The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-08-14
CITY NOTES.

Inc ISHtUlH3 StTuck tiie pidlillD9 IlIl
of Jackson & Jackson, and the Woolsey
house, on Wednesday evening, but little
damage was done.
Mr.. J. FL. C. Pratt, foreman of THE
News Office, is at St. Augustine this
week, enjoying rest.
Workmen are busy putting on the fin
ishing touches of the handsome Phoenix
hotel. The inside work will soon be fin
ished and ready for occupancy, probably
by the first of next month.
Messrs. Z. d. Earle & Co., were busy
yesterday in opening out lot of new
dry goods and clothing, with which they
viii replenish their stock.
We have received copy Of the annual
register of the East Florida Seminary
for its session of 1894 So, with announce
ments for 1856. This seminary, I'M
der the efficient management of Captain
E. P. Cater, is meeting with great sue
cess and the roll of students grows longer
with each succeeding session.
The Florida Dispatch, at Jacksonville,
has this paragraph in relation to citizen
of Putnam county:
''Cur valued correspondent, E. III.
Hart, Esq, of Federal Point, Fla, has
very kindly sent us excellent photo
graphs of his Westinghouse Robusta
Palm, Z to s years from the seed height
IL feet, and grth at base feet--a strik-
ing and beautiful tree. We have also a
pretty picture of Mr.. Harris palm-encir
cled cottage-a fitting home for one who
SO loves trees, plants and flowers, and
who delights in sharing with others the
great pleasures which he derives from a
study of all the visible forms of ma
ture."
The large iron schooner Red Wing,
from Philadelphia, arrived yesterday
from Philadelphia, with a cargo of rails
for the Florida Southern railway.
Drs. III. r. and w. w. Estes are now
located upstairs in the Grill block, Front
street, where they are prepared to do
first-class dental work in all its branches.
Teeth extracted without pain.
u +. G.. ii. Flemming, of Jacksonville,
was in town yesterday, the guest of his
friend, Mr.. Peter Gardner. He represents
the extensive meal and grit house of Hut
mutt, of Terre Haute, Ind.
Still they come, nice pig hams, Shout
ders, breakfast strips, dried beef, Clipped
to please, choice homeless cod fish, mack
erel, and full line of canDed goods to
''The Family Store of r. r. Reid.
Mr.. F. C. Cochrane is moving his sta
tiOnery and news stand from the post
office building to one of the store rooms
in the Grill block, next door to where
the new pOstof1ice will be located. He
will be ready for business there in
short time.
Headquarters for choice Florida peach
es, pears, grapes, bananas, &c, SC. Also
northern cabbages, potatoes, onions and
Sicily lemons &C., arriving almost daily
at ''The Family Store" of r. r. Reid.
The bolt of lightning that struck and
so badly damaged the TOller cottage on
Wednesday afternoon, after getting
through with the house glanced off and
gave a man blowing near by a passing
slap on the head, knocking him and his
horse to the ground, but doing them no
damage further than severe shock.
Mr.. +. II. Conoley offers his services
as an expert hook-keeper and account
Only q reasonable price will be charged,
and satisfaction guaranteed.
Mr.. VI. Loeb advertises his large stock
of goods, bought at auction, at extreme
ly low prices this morning. Mr.. Loeb's
stock is well selected, and as he prefers
to handle cash to goods, he will sell at
prices to suit customers. See his adver-
tisement.
For RENr.-A handsome eight-room
cottage, with all modern Improvements.
Centrally located. Apply at this office.
While in the office of Messrs. Joseph
& Husson, architects, day or two since,
we We're shown the plans and drawings
for very peculiar, though what promi-
ses to be an exceedingly comfortable
residence for Gen. Alfred Bishop Mason,
which will be located at Seville juno
ton, Immediately on the banks of beau
tiful Lake Louisa. The house will be
built in the old colonial style, the main
body of which will be rs feet long by
thirty deep, and entirely surrounded by
an unbroken ten-foot piazza, making
nearly 800 feet Of piazza. On either side
will be a wing, making the total frontage
of the building 16J feet. The house will
consist of but one storey, the long roof
relieved by gables, and the whole outside
will be shingled instead of weather.