The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-16
CITY NOTES.
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All this seems healthy and nutritious
While tasting one the other day,
My teeth struck something not elastic,
And soon within my palm there lay
a golden ring saved from the gastric.
From Nellie's finger" murmured l,
Then looking DER the metal yellow,
nearly tainted, to descry
TIL initials of another fellow.
Have you registered yet? If not, at
tend to the matter at once.
Mr.. NJ. w. Stewart is in the city, hav-
ing come up from Canton, to take his
old place in VOLTS drug store.
Elmer Mangold arrived here from his
Illinois horne yesterday, and will hold
forth as valuable assistant in the Man
gold photograph rooms.
Messrs. John F. and j. o. Speck, father
and son, have arrived from South Caro-
lima, and will make all preparations for
opening business here in a week or two.
A little touch of summer weather
makes the people who were in hurry
to don winter fiannels, persp.re after the
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midsummer.
Mr.. C. w. Hawkins, of Lake George,
was IN town yesterday. He says that
large quantity of early oranges are be-
ing shipped North, which bring good re-
turns and meet with ready sale.
Capt. J. B. Cole and family have ar
rived from New York, where the Cap
tain has been recuperating for several
weeks. He is in better health now than
for several weeks past, we are glad to
know.
| One of the largest crowds ever seen in
Florida will be at the great Evinston
camp meeting on Sunday. Special eX-
cursion trains will be run from Palatka
to accommodate the people on this end
of the line.
| Mr.. Willie Powers has gone back to
Athens, Ga, and will spend his last term
at the Georgia University, graduating
next spring. We shall expect Willie to
win some of the honors of his class, as
he is well up in all his studies.
Major j. L. Burton came over this
week from Summer Haven, and yester-
day was in town. He is rapidly grow
ing in aldermanic proportions, weighing
now four pounds more than ever before.
The coast certainly agrees with the Ma
jor.
Mr.. R. j. Riles, the popular Front
street jeweler, has a new advertisement
this morning. He carries an elegant
stock of jewelry, watches, clocks and
silverware, as well as periodicals and
stationery, and confidently solicits the
continued patronage of the public.
T. l.. Mccoy, well known colored
man of this city, was arrested on war
rant sworn out by Deputy Sheriff Perry.
charging him with stealing a chicken.
He was tried before jury of white men
in Judge Haughton's court, who, after
hearing the evidence, brouPl,. r. ,cs-
dict. of not guilty.
The Florida travel has begun early this
fail, and nearly every south bound train
and boat is crowded with passengers.
Every body is looking for good winters
business, large crowds of visitors, and a
return of the old and good times of the
past. And everybody is not going to be
disappointed either.
The active city marshal of Palatks
Heights made his first arrest yesterday,
catching one of the largest caterpillars
ever seen in PaIatka, which was brought
down in n wagon, and is now on exhibi
ton at Kerstins's drug store. The cat
erpillar is a whopper, aud fine speci
men of what Palatka Heights can raise
in that line.
The Misses Mack gave a delightful
little entertainment at the West End Sc
lect School yesterday morning, thu
children of the primary department
taking part in it. The entertainment con
sisted of songs and recitations, and thu
little fellows acquitted themselves hand
somely, and 10 the satisfaction of the
few visitors present.
| On our first page to-day Will be founC
. the large and attractive advertisement
: OF Mr.. l. Jacobson, who has just re
r turned from New York after purchasing
t the best and finest stock of goods tina
= he has ever handled here. These good
: are arriving now daily, and are beini
placed in position, the notable featur
. being fine goods at low prices. Read tn
advertisement AMI give Mr.. jacobson
call.
!, a merchant remarked yesterday tina
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in the city this week than he ever say
here before in the same length of time
A strong effort is being made by tn
various wholesale markets to secure til
| Florida trade and. iudginc by the me