The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-06-04
CITY NOTES.
SONG OF THE PINES.

And solitude becometh grand
When years have brought no ending
Is Nature closer to us here
We think Of wise old sages,
Who found her teachings always clear,
Far back in those dim ages.
She sympathized with human woe,
And set to music willing,
The melody SO sad and low
These lonely woods is filling.
Mr.. L. o. Gold, the live railroad con
tractor, was in the city yesterday
Buy crockery at NJ. w. King & Cos.
See adj.
The clouds and breezes, with occasion
al rains, afforded very pleasant day
yesterday.
Fine black walnut desk for sale, Ap-
ply at this office.
Messrs. T. H. Brown & Co. are making
new and wider platforms for the purpose
of transferring freight from car to car at
the J. T. 6, K. w. r. r.
a desirable 7-room cottage, pleasantly
situated, is offered for rent. Apply at
this Office.
Mrs. DR.. Burland and her daughter,
Miss Lula, left Palatka yesterday for
/ Chester, Pa, where they 60 to spend the
summer.
The stiff breeze blowing yesterday af-
ternoon was taken advantage of by the
owners of sail boats, and several We're
out on the river and bay.
WatcrmeIons are a little late in coming
in, but still the average man waits in
fond anticipation of the good eating in
tore for him when they do come
Major w. P. Copper, chief engineer
Of Florida Southern Railway, is in the
city. He reports the new lines of the
Florida Southern as progressing very
satisfactorily.
The recent rains have given all the
vegetable CROPS boom. particularly no
ticeable on the table Of our citizens,
which are now supplied with tender and
juicy vegetables in abundance.
The prospect for first class bath
house in Palatka is Frightening, and the
probability is thatour hot and sweltering
citizens win be able to cool off as often
as they may wish in a few days.
A large number Of crates of Peen-to
peaches have been shipped to Paiatka.
and they meet with ready sale, although
they come to pretty high figures, linan-
cially speaking They are good, though.
We learn that the J. T, 6 K. W, R. r.
will soon begin the erection Of an i'm.
meuse orange packing house on their
wharf, for the use of Nessrs. Higley &
Smith, which they will u-a next season.
An absent-minded gentleman was sit
ting at his desk writing one evening
when one Of his children entered. What
do you want ? l can't be disturbed now.
Il only want to say good night" ''Nev
er mind now, tomorrow morning viii
do as we'll"
Mr.. B. F. Roberts advertises some val
liable property for sale in this morning:
paper, consisting of fine grove, and {
house and business in Francis. This is {
rare chance for an enterprising man tt
make paying Investment, as the prop
erty is very desirable.
A lady noticing the queer looking leg
| of Palatba young man, said that they
= Cooked very much like a discarded til
/ water spout that had been knocked abou
= and been driven over by the city drays.
/ And now the young man is sorry that he
: ever wore thin pantaloons.
5 Judge Means, of Mcanopy, has beer
shipping Pien-to peaches at the rate o
9 ten to fifteen bushels day of late. II,
t ships mostly to southern points and hi
| returns have so far been satisfactory
t most of them netting him $500 per busI
: ell crate. He expec is to ship 600 bushel
= this year.
am looking for q man with a few
l thousand dollars. who desires to inves
in the live town Of Francis. A goot
store house, stock in trade, 10 acres o
, land in orange grove and a good bust
ness near the depot. Call on or addres
b. T. BOBERTs.
Palatka or Francis
I'VE have held q consultation" said
doctor 10 his patient, but we are unabI
to agree as TO the exact nature Of you
, disease. Three of the physicians are Q
=, one opinion, while l am of another
But doctor, said the patient, anxious
y, chow viii the matter be settled :
= "Oh, the autopsy will show who know
g best"
t We acknowledge the receipt of an in
Y vitatiou TO attend the commencement
= exercises of the LaGrange Female Col
), lege which will occur on june 80, in
t elusive. An excellent programme Ia
r. raan oyrguual .,,l coma IF tho mos