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

That worth q whine or sign.
30 never you fret when things go wrong, |
For it's useless to complain;
Just set your teeth and hammer along
Till all comes right again.
Mr.. II. L. Green received a large con-
signment of shoes yesterday, which can
now be found on his shelves.
Capt b. f. McGraw came down from
Buffalo Bluff yesterday, and looked on
at the proceedings of the circuit court.
Mr.. Haskell formerly with Hudnall &
Vatterlin. has accepted the position as
clerk at the Graham House, and will
hereafter be found behind the counter of
that popular hotel.
Mr.. Il. 4. LaBraa, who has been con
fined to his home for several days with
severe attack of bronchitis, was in town
yesterday, and reports that he is fast
gaining his usual good health.
Miss V. p. Devcreaux has opened her
dress making rooms in the Grill Block on
Front street, where she is prepared to re-
ceive and execute orders on short notice
See notice in special column.
Mr. Z. ?. Sharp set sail on yesterday
morning, and started on trip around to
ST. Augustine in his handsome little sail
ing yacht. He will be accompanied as
far as jacksonville by Messrs. Peek and
Fuller We are under obligations for an
invitation to take the trip, but deter
minatiOn to stay off the water until we
learn to SWIM should be a good reason
for rot vanturinw over the ST. Johns bar.
Messrs. Nertrees & @. VIII be at their
old stand mean the j., I. & X. ". Ry. on
and after Friday, where they will have
larger stock than ever of hay, grain,
guano, etc. The house has been raised
and otherwise improved 50 that their
large business can be handled with great
er convenience than heretofore, besides
giving them double the room they for
nerly had. See notice in special col
umn.
Yesterday afternoon Deputy Sheriff
| r. l.. Wall brought in one Pat Orman,
burly negro, from Interla chen, who was
arrested on a charge of assault with in
;ant to kill On Sunday last he made
| bru tai assault on his wife with a hatch
| ct and cut several fearful gashes on her
| face and head, terribly mutilating her.
| He accuses his wife of infidelity, and
| the ''green-eved monster so enraged
him that he tried to kill her. He is in
| jail and will be tried at the present term
| of court.
Yesterday, sneak thief by the name
of Davis, who claims to be Georgian,
while walking about the store of Mr.. c.
| P. DevereuX, secured pair of pants and
made off with them. The theft was
| soon discovered when the clerks of the
establishment went out to search for him
and found him in McGiIls saloon. When
accused of the theft he ran out at the
back door. but McLarty was too quick
| for him. and Ovcrhauled him in the va
| cant lot in the rear of the house, and
held on to him until the sfficers took
| him in charge. He is in jail.
The fall term of the circuit court for
| Putnam county met at the couIk house
at II o'clock yesterday morning. Judge
| Thos. f. King presiding. The grand and
| petit jurors were sworn in, and the grand
jury charged by the judge, when the
| petit jurors We're discharged until 9
| o'clock this morning. In the afternoon
| the committee of lawyers appointed to
examine Messrs. Jos. f. Baldwin and c.
| c. Cochran, reported favorably. when
| they were sworn in and admitted to the
| bar. Several civil cases We're argued be-
fore the Court, but no cases of import
ance were disposed of.
Mr.. B. NJ. Miller, formerly of Palatka.
and recently the business manager of the
Seville Company, has resigned that po-
eition on account of having formed de-
| sirable copartnership with a well known
| law firm of Wisconsin, and will practice
| his profession in that state. Mr.. Miller
| has made many friends during his stay
in Floriday and all of them will regret
that he has decided to leave the state
Mr.. VIM. Kimble Lente is now the pres
i lent and general manager of the Seville
Company, with Mr. H. b. Hall rs super
lntendent.
We copy the following relative 10 the
| new schedule that viii go into effect on
the j. T. x X. W. f. r. on the 18th inst,
from the Jacksonville Times Union:
Leaving Jacksonville daily at s: Is am.
and 20 and pm, arriving at Palatka
at 1919 am. $40 and 6:05 pm. The
morning and midday trains from here
| will connect at Palatka with the Florida
Southern railway for all points along
that road. The morning train will con-
meet at Palatka with the day boats for
Sanford and other points in South Flori-
do aud tho 4 t,.o; I'LL