The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-12-23
CITY NOTES.


She would not anger him for anything,
For Christmas rapidly is drawing nigh.
And. as the chill December days go by.
She keeps her eye on diamond ring.
But other Jewels are to her not barrel;
She's never known a shining gem TO spurn.
She purchases, his kindness to return,
\ gaudy. inexpensive Christmas card.
You can begin practicing To write it
1887.
Mr.. w. w. Carter, of the Halifax
.Jo"rHai, was in the city yesterday.
The store of Mr.. \. Usina was closed
yesterday, on account OF the death of Mr..
John Usina, his brother.
Chickens. eggs, turkeys, ETC., are plen-
tiful in he market, but they are not sell
ing ut ruinously low prices.
DIR. J. G. Donnelly has moved his office
to the handsome rooms in the Baum
block on Lemon street, where the public
will hereafter find him.
The smile on Capt. Joe Smiths face
was something lovely to behold last
night. Over fifty arrivals at the Phoenix
Hotel yesterday accounted for il.
Five carloads of oranges were for
warded North yesterday over the-J., 7.
& X. w. Railway. The oranges looked
TO be very fine, and will no doubt bring
good returns.
There was no Police Court yesterday,
the town being SO orderly that no arrests
had been made for the twenty-four
hours previous. The Christmas DRINKS
have not begun yet.
A young OK was killed by a train on
the j., T. & X. w. Railroad, opposite
the Water works, on Tuesday night.
The engine caught the OK while he was
trying to cross the trestle.
The young men of the city are talking
of giving a ball, which will take place
some evening next week. Verify the
young people are going to have good
time during the holiday season.
THE News job office is turning out
piles of work, done in a very neat man.
ner, and to the entire satisfaction of our
tional help if this goo work keeps up.
The calendars issued by the insurance
companies and other corporations who
believe in that kind of advertising, are
more gorgeous and pretty for 1887 than
ever before. Some of them would pass
for real gems of art.
We learn that another circus will be
here on Monday next. With a circus in
town, a concert and minstrel show, to
say nothing of fire crackers and TIN
horns our people will not lack for amuse-
ment during the holidays.
We acknowledge the receipt of an in
vitation to attend the opening hop at the
Orlando Guards Armory, and regret that
we cannot be present. The Guards is
composed of a gallant set of young men,
and we know the occasion will he a most
enjoy able one.
A fellow is in sorry plight when he
wants to give a number of Christmas
presents to friends, and his purse is as
empty as a last years birds nest. No
wonder man in that fix wears a sad
face when he looks at all the pretty
things on sale in the stores this season.
Elder j. RI. Moore was in town yes
terday and gave THE NEWS call. lie
reports everything lively at Keuka, and
says what Putnam county needs is more
men like Ed. Rumley: men who deal
hoDorably and use plenty of printers
ink. He thinks the day is coming when
keuka will be the most charming place
in the State.
In seeking for nice Christmas presents,
the furnishing establishment of Messrs.
l.. Ii. & w. Il. Morrill,, located in the
kean block, on Lemon street, should not
be forgotten. In ne"kwear, handker-
chiefs, and all lines OF furnishing goods
their stock cannot be excelled. and they
sell at the most reasonable prices. Read
their advertisement in another place,
and give them call. 1t will paw you TO
look over their stock.
Tramps are no fools. They will look
around a house and if they see no work
needed they will march boldly in and ask
for work, and on being told that there is
none, puts up a pitiful tale of hunger,
and inability tn get employment. always
winding up with a request for a little
to eat. These fellows have
visited a certain house in town almost
daily for the past week or two, until a
cord of wood was thrown over the fence.
ready to be pile I, since which time not
tramp has shown his dirty face about the
premises. They do not want work. and
people do mistaken kindness to give
them food and old clothes.
The public generally have but little
idea OF the large number of paupers that
have to be cared for in this city. either