The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-19
CITY NOTES.
See notice of cottages for rent.


property for sale.
Buy crockery at NJ. W. King & Co.'S
See ad.
Mort of our winter visitors have migra- [
ted to their summer homes.
Joe Falk is sad now, because-but we
haven't the heart to tell on the boy.
E. P. Sharp will give on Wednesday
evening at O'Clock an exhibition OF
work with hand fire grenade.
Commodore H. T. Baya, of the De-
Bary-Baya steamboat line is in the city
looking after the interests of his line,
Madam rumor must be taking vaca-
ton, as we hear of no marriages to take
place here soon. The Madam must bestir
herself.
The recent rains seem to have been
pretty general all over Putnam county,
at which fact the orange grower and
truck farmer rejoice much.
Miss Alley Hughey lett yesterday for
her home in Atlanta, Ga. During her
five months stay in Palatka Miss Hughey
made many friends, who regret her de-
parture,
Major Hussey and Governor Towns
are still kept busy handling the heavy
freight business of the J. T. & K. W. R.
R. at this point and right good team
| they make.
Dr. Schaffranek returned from New
| Orleans Sunday, after an extended visit
to the exposition. He visited several
points of interest during his absence, and
will give our readers his impressions of
what he saw in his notes which we will
publish tomorrow,
Nearly all the clerks in the city turn
ed out in force yesterday and such
rubbing and clearing off of windows"
was never before seen in Palatka. 1t
helped the appearance of the fronts, and
shows off the beautiful goods on the in
side to good advantage,
Messrs. Gardner & Eaton have a new
advertisement in THE News this morn
ing to which attention is called. They
deal extensively in the goods they adver-
tise, and by their fair dealing are main
tanning and increasing the large business
done by Drew, II. L. &. Gardner, whom
they succeed.
John Henry" Mr.. Lewis Jackson's
pet flying squirrel that has for some
time made himself familiar with the
visitors to the drug store at Alderman &
jackson, is no more. The other day he
coiled himself up as if for a quiet nap,
and silently, and without a tremor, pass
ed in his checks, and that is why Lewis
does not smile now.
Ada Bowie, a highly colored siren,
with blood running down the back OF
her head and tears chasing each other
down her cheeks, sought his honor the
mayor yesterday afternoon and poured
into his ear the sorrowful tale of hel
wrongs, and while he was engaged in
the double capacity of official and physi,
clan, the reporter learned from her state
ment that she was living unlawfully with
the brother of Aleck Purvis, at which
Aleck was much incensed. and while she
was passing along Third street with &
little bottle of red liquor Aleck took il
from her and smashed it over her head
cutting a deep cash which bled suffi
GENTLY to give her dress a very sanguin
airy appearance. Aleck came up with
out waiting for an officer and after Civ
himself up stated that he was ready tc
pay all damages that might be assessed
against him Purvis was fined 50 anG
costs on the charge of disturbing the pub
lie peace, and Ada was sent tc
Jail to give her a chance to sober up and
make her refrain from the use of fou
language in public places.
John Dorsey was fined S. and cost:
by the mayor yesterday morning fol
disturbing the public peace. 1t seems
that all did not go well between JohT
and his wife around the domestic hearth
and when on Sunday Afternoon
: she upbraided him, he i'm
: mediately grew demonstrative, and &C
cording to her story, gave her a severe
pounding with his fist, and wound W
his unloving caresses by belaboring hel
with a fence picket that had served t.
enclose their cottage in New Town. The
woman reported the case to the police
and presented pitiful appearance as the
blood ran down her face from an ugly
wound on the forehead.
The j. T. & X. w. R. R. has the wei
: deserved reputation of being the best
equipped road in the south, and all tbs
employees take a just pride in keeping
the rolling stock in apple-pie order. 4
News reporter had occasion yesterday
i afternoon to run down to Tocoi. and re
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