The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-26
CITY NOTES.
THE CIRCLE or LIFE.

The grandson scholar he grew,
And took the first place in his classes:
\ statesman, he rose TO high rank,
And he left u great name aud much riches
His son took TO dealing i'm stocks
And lost every thing but his -Tantaioons.
And thus goes the old whirlisig-
The son of this illiRant gold'un
Srent his money in bumn ing around
Now he carries a nod like the Old nm,
Yesterday was sunshIny, rainy, cloudy
and windy, besides being about as quiet
I as holidays usually are Everybody
was on parade rest.
The vacant lot at the west end of
I Kirby street has been cleared up. and
I piles of lumber are being put there for
the builders. 1t looks as if there was
\ gong TO he a fine house erected there
. The colo wave came in by degrees yes
terday afternoon. and from noon until
last night it grew steadily colder. The
indications are that it will be very cold
| this morning, but no freeze is expected.
( Did YOU have coed dinner yesterday:
/ If not, we are sorry for you. Most peo-
/ pie returned their thanks for material
blessings by stuiliDg themselves full of
! turkey and othe- good things of this
/ world
f. X. Farrar & Go. have just re
| ceived job lot of mats which, for good
material and artistic finish, will be hard
to excel. They are making a special
drive la these goods, as will be seen from
notice in the special column.
Mr.. Ralph 5. Clark, of Ocnla, and Miss
Bette Welsh, daughter OF Captain j. IL.
| Welsh, of WeIshton, were married at
Ieesburg. on Wednesday last. We ex-
tend the happy couple our hearliest con
CALCULATIONS. and wish for them a long
and happy life.
New faces are seen on the street daily,
and the chances for a big crowd in town
this winter grow brighter each day. Those
coming from the North report that great
crowds Will be here just after the holi
days, and even now the travel over the
railroads is immense
About the only exciting event vester-
day on the streets was the appearance Of
two swarthy Turks, dressed in their ma
tive costumes, including great deal Of
dirt and an absence of socks. Thoy at
tracted a great deal of attention as they
walked about the streets.
Our merchants are receiving their first
installment of holiday goods, and we are
promised most brilliant display in all
lines of goods this season. The holiday
trade in Palatka Is always very large,
and buyers can generally find Just what
they want and at prices to suit.
The J., T. * X. W. Railway is putting
up very handsome signs and whistling
posts at all places along its line where
the public roads cross the track. The
j.. T. & *. w. is one Of the best and
most carefully managed roads in the
South, and it does everything il under
takes in tirstrate shape.
The ordinances of the city of Paiatka
Heights have been printed, and are row
on large bulletin board fixed to Mr..
Sands fence, where all the curious and
interested parties can read them. The or
dinances will be formally adopted by the
city council of that place az soon as the
proper time of public notice expires.
Mr. W. \. Merl yday won the turkey
at Chas. kupperbusch's rifle gallery last
night. having made the best score Mr..
Overlack came IN for a chicken prize.
being the second best shot. followed
closely by Mr.. p T. Bowen. There was
a sharp contest for those birds, and the
rifles Were popping away until late at
night.
10 look ut iha immense quantities of
oranges passing through the city this
early in the season. il would be hard for
one, unacluainted with the facts.
to believe that the crop was
from one-fourth to one-half short
They go in single boxes i'm dozen
box lots, in carloads and shiploads,
and yet "a good market Is found
for all shipped. The freeze of last win
ter kept Florida out of great deal of
pocket change, but it done her no per
manent damage.
+. r. Washburne, the genial proprie-
tor of the New Saratoga, gave yesterday
Thanksgiving dinner t. his guests and
few invited friends The repast, in
Guiding the usual accompaniment OF tur-
key. was varied y a large number of
elegant dishes, ard was highly enjoyed
by those who as -ted on the occasion
Mr.. WashburnN Is one of the most ur-
bans and courteous of hosts. and it is to
be hoped that he will make a graz Il sue
cess of the Saratoga the present season.
The ra!atka delegation that went
down to Jacksonville to attend the recep-
ton OF the Cherokee, the new CLYDE
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