The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-11-01

Mr.. c. F. Waldron, of Welaka, was in
town yesterday.
Editor F. H. Brown, of the Crescent
City Gazette, was in town yesterday, and
gave us pleasant call.
Mr.. HG. Payne, cashier of the First
National Bank, is at present sojourning
at Young's Hotel, in Boston.
Mr. Ed Rumley has a notice in our
special column in which he offers some
valuable land for sale at Keuka.
Mr.. II. L. Green has a valuable orange
grove for sale or to exchange for city
property. See notice in special column.
Mrs. Alice Moragne and family, who
have been up in the mountains of North
Carolina during the summer returned
home last evening.
Mr. Joseph Baker, of Lake George, has
a notice in our special column of inter-
est to parties desiring to locate in the In
dian river country. See notice and write
him.
Messrs. c.. C. Stratton & Co., of Macon,
Ga. have further reduced the price of
their excellent brick. and Will now de-
liver them in Palatha at $3.50 per thous-
and. See notice in special column.
4 negro answering the description Civ
en- of London Williams, the Marion coun-
ty murderer, passed through the city
Friday, and went on to Jacksonville.
Marshal Vinzandt was notified, and is on
the lookout for him.
We acknowledge the receipt of card
announcing the marriage of Mr.. Edward
C. Stilwell to Miss Cora E. flames, which
happy event occurred at Rochester, n.
Y, on Wednesday, October 18. We ten
der our congratulations to the happy
couple.
Tie regular meeting of the Ladies Aid
Society of the Methodist Church will be
held Tuesday evening at the residence of
\. G.. Phillips. There being some i'm
portant matters TO come before the meet
ing, a full attendance Is requested by the
president.
The frame for the cupola on the south
end of the Putnam House has been erect
ed and is large enough for nice cool
bed room in summer. Windows have
been left on every side, and that elevated
point will furnish beautiful view of
Palatka and vicinity.
In the Methodist church o-day: Love
feast at 10 a. M; preaching at II, to be
followed by sacramental service. Sun
81 900
p. m,-subject of morning discourse:
The Lords SUPPORTS significance and
Design. Prayer meeting every Wednes-
| day at p. m. To strangers a cordial
welcome always extended.
| Messrs. f. d. Earle & Co., have an at
| tractive advertisement of their large dry
! goods establishment on the first page of
| THE News this morning, in which they
invite the attention of the trading public
to their goods. They have ransacked
the northern markets, and have the best
stock this season they have ever shown.
Read their advertisement, it may be to
your interest.
Judges have been appointed for the
BOAT race on lueSudE. ttpt. y. 4. Lucas
will have his steamers and row boats for
the accommodation of spectators. The
boats will start from the boat house, and
the course will be in southeasterly di-
rection, one mile and half and return.
Messrs Peter Hunter and John McGill
are backing the oarsmen. Mr.. Barnard
Sheay is referee and time keeper. The
race will come off at 3 O'Clock, sharp.
II.
Gainesville News: The business of the
Florida Southern railway at this point
has become so great that the company
are forced to enlarge their facilities for
the accommodation of their trade. We
learn that there will be expended in the
next four weeks over S1O.0 in and
around their depot grounds at the termi-
nus of West Lain street. The work has
already been commenced, and will be
vigorously prosecuted until the propos-
ed improvements are made.