The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-12-30
CITY NOtEiS.

the notice in our special column signed
Frank"
Workmen are now busily engaged in
clearing rubbish from the grounds Of the
Putnam House.
The sale, by our merchants, of New
Years goods for presents to friends of
purchasers, goes briskly on.
Mr.. John T. Dunn has moved his stock
of groceries into his new marble front
building, next to the postofice.
Mr.. Fred A. Bynner, of New York,
who has many friends in Palatka, was
registered at the Graham yesterday.
Sunny skies, a bracing atmosphere,
with the lack of a chilly north wind
made yesterday exceedingly pleasant.
Work at the gas works as well as that
Of laying pipes through the streets is
progressing rapidly and satisfactorily.
Boom! DO ONT The reverberating
echoes of Palatka's push, prosperity and
active business life, rescunds throughout
the land.
Mangold, the artist, is having a room
neatly fitted up for his Florida views,
next door to McKean's real estate office
on Front street.
The w. c. T. Z. have removed their
Free Reading Room and Library, to
Lemon street, next to the old postoffice,
b,,,o III ,,;ri+,>-s Z, Va vxoF.D,,,o 70 tho ,,s.,
Of the same.
The Florida Southern railway are hav-
ing good picket fence built around
their lot adjoining the offices, on Water
street. a substantial plank sidewalk is
also being put down.
One of Palatka's most popular young
druggists, Mr. J. II. Haughton, says the
reputation of his end of town for bust
ness remains above par, end as such he
intends to maintain it.
Mrs. Noyes S. Collins. of Lake City,
| is pending the holidays with her sister,
Mrs. S, J. Kennerly, in our city. Her
visit will be a source of much pleasure
to her many friends here.
The Band of Hope VIII meet in the
new room OF the w. C. T. u, every Sat
urday at $50 pm. All children and
young people are cordially invited to
! attend Mrs. G. w. LANSING,
Superintendent.
The schr. Anne Rickerson, Captain
Thomas, arrived yesterday, under sail,
with cargo Of general merchandise
consigned to r. j. Adams, and railroad
iron for the St. Johns and Halifax River
railway.
Messrs Jno. j. and w. o. Vertrees, of
the legal firm OF Vertrees & Vertrees,
CT Nashville, Tenn, who have been spend
ing Christmas week with their fathers
| family in this city, left this morning on
their return home.
/ a new business in Palatka has been
opered up by Richardson & Co., namely,
the sale of coal. Their coal yard is To-
Gated on the corner of first and Laurel
streets, ana they have a schooner loaded
with hard coal now en- route to this
place.
The grand masquerade ball which will
take place at the Hotel Phoenix on
Thursday night, under the auspices of
the young men of the city, promises to
be success, and one of the pleasantest
and most entertaining affairs that has
ever been attended by our citizens.
Mr.. E. a. Ford, general passenger
agent Of the Penn Co, West of Pitts
burg. arrived here with his family, in
his private coach, over the j., 7. s K.
w. R'y, Monday. Mrs. Richie, of Cleve-
land, O., and Mr.. Frank Van Dusen,
district passenger agent of tie Penn Co,
were also of the party, They left same
night for Sanford.
The skating rink Of Messrs. Coogan &
Grooms, on Reid street opened Monday
night under the management of Mr.. As
bury, and was largely attended. Many
ladies being present. The rink was we'll
lighted, tastefully decorated and the
floor all that could be desired, AID ad-
ded to this there was good string band
which discoursed sweet music. Skating
was kept up till 1890 o'clock when dan
cling began and many couples were en-
joying the waltz when we scribe left
Our friend Kersting, of the Noragne
Pharmacy, has a pet skunk kept in the
drug store, which has been deprived of
all means of offense though not exactly
of all his power of attack Last night he
found some rats in the territory over
which he presides and went for them
with all his might. The floor was strewn
with gore and all the proof OF "heady
fight" The skunk weighs pound more
than he did "before taking" and at
present is asleep. Peace to his slumbers.