The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-03-17
CITY NOTES,

The schooner st. Johns came in yes.
tcrday morning,
Capt. Powers is driving the piles for
the Florida Southern, new wharf.
Florida could spare great deal of the
weather that has visited her this winter
withou, much Ml;, To the citizens or ,,s.
itori.
Capt Vim. u. Avery. of Kcuka, was in
town yesterday, and reports his model
neiehhorhool in itsusual happy and pros
perou- cunltion.
Tie tchooncr Fila NJ. lIawes, from
Dooth BAY, Ne, Captain +, q. rcrring-
ton, hinElng y cargo Of iOS tons ~ ice,
c,n,i .a'l t, W. I. Forward. arrived in
fa'at'a yesterday.
Esrm to,2 vii be found special no
tico ct H.. y. y, McMcckin calling nj.
tcnlion To- the desirable lands he has for
sale. Read the notice and call ON the
doctor at McMeekin.
Mr.. \. IT, Green, formerly of Palatka,
H. in the city again after an absence of
ten years, AMI is guest Of the Carleton
house. lie il of course much gratiiied ut
the prosperous condition in which hc
finds his old home.
The bargains advertised in Mr.. &. L.
DcvcrcnNs space in TuE News seems to
keep his COUNTERS crowded with custo-
mcrs, and glance into his store shows
no signs of hard times. Read the advcr.
tisemcnt and SEE what he has to say.
We regret to learn of the death of Mrs..
c. T.. Hook, which occurred at Buffalo
Blull on yesterday, Of pneumonia. She
was about ~ years Of nge, and left two
small children. The funeral services
will take place this afternoon ut Buffalo
l'luiT, and the body will DO Inferred at
Satsuma. We extend our heartfelt sym.
patty TO the family of the deceased lady.
The north bound passenger train on
the Florida Southern railway. due here
at i:5j pm. never arrived until nearly
! o'clock, but what il lacked in being ON
time was made up by the large number
of passengers on board. We learn that u
collision occurred between two freight
trains on the track somewhere between
East Lake and South Lake Weir. The
engines were damaged somewhat. but no
one was hurt. NO far a. we could learn.
Two steam pile drivers are at work on
the opposite bank of the river driving
piles for the wharf of the St Augustine n
Falatka iailroad. The road Ted has been
graded down to the river and we learn
that the work Of laying the track is being
pushed ahead satisfactorily, and. rs he.
fore remarked in these columns. it will
he but u short while before we shall hear
the snort Of tho iron horse on the opro.
site bank Of the st, Johns.
Yesterdays Times Union contained a
sensational article entitled "Wamplcr ON
the Warpatl." which to an outsider
would look IS though ralatka was avery
disorderly and dangerous place, where
citizens have no legal protection. There
was a slight difficulty between the gen.
tlcmcn mentioned by by the Times
Union. but il did not cause sufficient ex.
citemcnt to warrant thrilling and sen
sational account in the local papers. Mr..
Wampcr quietly submitted to arrest
when approached Ivy policeman ana
was carried 10 the Jail gate. when the
sheriff arrived on the scene with war
rant fur his arrest and took him from the
city oIllcer. lie plead guilty to the
charge Of assault and battery before the
county .iudgc and was fined SIS and costs.
instead Of 81; was arrested again Sunday
morning on warrant issued by the may.
or and kept in Jail several hours. when