The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-02-26
CITY NOTES.

APPEARANCES ARE DECIETFUL.
The pretty girl so bright and gay.
80 charmingly polite and civil
In public, may at home display
A temper like the devil.
The awkward CIR, they call q fright,
Who shines not in society,
Nay in her home . sunbeam bright
And freside angel tic.
A crowd-3.
Another challenge to skate can be |
found in our special column.
Judge Advocate General Holt, of
Washington, was registered at the Put
nam House yesterday. He left for
short trip up the river, but will return to
Palatka in a day or two.
A meeting Of citizens will be held at
the Putnam House this morning at 10
o'clock sharp to extend an invitation to
the National Press Association to visit
Palatka. Be sure and attend it.
Didn't Like Him: Il don't like that
fellow Smith" WHY .Well, some
time ago asked him to lend me s1o."
"And he refused you?" "Oh, no; he let
me have the money, and that's why am
lodging him."
West View Cemetery is visited every
Sunday afternoon by large number OF
people. 1t would add no little to the
comfort of the visitors and those having
lots there il a few benches were placed
about the cemetery for their use.
Mr.. Bernard Overlack, one of the most
artistic wood workmen ever in Florida,
has opened a shop in the house Of Messrs.
Marvick s. Gerke. near j., T. & X. w.
R'y., where he is prepared to receive and
execute all orders on short notice. See
his special notice elsewhere and give him
a call.
An organ on wheels, accompanied by
a very old grinder and one-legged solicit
| tor of stray nickles, were among the ar
| rivals on the steamer Hancox yesterday.
The organ was put to work Immediately
| on landing, and its sickly groans were
! made to rent the air on the streets dur
] ing the afternoon.
| Chas. A. Raymond and wife, of Dem
| yer, COL, II. III. Ncwhall, of Chicago,
! Mrs. s. E. Gotes and daughter, Of Eliza.
l beth, N. j., II. II. Clifford and wife, Of
Jamestown, n. ", Jas. Mainland wife,
| Of Milwaukee Wis, and Lansing Mer-
chant and wife, of Albany, n. Y, were
among the prominent arrivals at the Put
| nam House yesterday.
First Landlady-'I don't give my
boarders hash nowadays" Second land
lady-"Indeed. What do you do with
your odds and end Of cold meats You
don't surely throw them away" First
landlady-"Oh, no; 1 make them up
into croquets." Second landlady-"Ah,
see your hash is localized"
Mr.. Hubbard put his street sprinkler
in operation again yesterday and a water
plug has been put in on Reid street to
supply the sprinkler with water. The
tub that heretofore has been such q great
convenience drivers in watering their
stock has been removed, because they
would often leave the water running
and let it overflow the street. Another
instance of numbering the ''goose that
laid the golden egg"
Orange street just beyond the public
school building is sadly in need Of at
tsntion from the authorities. The street
is covered with trash, the bitches arr
stagnant and full Of black mud and filth
and altogether the street presents al
unsightly appearance. 1t should b
cleaned off and the bitches drained, boil
for the sake of appearances and the gooG
health Of the people who reside in tina
!. neighborhood.
The work of grading the Florida South
srn railway TO Chariot Harbor will b
completed to-day, and the track is lai,
to within thirty miles of that place. Tn
completion Of the road is now only tn
work Of a few days, which will Civ
. Palatka direct commun cation with tn
Gulf coast, and the beneficial advant
> age to our commercial interest will b
: made apparent in practical way in tn
!, near future. The finishing of this on,
Of the road, we believe, completes tn
Florida Southern under its charter, blu
:. the company will no doubt continue tn
; construction Of spurs and branches unit
, | it about covers the state.
The calico carnival at the Elite ant
. Putnam Kinks were well attended OIL
9 Wednesday evening and the floors o
each rink were crowded with skaterl
. Many novel and curious costume
: were worn, and the elegant Dude at tn
. Elite rink furnished a great deal Q
: amusement to the spectators. His ska'
; ing was perfect, and he ''took of" th
typical dude so nicely that he was mis-
taken for the genuine article. At tn
: Putnam rink little Miss Susie Zehnba
. !. won the pair Of club skates offered as