The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-29
CITY NOTES.

1t Will De let at low rates.
Buy crockery at N. W. King G Cos.
See ad.
Mrs. J. E. jackson returned home yes I
terday afternoon, after an extended visit /
to Tennessee.
A desirable Groom cottage, pleasantly /
situated, is offered for rent. Apply at
this Office.
Capt. E. R. Mexican left yesterday for
Washington, D. c., where he goes on a (
brief business trip.
Mr.. Morrow, Of Titusville, was in the
city yesterday. He reports his section
as being in a fourishing condition.
Mrs. E. NJ. Haughton has returned
from a pleasant visit to relatives in Tex
as and the exposition at New Orleans.
Mr.. P. Sheffield, of White Sulphur
Springs, Fla, is in the city, and honored
THE NEWS office with a pleasant call
yesterday.
Messrs. NJ. w. King & Co., are receiv-
ing a lot of new goods, which they are
now opening and offering to che public.
They carry a choice stock Of goods in
their line, which they are selling at sum-
mer prices.
Mr.E. R. Farrar has added still another
branch to his business, and is now pre-
pared to frame pictures in any style.
He has also fitted up neat little picture
room, where he has number of choice
pictures for sale.
Editor John T. Graves, of the Jackson
vile Herald, was in The city for short
while yesterday, and we regret he did
! not have more time to stay. He was re-
turning home from Gainesville where he
had been to deliver an address.
The horse hitched to the delivery wag-
on of Devereux, Rogero & Son, grew
tired of delivering goods, or else was in
? q hurry to get through yesterday morn
= ing. and so while the driver had gone
into the house Of a customer, the horse
tore off at fearful gate down First
street, and after running by three or
four squares was stopped without his
having done any damage.
While at Murpby's Island yesterday
with the Baptist Sunday school, Capt. j.
E. Lucas gave those on board the boat a
practical illustration of the use Of he
life-preserver that is carried on all the
river boats. He buckIed it around him
self and jumped overheard, much to the
delight of the children and the interest
of the older ones present. He after
l wards threw off the preserver and show
ed how easy it is for one to swim when
> they know how.
= Douglass, the travelling colrespon
dent Of the Jacksonville Herald, in a let
J ter to that paper from this city, thu:
speaks of the newspapers here: There
= are four newspape rs published here, two
: of which are dailies, yet not one news
boy is to be seen or heard on the streets
THE DAILY News was to be seen in from
of nearly every door early this morning
and, probably, like the Herald, every
body who can read is a subscriber, anC
! the visitors at the hotels are only pur
chasers of single copies
The J. T. 6, K. w. R. R. will give al
Or excursion from this city Sunday to May
4 port and the st. Johns bar. The fare TO
$ the round trip will be only $3.50. TIL,
4 train will leave Palatka at o'clock Sun
,s day morning, and at Jacksonville TIN
~ excursiOnists will be transferred to tn
= steamer DeBary, which will carry then
to the bar and return to Jacksonville il
al time for the 5:45 train for Palatka. Thi
ii excursion viii afford pleasant trip t
y all who wish to visit the bar, and spen
y the day enjoying the cool breezes fresl
" from the ocean.
Is The old drain under Water street
ID again needing attention, as a dangerou
e. hole has sunk down in the middle of tn
street which is filled by a post. Thi
post played a good joke on a negro dray
as man Wednesday night, while he wa
o driving along the street at a brisk gait
y The horse passed the post in safety, bu
T. the axle of his cart caught on it, whic
r. caused horse and cart to suddenly stoT
lS and left the driver to continue his iou
D. ney alone, and he made several gracefr
e turns as he was getting through the al
as to the front of the horse. He receive
IN no injury from his involuntary flight.
- The Baptist Sunday school boarde
- one of Capt. Lucas boats yesterda
= morning and went up to Murphy's L
- land to spend the day pic nicking
= About fifty of the scholars and their p;
= rents and friends went on the excursion
- and the day was most pleasantly span
~ as such days usually are. They return
~ ed about five o'clock in the Afternoon
- and all we saw were enthusiast
~ over the good time and good dinner tn;