The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-02-09
CITY NOTES.

Mock-turtle soups something ''bully."
The Eliza Hancox extended her trip to
San Mateo yesterday.
Hon. C. B. Grant and wife, Of Mar
quette, Mich, have rooms at the Put
nam.
Messrs. Hugo Friedlander and j. g.
Fitzgibbons. of Interlachen, were in town
yesterday.
A new cottage is being erected on the
corner Of Kirby and Kirkland streets.
West End.
Strawberry blooms are plentiful in
Palatka. Though late, the strawberry
will come.
The straw hat 10 an indispensable arti-
Gle in Florida. 1t can be seen any day
in the year.
DIR. NJ. H. Adler, . prominent ply
sician, Of Philadelphia, is registered at
the Putnam.
Judge Sterling, Of New York, is on
his regular winter visit to Florida, and
Is stopping at the Putnam.
Our friend John P. Wall, one Of the
most successful farmers of West Put
nam. was in town yesterday.
j. S. Disston and wife, Mrs. Mary
Disston, and Mr.. NJ. A. Sooy, Of Phila
delphia, are at the Putnam.
Col. II. S. Duval, state engineer, Of
Tallahassee, was in the city yesterday,
the guest of the Carleton House.
Mr.. r. o. Burton, live young mer-
chant of Crescent City, was in town yes
terday, looking after business affairs.
Mr.. F. II. Conolsy has resumed his old
position with the Bank of Jacksonville,
and moved his family back to that city.
There was large number Of people
arrived by the j., T. & K. w. railway
yesterday, while on none Of the lines
was travel short.
Hon. A. Felch. rromine mt politician
and Ex-Governor of the state OF
Michigan, has been at the Putnam
House for several days.
The "Grand Hop" given by the ladies
| of Crescent City at the Lake Side Hotel,
was one Of the most brilliant ever known
to the social world of that place.
Miss Ida E. Heyl. graduate Of the
National School OF Oratory, Of Phila-
dslphia, and a most accomplished elocu-
ZIONIST, is in the city, the guest OF Mrs.
Spooner, at West End.
During the absence Of Mr.. Graham on
his every pleasant" trip north, Clerk
Haskell kept everything in apple-pie or
der at the Graham House, and gave the
impression that he is n No. hotel man
in every particular.
Hon. A w. Rawlins and wife, of
Chicago, are guests Of tho Putnam
House. The generosity Of Mr.. Rollins
| was manifested to the people Of Florida
by his liberal endowment of the college
at Winter Park.
The weather is all that could be asked
for. The thermometer stood yesterday
, at I o'clock at II degrees above zero, at
noon 81, and at 8 o'clock p. M, 81 de-
gress above. The day was a. fair as a
poets dream, and many Is heart was
made glad by the brighs sunshine.
A new plank walk il being laid on
Front street, between Lemon and Ried.
1t will be a vast Improvement and add
much to the pleasure Of pedestrian trav-
cling that way. We would like to see
the good work extended in other parts
Of the city. In the absence of something
better plank walk is an excellent thing
| to have.
Undertaken Farrer has received letter
from a lady who lives out west concern
ing the death and burial Of her brother.
Clarence E. BARTLETT, who died in this
city about ten years ago. She is desi-
rous Of removing the remains, and Mr..
Farrar would be glad to learn Of the sx-
act location Of his burial place, and
would appreciate the kindness Of any
Of our older citizens who happen to
know of it, if they would inform him.
By invitation OF our good friend, Mr..
Andrew Shelley, proprietor OF the Garlic
ton House, this scribe had dinner at that
popular hotel on Sunday last. 1t was an
excellent dinner, comprising all the SUBJ
stantials and dslicacies afforded by the
market, all cooked to . turn, and to say
that the meal was thoroughly enjoyed
gives it but faint praise. This house 10
now under the management Of Mr.. Geo.
Mellon, formerly Of the Egmont at Fer
| naudina, and he ID making the Carleton
apopular place for travslsrs and tourists.