The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-08-20
CITY NOTES.
The pessimist eAclaims: Pray tell
What earthly good are lies:
The aptiuniSt reSDonds ss'To mt

In huckleberry pies.
Messrs Harp and GoodaIe, Of Crescent
| City, Were in town yesterday. an: gave
-,,s :, call
| To Furnished rooms over old
postoffice buil1ing. Apply at rooms.
The City Council, by order of the Su-
preme court. hos reInstated Mayor Don
nellev, and he is once more in charge of
+ the mayors Office.
Fresh garden and flower seeds Just ar
rived and for sale at Moragne a Kcs,st-
mss.
Mr.. SiIas Smiths goods have arrived.
and he is nov busIy engaged in opening
them up in the store under theroom
ODGra Horse, where ne WI carry a good
stock of grocer les.
| Mess s. Griffin & Parker have Just re-
ceived a large assortment Of bird Gags
which viii lie sold at low prices.
The man who has been predicting
cooler weather, had TO acknow ledge yes
terday that rs a weather prophet he was
total failure. Yesterday was dec ,,edIv
one of the suItriest days of the summer.
Boy wanted for general garden worl,
Apply to IL. y. Dnson, at West View
cemetery.
Mr. L. S. Sauble left with IhE News
samples of his brick recently made by
him ut his clay bank on Rice creek. TIE
brick look as well and seem as hard as
ordinary brick. The brick can seen by
all who may call.
FoR RENT-A handsome eight room
Centrally located. Apply at this office.
A subscriber of TIE NEWS whose o.
ange trees have the foot rot wants 10
know if there is a cure for il. As such
a remedy would be of general interest
we will gladly publish anything that or
readers may write on the subject.
Another lot OF pig hams, full line fam
lily Supplies, fruits, vegetables, &C., ar
irving at The Family Store" r. r.
REID.
An old valise was found near the drug
store of Mr.. j. II. Jiaughton early ye--
terday morning. that had all the signs of
having been i'll the hands of a thief 1t
had been forcibly Opes.ed and rified OF
its contents. The owner can get the
remains by looking in that locality for
them.
Received at The Family Store s.
lect brands, Tip, Falka, Prncipus. Our
Darling. Nipper and Spray segars at reas-
onao'e prices. f. +. Reid.
The sight of The city prisoners working
the streets in the chain gang viii no
doubt have Il s2lutary effect on the -ioIa-
tiers of the city ordinances here ter.
Yesterday the gang We're engaged in cut
ting down the weeds and grass that have
so long disfigurcd some of our sidewalks.
Nj s. Graham has leased tie Masonic
bull! ling ON the corner of Lemon and
First streets from Mr.. L. Fall. and will
convert it into u hO,eI. The building IS
well adapted for the purpose, having a
good location and being cool and roomy.
1t will be open TO the public in a few
weeks
The ladies of the Presbyterian church
will give another of those delightful les
rivals at the new parsonage on River
street on Monday evening. when deli
cious cream aud cake will 20 served bv
beautiful little girls. Music. tableaux
charades. etc. viii also De rendered. ana
those in charge of the entertainmen,
propose to make it one of the most pleas
ant yet given.
Our valued correspondent, buckeye"
who has been rusticating fo~ he past
week at Matanzas. passed through the
city yesterday on his way home. We
learn from private sour es that when ne
''old1each" was found in the shark
which he caught, ne founG it such an an
petzer that he put himself -orud 100
much of the fish and other good things
they had down there to eat and hence his
ea~iy return IT, Welaka
\ warrant was sworn ouS Yesterday
charging Daniel Oliver. a we'll known
character about Palatka, with grand lar
Ceny, and he was arrested ant locked up
in the jail in default of $500 bail. Oil
vcrs movements have been rather sus-
picious of late anu he has been watched
by the officers anG n number of citizens
He had n room upstairs in the Noragne
buihling. anothe- one in the Kean butld
ing and house nearly opposite the
Florida Southern railway shops rented.
The two rooms had but little if anything
in them. but the house contained a lot
of furniture. old traps. etc. The officers |
searched the house yesterday, when
they found lot of women's shoes. rub |
bers. an assortment OF gloves. linen hooks. |
and n lot of machiDiStS tools n lock |