The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-13
CITY NOTES.

Like stout llnSe L4dt MINUS bb0 AAOIb
gate
And creaks a husky welcome to the
guest,
The solemn beefsteak seized and laid
at rest.
Lies at full length and covered half your
plate
A votive victim that awaits its fate.
You bite the dainty as it looks its best,
And then with aching tooth and fallen
crest
You curse the ancient steer that died so
late
A lot of slightly damaged corn for sale
at bargain by Vertrees & Co.
Mr.. John w. Thompson, a veteran
commercial tourist, was in the city yes
terday.
Remember that Vertrees & Co., have
few good horses on hand that will be
sold at reasonable prices.
Mr.. Collary, manager Of the Oakland
House at Green Cove Spring, was in the
city yesterday.
You will find freezers of all sizes, all
prices and all kinds at NJ. w. King &
Co.'S. Crockery store.
Our weather reporter is happy. AT
this writing a nice shower is falling, and
the thermometer registers only 76 de-
grees.
Dressmaker and seamstress from New
York seeks engagements, Perfect filter
and draper. Terms low. Address, II.
Wood, Cone, Putnam county. It,
Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Holiday, of
Atlanta, Ca, relatives of Mrs. S. J. Ken
nerly, are in the city for few days, as
her guests.
w. II. Darlin, of the J. T. & K. w.
Passenger office was in the city yester-
day, and left in the afternoon on a trip
down the Florida Southern road.
Col. John A. Macdonald, of Eustis, is
iu the city. Col. Macdonald is now en-
gagged extensively in the real estate bust
ness, and is an old newspaper man.
Mr.. Jno. R. Ellis, the Atlanta taffy and
cracker drummer, was in the city yester-
day, and left on the afternoon boat for
Crescent City and other points on the
river.
The slate for the roof of the Presbyte-
rian church roof has arrived and will
soon be put on that building. When
finished up the Presbyterians of the city
will have a much better building in
which to worship than they had before
the fire.
Mr.. L. Meyer has received this week
fffty-four barrels Of oil for his steam
paint works. The large shipment of oil
gives an idea of the extent of the bust
ness our friend Meyer is doing, and every
one will rejoice that 50 clever a fellow j:
prosperous in business.
The District Conference will meet al
Palatka Methodist Church this evening
and will continue in session until Sun
day, transacting the business before the
body during the day and holding religi
GUS services at night About thirty
ministers will be in attendance, among
them some of the ablest divincs in the
state.
About noon yesterday Palatka wa
visited by d most refreshing shower
which cooled the atmosphere and laiC
the dust besides adding a new elasticity
to the steps of our citizens, and caus
ing all vegetation to liftits head in CRATE
full thanks. Still, there is room TO
more, as it will take several good rain
to fully compensate for the long drough
we have had.
Already a large number of our peopl
have decided to take advantage of tn
excursion on the steamers DeBary an
Anita, which has been postponed unit
next Tuesday, on account of the Distric
Conference being in session here on mex
Saturday, the day first proposed for tn
excursion. From the interest now bein
taken in the excursion we Judge thu
quite a large crowd will go, some stoI
ping at Welaka and the others going q
far as Lake George.
Palatka Herald The defeat of judy
Harrison editor PALATKA DAILY News
! in the late election for delegates to tn
| Constitutional Convention, is surpriS
6 ! to his numerous friends. Certainly
better representative could not have bee
: selected in the county. He was hone
q | enough to make known his views on til
I stump, views as conservative, as tt
most liberal could wish for Bold an
, outspoken in his sentiments; ambition
q for his country's good, our young frier
can afford to wait. As it is, the DEM
cratic representatives to the Conyentio
in this county, stand two to one on tt
other side, and a working majority
! tho Convention will bn most ora ifvin,