The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-12-29
CITH >OEES.

/ for his return. So are we.
The cold weather gives our gardens an
/ odd appearance for just now cur finest
/ plants are swathed in cloths and papers.
PaIatka is glad to have no place in the
! sensational kilograms this winter-we
have had no murder or fire this time.
Let u be devoutly thankful.
Tie creeks and bayous bordering on
the river are full of ducks just now and
our sportsmen are consequently happy.
/ Our neighbor of Crescent City reports
game particularly plenty on Haw creek.
HigIey & Smith have filled orders for
nearly every town in the Union, and are
ready to do as we'll for New Years. One
| Of their fancy boxes Of oranges smacks
Of Florida ana is welcome everywhere.
! The Putnam Skating Rink of Coogan
! Sc Groon1s was opened last night under
I the pleasantest auspices and all have
/ hopes that the business career Of the-I
| new firm will be q prosperous and happy
! one.
The strong north wind was replaced
/ by a gentle breeze and yesterday was q
/ day worthy of lotos-land. Our winter
visitors will soon tire Of the northern ice
and snow and seek refuge in our new
/ Putnam House.
Hon Hugh A CorIeF, was in Palatka
on a business trip yesterday, and had
time to meet many of his old friends.
His services in the past fully warrant
the high position he holds in the estima
ton of our people.
Our business is beginning to ease up
on the strain Of Christmas week, and
olr merchants draw long breaths and
tap cepacious pockets we'll lined. They
VIII not have long to rest, however, for
New Year is coming.
Car loads of brick still arrive and prep
arations are still going forward looking
to the erection Of new business houses
But sc should be better pleased to see
more money put in cottages or small
dwellings for families of moderate
means.
Throughout our town the work of
binding and the turmoil Of preparation
rcsound5 everywhere. 4 quiet hour in
/ the bosom OF ones family is now Q lux
ury in which some of the most conserva-
tive Of our business men can very rarely
indulge.
The thermometer ran down to &c and
( on yesterday it was quite cold in Palat-
( ka, but we believe no oranges were
ruined and only the tender buds nipped.
Yet in San Mateo Mr.. Peach reports
/ that oranges were frozen, and at Buffalo
/ Bluff, we learn that much fruit is prob
ably ruined.
/ Tt seems even our floating population
has been seized with the zeal for work
which permeates our people, and have
no time to indulge in any of the small
disturbances which usually mark the re-
( currence Of the period of the holidays.
This is matter of no little felicitation
for all of us.
The winter travel to Florida is now
/ pressing the railroads to extra exertions
and the East Tennessee Virginia and
Georgia railroad has commenced run
nlng double daily sleepers between
jacksonville and Cincinnati, and also
frst-class coach through to Cincinnati
without change.
Tho schooner St. Johns. consigned to
/ Gardner & Eaton, with 1900 barrels Of
! lime and 100 bales Of northern hay from
| Rochland, Maine, arrived Sunday morn
/ ing and left yesterday. Even the schoon-
ere sc. hurried when Palatza merchants
are consignees.
Also the D. w. Mclean. with a cargo
Of iron for the 7. 6. Railway arrived
/ yesterday from New York, and is now
busily discharging her cargo, also the Nat
Meader Capt. Brown, come in with
cargo Of iron for the j. T., s. X W.
Railway.
/ The concert for the benefit OF the
! Methodist Church Building Fund which
was TO have been given Tuesday. Dec-
/ 29th. has been postponed one week, and
will be gwen at Fry's Opera House Mon.
/ day, January 4th. Extra effort is being
made to make it grand success. Tick
/ cts are now Gu sale at Volt drug store,
/ where seats can be reserved without
/ extra chargs. Tickets, Scots, children
I 25cts The following ladies aud gentle
men wilt take part: Mrs, Richardson,
Mrs. Stokes, Hrs. L. Meyer. Mrs. Bond,
/ Mrs, EnoS, the Misses Hancock. Misses
/ NcLaury, Bounds, Ramsaur, Peterman;
Iessrs. l. jacobson, Chant, Stokes.
I On yesterday the first train on the
Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West rail-
way came in, and hereafter our passen
ger service will be the same 10 the south
| as between this and Jacksonville. Our |