The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-11-20

III. E. W. 4i!l, of Nashville, Tenn,
is in the city. He is here prospecting
and will locate in Florida.
Mr.. w. A. Walton, of Gallatin, Tenn,
a brother of Mr.. John Walton, arrived
yesterday afternoon. and is the guest of
his brother.
Mr.. S. Graham received a carload of
furniture for his hotel yesterday after
noon, which will be placed in position
Immediately.
Young, the green grocer, has given
his establishment an overhauling, newly
PAINTED it, and added considerably to
his stock, until now he has one Of the
neatest places in the city.
Mrs, j NJ. Hotchkin and daughters
Misses Kate and Mamie,-returned to
Welaka IN the 18th instant, where they
will spend the winter with the Captain.
They came ON the City of Monticello.
A carload of stock passed through on
the J. T. & K. w. R. T. yesterday after
noon bound for De Land. 1t will be car
ried to Seville, from which place the
stock will be driven to their destination.
Since the new schedule went into eff
feet Captains Charley Bentley and Den
mis- Mahoney are kept on the go pretty
much all the time, and they do not have
the time to spend with their friends here
as formerly.
Mr.. A. H. Haskins, manager of the
Egmont Hotel at Fernandina. accompa-
MED by his wife, was in the city yester-
dav, having come over from jackson
vile TO take look at the many improve
ments made in Palatka during the past
year.
Messrs. Joseph & Husson are having a
big ditch dug from the river up Reid
street to First. in which to lay one of the
sewers of the Putnam House. The sew
ers will be kept clean by running streams
of water, and they will have consider
able fall to the river.
On account of the absence of impor-
tant witnesses the case of the State VS..
Henry Virgins, the negro boy who muir
dered Mr.. Porter near Welaka few
months since, was postponed yesterday
until the next term of court, and he will
be kept in Jail here until that time,
Messrs. \. w. Mann & Co. yesterday
received two carloads of the finest horses
they have yet brought to Palatka. They
came through in splendid condition, and
such horses will meet with ready sale, as
they are large, young and of good breeds.
They also received by same train seven
very fine mich COWS and calves.
There is prospect of more activity in
social circles soon, as the Merry Makers
will give Il calico hop in few DAYS, and
t'se~e IS z-e,r- taik Of She Pa!a'ka Club
wing - gs.,sIl hop III a fen weeks. a
movement has already begun for grand
New Years mask ball, and there are
many more entertainments spoken of to
come off soon.
John Wiley and Dave Freeman, alias
Singer, who were bound over by Judge
Haughton, Monday, were tried before
the Circuit Court yesterday, on a charge
of larceny, and convicted. They were
sentenced to serve one year at hard labor
in the penitentiary. George and Aman-
da Richie, charged with living in adul-
terry, were discharged, they having been
legally married in South Carolina several
wears ago. Charlie Hall, who has been
in Jail several months awaiting trial on
a charge of assault with intent to muir
der. was acquitted of the charge and dis
charged. In the case of Hiser VS.. Asia
suit of eiectment-a verdict was rem
dered in favor of the plaintiff.
Mr.. NJ. S. Cartier has just returned
from the North. He went to arrange for
the construction of gas works in this city
| for the Palatka Gas Light and Fuel Com
pany. of which Mr.. W. j. Vinegar is
president, and Mr.. w. j. Webb is secre-
| tary and treasurer. The Davis & Far
/ mum Manufacturing Company, of Wal.
| than, Mass, entered into a contract
with the company to put in and complete
| the works by January IL. 1886, when the
/ old kerosene lamps will he discarded and
| the city will be lighted with gas. The
gas works will probably be located on
| Madison street, and will be put up in
/ first class shape. The men at the head
| of this company mean business, and
when they take hold of thing they
push it to completion. The gas company
/ should receive liberal patronage from
| our people.