The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-11-21
CITY NOTES.

charged with rape, was postponed until
the next term of court.
A government boat arrived yesterday
and will look after the buoys on the st.
Johns river and put them in repair.
The petit jurors of the present term of
court have meant business from the start
as nearly every criminal tried before
them has been convicted.
Died, at Indie Grove, near Penn, Fla,
November t4th, Nelson Palmer, aged So
years and months. Chicago, ILL.,, and
Auburn, N. Y, papers please copy.
Capt. J. L. Burton, who has been to
Alabama on short visit, returned yes
terday, accompanied by Miss Atkins,
who comes to Florida to visit relatives.
Mr.. Joseph Lynn, who has been on an
extended visit to his father at Newnans-
Vile, returned home last night, and looks
as though he enjoyed himself very much.
Mr.. L. Meyer, proprietor of the Palatka
Paint Works, received an order this week
for one hundred barrels of paint of his
soon as it can be made.
There is not another city in Florida
that can show as substantial and hand
some business houses, or better selected,
larger or more attractive stocks Of goods
than are shown in Palatka.
Messrs. Maull & Brown, of the Cres-
cent City Gazette, have purchased the
Globe newspaper OF that place and
merged it into the Gazette, which will
now be the only paper in our thriving
little sister city.
The grand jury adjourned yesterday
morning after q two weeks session.
They endorsed the action of the county
commissioners in ordering a new Jail
built, and found about forty true bills.
besides doinga great deal Of other neces-
sary work.
The schooner Emma S. Briggs, OF the
Warren Ray line, arrived here yesterday
from New York, with a cargo of steel
rails for the ST. Johns and Halifax Rail-
way, and a general cargo of merchandise
consigned to Capt. R. J. Adams. She
will discharge the steel rails at San
Mateo.
Elsewhere this morning will be found
the large advertisement of Messrs. T. II.
Haley C Co., who have just opened a
large wholesale liquor house on the cor
ner of Front and Reid streets, where they
have in stock a large supply of whis,zey,
wines, bottled beer, keg cider, etc. They
are ready to receive and fill orders on
short notice. Read the advertisement.
Mr.. II. J. Campbell, chief engineer of
the Palatka and st. Augustine railroad,
wa. in town yesterday. He says that
the grading will be begun on next We'd
nesday, and that his engineer crew are
now on the line locating tho route. A
large number of men will be put to work,
and the grading and track laying will be
pushed to completion as rapidly as posi-
BILE
The greatest need of Palatka. now that
gas is assured, is more cottages. Hun
dreds of cottages and dwelling houses
have been erected in the past two years.
but still there are no houses to rent. and
there is constant and increasing de-
mand for them. There are no invest
ments that pay better, and capitalists
would do well to investigate this matter
and put their money where it will earn
larger dividends than can be made in al
most any other investment.
Capt. 4. N. Edwards has not yet re-
ceived all his fixtures, but has enough on
hand to open his now saloon, which will
be ready to supply the wants of the pub
lie this morning. The genial Captain
having for many years travelled over
CROOKED waters without any bad eff
fects, he now invites his friends to call
at his saloon, which will be fitted up in
more palatial style than ever was an
Ocklawaha steamer. Read the new ad
vertisement elsewhere of Messrs. Ed
wards & Co.
Judge VIM. Thompson gave US an
orange yesterday that was brought to
him by Gen. Wade Hampton, a worthy
colored man, who has charge of Mrs
Lamphere's grove at No. 10, on the ST.
Johns river. 1t looks very much like a
squash, is very large, and was brought to
the Judge in order that he might deter
mine to what variety it belonged. After
sampling one of the oranges and making
wry face ST ugh to make baby cry,
the Judge decided that it was a common
our orange with new-fangled peel on
it.
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