The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-29
CITY NOTES.
THE GRIM MONARCH.

In the cold Judean manager,
He strolls along the path -
OF the tempest in its wrath;
He's found among the ruins
OF the moulder's aftermath.
He's a prince of empty pockets,
Out at elbow and at knee;
Hes the King of countless millions,
And his naue is Poverty.
You can tell by the time you read this
whether Jack Frost has visited Palatka
or not.
Vertrees & Co. have on sale large lot
of very choice apples, which they are
selling at very low prices.
The Republican tickets for this county
are printed, and If the tickets are voted
straight the votes of that party will be
solidIy against the new constitution and
Article XIX.
We are glad to state that MIR. S. U.
Hammond. of THE News, is again at his
post, after being confined at his home,
at Fort Gates, nearly two weeks, wrest-
ling with bilious attack.
We noticed large lot of fishing poles
at the Florida Southern depot yesterday,
consigned to f. T. Lane. There were
enough canes there to supply all the am
ateur fishermen of this section.
The strangers in the city continue 10
increase in numbers, and some of our
old visitors open their eyes in wonder at
the vast improvements that have been
made here during the summer.
Hon. p. P. Bishop was in town yester-
day. He is confident, from what he has
learned during the canvass of the dis
trict, that Hon. Chas. Dougherty will be
triumphantiy elected on next Tuesday.
Messrs. Wade Bros, of Crescent City,
have purchased the little steamer Curlew,
and have placed her on the route be-
tween Palatka and Racy Point, and she
will deliver the mail to points down the
river.
Mr.. ID. b. Lewis, a well known civil
engineer. of Seville, was in town yester-
day and gave THE NEWS a pleasant CALL
His card viii be found elsewhere, and he
is ready TO contract for any work in his
line
We had the first winter morning yes
terday, and il was so bracing that fires
and heavy clothing were not only COM
Portable but almost necessary. The cool
better for il.
Mr.. VIM !. Burke was q little late in
announcing himself for County Commits
sioner, but he will get there all the
same" on election day. His qualifica-
tons for the position cannot be denied,
and his very presence will add dignity to
the Board.
Mr.. Richard Bennett, of Crescent
City, has sold to f. Faber eighteen hun
dred sticks of cedar, which that famous
manufacturer will make up into pencils.
This cedar brings good prices, and other
large orders will doubtless be filed for
the same firm from this section.
Mr.. c. E. Ferris, of the firm of Stickles
& Ferris, Grand Central Hotel, went
hunting on Wednesday in certain To-
cality near PaIatka, and shot seven wild
ducks, six squirrels, five quails, and other
work covering only three or four hours.
Ii does fellow good to drop around
to the Florida Southern depot and see the
life and activity down there in handling
and sending out the immense quantities
of freight that is to be seen there every
day. 1t looks more like business down
there than any place you can find in these
parts.
Mr.. Rud kersting, agent of the Signal
Service at this point, received a telegram
from Hazen yesterday, predicting frost
for North and East Florida to-day and
tomorrow. Yesterday morning the air
was decidedly chilly, and the indications
last night were that Hazens predictions
we're likely to come true this morning.
Mr.. c. r. Knapp, accompanied by his
mother, arrived from Saratoga, y. ",
yesterday. and proceeded direct TO In
terlachen, their winter home. Mr..
Knapp will have charge OF the new ho-
tel at Interlachen. the Hotel Lagonda,
this winter, and expects 10 have it full
of guests throughout the season. The
hotel will be opened about December LIST.
The negro. Dave Freeman, known as
"Slinger,' who has just finished term
of one year in the State penitentiary for
robbing the store of Mr.. W. P. Hatchett,
in this city, was again committed to Jail
yesterday by Justice Lott Allen, of Iuter-
lachen, for the same offense. He will be
likely to go up for another term at the