The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-11-14
CITY NOTES.
TIE MERRY MERCHANT.

TIE MERRY MERCHANT.
Here's a state of things!
We're the business kings.
We, to make a handsome profit,
Advertise, and this comes of it.
This the gain it brings,
Here's a state of thin2s.
Messrs. T. J. Rutherford, j. NJ. Grim
and Henry Stoll, of Crescent City, were
in town yesterday.
The Merry Makers will give another
of their delightful dances in a week OF
| two at Lucas Hall.
Col. John /. Walker of Jacksonville,
is in the city, looking after his clients
| interests before the circuit court.
Mr.. Philip Vinegar has arrived in Pa
| latka from New York, and is the guest
Of his brother, Mr.. VIM. J. Vinegar.
Mr.. T. Brigham Bishop came over
from Silver Springs last night, and will
circulate among his friends here to-day.
The passenger depot of the Jackson
Vile road is receiving a new coating of
| paint, and is being otherwise improved.
We learn that there are several cases
| of measles in the city at present, but it
has not developed INTO anything like an
epidemic.
Mr.. d. y. Boyd has received two large
boilers of eighty horse power for his saw
mill on River street, which will soon be
put in place.
The Ocklawaha boats bring down large
| quantities OF oranges on every trip, when
they are forwarded ahead to the north
ern and western markets.
The new schedule and fast mail ser
vice will go into effect on the railroads
tomorrow. We published the new
schedule on last Thursday.
Mr.. T. d. Jones has come back to Pa
latlla for the winter, from Nassau, n. Y.
He says that nearly everybody he knows
up there will come to Florida this win
ter.
The SANDER case of c. II. Griffin VS.. s.
Robertson. occupied the attention of the
circuit court yesterday. The amount of
damage claimed by complainant is $50
900.
The little switch engine at the Florida
Southern road can make more fuss in
going q given distance than any other
locomotive in Florida. She is literally
little but loud"
Quite a number of gentlemen will go
down to Jacksonville this afternoon to
attend the theatre, where ''Mixed Pick
les is being rendered to large and de-
lighted audiences.
Mr.. j. +. Burton, of Crescent City,
passed through Palatka yesterday en-
route to Alabama, where he goes to at
tend II wedding, and to look after the
sale of some of his oranges.
Mr.. w. II. Pindgree, young gentle
man from Maine, has taken a position in
the freight depot of the j., T. & X. W.
Rv. vice Mr.. c.. B. Towns. who goes to
take the agency at Jacksonville.
The Rand of Hope meets this after
noon at Mrs. Lansing's at $3.50. All
children and young people are cordially
invited to attend.
Mrs. G.. w. LANSING,
Superintendent.
Round trip tickets will be sold by the
j. I. & X. w. Ry, to Jacksonville and
return, including admission to the thea
tire tonight, for 50, the tickets good till
Sunday night, as no train will return to-
night after the performance is over.
Judge r. n. Murray has returned to
Palatka for the winter. after having
spent :he summer at his old home in
Napiersville. Ill. The Judge is looking
as happy and jolly as ever, and his many
friends will be glad to him again among
us.
The steamer Comet has been raised UNI
til her decks are about above the water.
and the water in her hold will be pump
ed out this morning by the fire engine.
She will be thoroughly Overhauled and
repaired before she IS put back on her
route.
Mr.. NJ. NJ. Potter, the proprietor of the
Potter House at Crescent City. was in
town yesterday, having just returned
from Atlantic City, where he conducted
large hotel during the summer. The
Pot er House will be opened On Deem
terrain more people than ever before.