The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-12-10
CITY NOTES.
FATE.

And / shall not tempt the sea to-day.
The trail is narrow, the wood is dim,
The panther clings to the archipg limb
And the lions whelps are abroad at play,
And shall not join in the chase to-day.
But the ship sailed safely over the sea.
And the hunters came from the chase in
glee;
And the town that was builded upon a
rock
Was swallowed up in the earthquake
shock. BRET HARTE.
There is no let up in the heavy travel |
by river and rail.
But didn't the cloudy weather yester-
day make the corns dance.
Thesman was lucky who didn't get his |
eyes filed with sand yesterday from the
high wind that prevailed during the
day.
DR.. IL. r. Estes was so happy yester-
day that he offered to pull tooth for
several of his friends without money
and without price. 1t was girl, and it
v eighed just ten pounds
The musical young people of the city
| formed themselves into an organization
last night at the residence of Prof. J. w.
McLaury. They will probably give
public entertainment soon.
The office Of Train Dispatcher Ming,
of the Florida Southern railway, was re-
moved yesterday to Gruelle, the Gaines.
vile junction, where it will be located
hereafter, to better facilitate his work.
We have noticed several fellows on
the streets during the week who had inn
bibed not wisely but too well Of the
''paralizing fiuid," and arrests by the po-
lice have consequently been more fire.
quent.
Mr.. r, j. Riles has just employed a
first-class clock maker from Philadel-
phia. who is prepared to do all kinds of
/. clock repairing on short notice, and
make the old time keepers go as well as
the new ones.
While there is considerable building
going on in all parts of the city, the de-
mand for cottages is as great as ever.
There are more applications for houses
than can be supplied. Let the building
boom boom on.
= The show windows of our merchants
are putting on their regular holiday
l dress, and are arranged in very tasty
; manner. Some beautiful goods are
= shown, and large stocks are on hand
from which ia select holiday goods.
w. B. Cross had lot of turkeys yes
: terday, who kept up a weary gobble as
/ they realized the near approach of
a Christmas. Between thanksgiving day
= and Christmas dinner. the turkey has a
sad time of it trying to dodge cranberry
- sauce.
Mr. John T. Dunn has received the re-
: mainder Of his pressed brick that have
It been DELAYED so long, and now the front
" wall of his palatial building on Front
street will go right along to completion
Y This will be one of the handsomest bust
: ness houses in the city when completed
= Mr. Edward L. Bartlett, prominent
" attorney of Sante Fa, New Mexico, who
- has been a. Georgetown for severa
- weeks looking after the estate of his ia
: Their, the late Judge Bartlett, was il
- town yesterday and favored us with al
Q appreciated call. He will leave for hi
@ western home next week.
! Sheriff Zehnbar arrested a negro MAJ
! by the name of Peter Simmons at Ores
cent City Tuesday night, who is wanted
- at Fernandira for murder. The Negro
"A Simmons is said to have murdered hi
wife in that city short while since
= The sheriff carried his prisoner to Jack
o. sonville yesterday, where he was turneC
6. over to au officer from Fernandina.
Brooksville Register: Mr.. jain C. Tel
id fer, of the Florida Southern Railwa,
n Company, visited BrooksvilIe last Tues
y day for the purpose of receiving from
- the Brooksville Railway Association tn
thiri and last installment of the $50, 90
to subscribed on account of the Brooksvill
axtension of said road. This closes tina
n transaction; the full amount has beel
V paid over, and freight certificates 70
: equal amounts are issued.
is The Messrs. Blaine Brothers, of tn
lie Ellaville Car Shops, who are now put
= ting up a lot of fiat cars for the j., T.
W X. w. R'y, in this city, have contrac
: to build fifty more box cars for this road
L..
t. anu
box cars for the Florida Southern road
: which are to be put up as soon as tn
Is work can be done. This firm arc deve,
3 oping great industry, and we hop
IL they can be induced to establish thei
works in Palatka. Mr. Blaine is yer