The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-12-25
CITY NOTES.

With any article that's made
To suit the pyrotecnic trade
Alas, for those who wished 10 see
The whole time spent in revelry.
Who pop the cracker, shoot the gun.
Or m Ike the fiery serpent run;
Or, more ambitious of mems eyes,
Send trails of fire toward the skies.
Alas, for those who, night and morn,
Were wont to toot the loud tin horn.
Who. Drawing wet defying cold,
loot New Year in. blow out the old.
For no ~, indeed, IL is forbid,
Alike to gray beard and the Kid
To fright the heart or vex the ear
With sounds like these AT Christmas g. eer.
What did Santa Claus bring you:
We wish ore and all Merry Christ
mas.
Five car loads of oranges were for .
warded North over the j., T. & X. w. I
Railway yesterday.
There were few old-fashioned Christ .
mas drunks on the streets yesterday and
last night, but good order was preserved. /
1t speaks we'll for the good order of
PaIatka that even on Christmas eve a
case cannot be stirred up for the police
court.
Mr.. Fred Sulzner is the latest victim
to the bad sidewalks of Palatka, and Is
now hobbling about on a crutch, on ac-
count of sprained ankle.
The Roman candles, sky-rockets, fire
| crackers and sand-pops made things
pretty lively on the streets last night.
and Young America was in his glory.
The rain yesterday came just in time
to dampeE up things and lessen the dan
ger from fires on account of the fire
works that will be set off during the
week.
| All, but hasn't there been slaughter
If turkeys for dinner to-day. But few
things are better than turkey and cram
berry sauce, with their usual accompa-
niments.
We call attention to the new adver-
tisement of Mr.. Geo. LAT kin, the well
known barber. He - making good
success of his cigar stand, and has some
of the best brands to be found.
The hotels are going to give their
guests elegant dinners to-day. Aud
when Palatka hotel man starts out To
get up II good dinner, something real
good to eat is always put on the table.
Mr.. Chas. Kupperbusch has just com
pleted new base ball rack. which Is
very handsome. \ line turkey will be
given the best thrower today. Frizes
will also be gwen for good rifle shoot
ing.
DIR. w. w. Estes has been III PaIatka
four years now and will celebrate this
Christmas by extracting the teeth of his
friends, or other peoples friends.
without pain-of course at the usual
price.
The banks and the post-office will be
closed to-day, and most of the business
houses will De closed, for time, in order
TO give all hands an opportunity to enjoy
the good dinners that will be served on
all hands.
Mr.. Ed Kirby, of Mount Royal sent a
car load of his choice oranges to Chicago
yesterday, via the j., t. & X. w. Rail
way. They go in refrigerator car, and
will go through in good order and bring
handsome returns.
; An extra train of eighteen cars, heav-
lily loaded with freight, passed over the
j., I. & h. w. Railroad south yester-
. day. This indicates that our people are
buying goods IN large quantities, when
this road is compelled to send out SO
many extra trains to accommodate its
5 business.
Last evening Mr.. VIM. Young. fore
man of the Florida Southern Railway
shops. was the happy and surprised re-
. cipient of beautiful silver bound ivory
rule, token of the respect and friend
ship existing between himself and his
engineer. He prizes his Christmas rulc
very highly.
4 Rev. Jas. b. Dunn, ID. D., will preach
tomorrow (Sabbath) at the Presbyterian
: chmch, at IL a. m. Subject-"W
= Celebrate Christmas" and at a p. m. OF
Beautiful Character: Mary the Mother
of Jesus Special Christmas music a
= both services. Sabbath school and Bib,
!. class at q. m.
Scribner & Clements circus will b,
. here on Monday and Tuesday. 1t is sale
# to be one of the best circuses on tn,
8 road, and the low price of % cents adj
mission will draw large crowd. II ha
J.. been showing to very large crowds il
Jacksonville, and the papers there speal
II in the highest terms of the various spe
cialties.
Mrs. Venetta, a widow lady who live
- on First street, in front of Nertrees' sta
n bles. died yesterday afternoon, after
long illness. She was a sister of Mr..
NJ Bounds and leayes two daushter