The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-02-24
CITY NOTES.

M. w - SANbADy, "a :"
in the city for few days, looking after
business affairs.
The pile driver at the wharf yesterday
attracted the attention Of large num-
ber Of lookers-sr.
C. r. Gardner and wife, New York
City, and Mr.. D. Wright, Auburn. n. Y,
are among the guests at the Putnam
House.
Mr.. r. J. Riles has Just received new
assortment of knives and scissors, OF the
best makes, and wants his customers
to give his stock an-inspsction.
Mr.. George NJ. Roy, city editor of the
Cincinnati Enquirer, is in the city visit
ing friends, and expresses himself As be-
ing muc. pleased with Florida.
A fence has been placed around part
of the Lemon and First streets lot BE-
longing to the Putnam, House. A small
building is also being erected there.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Ladies Memorial Association will be
hold at the residence Of Mrs. Capt. Gray
this, Wednesday, afternoon. February
cath at $3.50 O'Clock.
A beautifully written sign was yester-
day put up over the Office Of Col. II. S.
Harris Oclawaha river Office, on Water
street, between the stores Of f. T. Lane
and Griffin & Parker.
Miss Rose Chandler Lane will appear
at Fry's Opera House this evening in one
Of her very popular reading entertain
msnts. The entertainment is given for
the benefit of the Methodist church, and
should be largely patronized.
Judge Vertrees has just received . car
load OF Tennessee horses and mules,
which he is offering for sale at very low
prices. He can suit the wants OF all In
| quality and prices of stock, and invites
those in need Of animals to give him .
call.
The annual meeting Of the directors Of
| the Florida Southern Railway Company
will be held at the company's Offices in
| this city to-day. when the annual cleo
ton Of officers will take place, and all
other business coming before the meet
| ing will be transacted.
Prof. Barratta's orchestra arrived from
Jacksonville yesterday afternoon to ae-
| companied the excursionists on the
Fred'k DeBary last evening, to furnish
the music. 1t is an excellent orchestra
and gave some good music before the
steamer::was to have departed.
| Judging from the amount Of lumber
being received here, We feel safe in say
| ing Palatka was never on q more solid
building boom. The railroads ere we'll
patronized by the several mills along
their line, and our city 10 catching .
large portion Of their shipments.
The skating carnival at the Elite rink
this evening will prove a pleasant fsa-
ture 10 those who attend. It is to be .
calico dress affair, and no skaters will
be allowed on the floor until $50 o'clock
unless dressed in calico. This will Be
one of the particularly attractive even
| ings at the Elite.
Palatka is in need Of larger and bet.
ter arranged opera house, and when
some snterpriaing man or company
build one it will most certainly prove to
be . good investment. THE NEWS will
be glad to see this, one Of the real needs
Of the city, reach and early completion.
Monday was the first day that any one
ever made trip from Jacksonville to
Sanford and return in one day. This
feat will be accomplished hereafter
whenever one so desries. But its good
time. and the Jacksonville, Tampa and
Key West are ableto vekeit.
| The mutual recognitions Of the Syra.
cusans at the Saratoga Hotel 10 some
what remarkable. The Tropical Colo
ny" now consists Of G. L. Hasbrouk and
family, Mrs. Seymour. Mrs. II. x. Niver
Misses May and Florence Niver, Mrs
Horace Candee, L. F. Powell, Mrs. A. G
Powell, Mrs. Yramhatt, Miss Powell, II
d. Rose, wife and daughter, and Mrs
F. w. Waggoner and son.
Mr.. H. B. Hall. proprsstor Of the Hots
Seville, has chartered q train and vii
run an excursion to that young metrspo
lis on Sunday next. The train will leave
Palatka at 10 o'clock Sunday morning
arriving at Seville at II. Dinner will b
served at o'clock, and the excursion
lists can then amuse themselves a. they
see fit until o'clock p. N. when thu
train will leave for Palatka, arriving
here at o'clock. The fare Tor the round
trip, including dinner at the hotel, vii
b %. A large number are expected Il
20 On the excuEsiou.