The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-03-16
CITY NOTES,

laatka has more improvements To the
square inch Going on than m any town
in the country.
The Putnam kating rink closed yes,er.
day afternoon for the season, after Il
good run If business.
The excursion to st. Augustine SIM
day was well attended. This is bccom-
tg . fayoritc way Of spending Sundays.
Mf. Andrew Little, of the well known
typo foundry of Farmer Little q Co.,
New York, paid the NEWS call yestcr.
day.
Mr.. j; A. Nan Court, representing the
Florida Dispatch, jacksonville, was in
The city yesterday and called at the NEWS
oniro.
The Kendall troupe band discoursed
some sweet music ON the streets ycs)cr-
day and received the compliments Of the
ropuacc.
Rrid'a garden will be Il beautiful spot
ina icw days. The trees arc putting ont
nicc,y and the flowers will a in full
bloom soon. Tho grounds arc well kept
AWAY.
: mrr of moa gre At work preparing
tr Ial ,i,o foundation for the Florida
! S.uth ~ buildings on Water street.
tbs viii aiyr "our" part Of the town u
genuine loom.
Env. Mr. Williams preached an inter
rslmr sermon At the Episcopal church
Sunday morning. Mr.. Knights dis.
COURSE at the evening service was en-
i,ycd by u large congregation.
l'hestrcets were pretty well filled Yes.
,rrlny morning The Indictment weather
kept many of the mechanics from work,
AMI their presence ON the streets gave
the town gomcthing OF n full appear
aHco.
schooner st. Johns, Captain Gilmors,
with Il cargo Of lj1 tons Of steel rails
for the Florida Southern.tis aground
eleven miles north of Palatka. Her cargo
i, hcing removed AMI brought in on flats
and she will be aioat and in the city in II
day Ureo.
The schooner y. W. Mclean, Captain
| Hudson uf New York. reached Palatka
Sunday morning, having on boaid ISL
tons steel rails for the Florida Southern
railway The schooner is now being ur-
lual,l. Sho WAS eight days en- route.
The iAirycw House will pass into new
hands Wednesday, Dr. Nurland having
retired Mr.. \. h. Stephens Of Flor
,ucc, has purchased thci house, and will
hHe it thoroughly elaborated. Mr..
T.. j. burgess viii have the management
% the house.
The Ladies' Aid Society at Welika will
give an entertainment at that place ON
! Thursday evening next. for the benefit
uf the Methodist church of that place.
tlitr a ptrIy win 20 Up from ralatka,
rs the yacht Leila will run UP on that
occasion for the accommodation Of all
who wish to 20.
harry Woodruff, who has been en-.
flg.l in the freight department Of the
! florida southern Railroad al this point,
has resigned his place to accept II posi-
/ tim with the /. Il. \ y. Il. H., anil will
! lr stationed at Jacksonville. Mr.. Wood.
y. ruif male n number Of friends here who
I r'rro! his departure from Palatka.
Mr.. }. q. Mangold the official photo
graphcr Of the National Press Associa-
{ ton on their tour through Florida, re-
turned from New Orleans on Sunday
/ night, where lie went with tho ,xcur-
-ionists. lie says he has been in some
very pretty and enterprising towns, hu,
none 80 pretty and cnterprisins as Pa
llth1.
\ grand masquerade ball will take
place nj the Elite rink ON Wednesday
evening. 18th inst, and will he followed
cn Friday, Goth inst. with a grand ska
ting carnival, and both occasions promise
to furnish vast deal Of amusement to
the young people who will attend. y
costumcr from Savannah will bc here
with over three hundred suits, and will
rent them for tho evenings mentioned.