The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-11-19
CITY NOTES.


~ sighed,
y her head ON his shoulder she laid:
...t:a a. i I've auI no livlng:' he sadly |
replied,
\ ; he thought Of his board bill, unpaid.
The steamer Comet is on the ways at
Harris boat yard across the river under
going repairs.
Capt Powers is putting in some new
=pllngs for the Florida Southern rail
way. for the better protection of their
dock
Messrs. L. |. Pierce and \. n. Hanlon,
left on the steamer DeBary yesterday for
weeks trip up the st. Johns and to
Tampa.
Yesterday was one of those quiet days
lat viii come to the most lively place
occasionally, and not much worthy of
note ira spired during the day.
We don't know whether the fact that the
grand jury has been in session has any
thing to do with It or not, but the police
have had hut little to DO in the past few
days.
On Sunday the 22d inst, the dedica-
ton of the new Methodist church at
Francis will take place. Rev. DIR. Rob
,nson Will preach the dedicatory sermon
at II a. IN.
Mr. O. II. Gillian, of Detroit. Mich,
special agent of the Equitable Life As
| surance Society, of New York, is in the
city fer a short while, and will look out
| for the interests of his society.
We learn that Messrs. Webb e Nichols
ill erect two handsome cottages on the
ylcant lot on Oak street, between First
! and Second streets. The lots are well
| situated and the cottages will find ready
! tenants.
! Mr.. T. c. Fambrough, of THE NEWS
! Typographical force, who has been con-
fined to his room several days with a
severe attack of measles, has recovered
sufficiently to be up again, and will be
II right in few DAYS.
Our friend Mr. David Young, who has
one of the finest young orange groves in
this section located at Tnterlachen. ar
-'v,f Yesterday fran' far 9wav Manitoba
! II. ..g.- y, ra4 hca. E.. The eurn r. II
4, Jcljlu ed 30 get back, ana looks in the
best of health.
On Tuesday night cath inst. the Ladies
Aid Society of the Methodist church will
| give a grand excursion and concert on
the elegant steamer Fred'k DeBary.
[ ,l;
ments will be served on the steamer at
popular prices.
The choir of the Presbyter church
will give sacred concert at the church
building on next Thursday evening for
the purpose of raising money with which
TO carpet the building. An interesting
programme will be given. and the public
Is invited to be present. Admission 25c.
Oranges are beginning to taste like
they We're ripe now. and shipments are
beiug made right along to the northern
markets The heavy shipments will not
be begun until next month, when the
transportation lines will have to hump tC
forward all of them as rapidly as they
should be.
There is no let up in the travel. and
large crowds of people go to South Flor
ida daily by river and rail- The hotels
and boarding houses in Palatka are com
fortablv filled all the time, and from
every source comes the information thai
large crowds will be here this winter
Palatlla will I've better prepared than ever
To entertain visitors.
Invitations have been issued for the
marriage of Mr. NJ. Haughton to Mis-
Matte HOLSTER, which happy event vii
take place at st. Marks church in thi
CITY on "Wednesday morning. NOvembe
25th, at 10 o'clock. This marriage viii
unite two of our most popular young
people. and they will have the hearty
good wishes of all for their happiness.
p Anderson Howard. who was tried fo1
attempt TO raDe before the circuit cOur
Tuesday. was foud guilty by the jury
and Yesterday morning Judge King
sentenced him to twenty years at hare
labor in the penitentiarv. The case o
F. p. HER VS.. Sim Asia. suit for eject
I ltItilt p'Iutit'i tilt dlttil'ioi VI the NoNii
yesterday, and at this writing the jur,
: have not returned their verdict.
; Next Saturdays DAILY News will con
sist of an edition of about seven thous
, and copies, which will be distributed
r among the orange growers of the state
1t vii! contain several articles of specia
value, among others an elaborate de
scription of the fora of Palatka and vi