The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-29
CITY NOTES.
BOUT THIS TINE OF YEAR.


The fair and gentle maiden at the beach goes
in II swimming.
There's strong interest feet in yachting; peo
pie sps ak of sheets and tacks,
And in bay windows nightly there are lots Of
little smacks.
With their faces reckle-spotted from expo
sure and sun burning,
The school ma'ams from vacation back to
duty are returning.
The student who's been singing hash for cash
to purchase knowledge,
Has folded up his napkins and is going back
To college.
The urchin who for several weeks has passed
his time in clover,
Is mourning DER the knowl edge that vaca-
tons almost Ger.
Mr.. w. J. Vinegar returned to the
city yesterday, after a brief business
trip northward.
The Ladies' union prayer meeting will
be held tomorrow afternoon at Mrs. q.
w. Pratt's, at o'clock.
Mr.. r. G.. Cochrane has a new adver-
tisement to day of his book and station
cry store. Read it and give him a call.
1t is Sunday. Let us all go to church
and resolve to quit swearing at the
weather for this week at least.
The young peoples union prayer meet
ing will be held at the Baptist church
this afternoon at o'clock. Subject
Cross Bearing.
The new shelly ng in Devereux's store
was built by Mr.. NJ. w. Mock, and Is a
credit to him - piece of good and care
full workmanship.
Mr.. ID. Bohannon, of Precint No. Is,
was in town yesterday, and gave us the
pleasing information that his precinct
was solid for Dougherty.
The steamer City of Palatka vii, here
after deliver all freights intended for the
st. Johns & Halifax RAILROAD at Rollston,
going up on Thursdays.
The schooner Frank Mcconnell is dis
charg'ng a 3OO-ton cargo of steel rails
at the j.. T. & X. w. railway dock for
the Sanford & Tava -es railroad.
Telegraph poles are being erected
along the line of the st. Johns Il Halifax
railroad between PaIatka and Daytona,
and the line will II IN operation i'm n
short time.
y flash of lightning Friday afternoon
killed three of Mr.. Robt. SCOTS dogs,
out on the Heights. Robert says he is
very sorry to lose these dogs, as he-had
only eight on hand ut the time.
Mr.. Z. Cunneely has two cottages for
rent. WI 'ch we have Eeen advertising as
50 for rem" The ct" is in the word all
right tbs morning, however, and he
continues to sell the best of "tea."
Services at the Baptist church this
MOI l'"S at l o'clock and this evening
at 30. The mon I'ng DISCOURSE W I" be,
Love, and Covenant at right. y
cordial invitationis extended to all.
Capt. I4uc; ; boat Escort will hereafter
make but one lip per day connect
with the st. Johns * Halifax r. '-oad,
leaving here at 1890 o'clock every morn
ing, and making close connection with
the incoming and outgoing tGains.
Two new Bald win locomotives passed
through here yes'crday for the South
Florida railroad. They are of the stand
ard guage and y be used by that road
when it changes its track to correspond
with other roads of the country.
Policeman Mcneil arrested drunken
and boisterous count. lyman late yester-
day afternoon, and as he was proceeding
to the lookup with him his friends at
tempted to rescue him from the officer.
But the law prevailed, and the officer
jagged his man.
Mr.. De l.. F'iIlyaw, of Wilmington,
n. c., conductor of the Atlantic Coast
Line, accompanied 10y his brother, o. NJ.
Fillyaw, was in town yesterday and
gave us n pleasant call. The gentlemen
themselves as very much
pleased with our city.
Rev. III. Cartledge, we are requested to
lnnouno >, wiz preach at the Methodist
church this morning and evening, at the
usua' houIs. Mr.. Cartledge IS n devotee
Of the Art Tfeservative," and if he
ioes not preach good sermon we shall |
De disappointed.
Mr.. j. III. Fry i. preparing To remove |
MS taSidermist store to Front street, in |
he room formerly occupied by Messrs.
Wolff and Riles. The whole Of the |
,round floor of the corner building will |
Ne occupied by Messrs. I. Ii. Haley & |
%. as a bar and billiard saloon.
The freight business of the j., t. Il X.
". railway is something immense for
his season of the yea. The train yes
erday carried twenty eight loaded cars
n the direction of South Florida and
light were left here ecause the engine
ou'd not pu; them in addition to those
'rought from the north.
Messrs. Stickles Il Ferries have leased
he Florida Horse and are now giving |