The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-11-08
CITY $OTES.

Mr.. b. NJ. Miller, of Seville, was in
town yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. X. Lente, of Sc
vile. was in town yesterday, the guests
of the Graham.
Col. III. l.. Hart has returned to Palat
lsa, after spending several months at the
various resorts in the north.
business was pretty good among the
merchants yesterday, though there was
hardly so many people in town as usual
on Saturdays.
And the marriage bells will ring out
joyfully in Palatka ere another moon
comes and wanes. So says Madame Ru-
mor-truthful old dame.
A great many people will take advant-
age of the excursion train this morning
on the j., T. & K. w. Ry., to spend the
day in St. Augustine or Jacksonville.
The old Rogero residence on Water
street is receiving fresh coat Of paint.
and ~Eau I'll repairs are made it will
make tie cozlest railroad office in the
state.
At the Presby terrain church to-day
the Rev. DIR. j. =. Dunn will discourse
on subjects suggested by the anniversary
of the fire. At II a. m. on The Baptism
of Fire; at : p. NJ. on The Great City.
The circuit court convenes in the court
house in Palatka on next Tuesday. We
learn that the civil docket is light, but it
will take several days to clear the Jail
of all the prisoners there awaiting trial.
Sermons will be preached at the Pres
byterian and Methodist churches this
morning on topics suggested by the an
niversary of the great fire of November
9Th last. The public are invited to at
tend.
Mr. Perkins. the well knewn steward
of the old Putnam House, has returned
to Palatka after spending the summer
north, and Yesterday pulled up the first
flag to fly to the breezes over the new
Putnam.
Marion & Son are having a new and
substantial sidewalk laid around the
fronts of their restaurant on the corner
of Reid and Water streets, which will
add much to the comfort of the pedes-
TRANS who go that way.
Squire Lott Allen. of Interlachen, was
in town yesterday. He says the outlook
is good for the rapid settling up of Pleas
ant Valley, and that considerable ground
is being cleared for new groves which
will he mt ont next Sprinp
Mr.. +. Il. Farrar has a new advertise
ment this morning of his extensive fur
niture establishment, to which we call at
tention. He has just received large
shipment of new furniture, which he
proposes to sell at bottom figures.
Over three hundred men were on the
Putnam House paw roll Yesterday. and it
required more $4,000 TO pay for the
weeks work that had been done on the
house. Rapid progress has been made
on the building during the past week.
The Rev. Mr.. Place will discourse this
morning on the Life of the Just, and to-
night on the ashes of Palatka. Monday
night at : o'clock Mrs. Telford. a return
tl missionary HUN Sllillt VIII u6llNeE an
address on missions, illustrated by some
heather gods and other Chinese curiosi-
ties. All are invited to attend, especially
the ladies of Palatka.
Marcus Loeb showed us a bill of lading
for a car load of Foss & Schneider's lager
beer. This will enable our liquor deal
ers to buy their beer from him right off
the ice, delivered at their doors at the
same price they could formerly buy in
Jacksonville, thus saving the freight.
Mr.. Loeb deserves credit for his enter
prise, and deserves the patronage OF his
friends here.
Yesterday at noon the boys of the
Gem CITY Hook and Ladder company
got ~ ON impromp,u celebration over
the wonderful growth Palatka has
shown since she was laid in ashes a wear
ago. They brought out their handsome
truck and marched through the streets
TO the front of the Putnam House, when