The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-12
CITY NOTES.


J. Grooms.
Mr.. P. w. Terry, of Ocala, is in the
city, visiting friends.
DIR. David Waldron and wife, left last
night for Kissimmee, where they go on
short. visit.
Remember that Vertrees & Co., have
few good horses on hand that will be
sold at reasonable prices.
Mr. Henry Hutchinson, of Crescent
City, was in town yesterday, and gave
| THE News a short visit.
You will find freezers of all sizes, all
prices and all kinds at N. w. King &
Cos. Crockery store.
Mr.. NJ. Haughton, of the firm of a.
NJ. Haughton & Bro, left Sunday for
North Carolina, where he goes on a
brief visit.
Dressmaker and seamstress from New
York seeks engagements. Perfect filter
and draper. Terms low. Address, NJ.
Wood, Cone, Putnam county. 1t.
One of the Warren Ray line of schoon-
ers, the Annie E. Dickerson, arrived
here Sunday from New York, bringing
general cargo, consigned to Capt. r. J.
Adams, at whose wharf she is now dis
ing.
Mrs. F. D. Cowart, and Mrs. Flora
Rapp, formerly of Florida, but now of
Atlanta, Ga, arrived in the city Sunday,
and are visiting their many friends along
the line of the Florida Southern rail
road.
The doors and windows for the build
ings of Messrs. L. Falk, and A. w.
Mann have arrived and will be put in
place as soon as possible. Mr.. Falk will
move into his building this week, posi-
bly, by Thursday, where he will show a
splendid stock of dry goods.
Mr.. j. L. Burton, of Crescent City,
passed through town yesterday, en- route
to Alabama, where he has been called by
a telegram announcing the serious illness
of his brother. We hope that he will
find his brother on the road to recovery
when he reaches his bedside.
Eyes, sir, remarked a gentleman yes
terday, who has just come in from a
long walk in the hot sum- this is the
season of the year when people should
quit their fiannels and wear refrigera-
tors. They would find the change very
beneficial, and decidedly more comfort
able"
A burglar entered the house of Capt.
II. A. Gray at 1 o'clock Sunday morn
ing and after going through wardrobe
and finding nothing to suit his taste he
went into a bed room and in endeavoring
to examine under the pillows awoke
Mrs. Gray, who raised an alarm, when
the burglar fled through an open win
dow. The burglar never secured any
thing of value.
Michael McGuff swore out warrant
yesterday morning charging J. G. Pungs
the keeper of the lunch stand on the
wharf with embezzling $40of his money,
which he had deposited with Pungs as
security for board. The case was tried
before county Judge Haughton yester-
day afternoon, when Pungs was bound
over to the circuit court in the sum of
500. The sheriff has the custody of the
$40 in dispute and Mr.. McGuff will have
to await the action of the circuit court
before he can again get possession of his
money.
Prof. Sam Cutter, who is said to be a
very successful music teacher, proposes
to get up class in Palatka for the pur-
pose of teaching vocal music, and he will
probably make this city his permanent
home. There is considerable musical
talent in Palatka, and should he succeed
in getting it together in one class, our
people would be treated to many delight
full concerts during the quiet summer
months.
Mr.. NJ. H. Rogero is the proud posses
sor of a hen egg that weighs only one
half once, which has proven to be quite
a curiosity, as we'll as showing the va
riety of Putnam county's resources.
Some days we are called on to chronicle
the fact that our soil has produced some
mammoth vegetable, or that some ex-
traordinary crop has been gathered, but
mention of this diminutive specimen of
hen fruit does not prove, by any means.
the capabilities of our fowls.
City Marshal B. F. Lasseter and ex-
Policeman c. j. Perry were arrested
yesterday at the instance of negro
named Lucius Grisby, who swore out
warrants charging them with an assault
on his brother, who was shot by these
officers some months since. out at the
junction, an account of which was pub
lished at the time. Messrs. Lasseter
| and Perry gave bond for their appear