The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-12-25
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CITY NOTES.

There Is good news from those who
promise us water works, and these will
soon be in operation.
Gen. Lawrence, of Boston, Mass, ar
rived in our port yesterday in his beauti-
full schooner built steam yacht, Ibis.
Most of the finer and larger steamers
on our beautiful st. Johns river are pro-
vided with excellent bands of music.
DR.. J. L. Stone, of Rochester, n. Y,
passed through the city yesterday, en-
route TO his winter home at Satsuma.
Attention of our readers is called TO
the notice wanted" in our special col
umn, of Frank s. who desires employ
ment.
n. 3. The Dude who smiled from the
corner so serenely on a passing lady, last
evening, is informed that she is already
| spoken for-L-
Mr.. C. F. Venabel, of Center Hill, was
in the city yesterday and paid THE
NEWS Office a pleasant call. He left
same day on his return home.
/ The gay young bachelor who found
! doll of ebony hue TO his credit on the
! Christmas tree is seeking earnestly for
the generous donor. May no bones be
broken.
THE NEWS viii take Christmas to-day
and fail to disturb the slumbers Of its
! patrons and friends tomorrow. May
the hearthstones OF those whom it is a
welcome visitor never grow cold!
When the Chesapeake and Eliza Han
cox came at noon yesterday, crowded
with passengers, there were five large
vessels at our wharyes and we began to
realize that our season had already set
/ in.
Mr. VIM. Quincy Notes has made az
rangements with Mr. Hibbard to open
an office i'll his place of business, on
Front street. where he may be consulted
on all matters pertaining to accountancy,
etc.
Yesterday our stores made an impos-
ing display Of Christmas goods, and the
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brilliant window jets and the vari-color-
ed lights in the drug stores left little to
be regretted in the way of gas.
We learn from our neighboring city of
Hawthorn, that her new hotel is now
finished and ready for guests the town
is sinking an artesian we'll for the use Of
the public, and u new Presbyterian
church IS rapidly nearing completion.
So our suburbs grow!
We had a pleasant visit yesterday from
Messrs. Louis, Emmett and J. Leo Nc
Graw, the former two from that gar
! den spot Of Florida, Buffalo Bluff. the
latter down from Washington, d. c.,
with his family. and visiting his father,
Capt. B. T. McGraw, the "locofoco" of
the Bluff.
Our friend and fellow fisherman,
Judge J. C. Vertrees was made happy on
yesterday by the arrival of his neice,
| Miss Katie Wood, and his two sons J. j.
Vertrees and W. 0. Nertrees, two dis
tinguished young lawyers of Nashville,
Tenn. May the old Judge, the young
Judge the two lawyers who will be
judges in good time, and the whole fam
lily always be as happy at Christmas tide
as this rc-unien makes them to day.
We have heard several express regret
at losing the pleasure of hearing the
Bijou Opera Company Wednesday night
in Chimes of Normandy" They expect
ed the News to keep them posted, but
as we have only one Opera House in
town, the owner does not think it nee
essary TO invoke the aid of the local
press. Soon we will have another run
in a different spirit, and then the COM
panies coming to Palatka, will see the
difference.
When he who was digging in the street
was asked by the peot:
''O'd man, old man, for whom biggest
thou this ground
In the heart of London town.
There was considerable pause before
THE deep-toned voice of the digger re-
piled,
We're laying gas pipe down.
But il Palatka when the drayman in
attempting to drive out of an alley-way,
found yawning gulf in front of him.
there was no questions but only some
whispers not very gentle, while the dig
gers explained that they had authority
70 put down the mains and the business
of the drayman aforesaid might await
their leisure.