daylight line seems to be do
ing a good business in carrying freight
and passengers up and down the river.
Mr.. A. B. Stephens, postmaster at
Florence, st. Johns county, was in town
yesterday, and favored THE NEWS with
call
3lessrs w. o. Volt and r. j. Rifles
have just had the front of their store
handsomely painted, which adds no lit
tie to the attractiveness of their estab-
| lishment.
Mr. J. Ii. Hubbard has removed the
| offices of the Palatka Transfer Company
| to its new quarters in one of the Snow
buildings on Front street The room is
being handsomely fitted up and when
completed will be one of the contest of
fees in the city.
The steamer Eliza HancoX, looking as
neat as a new pin, resumed her daily
trips between this city and Jacksonville
yesterday, and she will no doubt receive
that liberal patronage from the public
that has heretofore been accorded her
Capt r. J. Adams is the Palatka agent
Of the boat.
4 sneak thief entered the Carleton
House on Monday night and secured an
overcoat and a yalise belonging to guests
besides taking the bunch Of keys belong
ing to the hotel Mr. Shelley will thank
the thief for the return of the keys, as
such an act of kindness would save him
considerable expense. He will ask TO
questions.
Mesars. T. II. Haley 6; Co. have their
! billiard parIor, on Front street, opposite
the Putnam House, open and ready f1T
the patronage of the public. The room
is handsomely fitted up, and has no bar
attachment. The tables are all new and
of the best make, and every thing will be
done for the comfort and enjoyment OF
the patrons of the parlor. ...s.
We learn that Mr.. Martin Griffin will
q, e
moth three story buildings on Water
street, which are to be used as wholesale
houses. The buildings will be 30x125
feet in size, and will front on Water
: street, with the rear opening out on the
; wharf. These buildings are to be put w
! in the best manner, and will be ready
: for occupancy by next April
Harry Heath is a good fellow. as will
= be seen at the conclusion of this para
graph. Besides keeping a full stock OF
as good watches, clocks and jewelry a:
t can be found in Florida and doing al
+. classes of jewelry work in the very bes
manner, he is giving considerable atten
Y ton to Eyeglasses and spectacles. H
: now has in stock between twelve anC
fifteen hundred pair, and with his paten
0 eye testing instrument can fit any eye
t with any style glass that may be wanted
and can fit the glass in any frame t.
: suit the taste of the customer. The
n writer is compelled to use glasses NOR,
. or less at night, and unfortunately
3 breaking the old pair recently, Mr.
a Heath yesterday presented him with F.;
: new pair, set in gold rims, with a nca
. chain attachment TO protect them from
= accident. We appreciate the timely gif
a very much, and hope by their use t,
hereafter detect all errors thai may b.
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