The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-08-01
CITY NOTES.


An all de time a res
He axed to have the chickens roos'
Down on the loves linn,
An turkest jest on top de fence,
In easy reach er him.
Come stately steppin' on. good Lawd,
Pom yo' lily white steed,
An smash dem sassy niggahs down,
An bruise de sarpint's seed.
Dey howls at you de livelong night
An robs you of yo' sleep,
Kase dey's too lazy fur too SOW,
An got no crap to reap.
Will Visscher in Cheyenne Leader.
Ice cold beer at the Idaho.
Judge BENZ. Harrison returned yester-
day from Tallahassee, his health much
improved.
Mr.. B. F. Bowen has returned from
his old home, where he has been recre-
ating for the past two weeks.
For RENT.-A handsome eight-rOom
cottage, with all modern improvements
Centrally located. Apply at this Office.
j. J. Walsh, charged with cursing
swearing and fighting on the streets, was
fined $40 and costs by the mayor yester
day morning.
The kissimmee Leader has a cores
pendent in Palatka who is dissatisfied"
We wonder if Piccola speaks the senti-
ments of the Southern Sun?
Rev. j. w. McLaury is preparing to
engage actively IN the real estate bust
ness, and now has some valuable prop
erty on hand which he will dispose Of.
Mr.. Bixler has begun work on four
inch artesian well for MIR. John T. Dunn,
at his residence in the Hammock. If
this work continues Palatka will soon
be known as the artesian city.
Webb & Nichols, dealers in real estate
and insurance agents, have removed
their Office to rooms upstairs in the Grill
block, on Front street, where the public
will hereafter find them.
A new sidewalk and crossing is being
put down in front of the bakery of Rol-
lin & Flynn, on upper Lemon street,
which will add to the comfort Of the
patrons of that firm.
The Band of Hope meets every Satur
day at $3.50 at Mrs. Underwood's. Al
children and young people are cordially
invited to attend.
Mrs. G. w. LANSING,
Superintendent.
Mangold has just finished 14x17 pho
tographs Of each of B. P. Calhoun's chill
dren. The work is finely executed and
likenesscs perfect. These pictures are
not copies, but made directly to the size
at one operation. Go and see them.
The dry goods war that has been going
on here for some time, eliminated yes
terday in blows between a couple of mer-
chants. The difficulty created a little
excitement on the street. though no one
was seriously hurt.
Grovesdale Gazette: Grovesdale will
soon be numbered among other enter
prising cities of note; several houses
have gone up within the last few weeks,
and will probably continue to do SO until
the train passes here and the depot is To-
Gated, then look out for boom.
Mr.. Stafford, a new citizen of Palatka,
has purchased several lots on Fourth
street, and has let the contract for the
erection of seven cottages to Mr.. Geo.
d. Vincent, who has begun the erection
of four of them. Thus it is that Palat-
ka' growth progresses. even in the dull
est part of the summer.
We would again remark to our friends
who favor us with communications that
we cannot publish their letters unless the
writers are known to us. 1t is very little
who the author is, and unless it is done
the article finds its way to the capacious
NAV of our steam engine.
Mr. Robt. J. Rifles will take charge of
his new jewelry establishment at the
tem Pharmacy. on Front street. this
morning, where his friends and the pub
lie will hereafter find him. He has a
splendid stock of watches, clocks, jewel
ry and stationery, and is prepared to do
repairing on short notice. He makes a
speciality of engraving.
BY order of the county board Of edu-
cation, County School Superintendent
A. J. Wood went out to TOicoi. on the
j., T. & K. w. r. R., which is situated
very near the line of Clay county, and
moved the location of the school further
in the county for the better accommo-
dation of the patrons of the school. The
citizens out there donated an acre of
ground for the school house.
We learn that the murderer of Mr.