The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-12-02
CITY NOTES.
AMONG THE PINES.


Where do they go, where do they go?
And why with sadness do they TEEN
Fen as an old and vanished dream
That but monument came to glean-
Fer from us swift they flow?
Come they from some strange spirit-land,
So far away, SO far away?
Where mystic lutes in mystic hand
So softly play, so softly play?
Or are they tears by muses. shed
Or tinlling bells DER muses. head?
Or requiems sung for spirit-dead,
In spirit lay, in spirit lay?
Mr.. j. E. Baldwin has valuable lot
for sale. See special.
L. Meyer wants some first-class paper
hangers. See special notice.
Mr. w. r. Marquis and wife were in
| town yesterday en- route to st. Angus
tine, where they will make their future
home.
| Attention is called to the advertise
ment Of Mr.. II. L. Green, assignee of E.
G. Post, which appears elsewhere this
morning.
Mr. Ed Rumley, Capt. w. B. Avery,
and Mr.. JOS. F. Reid, of Keuka, we've in
town yesterday, and all report that sec
ton in flourishing condition.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Ladies Memorial Association will be held
at the residence of Mrs. Blanchard, We'd
nesday afternoon. December end, at $3.50
O'clock.
Mr.. David Young, of Tnterlachen, was
in town yesterday. He has recently
contracted a severe cold, and can only
talk in whispers. We hope he will speed
lily get rid of it,
Mr.. c.. A. Choate, the well known
newspaper man and correspondent, was
in town fer short while yesterday. He
is among the best workers on the Fourth
estate in Florida.
The ladies of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union gave an oyster sup
per last night in the north store room of
the Grill block, which was literally pat
ronized, and Melted the ladies a neal sum
as the result.
Mr.. j. II. Hibbard, proprietor of the
Palatka Transfer Company, is having a
handsome office fitted up in one of the
rooms of the Snow building on Front
street, where he will soon be ready to re-
ceive all orders of the public.
Senator Wilk. Call, wife and daughter
were the guests of the Carleton House
in this city yesterday. The senator has
been looking after his private interests
down the Florida Southern road, and is
now en- route to Washington, where he
goes to be at the opening of the forty
ninth congress.
A large consignment of doors and
blinds were received for the Putnam
House yesterday. The work on this large
building is being pushed right ahead, and
the plastering is completed in the larger
portion of the house. In fact the bulk
of the building is completed, and it only
remains to give it the finishing touches.
Richardson & Cos. house is packed
full of goods, and are constantly receiv-
ing and shipping large quantities of fan
cy and heavy groceries. Palatka shows
her growth in no particular more than
in the number and standing of her gro
Gerry houses, and the wholesale and re-
tail trade in this line adds no little to her
prosperity.
The steamer Queen of St. Johns ar
rived here about two hours behind time
yesterday on her up-river trip. Since
her overhauling and change from pro-
peller to side-wheel, she does not look
so trim and neat, but is no doubt much
more serviceable on the up river. Her
wheels are the largest of any boat on the
river, measuring, we believe, about
twenty eight feet, and will make good
time when she gets regularly to running.
Brooksville Register: In this issue APP
pears notices of the organization of the
Homosassa Railroad Company, and of
the Homosassa, Ocalo and Palatka Rail-
road Company, both backed by men
prominent in the Homosassa Syndicate.
The Homosassa, Ocalo and Palatka road
could be made an important tourist route,
by bearing east from Homosassa to the
/ Chalo-Apopka Lake region, thence north
to 0cala, Silver Spring and Palatka.
! Both these roads will be backed by good
business men, and further developement
will be looked for with interest.